Join IMSTA (Intl. Music Software Trade Assoc.) and SAE Institute as they host IMSTA FESTA,
a celebration of music technology packed with Panels, Workshops & Master Classes, Song Critiques,
Demonstrations and more. Hosting industry experts in an environment where music-makers can network,
interact and learn with each other face-to-face, this annual one-day event is not to be missed.
IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to everyone in the music making community; professional and
semi-professional musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators.
Admission is FREE with REGISTRATION.
IMSTA FESTA is a FREE event open to everyone in the music making community; professional and semi-professional
musicians, songwriters, music producers, and audio engineers, as well as music students and educators.
Event Highlights:
Register for a FREE class in the IMSTA Master Class Series featuring the most coveted products from your favorite companies.
Visit all of the exhibits to get hands-on experience and even win software!
Attend the IMSTA Panel Series with industry experts to network and learn.
Bring your Song in to have it reviewed by an expert who will provide you with a professional critique. Song Reviews between 2-5pm.
Enter your original song submission into our 2019 Songwriting Competition to win the opportunity to attend Black Rock Studio's in Santorini, Greece!
IMSTA FESTA London will be taking place at:
Location
Date
Time
SAE Institute London
297 Kingsland Road
London
E8 4DD, UK
May 25, 2019
11 AM – 6 PM
Don't miss the opportunity to check out and experience the most sought-after production tools on the market from the most recognized, award-winning Manufacturers in the music-making world. Doors open at 11am, see you there!
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Overview: Everyone’s favourite odd sock wearing, singer and loop maker has received plaudits from Paul McCartney, Billy Ocean and Janice Long, with his work receiving critical acclaim from Ultimate Guitar and the BBC. He conquers the intricate layering of loops on a live stage that would put many to shame; his live show is intense and joyous to watch at every turn. Make sure you catch his live perfomance that starts at 11:30am before the Keynote.
Overview: Lady V is a Grammy award-winning songwriter & singer, based in London and Los Angeles. She first broke onto the scene with a Grammy and ASCAP Award for the Dirty Vegas hit “Days Go By,” featured in a national Mitsubishi TV commercial and hitting #1 on Billboard’s Dance chart for 16 non-consecutive weeks, earning its spot-on Billboard’s Decade-End Chart. Since then, she has accomplished so much more. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear her speak on her current projects, some of her favorite tools in the studio and how she continues to develop her craft. She will conclude with a special Q&A.
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Overview: How to reflect and keep up with latest developments within the Creative Industries and prepare students for their professional futures. Hear from Jamie Stonehouse, Essie B, and Ash Walker as they advise from their experiences and positions in the industry.
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Overview: Join GRAMMY-Award Winning Engineer James Auwarter as he discusses and shows in detail some of his mix sessions, including a special look into the brand new Jamila Woods LEGACY! LEGACY! album. Peak behind the mix curtain as James walks you through his mix session setup/routing, talks about his workflow and thought process, and highlights some of the key plugins being used. He will then take it a step further and explain his approach to mastering these same mixes. This is an interactive presentation with room for questions on any part of the process. Register now!
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Register below for a FREE class in the IMSTA Master Class Series featuring the most coveted products from your favorite companies.
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Melodyne Track to Fix
Join our Melodyne Product Specialists as we record a live vocal and take it from raw recording to perfection before your eyes. We will track the vocals as you watch. The vocal will then be edits and tuned using Melodyne Studio 4. During this workshop you will learn strategies for tuning vocals geared to generating the best results possible. You will also see how seasoned tuning engineers use Melodyne to achieve the desired level of perfection. This workshop is FREE. Sign up today as seats are limited.
FabFilter Dynamic EQ
Join FabFilter as they take a close look at Dynamic EQ. Find out why you may need to consider using Dynamic EQ. Find out how this can benefit you. Listen to examples of the Dynamic EQ in Pro-Q 3. Listen to the comparisson to static EQ. This workshop will teach you a whole new way to look at EQ.
Melodyne Track to Fix
Join our Melodyne Product Specialists as we record a live vocal and take it from raw recording to perfection before your eyes. We will track the vocals as you watch. The vocal will then be edits and tuned using Melodyne Studio 4. During this workshop you will learn strategies for tuning vocals geared to generating the best results possible. You will also see how seasoned tuning engineers use Melodyne to achieve the desired level of perfection. This workshop is FREE. Sign up today as seats are limited.
Presonus Studio One
An introductory class that will show how to get up and running quickly and showcase why Studio One is one of the fastest growing DAW's out today.
KV331 Sound design with SynthMaster One
KV331 Audio founder Bulent Biyikoglu will talk about designing sounds with their crossplatform wavetable synthesizer SynthMaster One. He will be creating sounds in various categories (Bass, Lead, Key, Pad, Pluck, Sequence) from scratch by taking advantage of SynthMaster One's easy to use workflow.
Presonus Studio One & ATOM
Learn about some great features and workflows in Studio One V4 that will help maximise creativity with fast workflows, unique sound creation and FX processing. Learn how the PreSonus Atom can simplify and inspire creativity and be a great performance and production tool in your creative setup.
Steinberg Creating Your Own Unique Sounds
Steinberg UK Product Specialist, music producer and sound designer, Dom Sigalas will give you a tour of the wide range of Steinberg Instruments and will show you how you can create your own unique signature sounds from scratch using various forms of synthesis and sampling techniques. From deep-heavy synth basses to unique ethereal vocal atmospheric pads , analogue soundscapes and everything in between you will learn how add personality to your productions.
Steinberg Getting Ready for Spotify/iTunes
Steinberg product specialist Sappo will take you through the whole process of mixing and mastering in Cubase 10, from getting real power from Cubase’s stock instruments and plugins to mixing with power chains and eventually to mastering in-the-box using some of Steinberg’s hidden gems. Sappo will also show you how to master your productions ready for the ‘club’ environment and for radio, iTunes and Spotify!
Arturia MicroFreak & V Collection 7
Arturia's Bryan Borcherds will show the tricks of modern day sound design using Arturia's MicroFreak, V Collection 7 software, and the powerful analog drum machine, DrumBrute Impact. Learn how to create your own unique sounds, see how easy the process can be, all created totally live.
iZotope iZotope’s assistive audio technology: what is it, how does it work and what can it really do for me?
Since the 2016 release of Track Assistant in Neutron, iZotope has been developing assistive audio technology designed to remove the guesswork from audio production and make it more efficient. One of our major goals as a company is to find solutions to eliminate time-consuming audio production tasks for our users so they can focus on their creative visions. With each new product release, iZotope expands on the range of products that feature this innovative technology and cement their places as the leaders in the field of intelligent DSP and machine learning based audio processing.
iZotope Using iZotope’s RX 7 to save your next session
iZotope’s award-winning RX Audio Editor is the industry standard for audio repair, restoration, and enhancement. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools focused on alleviating common to complex audio issues. Post production professionals, audio engineers, and video editors alike use RX to transform problematic recordings into production-ready audio.
IMSTA FESTA SONG REVIEWS
Sign up for a FREE Song Review from our qualified industry songwriting and production team who will carefully listen to your song and give honest, professional feedback from a songwriting & production perspective. All you need is your song on your phone or music player and our experts will do the rest.
During the Song Reviews 1 'Wild Card' can be decided. A Wild Card is a song that stands apart and is exceptional.
The wild card is spontaneously added to the finalists and has a chance at the Grand Prize of Black Rock Studios in Santorini Greece.
Eduard Muhaxheri - Nugen Audio
Kosova-born, London based, Eduard Muhaxheri started his music journey as rapper/producer Versatile E. Singles like The Escapade, Capital E, My Way and All Around You have earned him admirable recognition and respect among his peers, and the opportunity to share the stage with superstar rapper Snoop Dogg. He is also a qualified sound engineer, and holds a part-time position as an Audio Supervisor at SAE Institute Bankstock Studios in London.
Alex Hulme - Performer
Everyone’s favourite odd sock wearing, singer and loop maker has received plaudits from Paul McCartney, Billy Ocean and Janice Long, with his work receiving critical acclaim from Ultimate Guitar and the BBC. He conquers the intricate layering of loops on a live stage that would put many to shame; his live show is intense and joyous to watch at every turn. Catch his live performance from 11:30am - 12pm before the Keynote.
Joan Torruella - Reveal Sound
Joan Torruella is a young London-based music producer, DJ and sound designer/modular synth aficionado. He is currently studying audio production at SAE. Producing mainly in the box but also incorporating various instruments, as well as field recordings. He is currently working on developing a sound that is mainly influenced by industrial Techno.
Christian Duka – XILS Lab
Christian Duka is a sound designer/artist of a generation that emerged in the wake of digital technology. He teaches Electronic Music at SAE Institute, curates the artistic programme of Aures London, UK’s first permanent 3D sound venue and explores sound art in cross art-forms collaborations involving contemporary dance, performance and visual artists in immersive environments.
Essie B – SAE Institute - Panelist
East London born, Essie B is a Music Producer, Keyboardist and Singer-Songwriter. She has played keys for up and coming UK artists such as singer Claire B. Donzet and rapper Feed’em. She produced the successful tracks by InderPaul Sandhu titled “Compromise” and “Go Blind” which were both added to the playlist rota on BBC Radio London. She has since then produced three more tracks for InderPaul off his new EP 'The Bloom Tape'.
Oskar Sadle – Avid
Oskar Sadle is an Audio Application Specialist at Avid based in Stockholm, Sweden. For the past few years he’s been working as an engineer and producer in the US, joining Avid at the end of 2018. He will showcase how Avid’s products enables you to work faster and smarter while keeping your creative flow going.
James Auwarter - Panelist
Grammy Award Winning Engineer "Studio James" is known for his diversity, working within practically every genre of music over the years. His ears are highly sought after by leading acts in the rock, jazz, classical, gospel, and hip hop communities, among others. A few of these notable clients have been: Kanye West, Yo-Yo Ma, PJ Morton, Jamila Woods, Kirk Franklin, Kurt Elling, Adam Levine, Cowboy Troy, Tom Higgenson (Plain White Tees), Donald Lawrence etc.
Ash Walker – SAE Institute - Panelist
Ash walker is a British musician, producer and songwriter based in London. He started working in the industry for several years as a session guitarist with bands playing various nationwide venues including London’s 02 Arena. Ash toured the UK with several acts (Short Stories and Tom Lumley & the brave liaisons) and performed toping the bill at the Isle of white festival 2018. Ash has a deep passion for all genres of music and experiments by fusing these in his productions and writing style.
Jamie Stonehouse – SAE Institute - Panelist
Jamie worked as a Commentary Audio Engineer at the summer Olympic Games including London 2012 and Rio 2016, and has been a Music assistant for Urban Soul Orchestra, providing modern pop string arrangements for quartets and big bands. Jamie also acts as consultant and course content provider in the field of Videogame and Interactive Audio.
Nathan Loughran – SAE Institute - Moderator
Nathan has fourteen years’ experience working in education both as a College Lecturer and as a Manager. He is currently employed as Campus Director for SAE Institute London. Prior to this he worked as the Head of School for “Creative Industries” at City of Westminster College and before that he was the Head of Department for “Media, Music and Performing Arts” at Oaklands College. His teaching background is in Music Production and Performance.
Michael Wynne - FL Studio
Michael Wynne is a British recording artist and mixer who founded the popular online communtiy and YouTube page 'In The Mix'. He is an FL Studio Power user and enjoys teaching people how to use FL Studio along with other production and mixing tips on his YouTube channel.
Sarah Hezen - Sonible
Sarah Hezen is a French award-winning producer, singer & songwriter based in London, making dark experimental pop and performing under the name HEZEN. Aside from her solo artist career she's been commissioned on various commercial projects for Prada, Yamaha & Technogym as well as art projects, short films and alternative circus productions.
Jasper Jeurissen - accusonus
Jasper Jeurissen is a singer/songwriter and producer from Brussels. A fan of classic rock, soul and hip hop at the age of 20, he's already performed many gigs and released nearly 2 albums.
He's now based in London and working at Soup studios.
Vincent Cantelaube - u-he
Vincent Cantelaube is a sound designer and music producer based in London, currently studying audio production at SAE. Producing on software instruments as well as hardware, he mostly worked for the fashion industry, with projects going from fashion videos sound to productions for London's fashion week catwalks. He release is first EP : "Migrations" under the alias CIV in May 2019.
Dax Liniere - FabFilter
Dax Liniere is a London-based record producer and mixer. Twice awarded Producer Of The Year, Dax has run Puzzle Factory Sound Studios for over 18 years. He created the MixDirection mixing masterclass, has presented several Pro Tools Expert videos on mixing and is a contributor to AudioTechnology Magazine.
RENATO IAROSSI - SYNCHRO ARTS
Renato Iarossi is the Customer Support Specialist for Synchro Arts. A Music Industry veteran with over 20 years of experience and a true passion for Music, Music Production and Customer Support, he will welcome questions on Synchro Arts products and their integration in a variety of DAWs.
Helienne Lindvall - Keynote Moderator
Award-winning professional songwriter, musician and columnist, she’s chair of the Songwriter Committee & Board Director, Ivors Academy of Music Creators and Chairs the Ivor Novello Awards and writes columns for The Guardian.
Steve Lawson - Blue Cat Audio
Steve Lawson is a solo artist, mastering engineer, magazine columnist and academic. He lectures in music technology, performance and production, tours globally, and has released over 50 solo and collaborative albums over the last 20 years, which have received extensive radio airplay and coverage in the UK national press.
Vivian Robins – Serato
Vivian Robins ( DJ V ) is a Drum & Bass DJ & Music Producer, Sound Engineer, Sound Designer, Film Composer, and Foley artist. He also runs a digital record label with the Lifefm.tv collective called “Life For Music”. He is currently in his last year studying an Audio Production Degree at SAE London and has experience of teaching Music Production and DJing in collages and youth centres. He loves to create his own original bass sounds that cant be done twice via distortions, effects and modulations. He feels most at home when in the studio, behind the mixing desk.
Rich Morson – iZotope
Rich Morson is iZotope’s Sales & Product Specialist for the UK, Nordics and Russia. With a 15 year career that spans Engineering, Product Specialist and Product Management roles in the professional Music, Post and Broadcast Industries. Rich will be on hand to talk all things iZotope, from our Creative Products through to Mixing, Mastering and Repair.
Nikolay Georgiev – Acon Digital
Nikolay Georgiev is a London based engineer, producer, plug-in developer and an experienced lecturer in Sound Engineering and Music Production. In 2015 he was the national chairman of the UK section of the Audio Engineering Society. As an engineer, Nik is known as someone with a great deal of recording experience on-location and in spaces with unusual acoustics. He is also the developer for plug-ins such as Acustica Audio's Lime and Navy, the bigger part of Cream and some of the modules in Pink.
Bulent Biyikoglu – KV331
With the success of SynthMaster, Bülent officially founded KV331 Audio in 2012. Since then, the KV331 Audio team developed SynthMaster 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, SynthMaster Player and SynthMaster One softwares for Windows, MacOS and iOS platforms. The team is currently working towards SynthMaster 3.0, which is expected to be released at the end of 2019.
Bryan Borcherds – Arturia
Bryan Borcherds is a producer, engineer, and product demonstrator for Arturia. He likes everything from quiet electronic music to loud guitar based songs. He's based in London, UK, and can often be seen in studios across the world.
Jonny Amos – Song Reviewer
Jonny Amos is a world travelled songwriter with numerous cuts in Europe (UK X Factor winner Shayne Ward, Hattie Keane, Miss D(#1 in Portugal for 6 weeks) Honik, Jackie Paladino, Robin, Maria Lawson, Georgia Burgess, Shizuka). He has numerous SYNC placements (Sky One, MTV, Hollywood Wives, Celebrity Drag Racing, Hollyoaks).
Currently, he is the creative Director of The SongLab.
Dom Sigalas - Steinberg
Dom Sigalas is a London based film composer, music producer, sound designer and musicologist. Dom has composed and produced music for films, television and radio commercials, documentaries (Animal Planet), musicals, corporate video, video games, websites and hundreds of tracks of library music. His credits include National Geographic, Studiocanal and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
Andrew Sappleton - Steinberg
Sappo is a Drum and Bass DJ/Producer and mastering engineer, and former BBC 1Xtra and Radio 1 presenter. He has released many classic Drum and Bass/Jungle tracks over his 25-year career and now mixes and masters for some of the biggest labels and artists on vinyl and digital in the hip-hop, bass music and drum and bass world.
Anthony Goldsbrough - Song Reviewer
Also known as Mr Goldsbrough, the writer/producer has recently been working with Grammy-winner Lady V, Jalen N'Gonda, Bleu, Tom Olbrich (BMG), Tom Martin (Universal), Sonny (Platoon), Nashville artist Jeffrey James, Paul Whalley (Notting Hill Music), Jamie Grey, German producer Dhali (Warner Chappell) as well as regularly writing with ex-Holloways Alfie Jackson (Reservoir/Reverb) and MADM artist Georgie Keller.
Wolfgang Wanko - Best Service
Started as ambient music producer before he started working for Music Shop / Best Service 1995 in Munich. Witnessed the birth of the first native real time EQ and gigabyte samplers. Supported musicians all over the world as technical guru and now dedicates his wisdom and power to Best Service and its customers.
Stefan Lindlahr - Celemony
As a Melodyne product specialist, Stefan is part of the Celemony development team, contributing his many years of studio experience as well as his ideas to the design of the product. His workshops and videos therefore offer you a unique opportunity to be introduced by one of its makers to the subtleties of Melodyne but with the emphasis on day-to-day practical applications.
Lee Boylan - PreSonus
Lee Boylan works as the sole Product specialist for PreSonus in EMEA covering all categories including hardware and software products. Lee is a Musician and engineer/Producer from Dublin, Ireland. He had a number one album in Ireland with his band Fight Like Apes and has played in a wide variety of other bands, including drumming with John Illsley (ex-Dire Straits). Boylan also holds a Masters Degree in Music and Media Technology from Trinity College Dublin.
Paul Kaufman - IK Multimedia
Join Mr.IK UK, Paul Kaufman, our local walking encyclopedia of IK products for an insight into our new iLoud MTM monitor speakers and a sneak preview of some upcoming delights!
