This year's 139th AES International Convention will take over the professional audio landscape of New York City, October 29 November 1, 2015, at the Jacob Javits Center. From the Special Events and Exhibition Floor presentations offered by the free Exhibits-Plus badge, to the four days of in-depth Tech Program available to holders of the premium All Access badge, the 139th AES Convention will offer a range of topics and technologies with points of interest for every aspect of the audio industry. Early Registration tier pricing ends July 31. Additionally, the AES has made arrangements with several hotels in the area to offer special pricing and reservations for AES attendees, exclusively available through the AES Housing website.
by Steve Harvey For readers of a certain age, Ken Scott's work as an engineer and producer has likely formed a significant part of the soundtrack to their youth. In his autobiography, Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust, Scott shares his recollections of a career that kicked off at EMI's legendary London studios (where he started in the tape library at age 17), spanned two continents and, along the way, helped define the sound of some of the icons of rock and jazz-rock.
"The reality of the businessand everyone will hate thisis that the louder record wins. I've never heard a quieter record win in an A&R meeting."producer/mixer Rob Chiarelli