SPARS Sessions

SPARS posts “A Talk with Joe Chicarelli” Slideshow

By Kirk Imamura, on February 20, 2012

The audio from the talk with Joe Chicarelli at NAMM 2012 Studio Summit held on January 21, 2012 is available as a three-part slideshow. Joe was interviewed for an hour by Tom Kenny, editor of Mix Magazine covering topics from … Continue reading →

SPARS announces regional Studio Summit for North Carolina area | Save the date

By Paul Christensen, on February 12, 2012

SPARS will be presenting a regional SPARS Studio Summit in Asheville, NC on March 30 – 31, 2012 at Echo Mountain Recording. Participants will include students from the Music Technology and Recording programs at Appalachian State University, University of North … Continue reading →

Goo Goo Doll’s John Rzeznik and award-winning Producer/Engineer Joe Chicarelli headline successful SPARS Studio Summit at NAMM

By Paul Christensen, on January 26, 2012

For the third year in a row, SPARS was an active participant in the H.O.T Zone at NAMM. The 33 year old recording association brought in artists, producers and engineers to share their expertise and experiences in recording successful projects. … Continue reading →

John Rzeznik and Russ Berger to deliver Keynote address at SPARS Studio Summit

By Paul Christensen, on January 11, 2012

John Rzeznik, lead guitarist, vocalist, frontman, and primary songwriter of the Goo Goo Dolls and Russ Berger, President of  the award winning Russ Berger Design Group, have been tapped to deliver the Keynote address at this year’s SPARS Studio Summit … Continue reading →

SPARS announces NAMM H.O.T. Zone Studio Summit

By Paul Christensen, on December 13, 2011

As part of its ongoing commitment to NAMM and the H.O.T. Zone and for the third consecutive year, SPARS will be presenting a SPARS Studio Summit in Anaheim on Saturday,  January 21, 2011. The group of SPARS Sessions will consist … Continue reading →

SPARS and Institute of Audio Research (IAR) hold successful Melodyne Seminar

By Paul Christensen, on November 23, 2011

SPARS and the Institute of Audio Research, NY (IAR) hosted a SPARS Session last Monday, November 14th at the New York IAR campus to demonstrate the creative uses of Celemony’s Melodyne software. The packed house of some 90 attendees listened … Continue reading →

SPARS member Institute of Audio Reseach, NY and SPARS announce Melodyne seminar on November 14th

By Paul Christensen, on November 4, 2011

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Melodyne But Were Afraid to Ask A Melodyne training session will be held on Monday, November 14, 2011 at Institute of Audio Research (64 University Place, New York City) in Room 21, 2nd … Continue reading →

SPARS presents successful SPARS Talk session at AES Convention in NY

By Paul Christensen, on October 28, 2011

SPARS recently initiated a new series of SPARS Sessions at the 131st AES convention in NY. One of those sessions was SPARS Talk – Lessons from Savvy Owners and was warmly received by the attendees who had the opportunity to hear … Continue reading →

SPARS completes successful, one-of-a-kind Speed Counseling Session at AES in NY

By Paul Christensen, on October 27, 2011

SPARS recently initiated a new series of SPARS Sessions at the 131st AES convention in NY. One of those sessions was Speed Counseling with Experts – Mentoring Answers for Your Career and was warmly received by some 88 individual attendees … Continue reading →

Photos from 2011 NAMM SPARS Sessions

By Kirk Imamura, on January 22, 2011

The two SPARS Sessions held at NAMM 2011 had a great turnout. The varied panelists provided multiple perspectives on hot issues many musicians and recording professionals are concerned about. Here are photos taken from those sessions. Modern Production Tools & … Continue reading →