An amazing program is shaping up for the 2008 Art of Record
Production conference at University of Massachusetts Lowell
PRESS RELEASE – Aug 2008
Apologies For Cross Posting
Alongside Phil Ramone who is the keynote speaker for the 4th
international Art of Record Production Conference, an amazing program
of industry specialists and academics is shaping up for this exciting
gathering which will be hosted by Professor William Moylan at the
University of Massachusetts Lowell on 14th – 16th November 2008.
Speakers will include:
Paul Miller (aka DJ Spooky) TBC
Maureen Droney (director P&E Wing NARAS)
Sarah Jones (Editor Mix Magazine)
Mike Howlett (Chairman of the UK Music Producer's Guild, Gong, Flock
of Seagulls, Martha & The Muffins)
Steve Savage (Robert Cray, John Hammond, The Gospel Hummingbirds)
Steve D'Agostino (Depeche Mode, John Foxx, Steve Jansen)
Mark Rubel (Pogo Studios) TBC
Richard Burgess (Spandau Ballet, Colonel Abrams, Adam Ant, author of
The Art of Music Production) TBC
Prince Charles Alexander (Mary J. Blige, Puff Daddy, Notorious B.I.G)
TBC
Albin Zak (author of The Poetics of Rock)
Paul Theberge (author of Any Sound You Can Imagine)
Evan Eisenberg (author of The Recording Angel) TBC
Anne Danielsen (author of Presence and Pleasure: the funk grooves of
James Brown and Parliament)
Mark Butler (author of Unlocking The Groove)
Serge Lacasse (editor of Groove : Enquête sur les phénomènes musicaux
contemporains)
Thomas Porcello (co-editor of Wired For Sound) TBC
Wiliam Moylan (author of Understanding And Crafting The Mix and The
Art of Recording)
Phil Ramone has received 34 Grammy nominations, 14 Grammy awards and
an Emmy and during his illustrious career as a producer and engineer
has worked with artists as diverse as Burt Bacharach, Tony Bennett,
Bono, Ray Charles, Chicago, Bob Dylan, Gloria Estefan, Aretha
Franklin, Billy Joel, Elton John, Quincy Jones, BB King, Shelby
Lynne, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Liza Minnelli, Sinead O'Connor,
Luciano Pavarotti, Andre Previn, Carly Simon, Paul Simon, Frank
Sinatra, Phoebe Snow, Rod Stewart, Sting, Barbra Streisand and Rufus
Wainwright.
Simon Zagorski-Thomas, the director of the Art of Record Production
Conferences, states “There are going to be around fifty academic
papers this year as well as the industry discussion panels and
listening sessions. The paper topics range from Brian Eno to Public
Enemy, from Mitch Miller’s 1950s production oddities to Radiohead’s
‘In Rainbows’, and from the way studios are reacting to new
business models to the way that ‘old school’ producers reacted to
‘new school’ technology. And that’s just a taster: the full list of
abstracts and the draft program will be on the website shortly. It’s
going to be a stunning weekend – I can’t wait.” http://
www.artofrecordproduction.com
William Moylan, the host of ARP08, has also announced:
“UMass Lowell’s exceptional recording studios, control rooms and
critical listening room will be featured. There will be an on-
going “Unraveling the Mix” mixing / production session offering a
significant, practical experience where an active multitrack mix
(stereo or surround) sits in the control room for evaluation, hosted
by the mix engineer. Advanced recording and processing strategies
are discussed and demonstrated in isolation and in the context of the
mix. The centerpiece of this experience will be our API “Vision”
console—capable of simultaneous surround and two channel mixing.”
“Critical Listening Sessions will take place in our extremely
accurate Critical Listening Studio to provide the experience of high
quality surround sound and hi-res listening in comparison to
compressed MP3. Attendees are invited to submit recordings with short
abstracts for inclusion in the organized play list for these critical
listening sessions.”
The conference will take place at the Doubletree Riverfront Hotel in
Downtown Lowell and in Durgin Hall on the University of Massachusetts
Lowell campus; a shuttle bus will connect the two locations. Special
room rate of $99US per night (plus tax) is available at the
Doubletree Riverfront Hotel for conference attendees. Registration
fee for the conference is $250US ($150US for students).
The Art of Record Production is a community of scholars, recording
professionals, musicians and organizations that have an interest in
how the recording process transforms music. The ARP community now
involves academics from over 80 universities in 18 countries. The ARP
is the only professional society organized with the unique motivation
of understanding and advancing the art that comes from the production
of music recordings.
|
