The Sound Summit LA is set to take place immediately prior to the start of the forthcoming Los Angeles AES Convention, at The Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California. It will be hosted by DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics and Sound Devices, and is set to run from 3pm to 9pm on Wednesday, 8 October.

The programme includes short technology presentations from the manufacturers at 4pm and 7pm, with breakout sessions presented by location sound practitioners at 5pm and 8pm. Additionally, leaders from all three companies  – Eric Mayer, President of DPA Microphones, Karl Winkler, Director of Business Development for Lectrosonics and Jon Tatooles, co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer for Sound Devices – will be available during the event to discuss the best practices for using all three brands during a production.

Fernando Delgado and his team from Stickman Sound will also be in attendance, and will demonstrate their audio solutions for a variety of hit shows, including UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter (FX) and Top Chef (Bravo). In addition, ToneMesa CAS Daniel McCoy will be on hand to discuss his equipment and techniques on shows such as Shark Tank (CNBC), The Ellen DeGeneres Show (NBC), Tosh.O (Comedy Central) and Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge (Syfy).

‘By joining forces, we hope to bring together a large audience that wishes to meet and see our respective products, and to hear the latest and greatest from each of us,’ says Mayer. ‘This event will be a great opportunity for attendees to meet each other and talk about their experiences in the field using many of the solutions that we manufacture. Think of the Sound Summit as sort of a ‘Meet Up’ for users of DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics and Sound Devices products. I’m confident it will be fun for all.’

‘We’re excited about this event because it gives us a chance to get to know the community in a casual, sharing atmosphere,’ Winkler adds. ‘We anticipate this taking off rather well, leading, hopefully, to similar events in other large metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Atlanta and other cities along the way.’

Tatooles is equally enthusiastic about the upcoming seminar: ‘Events such as the Sound Summit are an excellent opportunity for companies, like ours, to meet with our customers, listen to their feedback, share experiences, and learn from them. We are pleased to be an integral part of this programme.’