AES New York 2019
Off-Site Events Details
Wednesday, October 16, 7:00 pm — 8:00 pm (Off-Site 1)
B04 - An Intimate Evening with Tesla and Twain
Presented by the HEAR Now Festival in tandem with SueMedia Radio Waves Studios
Location: The penthouse of The Radio Waves Building (49 West 27th Street, NYC)
7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Tickets are required for each performance; free with your badge
limited to 35 people per performance
The unique relationship between the two will be examined in this evening that will feature Twain artist Robert Alvey (also a recently retired EPA Scientist - www.gcnews.com/articles/rob-alvey-how-i-became-mark-twain/) in conversation with the great Nicola Tesla, played P.J. Ochlan.
According to the science blog It’s "Okay to be Smart," Tesla had a bout of severe illness in the 1870s before his emigration to the U.S. His condition was serious enough that his doctors thought he might not survive. Since there was relatively little else he could do during that period of time, he read all the books he could from the local library. Among those books were several volumes of Twain’s earlier works, which Tesla described as “so captivating as to make me utterly forget my hopeless state.” He went on to say that those books may have been the reason for his recovery. It would be 25 years before the men met, but meet they did in NYC — and when Tesla told Twain about his illness and the role Twain’s writing played in his recovery, Twain was moved to tears. The Irish Times reports that the writer and the inventor became friends in the 1890s. Tesla was living in New York, and even though Twain and his family lived in Europe at the time, Twain was a frequent traveler to New York. Twain became interested in Tesla and his work after hearing about an electric motor the scientist had invented while working for Westinghouse.
This performance piece will focus on a number of Tesla's inventions including the Tesla motor which interested Twain. According to their writings, Twain recognized that Tesla’s motor was a better than a model his partner, James Paige, had come up with, which Twain had been thinking about investing in. Tesla advised against Paige’s motor, but Twain still invested in another of Paige’s machines – a mechanical typesetter – and took significant losses.
"An Intimate Evening with Tesla and Twain" will be a wonderful opportunity to meet two of the men who helped to build the foundation of the communication industry with their inventions and writings.
Wednesday, October 16, 9:00 pm — 10:00 pm (Off-Site 1)
B04 - An Intimate Evening with Tesla and Twain
Presented by the HEAR Now Festival in tandem with SueMedia Radio Waves Studios
Location: The penthouse of The Radio Waves Building (49 West 27th Street, NYC)
7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
Tickets are required for each performance; free with your badge
limited to 35 people per performance
The unique relationship between the two will be examined in this evening that will feature Twain artist Robert Alvey (also a recently retired EPA Scientist - www.gcnews.com/articles/rob-alvey-how-i-became-mark-twain/) in conversation with the great Nicola Tesla, played P.J. Ochlan.
According to the science blog It’s "Okay to be Smart," Tesla had a bout of severe illness in the 1870s before his emigration to the U.S. His condition was serious enough that his doctors thought he might not survive. Since there was relatively little else he could do during that period of time, he read all the books he could from the local library. Among those books were several volumes of Twain’s earlier works, which Tesla described as “so captivating as to make me utterly forget my hopeless state.” He went on to say that those books may have been the reason for his recovery. It would be 25 years before the men met, but meet they did in NYC — and when Tesla told Twain about his illness and the role Twain’s writing played in his recovery, Twain was moved to tears. The Irish Times reports that the writer and the inventor became friends in the 1890s. Tesla was living in New York, and even though Twain and his family lived in Europe at the time, Twain was a frequent traveler to New York. Twain became interested in Tesla and his work after hearing about an electric motor the scientist had invented while working for Westinghouse.
This performance piece will focus on a number of Tesla's inventions including the Tesla motor which interested Twain. According to their writings, Twain recognized that Tesla’s motor was a better than a model his partner, James Paige, had come up with, which Twain had been thinking about investing in. Tesla advised against Paige’s motor, but Twain still invested in another of Paige’s machines – a mechanical typesetter – and took significant losses.
"An Intimate Evening with Tesla and Twain" will be a wonderful opportunity to meet two of the men who helped to build the foundation of the communication industry with their inventions and writings.
Thursday, October 17, 5:30 pm — 7:00 pm (Off-Site 1)
H05 - Limited Engagement Screening, Tom Dowd and the Language of Music
Venue: Dolby Theater, 1350 Avenue of the Americas
(corner 6th Ave. & W 55th St.)
Enter on W. 55th St. @1350 W. 55th St.
Filmmaker Mark Moormann premiered this independently produced feature-length documentary at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, with its international premiere at the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. It has screened at film festivals, theaters, and television screens around the world to widespread critical acclaim.
A long-time engineer and producer for Atlantic Records, Tom Dowd was responsible for some of the most important R&B, rock, and jazz records ever made. In his own words, Tom relates how he went from working on the Manhattan Project, while still high school age, to recording some of the greatest music ever made over the last half of the 20th Century.
In the course of the film we see interviews with Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Wexler, Al Schmitt, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Les Paul, Phil Ramone, Joe Bonamassa, and many more of Tom’s musical collaborators.
After the film screening, we will be honored to have Tom’s daughter Dana Dowd share memories and answer questions.
Seating is limited and by advance ticket only.
NOTE: No food or drink (including water) is allowed in the Dolby Theater, so come hydrated and fed.
Doors will open shortly after 5, the program will start promptly at 5:30. Movie at 5:35pm, Q&A will follow at 7:05; event ends at 8:00 sharp.
Presented by the AES Historical Track in conjunction with Language of Music Films LLC and Dana Dowd
Thursday, October 17, 7:00 pm — 8:00 pm (Off-Site 2)
B10 - Tour of Stitcher Studios
Stitcher Studios, 5 Bryant Park (6th Ave. & 40th St.)
Limited to 20 people; tickets available at Registration
Podcasts currently reach over 73 million affluent, highly educated and exceedingly mobile listeners in the U.S. alone. Stitcher is among the earliest, the most creative, and most successful proponents of this vibrant medium. Providing a 360-degree suite of production, distribution, and monetization services to artists, entertainers, and thought leaders Stitcher is the parent company of leading comedy podcasting network, Earwolf and of Midroll, the company’s advertising and sales arm. To provide their programing creators and producers with the optimal production environment, Stitcher’s management team engaged WSDG Walters-Storyk Design Group to create production facilities in both its NYC and LA offices.
The recently completed NYC studio complex occupies a 2000 square foot sector of the firm’s 20,000 square foot space in a midtown Manhattan office building overlooking Bryant Park. The suite of three studios, two edit rooms, and two additional ISO booths can accommodate anything from a one-on-one interview to an 8-person roundtable and live music recording sessions in Studio A. Stitcher Chief Engineer John DeLore reports that “Superb sound quality was a major design priority, and reaching that goal began with the room design. WSDG understood that vital concern and specified complete room-within-room, floating floor isolation to preclude any leakage.”
WSDG Partner/Project Manager, Romina Larregina believes Stitcher’s studios epitomize the concept of uncompromising attention to detail. “Decoupled floors, wall and ceiling structures were implemented to insure the level of isolation required between the various studios positioned adjacent to each other,” she says. “A clean, bright, straightforward floor plan optimizes every inch of allotted floor space with the most appropriate acoustic treatments to further enhance the overall high quality sound environment. Studio A was designed to set frequent musical guests completely at ease for their performance sessions. Stitcher Studios represent a new standard for podcast production.”
Friday, October 18, 10:45 am — 2:00 pm (Off-Site 1)
TT01 - Quad Recording Studio
Quad Recording Studio, 723 7th Ave. 10th Floor
One of the busiest venues in New York City, this legendary four-studio production facility has produced dozens of gold and platinum albums over the past four decades for a varied list of artists including Beyoncé, Whitney Houston, Post Malone, and Train.
Frequent updates, including a recent control room redesign collaboration with WSDG’s John Storyk keeps the rooms aesthetically and sonically pleasing. The flagship Studio Q1 is referred to as the clearest and loudest sounding rooms in the city. Quad features an impressive collection of gear, Augspurger monitoring systems throughout and lounges with views overlooking Times Square.
This event is limited to 30 people.
Friday, October 18, 6:00 pm — 8:00 pm (Off-Site 1)
B17 - The Current War: Director's Cut
Dolby Theater, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, NY, NY
A special screening provided to the members of the Audio Engineering Society of the upcoming film The Current War: Director's Cut.
Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cutthroat competition that literally lit up the modern world. Benedict Cumberbatch is Thomas Edison, the celebrity inventor on the verge of bringing electricity to Manhattan with his radical new DC technology. On the eve of triumph, his plans are upended by charismatic businessman George Westinghouse (Michael Shannon), who believes he and his partner, the upstart genius Nikolai Tesla (Nicholas Hoult), have a superior idea for how to rapidly electrify America: with AC current. As Edison and Westinghouse grapple for who will power the nation, they spark one of the first and greatest corporate feuds in American history, establishing for future Titans of Industry the need to break all the rules. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) with Producer Timur Bekmambetov, Basil Iwanyk and Executive Producer Martin Scorsese, The Current War also stars Katherine Waterston, Tom Holland, Matthew Macfadyen, and Tuppence Middleton.
This event is limited to 70 people. Tickets are required (free) and can be obtained at the Registration area.