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Hit-Maker Mentors Include Emily Lazar Kevin Killen and Tom Holman
NEW YORK: The 119th AES Convention Student Program is geared to provide fledgling audio pros with solid opportunities to jump-start their careers. The team of Education Committee Events Co-Chairs Dottie Kreps and Felice Lazar Santos-Martin
have coordinated a series of panels, one-on-one mentoring sessions and creative recording competitions designed to test their student mettle and get their creative juices flowing. Set for Oct. 7-10 in NY’s Jacob Javits Center, the Convention will host 400+ exhibitors and anticipates 20,000 attendees.
Participating mentors/, competition judges and panelists include: Mastering eEngineer Emily Lazar (David Bowie, Third Eye Blind, Natalie Merchant), Kevin Killen (Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Jewel), and 5.1 Surround sound/THX pioneer Tom Holman. For more information regarding student activities please go to See
AES student website for information www.aes.org/students. Scheduled events include:
FRIDAY, OCT. 7:
2:00pm – 3:30: Career Fair - A first for the AES, this event will provide opportunities
for students to meet with representatives from all segments of the industry. They will develop valuable initial contacts and learn more
about jobs and internships. Bring your resume!
1:30 – 3:00 PM Friday AND Saturday: Mentoring Sessions - One-on-one meetings with chart-topping industry pros will provide inspiration, guidance and real-world reality checks for determined hopefuls. Participants include judges from Recording and Design competitions as well as notable engineers, producers and technology designers.., all of whom have been there and done that now share their experiences with the enthusiastic rookies.
SATURDAY, OCT. 8:
9:00AM – 12:30PM: AES Student Recording Competition: - Participants will present their original recordings and discuss their creative objectives and techniques.Winners in each category will receive cool prizes donated by this years’ generous sponsors including Sennheiser, Sony Pictures Sound Effects and Lavry Engineering.* Categories are include: Classical Stereo and Classical Surround; (judges Martha De Francisco, David Frost, and Richard King); Non-Classical Surround (Kevin Killen, Ronald Prent);, Jazz/Folk; (Steve Bellamy, Todd Whitelock) Pop/Rock (Emily Lazar, Darcy Proper); , and a new category this
year Post Surround., which is for sSound dDesign, fFilm and vVideo (judged by Sue Pelino and Mike Fisher of Sony are they both from Sony?). Participants will play their original recordings and discuss their creative objectives and techniques. Get your tapes in by Sept 12th. Winners will receive prizes donated by Sony Pictures Sound Effects, Sennheiser,Neumann, Lavry Engineering and other sponsors.* Entry deadline: Sept. 7, 2005
1:30 – 3:00PM AND 2:00 – 5:00PM Sunday: Design Competition - Students
enrolled in any university or recording school are invited to showcase their technical skills by presenting their designs of audio hardware or software for critique by leading highly qualified pro audio equipment designers/judges including George Massenburg, David Josephson and John LaGrou. Prizes will be awarded to winners. ** Entry deadline: Sept. 12, 2005.
9:00AM – 12:30PM: Education Forum - A round tablepanel discussion withfeaturing representatives from dozens of le leading industry pros including Grammy-winning engineers Ed Cherney (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan Clapton, Roy Orbison), and Elliot Scheiner (Beck, Steely Dan, Sting, The Eagles, B.B. King, Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith)will ading recording schools around the country will be discussing the topic of explore
Recording Arts Curriculum and the Quality of Audio. With Participitating industry pros panelists includeing engineers Ed Cherney (creditsGoogle… they ‘re both stars) and Elliot Schei
SUNDAY, OCT. 9:
11:30AM – 1:00PM:
Education Fair - Institutions offering studies in audio - from short courses to graduate degrees - will be represented in a “Education Committee
Chair Jason Corey has invited institutions offering studies in audio to participate in informational “tabletop session.”s designed to answer questions about curriculum and help students find the best match for their interestsInformation on the respective programs will be displayed. Students will have the opportunity to talk to representatives from these programs. There is no charge to participate.
Career Fair - Debuting this year, the Career Fair matches up students with job opportunities and provides a chance for students to meet face-to-face with representatives from all segments of the industry. A real opportunity to make valuable initial contacts and learn more about jobs and internships. Bring your resume!
StStudent Delegate Assembly Meetings - A forum for students to get together to discuss concerns and submit ideas they would like to see implemented by the AES. Chaired by Felice Lazar and Vice Chair Daniel Orejuela. Friday, Oct. 8 10:00 – 11:00AM AND Sunday 9:30 – 11:00AM
“Dottie Kreps’ background as a successful engineer/educator and producer/director at PBS station WIPB-TV, aided her in developing a challenging program to help student attendees get a real bearing on this complex ieis complex industry,” says AES Convention Chair, Jim Anderson. “Her collaboration with Co-Chair Felice Santos-Martin and Education Committee Chair Jason Corey,
has produced an absolutely top flight program. The connections these studentsy make and the insights they acquire here will provide them with some high- energy food for thought.”
*Prizes include: Sony Pictures Sound Effects Series, a comprehensive collection from the archives of one of the world’s major movie studios; Sennheiser’sNeumann’s
Anniversary Edition TLM 103 Anniversary Edition Professional Microphone with accessories; Rane Corporation and ’s new Serato’s new Serato Rane Series Pro Tools Plug-i Ins with graphic, parametric and dynamics modules; and
Lavry Engineering’s 2 channel LavryBlue unit (a two channel A/D D/A conversion
system.)n a/d d/a converter).
**Prizes will be awarded by sponsor Universal Audio.
