MEET THE INDIES at AIM�s �BIG WEDNESDAY�
The APRS is hosting AIM�s �BIG WEDNESDAY� event on 12th November at Phoenix Sound, Engineers Way, Wembley. (Phoenix is located directly behind the Wembley Arena)
AIM is the Association of Independent Music which represents the Indie labels in the UK.
The event will give an opportunity for AIM, APRS and MPG members to mix and mingle, discuss a couple of pressing issues of mutual concern as well as promote the products and services in which they specialise. A few prime equipment manufacturers will also have their latest toys available for demonstration.
From 6.30pm in Phoenix�s restaurant and bar area will be open and a panel discussion chaired by Alison Wenham, CEO of AIM will start at around 7.30 pm. Peter Filleul, Exec Director of the APRS will act as moderator from the floor. APRS and AIM members are invited to provide information and brochures of their services and products to appear on table top displays outside the restaurant/meeting room. Light refreshments and the first glass of wine or beer will be provided courtesy of the APRS.
The panel members are Malcolm Atkin, (Sphere Studios and Chairman of the APRS Studio Accord), Phil Dudderidge (Chairman of the APRS and owner of Focusrite) Electronics, Richard Gooch (Technical Division of the IFPI), Robin Millar (Music Producer and Patron of the MPG), and Alison Wenham (AIM CEO, former classical music producer)
We plan two principal topics for discussion:
| LEAKAGE What are the issues surrounding protecting recordings from �leakage� and how should we address the problem of pre-release security? How can knowing more about the recording process help record company staff protect their assets? Background: A major label artist recently lost an estimated �500k sales by having a new release pre-empted via the internet. For the artists� next recording, disc drives were looked away each night and a guard employed. Another major artist took a pre-release mix to a club and had it played to judge how it would be received � the DJ recorded it and it was on the radio and the net the next day. The panel plans to discuss security of digital audio recordings in production, especially when mixes are being transferred through insecure networks to record company offices, authoring houses and mastering and manufacturing companies. There are at least two initiatives in currently progress and this discussion should help introduce studio perspectives, label perspectives and the future challenges we have to meet. |
PROFESSIONAL AUDIO �Who needs a producer - we�ve got our own studio, that�s all we need. You only need studio to overdub orchestras� - �I am the producer, the studio, the mixer and the artist!� What are the benefits of recording in a professional recording studio using an experienced record producer? How can recording companies use studio services cost effectively and get the best from studios and producers in the future? Background: The panel will examine the characteristics of the recording process in the context of the increasing trend toward home and project studio production away from the traditional studio environment. We will discuss the role of the modern studio producer, the relative merits of the �project� and the �professional� studio and explore the hidden benefits of studio production including possible new deal structures that can make using a studio a seductive and cost-effective option for even the smallest label. |
APRS Members please R.S.V.P. to:
[email protected] or call Francesca Smith on 01803 86860
AIM Members please R.S.V.P. to: Remi Harris - [email protected]
MPG members please R.S.V.P. to: [email protected]
or 0207 371 8888
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