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Spatial Composition – The New Frontier – at Dolby Headquarters
Join the AES & Recording Academy members as we explore SPACE as compositional element – and its effects on audio production – at Dolby HQ.
Composers have been using melody, rhythm, and harmony for thousands of years. Musique concrète expanded the use of timbre 75 years ago. Are we at the verge of another musical disruption? What if, using space as a compositional tool, songwriters, composers, and producers not only mixed but composed in immersive systems? Can SPACE become a new element of music?
The AES and the Recording Academy invite you to a member-exclusive event: a research presentation about the use of space in music composition and production, by composer Julius Dobos and producer BZ Lewis.
Audio engineers, producers, composers, songwriters and music creators of all disciplines are invited to explore SPACE as an element of music composition, experience demonstrations of new, spatially-composed music and immersive mixes in the Dolby Cinema, and hear about updates on the Dolby Atmos ecosystem.
- Do spatial decisions made during composition have an effect on musical content?
- Do listeners respond differently to spatially-composed music vs the spatial mixes of traditionally composed music?
- How to approach writing in an immersive environment that can yield conceptually solid musical content?
- How music created in Dolby Atmos (vs music mixed in Dolby Atmos) may affect the roles and responsibilities of artists and audio engineers?
Guests will hear Dolby’s latest updates to the Dolby Atmos music ecosystem, experience Dolby Atmos enabled car demos, and experience new, spatially-composed music & immersive mixes in the Dolby Cinema.
Space is limited: tickets will be required. Ticket information is being sent directly to our AES SF email list members.This ticket is for AESSF members only (your AES member number is your exclusive access code to register with). Space is limited, so please plan to attend if you RSVP.
Speaker Bios
Julius Dobos is an award-winning, platinum-album European-American composer, sound synthesist, music director and mastering engineer. He is best known for his 11 electronic- and electro-orchestral albums, music produced for film, television, installations, major events and international brands. His composition credits span over 30 years and include You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, The Zookeeper, the DragonBall Z series, NCIS, to name a few. His production work includes Grammy®-awarded artists Martha Sebestyen, Erykah Badu and a colorful list of music & audio projects.
Under the pseudonym forgotten future, Dobos crafts one-of-a-kind, dynamic electronic music with a distinct style and sonic character. His live music performances have attracted audiences worldwide. His 2019 Los Angeles Human Intelligence Control show featured a novel musical experience through digitally-tracked interaction with the audience.
Dobos is a Distinguished Adjunct Professor at the University of Silicon Valley, a published author and speaker on electronic music and production culture, a long-time synthesizer- and audio technology beta-tester. He is a BMI and Artisjus writer, publisher, and the Vice Chair of the Audio Engineering Society San Francisco section.
BZ Lewis is a producer/engineer, working in Stereo and Dolby Atmos. He’s been in the biz for 30+ years, earning six Emmy Awards and a multitude of other recognitions and awards along the way via his recording studio, Studio 132. His favorite thing is using immersive audio to help tell the story of the artists he works with.
His work includes projects with Intel, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Sony, Ridley Scott; TV shows include The World Poker Tour, People Magazine investigates, Dateline, too many MTV credits to mention; and his band production credits encompass such artists as Roberta Flack, Blame Sally, Ann Moss, Victor Krummenacher, Kitka, Swordtongue, Magilo, Samri, Monica Pasqual, and Chelsea.
BZ Lewis is a voting member of the Grammys, a BMI member writer and publisher, chair of the Audio Engineering Society’s San Francisco chapter, and is currently enjoying publishing deals with Media Creature Music, Iron Mike Publishing, and BOK music in L.A.