Keynote and Invited Speakers - InMusic2015

Keynote and invited speakers will provide thought provoking and engaging talks throughout the Innovation in Music 2015 conference including:

Peter Jenner (ex Manager, Pink Floyd) - Industry Keynote

Tim Exile - Creative Keynote

David Wrench (Producer, Musician & Engineer, Mix engineer for FKA Twigs and Jungle in 2014) - Production Keynote

Martin Walsh (VP, R&D, dts) - Technical Keynote

Peter Jenner

Industry Keynote
Jenner is legendary in the music business. One time manager to Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury & Billy Bragg amongst many others, he is now at the forefront of the debates surrounding the digital use of music. He was President Emeritus (IMMF), Director (UK MMF) and on the advisory board of FAC. He is also a visiting professor for the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Adger in Norway.

His overriding interest is in securing artists’ rights and fair payment. In 2006, he courted controversy with his seminal paper and conference ‘Beyond the Soundbytes’ in which he proposed an ‘Access to Music Charge’ which would remunerate musicians appropriately for the use of their works, within a digital environment. Peter is involved with trying to develop a viable digital market in China and he continues to be one of the most sought after and respected speakers in media today. He was also a member of the organising committee of WIPO’s ‘International Music Registry’ project and is currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Hertfordshire and also at the University of Adger in Norway.

Tim Exile

Creative Keynote
Biography: Tim is, by admission, a musician, inventor, composer, developer, producer, speaker, thinker, performer, improviser, Buddhist, lover of the moment, magician of the z-plane, erstwhile violinist, once dj, occasional hermit, still a child.

Abstract: Tim will provide both a talk and performance using modern approaches to music technology.

www.timexile.com

David Wrench - Producer, Recording and Mix Engineer

Production Keynote
Abstract: During this keynote address, David will give a candid Q&A about his pathway into music production, his approach to innovative projects and an insight to some of the varied projects he has worked on. David will also demonstrate mix session examples of his work.

Biography: David Wrench has become one of the most celebrated and sought-after mix engineers, not least because two of his 2014 projects were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize - those being two of the most contemporary albums of the year FKA Twigs' LP1 and Jungle's self-titled debut. David is a multi-talented Producer, Recording Engineer and Mix Engineer and an exceptionally well regarded musician and multi-instrumentalist. His credits for mixing and engineering include Bat For Lashes, Everything Everything, Caribou, Guillemots, Philip Selway and Glass Animals.

"Mix engineer David Wrench has the rare ability to bring discipline to experimental projects, without losing their leftfield qualities." (Sound on Sound, January 2015)

Martin Walsh - Vice President, Research & Development, DTS

Technical Industry Keynote - Innovation in Music Recording and Reproduction, Past Present and Future
Abstract: This presentation will highlight some of the most interesting innovations that have occurred in music recording and reproduction, from Edouard-Leon Scott’s first recordings over 150 years ago to the present reality of digitally mastered, cloud-based and on-demand all-you-can-eat content. The presenter also delves beyond today’s rapidly changing listening habits and into the worlds of listener interactivity, headphone mixing and the possibilities of music creation and consumption using upcoming technologies such as virtual and augmented reality.

Biography: Martin Walsh received a PhD in spatial audio from Trinity College Dublin in 1996. From there he joined Aureal Semiconductor in California, where he co-developed the first industry standard positional 3D audio gaming API know as A3D. Dr. Walsh also led the development of new positional audio rendering technologies in Creative Labs. In 2008 Dr. Walsh joined DTS where he now holds the position of Vice President for Research & Development. His duties to date include the development of all spatial audio associated with the DTS Headphone:X program.

www.dts.com

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