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What Is the Future of Immersive Music? - Ruth Farrar, Andrew Scheps, Hans-Martin Buff, Adrian Utley and Theo Kozlowski - ADC 2024
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There is a dramatically increasing demand for artists and audio professionals to create content specifically for 3D-immersive listening on headphones and at home plus new audio experiences as demonstrated by venues such as Lightroom (London), Dareshack (Bristol) and Sphere (Las Vegas).
Most immersive music content, however, is re-purposed stereo productions never intended to be heard outside the two-speaker stereo environment with resulting output feeling disconnected and unfulfilling.
Record companies and artists want to avoid paying for post-production immersive audio mixes of original stereo recordings. They are increasingly requesting music studios deliver cost-effective ways for recording music from the outset in both stereo and immersive formats.
In this panel talk, the makers of 'Flow', Real World Studios, Dr Ruth Farrar from Bath Spa University and Adrian Utley from the band Portishead will share knowledge gained during this immersive music project. They will share insights from their trial to develop new immersive audio processing workflows to overcome current challenges of moving between stereo and immersive formats. They will also discuss their process for developing equipment set-up and sound capture approaches to create novel immersive audio compositions, elevating production processes from traditional stereo to being truly immersive.
Panel members include Hans Martin-Buff, Andrew Scheps, Adrian Utley, Theo Kozlowski and Ruth Farrar.
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Ruth Farrar
Dr Ruth Farrar is a sound artist, practice-based researcher and Reader in Creative Media and Enterprise at Bath Spa University. Ruth Farrar is the Co-Director of the Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries (CCCI) research centre.
Her current immersive audio research has led to co-creating an audio-first approach to making immersive experiences collaborating with industry partners such as the Roman Baths. Listening to industry and community needs, she recently founded the Immersive Audio Network in the West of England.
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Andrew Scheps
Andrew Scheps has engineered and mixed some of the biggest bands in the world: Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, Audioslave, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Linkin Park, Hozier, Kaleo and U2. He’s worked with legends such as Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond and Iggy Pop, as well as indie artists such as Low Roar, My Brightest Diamond, Motorpsycho, Rancid, Manu Chao, Tinariwen, Farao, CRX, Cass McCombs and Blood Red Shoes.
Andrew has been awarded Grammys for his work with Adele, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ziggy Marley, nominated for Best Engineered Album, Classical for his work on The Blue Hour as well as garnering over 20 nominations in categories such as Best Rock Song, Best Rock Album and Best Hard Rock Performance. In addition, Andrew was named International Engineer of the Year Award by the UK’s Music Producers Guild.
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Hans-Martin Buff
Since 2018, Hans-Martin has explored the subject of 3D-Audio, especially for headphones. Hans-Martin is now considered an industry expert, and he is proud to help artists lift their immersive adventures to the next musical level.
Hans-Martin is affiliated with msm-studios in Munich and Berlin, Germany, and with Real World Studios in Box, England, where he shaped the Dolby Atmos versions of Peter Gabriel’s latest release i/o.
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Adrian Utley
Adrian Utley is an English musician and producer, and a member of the band Portishead. During his career, Utley has worked with artists as diverse as Jeff Beck, Patti Smith, Jarvis Cocker, Massive Attack, Perfume Genius, Alain Bashung, and Marianne Faithfull.
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Theo Kozlowski
Theo Kozlowski is a Psychology PhD and working research technician with a background in computer science, engineering, music distribution and performance.
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