| Periscope Post & Audio, Chicago
On August 26, 2013, producer and post supervisor Michael Nehs, along with business partner Jonathon Bross, opened the doors to Periscope Post & Audio, a then 2,000-square-foot post house in the sprawling 50-acre campus of Cinespace Chicago, located in a converted steel plant five miles outside of the downtown. That same day, Nehs started work on two TV shows. SPARS Announces New President, Drew Waters
The Board of Directors of the SPARS Foundation recently elected Drew Waters as its new president, succeeding Kirk Imamura, president of Avatar Studios in New York City. SPARS, the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services, is the 36-year-old non-profit association representing professionals in the recording industry. Producers & Engineers Wing To Create Guidelines for Hi-Res Music Production
During CE Week in New York City, the Recording Academy P&E Wing announced that it has embarked upon the creation of a series of Hi-Res Production Guidelines, with the goal of further clarifying the technology and techniques essential to producing great high-resolution music. Oscar-Winning Composer James Horner, 1953-2015
Music and filmmaking communities are mourning the death of Academy Award-winning composer, conductor, and orchestrator James Horner. Reports indicate that Horner was piloting a small aircraft that crashed near Santa Barbara on Monday, June 22, and he did not survive.
Registration for AES Fall Convention in New York City Is Now Open
The 139th AES International Convention will take place from October 29 through November 1, 2015, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. Badge options include the free Exhibits-Plus badge, the premium All Access badge, a Single-Day All Access badge and a Single Event badge.
Brainworx bx_opto Pedal Optical Compressor Plug-In is Free Until July 22
A word from our sponsor: "Plugin-Alliance.com is offering Brainworx' new bx_opto Pedal for free until July 22 (then it goes up to $49). Grab it now if you want a startlingly realistic emulation of an optical compression circuit, a key sonic component of countless hit records."
Mix Regional Sessions: Chicago
Stevie Wonder was in Chicago Recording Company (CRC) recording for Mark Ronson's album Uptown Special. Wonder recorded his harmonica in Studio 4 on an M 49, and it was featured on the tracks "Uptown's First Finale" and "Crack in the Pearl, Pt. II." Engineers Austin Thompson and Mat Lejeune worked the session…
Vintage King Nashville Teams Up with Summer NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and Vintage King Nashville have teamed up to present two immersive, educational opportunities at Summer NAMM, July 9-11 in Music City USA.
DPA Microphones Help Capture the Sound on 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
Award-winning Production Sound Mixer Ben Osmo chose DPA's d:screet 4063 Miniature Microphones with low sensitivity and low voltage to record dialog during the shooting of action scenes that involved fast, furious and bumpy chases across the Namibian desert.
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