The Art of Record Production Conference 2019
In C: Creation, Connectivity, Collaboration, and Controllers
• Hosted by Berklee College of Music, Boston, May 17–19, 2019
• DEADLINE for abstracts: September 28, 2018, 12:00 a.m., EDT
• Notification by October 29, 2018
Our title for the 14th Art of Record Production Conference is inspired
by Terry Riley's seminal, minimalist work "In C" (1964). When asked
how he would describe the relationship between his drive to push
technology to its limits in the 1960s and the musical possibilities
that resulted, Riley replied that it was all driven by "the 'What if?'
principles." This conference seeks to bring together scholars,
artists, and innovators applying "What if?" principles to practice and
research. Our "C" themes—creation, connectivity, collaboration, and
controllers—all represent areas of movement in contemporary record
production, and we invite participants to interpret them creatively as
they relate to active research projects and creative work. Consider
the following questions about each thematic component.
Creation
How do we define creativity in record production? What is the object
that we create, and who contributes to it? How has music technology
affected what it means to be a creative producer? Who are the creators
that have influenced our field and how can we understand and interpret
their contributions?
Connectivity
Nielsen's Law states that users' internet bandwidth grows by 50
percent per year. How has this phenomenon affected the art of record
production? What musical and sonic innovations are afforded by
ever-increasing connectivity? How has the rise of the project/DIY
studio afforded connections between creators? What creative or
academic projects are ARP participants working on that investigate
music and connectivity?
Collaboration
Record production began as a collaborative art, and for many
producers, collaboration remains a vital part of the creative toolbox.
Technologies have changed over time, but creative collaboration in
music production is fundamentally a human negotiation—a synthesis of
ideas and processes to arrive at a single outcome. We invite papers
from colleagues who are engaged in musical or academic collaboration.
Controllers
The MIDI protocol was developed in 1983 and almost immediately spawned
a plethora of hardware controllers. Since that time, controllers and
control surfaces have evolved in design, precision, and
responsiveness, allowing for production environment where almost
anything can be a controller. In 2009, Thor Magnusson described all
musical instruments as "cognitive extensions"—and digital instruments
as carriers of "symbolic instructions written for the meta-machine,
the computer." In a sense, perhaps all musical tools—instruments,
hardware, and software—are controllers. We invite papers relating to
the broad theme of control in music production.
Conference Fees
• Full registration fee: $350
• Full-time student registration fee: $150
Registration Information
• Conference booking opens in September 2018 via this website.
• An early-bird discount of $50 applies to all registrations
received by December 31, 2018.
• Registration closes on March 31, 2019.
• All presenters must be members of the Association for the
Study of the Art of Record Production (ASARP) (renew/how to join:
http://artofrecordproduction.com).
Organizing Committee
• Joe Bennett: Chair of the 14th Art of Record Production Conference
• Tracy Gibb: Assistant Director for Conference Services and
Special Events at Berklee
• Katia Isakoff: Chair of the 14th Art of Record Production Conference
• Shara Rambarran: Chair of the 14th Art of Record Production Conference
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Submit your abstract at: www.berklee.edu/ARP19/call-papers
• Deadline: September 28, 2018
• Notification of acceptance by October 29, 2018
• All papers are 30 minutes total (typically, 20-minute paper;
five-minute Q&A; five-minute changeover).
• Abstracts should be 300 words, maximum.
• Only one abstract submission per individual is permitted.
• For enquiries and more information please visit:
https://www.berklee.edu/ARP19
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Dr. Shara Rambarran BA (Hons) PGCE FHEA
Musicologist | Educator | Music Consultant | Author
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