Hosted by Yvette Chivers (Sync Inspire/CMY Records) with Panelists;

• Ellysia King (studio owner)

• Cicely Balston (mastering engineer)

• Estelle Rubio (producer)

• Heidi Izatt (DJ)

• Sydney Bryce (vocalist)

Hosted by Yvette Chivers (Sync Inspire/CMY Records)

• Shadow Child (producer)

• Chris Carter (producer)

• Estelle Rubio (producer)

• Verity Rosher-Hutton (music lawyer, Stobbs IP Ltd).

Nat Powers, Grammy nominated, multi-platinum music writer/producer. Produced/written for Snoop Dogg, Janet Jackson, Public Enemy, Wu Tang Clan delivers a powerful and inspiring keynote.

• Nat Powers

Negotiating the minefield loudness of releasing for online streaming. Spotify requests an integrated loudness of -14 LUFS yet is anyone really doing that. What is really going on and what do we really need to know. This is a guide to mastering and what you need to know for online streaming.

• Panel of acclaimed mastering engineers

Is our listening experience really going spatial/3D? Is it here to stay? Is it a fad? Is the music production and distribution infrastructure really set up to cope? Ian Shepherd helps us to understand what Dolby Atmos is and how it works.

• Ian Shepherd

Where’s your sweet spot? The importance of studio and room acoustics, and monitor placement.

• GIK Acoustics and Room Sonics

A deep dive discussion into valuable diversification of skill set for music and audio professionals and realistic career opportunities beyond traditional musician roles. Working professionals from various sectors including Film & TV, game, Show Tech/AV and music production will discuss the importance of a diverse skill set in the expanding converging creative industries and what opportunities lie ahead for music and audio professionals.

• Panel discussion

The role of the studio interface (high spec sound card). What often gets overlooked of this fundamental element of the production kit chain.

• Jody Thorne (Prism Sound)

A walk through the journey of Scottish alt folk artist, Constant Follower as he discusses the nature of his own DIY journey from obscurity to playing at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh, being nominated for ‘Best Acoustic’ act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards, releasing an album through NYC based Shimmy Disc and playing SXSW. McAll built his own artist profile and secured funding for his album and promo through ‘Help Musicians’ (Scotland). 

• McAll from Constant Follower (Shimmy Disc) 

• Tom Macpherson (Yes Artists)