The first Sound Arts effect pedal workshop was amazing. Lots of fun and very productive. In two days we were able to make from scratch a 808 Tube Screamer replica, and if I do say so myself, sounds way better than the store bought version (more dynamic range in tone, plus two mods; one for saturation of low end, capacitor bypass and the second, for symmetrical or asymmetrical clipping). Matt Von Ohlen and Sarah Bernat built, painted, decaled, tested and rocked the pedals. From start to finish this was an amazing weekend. I’m looking forward to all of the up coming electronics workshops at Sound Arts.

808 Tube Screamer with modifications

soldering the pedals

Sarah mapping out the enclosure

Matt testing and tweaking his new pedal

Finished pedals Day two

Saturday, July 19, 2008
Ex’pression College for Digital Arts
Emeryville, CA

The National Association of Record Industry Professionals, will be hosting a panel about how to promote and make money from songs. This session will include live song critiques and a special breakout section on legal aspects of song collaborations, licensing and self-publishing. This is a great opportunity to get a crash course in the music business and develop the tools you’ll need to market your songs to labels, businesses, online vendors and individuals.

“NARIP’s July 19 program on this topic will take an in-depth look at the A&R process and provide insight into how to commercially exploit songs, perform many functions of a publisher, and secure and capitalize on licensing opportunities.”

Check it out!

July 31st through August 9th, 2008

We will be hosting a “recording boot-camp” where seasoned Sound Arts interns assisted by new students from youth outreach and media literacy programs, will record, mix and deliver songs produced by selected sponsored artists. The first three days will highlight recording setup and techniques, followed by a full week of music production and collaboration. Artists are invited to apply for this unique opportunity to record their songs and take part in a music compilation, totally for free!

Stereo Miking Techniques
Saturday, May 17th, 2008
10 am – 6 pm @ Sound Arts
Sound Arts welcomed a very unique Stereo Miking Techniques Class that covered capturing audio content in a Stereo Field for Music Production, Film Recording, and Sound Art Creation. Four Stereo Miking Techniques were thoroughly explored, and instructor, Ryan Kleeman is eager to run this class again really soon. Ryan’s audio knowledge and passion is seriously abundant and brings this class a great deal of insight and inspiration. Great responses from all the participants…looking forward to the next one!

Berkeley City College Studio Tour
Friday, May 16th, 2008
As apart of growing the network and expanding our partnerships, Sound Arts will be welcoming the Bekerley City College to tour the studio and learn more about the programs and resources witihin.

Sound Arts invites you to contribute to our new BLOG…Comment, Post, Link, Freakin GO NUTS!