July 2016 MSP Audio Geeks meetup

Wednesday, July 27th

July's meetup is on Wednesday, July 27th, 2016 from 6-9pm at The Pearl Recording Studio, hosted by founder, engineer, and producer Zachary Hollander. We'll be recording simultaneously to analog tape and a DAW and then comparing the two. Zach will also share some tips & tricks for getting great sounds.

From the website:
"The Pearl Recording Studio was founded by brothers Zachary and Noah Hollander in the spring of 2010. Our main objective at The Pearl is to provide professional recordings with the highest quality of sound possible. We strive for excellence in everything we do and pay close attention to every detail, cutting corners on nothing. Our goal is to see every artist satisfied with a project they are proud of.

Zachary Hollander's love for recording started at the age of sixteen when he won two microphones in a local music competition. In 2002 he opened his first recording studio, Silver Fox Records, in the Black Hills of South Dakota. After local success in recording regional projects he moved to Orlando, Florida to further his recording education at Full Sail University. After receivng his degree in Recording Arts he started his internship at the legendary Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, MN. After becoming a staff engineer at Pachyderm, Zachary worked on countless recordings from different genres. He has recorded thousands of songs and continues to dedicate his life to making beautiful recordings."

Feel free to invite your friends and BYOB. If you are planning to attend please RSVP to mspaudiogeeks@gmail.com.

Date: Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Location: The Pearl Recording Studio
720 Central Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-355-2797
facebook.com/thepearlrecordingstudio
Parking: There is a small parking lot in the back of the building. There is also abundant street parking, some metered, on the surrounding streets.
The Pearl Recording Studio is also easily accessible by Metro Transit. Please visit metrotransit.org to find your route.
Entrance to the building: The entrance door is on Central Ave., just north of 7th St. NE but it will be locked. Please call 651-261-1537 and someone will come down to let you in. The studio itself is up a couple flights of stairs on the top floor of the building.

Pond 5 Video Scoring Contest

Deadline is July 20th, 2016

In honor of Make Music Day, Pond5, Create Digital Music, Korg, and iZotope are teaming up to host a video scoring contest. Pond5 has posted a silent reel and it's up to you to create the score, using any tools you'd like. Your final score must be submitted as an MP3 by midnight EST on July 20, 2016. The winner will be announced on July 28, 2016. Prizes include plugins from iZotope, a Microkey from Korg, and more.

To learn more and download the silent reel, head to videoscoringcontest.pond5.com.

Designing Sound Seeks Correspondents

Back in April Designing Sound enjoyed an overwhelming response to their call for contributing editors. Based on that response they have created an opportunity for even more people to become involved as a correspondent.

From the website:
"The correspondent role is a way for you to get involved on your own time and at your own pace. You can’t directly publish on your own, but you also don’t have the regular responsibilities and requirements that we ask of the contributing editors. You’ll be given a login for the site, which will allow you to come here and write your article, upload and link to media, and generally get your article formatted and prepped for release. You’ll submit those articles to the editorial team for review, and we’ll get them into our schedule for posting. You can write about the monthly themes, or go off in your own direction…preferably not more than once a month. What you choose to share with the community (within reason) is up to you."

If you are interested in learning more and applying, read more here.

Job Postings

• The Guthrie Theater is hiring a sound board operator for their productions and events. This is an hourly full-time position. Read the job description and requirements and submit an application here.
• Sledgehammer Games, developer of Call of Duty, Advanced Warfare, is hiring a sound designer. Read more about the position and submit an application here.
• King Show Games, a video game development company in Minnetonka, MN, is hiring a sound designer. You can learn more about the position here.
• Starkey Hearing Technologies is hiring an Audio Engineering Technicain. You can see the job description and submit an application here.
• American Public Media / MPR is hiring an audio applications developer, an associate digital producer and a technical director. See these & other job listings at americanpublicmedia.applicantpro.com/jobs/
• CheerSounds is seeking full-time remote producers who are Pro Tools savvy. CheerSounds is the world’s leading music production company for cheerleading and competitive dance music. They specialize in high energy/aggressive content--Pop/EDM/Trap related genres are right up their alley. Contact Phoebe Danskin if you are interested in learning more & applying for the position.

Cool stuff from around the web

• Inside Abbey Road

  Google teamed up with Abbey Road Studios to a cool interactive inside look at the studio. Grab your favorite pair of headphones and check it out! insideabbeyroad.withgoogle.com

• The Last Cassette Tape Factory

  Check out this fun short video featuring Robert Coverston, Chief Technician at National Audio Company.

  via BoingBoing.net

• Lost My Head
  

  We enjoyed this music video for "Lost My Head", from local singer-songwriter Katy Vernon's album "Present".

  From Katy:
  "The video was shot in the Badlands in February. We shot it as a family adventure, renegade style, running in and out of parks and abandoned off season tourist attractions! Randy Vanderwood shot the footage and then through a Facebook connection I found the amazing Lauren Josephine. She cut it all together and colored it too. I wanted it to look like an old Western movie."

  To hear more of Katy's music & find an upcomin gshow, head to katyvernon.com.

• Cool Tools Show 049: Meara O'Reilly
  In this episode of the Cool Tools podcast, Meara O’Reilly describes four of her favorite tools.

  "Meara O'Reilly is a sound artist and educator, most recently in residence at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. She is co-creator of the Rhythm Necklace app, a musical sequencer that uses two-dimensional geometry to create rhythms. Her collaboration with Snibbe Interactive on sound-based cymatic concert visuals for Björk’s Biophilia album was included in the world tour.

Industry Events

Designing Sound Event Calendar

Are you looking for other events locally, nationally, and regionally that you don't see listed here? Check out the Designing Sound events calendar that lists all kinds of audio geek events.

2016 AES International Conference on Sound Field Control

We invite you to participate in the second AES International Conference on Sound Field Control, which will gather researchers, engineers and users to explore and discuss arrays, algorithms, abstractions and applications for sound field control. Sound field control technology enables the active management of audio delivered within an acoustical environment. Potential uses of the technology include the creation of independent sound zones, active control of noise, personal communication systems, electroacoustic manipulation of room acoustics, and replication of complex spatial sound fields using multichannel audio systems. The three-day conference program incorporates keynote and tutorial lectures, research talks, themed workshop panel discussions, poster presentations and demonstrations.

Fall Tape Camp

Tape Camp is a weekend of hands-on analog recording and networking for people of all ages! During the two-day workshop (Saturday & Sunday), participants will learn the differences and similarities between analog & digital recording through discussion, demonstrations, and hands-on practice.

We'll bring in an acoustic act on Saturday afternoon, and at the end of the weekend, we bring in a band for participants to try out their newfound techniques on -- everyone gets to engineer, assist, tape op, punch-in, and learn how to use our "Mara Machines" to the fullest!

Pricing:

• Weekend | Sept. 24th, 25th: $250
• Weekend + Lathe Night | Sept. 24th (day & evening) + 25th: $300
• Weekend + Alignment Day | Sept. 24th (day), 25th + 26th: $500
• Weekend + Lathe Night + Alignment Day: $550

To read more about the event and to register, head to welcometo1979.com/tape-camp

Audio Society of MN

"The Audio Society of Minnesota is a noncommercial hobby organization incorporated in 1979. We present monthly meetings from September to May/June of each year where we discuss, learn about, and experience the latest and greatest audio gear and software. Of course, we also operate this web page.

We support all audiophile interests. We have tube freaks and solid-state freaks, people who only listen to digital and people who would be happy if digital had never been invented, folks who have never seen an LP in their lives and others who have thousands, members who think nothing of making major expenditures for audio gear and others who are interested in the best bang for their buck, some with advanced degrees in engineering and some who don't know an Ohm from a Watt, those who think of their hobby as a science and those who think of it as an art. But we all have one thing in common: We love music and we love to hear it accurately and emotionally recreated in our homes.

Join: Individuals may join the ASM at any time by paying the annual dues of $25 at any meeting. Club dues for those who join after our December break are just $15."

The Audio Society of MN is currently on its summer hiatus. To find out more, check out their website at audiomn.org or their Facebook page at facebook.com/audiosocietyofmn.

AES Upper Midwest

Pink Noise

Pink Noise is a cool online magazine brought to you by editors Catherine Vericolli and Allen Farmelo. It features interviews, technical papers, essays, and more. We think you should check it out!

Peruse their website at pinknoisemag.com, like them on Facebook: facebook.com/pinknoisemag, and follow them on Twitter: twitter.com/PinkNoiseMag.

Recording Studio Rockstars Podcast

Many of you know fellow audio geek Chris Mara as the owner of Welcome to 1979 in Nashville, TN. He was recently featured on the Recording Studio Rockstars podcast. Vinyl mastering engineer Cameron Henry, also of Welcome to 1979, was also interviewed. You can check out Chris's episode here and Cameron's episode here.

Vinyl Emergency Podcast

If you're into vinyl, then you should check out Vinyl Emergency, a new podcast hosted by Jim Hanke. He and "a wide range of guests discuss vinyl records as well as the lives of those who collect, create or commemorate them."

You can subscribe in iTunes here, and in other RSS readers here.

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