Robert Scovill Named AES 121st Convention Keynote Speaker; Audio Renaissance Man to Address Live Sound: The Heart & Soul of Professional Audio.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Robert Scovill, a concert sound and recording engineer and six-time TEC Award-winner, has been named Keynote Speaker for the 121st AES Convention. In making the announcement Committee Chair John Strawn remarked, "With a list of credits that includes Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Matchbox Twenty, Prince, Rush and Def Leppard, Robert Scovill's presentation at noon on Thursday, Oct. 5th sends a clear signal that Live Sound remains a cornerstone of the AES constituency." Entitled Live Sound, The Heart And Soul of Professional Audio, Scovill's AES keynote speech keynote speech n. See keynote address. Noun 1. keynote speech - a speech setting forth the keynote keynote address keynote - the principal theme in a speech or literary work will address the on-going technology evolution/revolution and other critical issues impacting today's Live Sound community. Robert Scovill has accrued over 3000 live event mixing credits during the course of a 27-year career. He is a highly regarded technical consultant and product endorser for many leading manufacturers, including Neumann, Audio Technica, Electrovoice, Servo Drive A servo drive is a special electric amplifier used to power electric servo motors. It monitors feedback signals from the motor and continually adjusts for deviation from expected behavior. and Alesis. He currently holds the position of Market Manager for Live Sound Products for Digidesign where he contributes to all aspects of that company's burgeoning presence in the live sound market. He is an accomplished producer in all facets of media production for events including large scale concerts and services for houses of worship. A respected figure on the international seminar, education and convention lecture circuit, he has emerged as a pro audio industry renaissance man Renaissance man n. A man who has broad intellectual interests and is accomplished in areas of both the arts and the sciences. Noun 1. . Scovill makes his home in Scottsdale, AZ where he operates his own Eldon's Boy Productions Inc. and MusiCanvas Recording Studio and lives with his wife, three children and a dog named Dino. The 121st AES Convention will be held in San Francisco's Moscone Center The Moscone Center is San Francisco, California's largest convention and exhibition complex. The complex consists of two main underground halls underneath Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone North and Moscone South, as well the three-level Moscone West exhibition hall across 4th Street. October 5-8, 2006. For a preliminary schedule of 121st AES Convention event dates, times and locations or to download high-res photos please visit www.aes.org. Formed in 1948 by a group of concerned audio engineers, the Audio Engineering Society counts over 14,000 members throughout the U.S., Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Europe, Japan and the Far East. The AES serves as the pivotal force in the exchange and dissemination dissemination Medtalk The spread of a pernicious process–eg, CA, acute infection Oncology Metastasis, see there of technical information for the industry. For additional information visit http://www.aes.org |
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