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Meeting Topic: CRAS AES Monday Night Meeting

Moderator Name: CRAS AES Faculty Advisor - David Kohr

Speaker Name: Peter Gjerset, Cole Brunson, Brannon Dillon, Peter Popcynski

Other business or activities at the meeting: Mentor Team Update
- Pro Tools Tier 1.1 study group after meeting
Neotek Tuesday Night
Tuesday/Thursday early morning study session from 7am-9am

What Is AES?
Benefits of membership (when to join)
Professional benefits/Networking and networks in major cities
Becoming an AES Officer

Updates
Ribbon Mic Build is now open on CRAS Connect - please sign up by 9/9 for this build on 9/14
9/14 David Royer of Mojave Audio will be in the studio all day - we are looking for classically trained or expert musicians to help him demo his prototype microphones. Please email [email protected] with what instrument and piece you can play.
Mixing Contest: "2213" by Wata, submissions deadline is Friday, September 6th
KRKs in Gilbert Studio B (8") and Studio C (10" 3-way) in the studio until September 3rd (Week 3 Tuesday), when Casey Young will join us for an event
AES Meetings will take place in the Live Sound Room on Week 1 Mondays
Women of Audio will be meeting Week Two Tuesdays starting next cycle

Last Week's Events Updates
- Sam Beckley Drum Triggering Clinic

Upcoming Events
Michael Allen from Waves Wednesday/Thursday
- KRK events
Robert Brock Professionalism Clinic 9/12 (Week 1 Monday)
Marek Stycos, Audio Alchemist
Ribbon Mic Build (15 people needed)
Showboss A/V LED Demo - Justin Taft (CRAS Grad)
November 20th CRAS Graduate Mario McNulty and SSL - Anatomy of a mix with Mario McNulty (Mandatory All-School Event)

Sub Group Updates
Music Production/DAWs | Cole Brunson
Tech | Peter Pop
Live Sound | Brannon Dillon
Sound Design | Clay Westing
Audio Business | Anthony Quinones

Meeting Location: Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences 1205 N. Fiesta Blvd Gilbert Az

Summary

The cycle two Monday night meeting opened with Peter Gjerset, AES Chair, welcoming everyone by doing introductions and their favorite movie at the moment. Then he followed with a mentor team update: Pro Tools Tier 1.1 Review Monday, Neotek Review Tuesday, Mentor sessions will be Tuesday/Thursday from 7am-9am at the Gilbert campus and went over requirements to be a mentor. Peter then explained the foundation of AES and its benefits, as well as how to become an officer. We then launched into some outstanding updates and reviewed last week's drum triggering clinic with Sam Beckley. Then the officers went through some upcoming events. Ongoing Internship opportunities were presented for Trunkspace (On-going), Nitroband (On-going), and Foothills Community Church (Sunday Mornings 9am-1pm). There was then a 10-minute subgroup breakout, with each subgroup leader then giving a two minute summary to the collective group of what was discussed and upcoming subgroup events. Following subgroups, Peter showed the group a youtube video named "One Drum Kit. Five Rooms.". The video is a demonstration of the same drum kit and microphone set up in five different rooms, to demonstrate the differences in drum resonance and overall sound as the rooms varied in shape and size. After a short discussion about the video, the group played a CT100 MIDI Kahoot with candy prizes.

Written By: CRAS AES Officeholder Sophie. S

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