Registration 

Doors & Exhibits Open

Welcoming Remarks

Keynote | Immersive Music: The Artist and the Engineer

Two of the recording industry’s most talented, creative and successful personalities, producer/artist Jimmy Jam and mix engineer Manny Marroquin, will sit down with Mix’s Tom Kenny for a one-of-a-kind Keynote Conversation titled “Immersive Music: The Artist and the Engineer. 

Creative Intent: The Stereo and Immersive Mixes

Which comes first? The stereo mix or the immersive mix? Or can they take place simultaneously? For many, stereo comes first, with the immersive mix becoming an “expansive” version of the two-channel image. For others, the immersive mix offers an opportunity for an entirely new approach to the song. Still others work on both at the same time. No matter the approach, engineers and producers agree that it should be the artist’s intent and vision that drives the process.

Lunch 

Breaking It Down: Bob Clearmountain on Roxy Music’s “Avalon”

Each “Breaking It Down” session will begin with a Dolby Atmos playback of the selected song in 21fifteen Studios’ 13.1.10 Performance Stage, followed by a one-on-one discussion with moderator/engineer Nick Rives.

Breaking It Down: Dave Rideau on Miles Davis’ “Kind of Blue”

Each “Breaking It Down” session will begin with a Dolby Atmos playback of the selected song in 21fifteen Studios’ 13.1.10 Performance Stage, followed by a one-on-one discussion with moderator/engineer Nick Rives.

Breaking It Down: Ryan Ulyate on Ryan Ulyate’s “Act 3”

Each “Breaking It Down” session will begin with a Dolby Atmos playback of the selected song in 21fifteen Studios’ 13.1.10 Performance Stage, followed by a one-on-one discussion with moderator/engineer Nick Rives.

Monitoring the Mix: Speakers and Headphones

Nothing beats the experience of listening to an immersive mix on a properly tuned 7.1.4, 9.1.4 or even 13.1.6 monitor system, but statistics show that more than 90 percent of consumers will be listening through headphones, soundbars or two-channel playback systems. For the mix engineer, headphones have become much more than a tool to “check” a mix or keep an ear on the binaural version, they’ve become an integral part of the production process, from the initial mix on through the approvals. And with recent technology advances from Sony, Sennheiser, Apple and others, both mobile production and studio-based workflows are taking advantage and edging ever closer to providing an optimum consumer playback experience.