Surround 2003

Thursday December 11

10:00 AM Case Study: The Making Of "Led Zeppelin"
Led Zeppelin proves its staying power and relevance in a new format with what may be the release of the year. Get the inside scoop on how the band's vintage performances were turned into DVD gold. See and hear before and after examples of their greatest songs. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

11:15 AM Surround Mixing Engineer's Forum - "The Future Has Arrived" 
Moderator: Phil Ramone. Panelists: Al Schmitt, Elliot Scheiner, George Massenburg, Frank Fillipetti, Ed Cherney

12:30 PM New Technologies Forum
Moderator: Frank Wells - Pro Sound News. Panelists: Rory Kaplan - Rory Kaplan Prod., Joe D'angelo - iBiquity Digital, John Calder - Minnetonka Software, Tom Dunn - Panasonic/ELS Surround, Craig Eggers, Dobly; Alan Kraemer, SRS Labs

1:45 PM Special Address - George Massenburg

2:30 PM Dolby Presents Surround for Broadcast
Discrete 5.1 production and broadcast of TV programs bring a revolutionary new dimension to television mixing. Well-known mixers of taped and live network TV shows working with 5.1 today are included in the panel discussion. Attendees will learn about different techniques and approaches that are unique to the time-constrained TV mixing process.

Moderator: Jeff Evans, President, Audio Intervisual Design
Panelists: Elmo Ponsdomenech - Dialog/Music Mixer, Six Feet Under (HBO), Monk (ABC), and American Dreams (NBC); Joe Earle - Sound Effects/Foley Mixer, Six Feet Under (HBO), Monk (ABC), and American Dreams (NBC); Fred Aldous - Audio Consultant, Senior Audio Mixer, FOX Sports, NFL and NASCAR broadcasts; Bill Smith - Effects, and Backgrounds Mixer, CSI, CSI Miami, Without a Trace (CBS), and first 4 episodes of Carnivale (HBO); Yuri Reese - Dialog, and Music Mixer, CSI, CSI Miami, Without a Trace (CBS), and first 4 episodes of Carnivale (HBO); Michael Olman, C.A.S. - sound re-recording mixer "24" (FOX); Kenneth Kobett, C.A.S. - sound re-recording mixer "24" (FOX).

3:45 PM Tom Holman's "History and Future of Surround Sound" 

5:00 PM DTS Entertainment Artist Roundtable
Moderator: David DelGrosso - DTSE Vice President of Marketing. Panelists: Dweezil Zappa - recording artist and producer, Sheila Nicholls - Hollywood Records recording artist, Freddie Ravel - pianist and musical director, plus a surprise guest.

7:00 PM Surround Music Awards Ceremony

Friday December 12

10:00 AM Surround Mastering Engineer's Forum
Moderator: Bob Ludwig - Gateway Mastering. Panelists: Doug Sax - MasterLab, Bernie Grundman - Grundman Mastering, David Glasser - Airshow Mastering, Ric Wilson - Digisonics

11:15 AM Record Labels Look At Surround Again
Moderator: Bobby Owsinski Surround Associates.
Panelists: Paul Bishow - Universal Music/eLabs, Robin Hurley - Warner Strategic Marketing, Jeff Dean - Silverline, Ted Cohen - EMI
Steve Sterling, Eagle Vision

12:30 AM Case Study: Surround On TV - The X Games
With Hi-definition television now upon us, networks are also taking standard-definition audio a lot more seriously as well. In this session, consultant for ESPN remote audio operationsRon Scalise describes the surprisingly sophisticated audio techniques used for the X Games.

1:30 PM Keynote Address - Phil Ramone

2:15 PM Case Study: The Rolling Stones "Live Licks"
In this session, we follow the making and marketing of the ultimate souvenir and holiday gift: the four-disc Rolling Stones "Live Licks" Tour DVD boxed set, and analyze the reasoning and results behind its Best Buy exclusive.

3:30 PM Case Study: The Making Of
"The Last Samurai" 
Although surround sound has long been used in motion pictures, the recording and preparation of the individual elements has evolved well beyond mono and stereo stems and elements. In this session, Mark P. Stoeckinger of Soundelux describes the process of creating the sound for a current major studio blockbuster release.

4:45 PM The Future Of Surround
Moderator: Bobby Owsinski - Surround Associates. Panelists: Robert Margouleff - MiCasa Studios, Michael Frondelli - MF Enterprises, Paul Reynolds - Philips

Sessions and participants subject to change

MASTER CLASSES

Thursday, December 11
10:00 AM Murray Allen/Hank Neuberger, Broadcasting the Grammys
in surround
11:00 AM Brant Biles, Remixing the "Lord Of The Rings" for home theater
2:00 PM BT "Monster" Soundtrack
3:00 PM Jim Scott, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
4:00 PM Allen Sides, Phil Collins
5:00 PM Gary Lux, Usher's "8701" 

Friday, December 12
10:00 AM Mark Waldrep, Recording solo guitar to big band to orchestra in 5.1
11:00 AM Mark Needham, Fleetwood Mac's "Say You Will "
2:00 PM Mark Linett, The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds"
3:00 PM Gary Paczosa, Nickel Creek "This Side"
4:00 PM Michael C. Ross Medeski Martin & Wood's "Uninvisible "
5:00 PM Bob Ludwig Overview of a DVD mastering project

DTS Master Classes
Free to all showcase attendees

Thursday, December 11
NOON - 1 PM MUSIC IN 6.1 ES SURROUND
Mixer Nathaniel Kunkel will share his vision on how best to approach the creative challenge of mixing for 7-channel 6.1 discrete surround.

Friday, December 12
NOON - 1 PM HOW TO PRODUCE A DVD-AUDIO DISC
Mack Reinhold joins Jeff Levison from DTSE to explain and demonstrate the various steps required to create the feature-loaded Megadeth DVD-Audio title that is receiving praise for both its sonics and production

3:30PM-4:30PM THE MAKING OF "GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD "
Greg Penny will artfully demonstrate the creative process behind the 5.1 re-mix that transformed the 30th anniversary re-issue of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" into a special collectable for Elton John fans.

FREE DIGIDESIGN SEMINARS:
Join Digidesign and expert guests as they explore the surround experience in the world of Pro Tools. Your FREE Showcase Pass includes admission to the Digidesign-sponsored sessions, held in the Santa Monica Room. Daily appearances include Greg Penny, Elliot Mazer, Bruce Botnick, Rich Tozzoli, Nathaniel Kunkel, Brian Tyler, and Dave Hampton. There will also be a "Mixing in the Box " presentation by Digidesign's Stan Cotey, a Digidesign/Waves "Basics of Surround Inside of Pro Tools|HD " presentation, and an SRS encoder presentation. Additional details are online at www.digidesign.com.