Recording Connection mentor Sean Giovanni aka “Gio” and Roxanne Ricks, Artist Relations Manager & Event Specialist at Audio-Technica
The NAMM Show 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California was bigger and better than ever. Team Recording Connection (RRFC) was there to see the latest in gear, tech, and instrumentation, and to connect with our many friends and mentors. With more than five convention halls stocked full of anything and everything related to audio and music, we had oodles to geek out on and explore.
Probably the most notable difference in this year’s offerings versus that of earlier shows was the growth of new integrative technologies designed to improve workflow, drive greater efficiency, and in-short, make all our lives easier. Among them is Apogee’s HypeMiC, a USB condenser microphone with built-in analog compressor and Waves’ CLA MixHub Plugin. Demonstrated at NAMM by Chris Lord-Alge himself, the plugin enables users to mix up to 64 tracks from the same plugin window. Then there’s Arturia’s AudioFuse 8Pre. An ADAT preamp expander and audio interface in one, it features USB connectivity, speaker outputs, and an independent output for headphones.
Legendary producer/engineer and mentor Ryan Hewitt (blink-182, The Lumineers, Red Hot Chili Peppers) and F. Reid Shippen (Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney, Lucie Silvas) were just two of the Recording Connection mentors we encountered at NAMM. We also interviewed Nashville-based Recording Connection mentor Sean Giovanni aka “Gio” (Balcony TV, The Record Shop) just prior to him giving a talk at NAMM U. We shook hands with new Hip Hop and Live Music mentor Eric Boseman of Star City Studio Productions.
To all our mentors, students, and graduates who attended, drop us a line and tell us about your experiences at The NAMM Show 2019. We await your feedback!
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