eStudio Summit Unveils Speaker Roster

26-Apr-00

The first annual eStudio Summit, exploring the role of the recording studio and record industry professional in the Internet age, has announced the initial roster of speakers scheduled to participate at the event to be held May 19-20, 2000 at the Marriott Cool Springs in Nashville, Tennessee. The event is an expanded, national platform of the annual Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS) Business Conference & Technology Showcase. eStudio is being produced by SPARS, Pro Sound News, EQ and Surround Professional. Sponsors include Emtec, Sonic Solutions, Liquid Audio and TC Electronics. NAPRS and AES Nashville Chapters are co-sponsors of the event. ""We have planned an extensive program ranging from seminars with some of the world's greatest music producers to sessions focusing on today's Internet opportunities, the MP3 revolution, the changing role of radio in the digital age, techniques for storage, surround sound, and repurposing content and impact of label mergers. We intend the content of this event to have a lasting impact on the studio business and the making and selling of music for many years to come."" said Tim Wetmore, Conference Chairman. For more information about attending, visit our Web site at www.prosoundnews.com, or phone 212 378 0400. For information on exhibiting at eStudio please contact Cristina Gallo at 212 378 0466, or via e-mail at cgallo@psn.com. eStudio Program At A GlanceDigital Rethink: How To Succeed In The e-Recording Business - How should you rethink your business strategy for the dynamic world of e-business? And how can you best equip your facility for this changing era of e-business? Graham Strong, Director of Technology at PSW will guide listeners through his vision, illuminating his secrets for rethinking your studio operation for the digital age. Strong was the principal architect behind the overwhelming success of Priceline.com and other leading Internet start-ups. Producer Power - Some of the world's greatest producers speak out on where the industry is headed and what studios need to do to get their business. George Massenburg, Scott Hendricks, David Malloy, John Hampton, and Dann Huff give the studios and labels their producer perspective. Internet Opportunities - The Internet revolution now permeates all aspects of the studio. In this session company founder Willy Henshall examines how the Rocket Network envisions the interconnected world of the music creation and distribution space and what this means to the music business infrastructure. Mastering The Equation - right now, the Internet equals money. The only question is how can studios and mastering facilities improve the end product when it's going to be distributed on MP3 or some other Internet format? Discussions include billing for the service, understanding the formats, documentation and costs. Scott McConville of Gateway Mastering provides his perspective on the new age of music mastering. Fun & Games - award winning musician, producer, composer Tommy Tallarico reveals the hidden money making opportunities in Video Games, multimedia and the Internet. Tommy has participated in some of the world's most famous games and interactive ventures and thrill the audience with a presentation that shows multiple opportunities for the modern studio to make money in this arena. Surround Sound And The Money Myth - The advent of surround sound seems inevitable, but how can the studio offer services in this area and get paid for it? There will be significant investment in equipment and personnel by studios to accommodate demands in this area. How will the economics work themselves out? Bobby Owsinski unveils the truth behind the myth of surround sound, discussing where the potential for increased revenue lies with this unfolding technology. Working With Project Rooms - This panel of commercial and project studio owners will look at the ins and outs of sharing projects with smaller pro project rooms. Topics will cover everything from formats to billing to cooperative marketing to use of the World Wide Web for exchanging files or cross-promotion. EQ Editor Mitch Gallagher will moderate a panel comprised of Tommy Dorsey, Independent Mastering Engineer/Producer, Lynn Fuston, 3D Audio, Nick Sparks, Producer/Engineer. Case File - It's all about billable hours. Rather than threatening to deteriorate sound quality the Internet offers an opportunity for studios to extend the hours by offering clients an additional service. Matt Ward shows how he uses Liquid Audio technology to enhance revenue by offering open format encoding for clients. Living With Surround - Everything you need to know about building a surround sound studio operation, from the technology and techniques, to the room acoustics, equipment placement, and staff training. Surround Professional magazine's Founding Editor and Multichannel Audio Pioneer, Tomlinson Holman, provides a detailed tutorial that covers all the bases in this eStudio exclusive presentation. Can Surround Save The Studio Business? - Jake Nicely, owner of 17 Grand Studios moderates this panel of industry luminaries as they examine all the issues facing the modern studio and how surround sound may grow to be the biggest money maker. Panelists include: Producer/Engineer Chuck Ainlay, Kerry Moyer, CEA, Rory Kaplan, DTS, Hank Williams and Denny Purcell. New Opportunities For Internet Audio - Matt Fine, Vice President of Program Production at Audible.com discusses business-to-business opportunities for studios including creating audio programming for everything from spoken word projects streamed over the Internet to using the Internet to distribute corporate projects recorded in the studio. Studio Revolution - What will the future of the studio look like? Will it include consoles, workstations, hard disk recorders? How will studios market their services in the brave new world of Internet distribution? Keith Hatschek will moderate a panel that includes Brad Wood, Dave Gustafson, Roger Wiersma and Ramzi Haidamus of Dolby. The Business Of Archiving - Malcolm Davidson, who heads up Sony Music's archiving operations, details the massive undertaking the label has engineered in archiving its library. Who Cares About Quality Anymore? - With pressures mounting to stream audio, to compress it into MP3 files and with the trend toward using the Internet as a distribution medium, the concern for quality has been raised. A panel of the world's most renowned mastering engineers tackles this sticky issue. Moderator: Pro Sound News Editor Frank Wells will address these issues and more with panelists including Glenn Meadows, Masterfonics, David Glasser, Airshow Mastering, Bob Katz, Digital Domain, Bob Olhsson, Bob Olhsson Audio. Windows Media Perspective - Microsoft's operating system has been in the studio before, but now, with the impact of the Internet, Windows Media technology is poised to have a major influence on the creative production side of music, not just on its distribution via the Web. Speaker: Brad Brunell, Group Manager/Business Development, Microsoft Windows Media. How To Deliver Surround? - Frustration has built up in the business as we await the resolution of new formats that will deliver on the promise of surround sound. It seems the record labels are preparing for a soft launch of titles on DVD-Audio in June. This timely panel will explore the potential of DVD-Video and DVD-Audio formats and look at some projects that have been completed in these formats. Moderator: Paul West, Vice President, Studio Operations at Universal Music Group; Ken Caillat, President of Audio and Production, 5.1 Entertainment.Source: Pro Sound News