Sound Arts Blog » Sound Design http://blog.soundarts.org News and Events for Sound Arts in San Francisco Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:05:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Copyright © Sound Arts Blog 2010 adam@soundarts.org (Sound Arts Blog) adam@soundarts.org (Sound Arts Blog) posts 1440 http://blog.soundarts.org/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg Sound Arts Blog » Sound Design http://blog.soundarts.org 144 144 News and Events for Sound Arts in San Francisco Sound Arts Blog Sound Arts Blog adam@soundarts.org no no The Long Way Out @ the Roxie, June 17th http://blog.soundarts.org/2009/06/the-long-way-out-the-roxie-june-17th/ http://blog.soundarts.org/2009/06/the-long-way-out-the-roxie-june-17th/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:15:37 +0000 jeanyaste http://blog.soundarts.org/?p=322
One of our projects is screening at the Roxie this month, the final mix was done at Sound Arts.
“The Long Way Out” has been chosen to screen at the 1st annual San Francisco United Film Festival this
coming June 12th-14th, 17th & 18th.  The film will be screening in
a block of shorts.  Also, after the film they’re
going to have a short Q&A with the creators about making the film.
FREE SHORT FILM BLOCK – “Discovery”
“The Long Way Out” Screening: June 17th, 2009 (Wed), 5:30 PM
3117 16th Street 
San Francisco, CA 94103
Free admission.

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Lead Instructor, Christopher Willits, is touring again. For those who don’t know, Willits is an acclaimed experimental musician, coining the term ‘folding’ in his approach to his guitar playing.  He travels all over the world to share his avant guard work with anyone and everyone. Upcoming dates on the East Coast:

Friday, Feb. 20 in Brooklyn @ Monkey Town

Saturday, Feb. 21 in NYC @ the Stone

Sunday, Feb. 22 in Baltimore @ Hexagon

For a complete list of Willits’ upcoming tour dates, check out www.christopherwillits.com/events.html

Willits was also asked to give a guest lecture at Stanford this month, to talk about the relationship between live performance, mic techniques, and how he designs software that creates a relationship between  sound and image. Way to go Willits!

Lead Producer, Ryan Kleeman, is currently co-designing the sound for Philistines, a theater production about the young generation and the older generation clashing through the chaos of a revolution in turn-of-the century Russia. Philistines runs the second week of Feb. through the last week of Feb. at Zeum Theater in Yerba Buena Gardens at 4th and Howard.


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Sound Arts is rolling out a distinct new set of class offerings for 2009. In the face of today’s economy, having more professional skills can only help you get ahead of the competition.  Our tailored courses, including sound design for film scores, audio post production, and DIY pedal building; are customized to maximize the students’ creative and professional prowess. We will teach you the skills, get you into a live studio to try them out, and then link you up with professional opportunities throughout the Bay Area. In addition to group workshops and private instruction, we also offer the brand new customized Sound Arts Certificate, where you can pick the curriculum and learn at your own pace. Once earned, this certificate will enable you to work within our professional and creative network, possibly even Sound Arts itself!

Please visit www.soundarts.org or www.soundarts.org/education to learn more about Sound Arts Education.

You can also Download the Spring 2009 Course Catalog or email eduation@soundarts.org for more info.

Upcoming January Group Workshops:

THE SCIENCE OF SOUND : Saturday Jan. 10, 2009
$225
8 hours – 1 day
10 am – 6 pm
This introductory course will lay the foundation of audio and music understanding.This course covers characteristics of waveforms, the frequency spectrum, equalization, control room mixing, equal-loudness contour curves, room characteristics, re-miking techniques, and tonal characteristics of instruments.
MICROPHONE TECHNIQUES: Sunday Jan. 11, 2009
$225
Instructor – Ryan Kleeman
8 hours – 1 day
10am-6pm
Understanding the science and art of microphones is critical in capturing pristine audio content for your projects. This class will thoroughly cover mic technology, proximity to sound sources, mic to pre-amp matching and stereo miking. Whether for music recording, sound design, sound-art, or on location film shooting, this course is essential for capturing amazing audio content.
SOUND DESIGN WORKSHOP: Saturday Jan. 24 & Sunday Jan. 25, 2009
$395
Instructor – Christopher Willits
16 hours – 2 days
10am-6pm
This comprehensive Sound Arts workshop will teach you how to create your own sound design using Pro Tools. Topics will include; recording Foley sound, spotting music to image, integrating proper mic selection, multitrack recording, and advanced editing and mixing. This workshop is a must for all sound design aficionados and film directors.
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BAVC Spot 1

BAVC Spot 2

BAVC plans to continue to host off-site Logic classes at Sound Arts along with a handful of other cool classes including a Sound Design Workshop on June 10th, 2008, with instructor and musician, Christopher Willits. To enroll in the next Logic class on July 28th – 30th, 2008, contact www.bavc.org

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