THE BOSTON SECTION OF THE AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY PRESENTS…

Is MIDI Dead? A Panel Discussion

Tuesday Feb. 9th, 7pm

Walsh Function Room* - Boston College

Paul Lehrman Paul created the world's first all-MIDI album, "The Celtic Macintosh", in 1986. He served three terms as executive director of the MIDI Manufacturers Association and was principal author of the standard college textbook, "MIDI For the Professional," still in print after 19 years. He has written over 500 articles on pro audio and music technology, most recently as "Insider Audio" columnist for Mix magazine. He is coordinator for music technology at Tufts University where he teaches courses in audio production, computer music and electronic musical instrument design. (Photo by Evan Kafka for WIRED magazine) Andrea Pejrolo Assistant Chair of the Contemporary Writing and Production department at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Andrea is a composer, producer, audio engineer and bassist. He is the author of Creative Sequencing Techniques for Music Production (2005) and Acoustic and MIDI Orchestration for the Contemporary Composer (2007) and has written several articles for music magazines, including Sound On Sound, Bass World Magazine (USA), Muralann and Boheme Press (Canada), and Il Capitello Publisher (Italy).

Dave Roberts "Magic" Dave Roberts started working at MOTU as a technical support person in 1993. His current title is Product Specialist. Dave is responsible for artist and VIP support, as well as sales and marketing. In addition to his MOTU day job, Magic Dave continues to be active as a recording engineer, producer, and artist. Dave has engineered two solo records for the artist Al Kooper, as well as remastered 50 songs from the Al Kooper catalog for Sony records. Dave has released four solo CDs and continues to play in the local Boston music scene.

* Note room change from recent AES Meetings

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FROM POINTS NORTH AND SOUTH: Take Interstate 95 (Route 128) to Exit 24 (Route 30). Proceed east on Route 30, also known as Commonwealth Avenue, and follow for about five miles to Boston College.

FROM POINTS WEST: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Exit 17. At the first set of lights after the exit ramp, take a right onto Centre Street. Follow Centre Street to the fourth set of lights, and turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. Follow Commonwealth Avenue 1-1/2 miles to Boston College.

FROM DOWNTOWN BOSTON: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Exit 17. Take a left over the bridge after passing the Sheraton Tara Hotel. Take the first right onto Centre Street. Follow above directions from Centre Street.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Boston College branch of the MBTA's "Green Line" (B) ends at the Boston-Newton boundary on Commonwealth Avenue.