AES Student Blog

See who received our prestigious awards at the 137th AES Convention in Los Angeles.

Student Recording Competition

Category 1 - Traditional Acoustic Recording

• Brandon Johnson - New World Symphony - Gold

• Pawel Leskiewicz - McGill University - Silver

• Jennifer Nulson - University of Hartford - Bronze

Category 2 - Traditional Studio Recording

• Cory Wilhite - Belmont University - Gold

• Jonathan Bruns & Nathan Lasley - Indiana University - Silver

• Federico Masetti - Berklee College of Music - Bronze

Category 3 - Modern Studio Recording

• Fei Yu - McGill University - Gold 

• Jonathan Bruns - Indiana University - Silver

• Diego Fagundes - Goldsmiths, University of London - Bronze

• David Villa - Belmont University - Honorable Mention

Category 4 - Sound for Visual Media

• Daniel Bennett - University of Miami - Gold

• Berkay Birecikli- Berklee College of Music - Silver

• Nikola Jeremic -  Advanced School of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade - Bronze

Student Design Competition

• Vasin Limsukhawat - University of Colorado, Denver - Honorable Mention

• Ryan Moody - Salt Lake Community College - Silver

• Samuel Fisher - Full Sail University - Silver

• Diego Fagundes - Goldsmiths, University of London - Silver

• Jared Anderson - University of Florida - Gold

• Kerline Moncy - University of Miami - Gold

• Michael Hetrick - University of California, Santa Barbara - Gold

The Student Delegate Assembly congratulates the winners and thanks all students who have taken part.

Whether you made it to the finals or not, you can truly be proud of yourselves for making it this far in an international competition. All of you are the future of audio and we hope to hear from you, and see you at future conventions and other events.