Focusrite announced that the second episode in its series of Pro Audio in Education webinars will host a panel of audio and education guests discussing studio recording and production essentials, presented in both English and Spanish languages on the company’s Pro YouTube page this coming October 27 and 28.
Focusrite has been expanding its online resources for its user base and the wider industry, hosting a number of informative panels and discussions on pro audio education throughout 2021 that are posted on the company’s event page.
In English: Wednesday, October 27 at 3 pm U.S. EDT/noon PDT, hosted by John Escobar (Berklee College of Music) and joined by:
Stephanie Chiquini, head of audio for Hogarth International (Dolby, Amazon Prime Video)
Carlos Freitas, GRAMMY Award-winning mastering engineer
Brian Smithers, Audio Production Program Director at Full Sail University
Dr. Chandler Bridges, Indiana University’s associate professor of audio engineering and sound production
In Spanish: Thursday, October 28 at 3 pm U.S. EDT/noon PDT, hosted by John Escobar (Berklee College of Music) and joined by:
Stephanie Chiquini, head of audio for Hogarth International (Dolby, Amazon Prime Video)
Carlos Freitas, GRAMMY Award-winning mastering engineer
Salvador Tercero, CEO of Sala de Audio, Mexico City
Omar Raez, professor and producer at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
June saw the first episode in the series, “How Teaching Changed During the Pandemic,” which brought together host John Escobar with Oscar-nominated sound editor Martin Hernandez, studio designer Horacio Malvicino, Taurin Barrera of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Ron Romano from Belmont University’s Mike Curb College of Business. The webinar was also available in Spanish, and both webinars can be watched again here.
In April, a related session, “Funding & Planning a Career Tech EDU Program,” saw Focusrite’s Lee Whitmore (VP Education, Americas) with leaders in Career and Technical Education (CTE) from Lawndale and Poway, CA, Fort Hayes, OH, and Greenwich, CT, ranging from experienced educators to program heads and grant writers, sharing their perspective on what it takes to give students a creative and professional advantage.
