In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and with the health and safety of NAMM members as the first priority, NAMM is reimagining how to connect all facets of the industry while benefiting those most deeply impacted by COVID-19 with the launch of Believe in Music: The global gathering to unify and support the people who bring music to the world.

Believe in Music, to be held over the week of January 18, 2021, will feature a mix of comprehensive programming and professional education at BelieveinMusic.tv, as well as an interactive marketplace to connect buyers and sellers – all designed to elevate the innovation and inspiration found across the industry while offering support for those most deeply affected by COVID. While not The NAMM Show or a virtual tradeshow, the initiative will meet the immediate business needs of NAMM member companies through thought-leader led education for all segments of the industry, networking and AI matchmaking, and business-to-business-focused opportunities to reaffirm and grow business connections, launch new products, share brand initiatives and engage with customers in real-time.

The Top 100 Dealer Awards will also be celebrated during the week. Now in its 10th year, the annual awards honor music retailers who have demonstrated a commitment to best practices, creativity and innovation in retail. The submissions process is now open for NAMM retail members and will close on October 2, 2020. Learn more and submit now at www.NAMM.org/Top100

Along with the award shows, music advocates will come together for The Grand Rally for Music Education. The annual event convenes music education advocates for a celebration of the benefits and pleasures of making music. In 2020, the Grand Rally welcomed 10-time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin and Gimme5 for a special performance, along with a preshow performance by The Langley Ukulele Ensemble, The Legacy Ukulele Ensemble and winners of the “A Cappella at NAMM” contest.

Additional details of these events, receptions and other activities will be provided in the weeks to come.

In his final thoughts, Lamond shares, “If there’s any one common vision, it’s that as a global community, we believe in music. We believe in the future of music and in the future of our industry, and in this moment, we will unite and support music makers around the world.”

For those interested in participating or to learn more, please visit https://believeinmusic.tv/ to sign-up for future updates.

Direct Validation of Computational Acoustic Results for Automotive Cabin Simulations

January 19, 2021
9:00 AM Pacific (12:00 PM Eastern)

Over the last 20 years, Automotive Audio has changed dramatically with the design of true multichannel playback systems fully integrated and adjusted to the specific car. Today some of the most advanced sound technologies are being developed and applied in Automotive Audio.
Expanding on its mission to furthering the knowledge and skills of professionals involved in audio development, the Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) will promote a new online event on its Automotive Audio pillar to explore and explain the practical approach in designing and implementing those systems.

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Socialize with the Music Expo community while we chat about new music gear and your projects for 2021.

Everyone is invited: Jan 21, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM PST.

Click here to RSVP to get the link.

WaveLab Pro Mastering Power House Webinar

Running over the course of five webinars on consecutive weeks, this series covers a wide range of useful topics from creating and organizing a project through to advanced mastering techniques.

The next webinar is on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 7pm CET. Each session is also archived online for later viewing.

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The Education Committee of the Audio Engineering Society will be hosting its 2nd Audio Education Virtual Mini-Conference on Super Bowl Sunday February 7, 12noon-3pm.

This online virtual mini-conference will feature a series of presentations about the pedagogy and delivery of audio and music technology. Come learn about best practices, resources available to you and to your students, exciting events and opportunities you can take part of in 2021.
Up your game before the game!

Information about this online event will be posted here and distributed through AES social media channels as the details become available.

Space is limited so please register today!

Welcome to the first AES Immersive Audio Academy!

This one day online event focuses on the technology and solutions Immersive and Binaural Audio provides.
The AES Immersive Audio Academy will consist of 4 workshop sessions, followed by a 4 hour Masterclass.
A certificate of attainment will be sent to all participants.

When:
Thursday February 11, 2021
Sessions on the hour from 10am – 6pm ET

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Audio Networking/ AoIP has marked a fundamental shift in the way we transport audio in studios and in live event production.

From Recording Studios, Broadcast Studios, Post-Production, churches, both small and large scale venues and for remote broadcasts - all now have moved or are moving to AoIP.

There are many solutions out there, including DANTE, AVB/MILAN, RAVENNA and various proprietary networks, with AES67 as a unifying Rosetta Stone.

The AoIP Summit, delves into the application and solutions aspects of widely adopted solutions, including the latest information on tools and technology.

Join us on Thursday February 25, 2021, for this second in a series of Audio Networking Summits, to learn from the experts and ask those vital questions.

The AES AoIP Summit will be hosted on a secure Zoom site. Registration to the AES AoIP Summit is required, together with acknowledgement of your email to be shared with the AoIP Partners only. A link and passcode will be sent to all Summit registrants late on Monday, February 22 (Eastern Time).

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Please join us July 22-24, 2021, in Murfreesboro and Nashville, Tennessee, for three days of workshops, papers and events focused on audio education, including curricular resources, teaching strategies and professional development for—and from--industry trainers, faculty and staff who are active instructors at the high-school, undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.

The pace of industrial, technical and social change has only accelerated since MTSU hosted the first AES Education Conference in the summer of 2013. Distance and online learning are no longer niche practices. Machine learning and intelligent automation influence many aspects of media production. The economics and underlying technologies for entertainment and communication continue to evolve rapidly, affecting our students and their career prospects. In this environment, there's a lot for us to discuss and learn from each other.

Current global conditions make it impossible for the Audio Education Conference to proceed as planned this summer. Therefore, the full three-day conference in Tennessee will be delayed by one year. Though we must wait to meet again in person, the program of workshops, papers and special events in 2021 will be stronger and more relevant than ever. Meanwhile, we are developing plans for an online symposium, on or near the original conference dates, with a series of presentations about remote delivery of audio and music instruction. Information about this online event will be posted here and distributed through AES social media channels as the details become available.

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Over the last 20 years, Automotive Audio has changed dramatically from being standard mono sound in one full range loudspeaker to a true multichannel playback system fully integrated and adjusted to the specific car. Today some of the most advanced sound technologies are being developed and applied in Automotive Audio. Recently the role of audio in the automotive industry has significantly changed. Sound systems are used to design the sound of cars, i.e. the sound of the car itself due to its motion and thus generation of sound (usually called noise). The impact of streaming, ride-share, autonomy, Battery Electric Vehicle’s (BEV’s), ownership models and car share could have a profound effect on the way we think about sound in and around vehicles and microphone challenges and use cases.

The conference will give an overview of the present state-of-the-art in some specific topics, and addresses many of the new scientific disciplines involved in this still-emerging field. Automotive Audio involves combinations of otherwise complementary scientific fields such as power electronics, bus systems, loudspeaker drive units, signal processing (DSP), acoustics & vibrations (NVH) and more.

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New Date Musikmesse: 22.–24.10.2021

Strengthening the creative industries: from 2021, the Musikmesse will be held in October parallel to the Frankfurt Book Fair and will cooperate with the Frankfurt Book Fair's creative hub THE ARTS+.

Strong partnership and new perspectives

Through its collaboration with THE ARTS+, Musikmesse has completed an important stage on an evolutionary process begun many years ago. Musikmesse was launched in 1980 as a classic product show focusing on instruments and sheet music. Since then, it has been opened up continuously to a variety of new themes and will now emphasise more than ever before the social and economic significance of music, as well as the musical experience. As always, Musikmesse at Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre will offer the best presentation setting for all companies of the music business, plus the chance to present their brands within the framework of the complementary programme of events.

In the future, too, Frankfurter Buchmesse (20 to 24 October 2021) and Musikmesse (22 to 24 October 2021) will remain independent events, each with their own individual target groups and content.

Further information about the project will be announced in the near future.
www.musikmesse.com
www.theartsplus.com