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Saturday, May 16, 2026
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Attendee Check-in 

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Opening Keynote: Putting the Music Back in Music Row

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Breaking In: Launching a Career in Music & Recording

It takes a lot of people to make a hit record. And even more to bring that music to the world. Designed for students and emerging professionals, this panel offers real-world insights into what it takes to enter and succeed in the music and recording industry. Hear from a range of voices—including representatives from Blackbird and East Iris studios, MTSU and Belmont Universities, and Warner Bros.Records—who will share their experiences, challenges and advice on turning a passion for audio into a career in music.

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Monitoring the Immersive Mix: Speakers and Headphones

Nothing beats the experience of listening to an immersive mix on a properly tuned 7.1.4 or 9.1.6 monitor system, but statistics show that more than 90 percent of consumers will be listening through headphones, soundbars or two-channel playback. For the mix engineer, headphones have become much more than a tool to “check” an immersive mix or keep an ear on the binaural version, they’ve become an integral part of the production process.

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Rethinking Reverb at the Immersive Music Mix

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Studio Crawl