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The Analogue to Digital Music Expo is a unique music industry event for all musicians and music enthusiasts alike, organised by social enterprise Sound Gallery CIC and Sound Gallery Studios in Exeter.
Whether you are a professional musician, DJ, producer or an aspiring artist looking to kickstart your career, this event will give you the chance to experience cutting-edge music technology demos, music industry seminars and masterclasses delivered by high profile musicians, producers and product experts. this is a once a year chance to get the lowdown from experienced professionals!
Whether it’s about solving a software mystery, how best to mic your drums, acoustically treat your environment, or creating a whopping gert lush kick drum, then this one’s for you! It’s an absolute must if you’re a musician, DJ or Producer or you just want to catch great live performances, groove and network!
Music technology companies/exhibitors include Allen and Heath, Yamaha Music, Native Instruments, Time+ Space, dBs Music, Mansons Guitars, Steinberg, Ableton Live, AVID, Quested Monitors, Super Audio Mastering, Sontronics, Academy of Music and Sound, Focusrite/Novation, Bitwig, Nektar Technology and more. Keynote speakers include Richard Barbieri (Japan / Porcupine Tree), Ville Leppanen (Animal Farm), Nick Tarbitt (Integrity Records), Steve Cradock (Paul Weller/Ocean Colour Scene), Sally Cradock and ex-Seahorses drummer and singer-songwriter Andy Watts.
Speakers from previous year include John Leckie, Tony Butler, Gary Bromham, Paul Gray (The Damned), Hossam Ramzy, Howard Jones, Richard Barbieri, Lee Fletcher, Ted Fletcher, Paul White (Sound on Sound), Max Hodges, Andy Rocket, Rob Chapman, Eddie Veale, Emma Scott, Simon Heyworth, Roger O’Donnell (The Cure), Mykaell Riley, Gavin Monaghan, Ash Soan, Steve Knightley (Show of Hands) Mark Tucker, Martin Walker and more ...
The Analogue to Digital after-show gig will host artrock band GRICE who will close the show with a live performance playing tracks from the acclaimed album 'Propeller' as well as some bonus tracks from the forthcoming album 'Alexandrine'. The band incorporate in their performance Ableton Live, loops, soundscapes and electronica production elements accompanied by visualisations and short films.
Highlights featuring interviews, demos and masterclasses:
A2D Film Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/user/soundgallerystudios
http://www.sound-gallery.net/
Organisers
A2D is organised and hosted by Exeter-based social enterprise Sound Gallery CIC which runs a professional recording studio, rehearsal spaces and music technology programmes and provides volunteering, work experience and training opportunities for young people with special emphasis on those who are at risk of social exclusion and live in challenging circumstances.