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AES Music Production Academy host, recording artist, producer and educator Paul “Willie Green” Womack.

AES Music Production Academy To Explore Audio Tools & Techniques In Two-Day Event

AES governor Paul “Willie Green” Womack hosting an array of up-and-coming engineers and producers at online conference slated for next Wednesday and Thursday (April 20 - 21).

Recording artist, producer, educator and Audio Engineering Society governor Paul “Willie Green” Womack will be hosting an array of up-and-coming engineers and producers at next week’s AES Music Production Academy, taking place online on Wednesday and Thursday (April 20 – 21).

AES governor Paul “Willie Green” Womack hosting an array of up-and-coming engineers and producers at online event slated for next Wednesday and Thursday (April 20 – 21).

The academy will cover topics ranging from vocals to vinyl, offer inside takes on high-profile sessions, and investigate deliverables and good business practices, with additional presentations from event partners Eventide and Sonarworks. Registration, the event schedule and presenter bios are now available online. The cost to attend is $25 for AES members and $49 for non-members,

The core content begins with “Behind the Scenes of Loud: The History of Reggaeton,” a session with Jeanne Montalvo (John Legend, Cultura Profética, Bobby Sanabria’s Latin Jazz Big Band) and Stephanie Lebow (Director of Engineering at Futuro Media & Futuro Studios). The event continues with a technology presentation from Eventide followed by “Digital Delivery Concepts – Alternate Release Formats” with Womack (Wiz Khalifa, The Roots, Gimlet Media) and Jawwaad Taylor (Shape of Broad Minds, The Young Mothers, Carrie Mae Weems), as well as an “Advanced Vocal Processing” workshop, also led by Womack.

Day two starts with a look at “Cutting Vinyl Records with Today’s Modern Tools” with Heba Kadry (Mars Volta, Lucy Dacus, Ryuichi Sakamoto) and Josh Bonati (Bonati Mastering), followed by the panel presentation “Let’s Talk Production” featuring Stephen Dent (Notorious B.I.G., Diddy, Mary J. Blige), Carlin “Busy Works” Hines (Busy Work Beats), Amond “AJ” Jackson (Snoop Dogg, CeeLo Green, Killer Mike) and Eric “Realistic” Michael (LoveOfPharaoh, Rick Ross, Future). That will be followed by a partner presentation from Sonarworks and then on to a look at the “Hip-Hop Music Biz” with Angela Piva (Michael Jackson, Toni Braxton, Ronnie Spector) and Scott Rubin (Public Enemy, John Mayer, Zac Brown Band). The day concludes with a production Masterclass led by Gloria Kaba (A Tribe Called Quest, Jack White, Kanye West) and Womack.

Go here for more details and registration.

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