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Digico SD-Series Training - Dundee
2020-02-18 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
Apex Acoustics is hosting a FREE event that will give you an overview of the SD Series digital mixing consoles and most importantly, provide you with the basic information and skills required to setup and operate your console of choice.
The day will run from 10am until 4pm and all required materials, as well as lunch and refreshments, will be provided for you.
Itinerary for the day:
• Hands-on training on SD Series consoles.
• Practical application.
• Questions and answers with DiGiCo’s Tom Williams
Location:
Gardyne Campus
Gardyne Rd
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NY
Places are limited as to provide the best service possibl e, so book today! We kindly request that you inform DiGiCo or Apex Acoustics if you will not be able to make the training session once confirmed onto the course.
REGISTER HERE

Adamson Advanced Certification (2 Day) - Paris, France
2020-02-18 - 2020-02-19
Adamson will be holding a 2 Day Advanced Certification course in partnership with DV2 in Paris, France February 18th & 19th.
Advanced Certification is designed to expand the knowledge needed to properly design, deploy and control large and/or complex Adamson loudspeaker system, focusing on in-depth Blueprint AV™ techniques as well as streamlined work flow for E-Series and S-Series systems.
Over 2 days, attendees will have the opportunity to expand on their existing knowledge and experience to deploy an Adamson System and gain a deeper understanding of the technology that provides the backbone for these systems.
Topics covered will include:

Product overview
Venue measurement
System design
System preparation
System deployment
Tuning and alignment

Attendees interested in taking this course must have completed Applied Certification as a pre-requisite.
Start Time: 18 February 2020
End Time: 19 February 2021
Paris, France
Get a head start with the pre-training material including the Education Series Videos, User Handbooks and sign up for a copy of Blueprint AV™
For more information and to sign up contact education.emea@adamsonsystems.com

Digico SD-Series Training - Redditch
2020-02-13 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
SSE is hosting a FREE event that will give you an overview of the SD Series digital mixing consoles and most importantly, provide you with the basic information and skills required to set up and operate your console of choice.
The day will run from 10am until 4pm and all required materials, as well as lunch and refreshments, will be provided for you. Itinerary for the day:
• Hands-on training on SD Series consoles
• Practical application
• Questions and answers with DiGiCo’s Tom Williams
• Opportunity to use and explore the coveted IEM mixing solution – Klang.
Location:
Burnt Meadow House
North Moons Moat
Redditch
B98 9PA
Places are limited as to provide the best service possible, so book today! We kindly request that you inform DiGiCo or SSE Redditch if you will not be able to make the training session once confirmed onto the course.
REGISTER HERE

Colorado SoundGirls Monthly Social
2020-02-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2020-01-12 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Carbon Cafe & Bar, 1553 Platte St., Denver, CO, 11249, United States
Second Sunday of Every Month-
Come join us for our new regular meetup! Let’s all grab a drink and a donut and talk audio! Catch up with fellow SoundGirls, meet new folks and geek out on all things sound! Carbon is a great lounge with coffee, tea, cocktails and food (and donuts next door at Habit). This space is for all ages and SoundGirls is inclusive, welcoming all humans.

Digico S-series Training - Bristol
2020-02-07 10:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
Following on from the success of previous courses, Stage Electrics are welcoming DiGiCo back to their headquarters in Bristol.
About this Event
This hands-on course gives delegates an overview of the S series consoles and provides them with the knowledge they need to set up and operate the console at a basic to Advanced level.
Consisting of specialist training, practical application and a Q & A session, these one-day courses are run by a DiGiCo product specialist, whose knowledge of the consoles is second to none. All course materials will be supplied along with a buffet lunch and refreshments.
Date And Time
Fri, 7th February 2020
10:00 – 14:00 GMT
Location
Stage Electrics
Encore House, Unit 3, Britannia Road
Patchway, Trading Estate
Bristol
BS34 5TA
REGISTER HERE

Women's Day with SoundGirls and Omni Sound Project - Austin
2020-02-07 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
SoundGirls Austin is partnering with Omni Sound Project to host an International Women’s Day event on March 8 in South Austin, TX. Come hang out and get to know our friends in Omni!
Come join the members of SoundGirls and the Omni Sound Project as we celebrate the accomplishments of women in music + audio. Learn more about the educational opportunities of each organization and mix with female-identifying folks in the industry.
Events like these help us form the connections and inspiration needed to provide women with the opportunities and education to succeed in their chosen field. We hope to see you there!
Sunday, March 8th
5 to 7 pm
St. Elmo Brewing Company
440 E Saint Elmo Rd,
Austin, Texas 78745
Facebook Event HERE

S-Series Training - Glasgow
2020-02-05
ADLIB, is hosting a FREE event that will give you a full demonstration on the DiGiCo S21 and S31 digital mixing consoles and most importantly, provide you with the basic information and skills required to set up and operate your S-Series desk. Opportunities to use and explore the coveted IEM mixing solution – Klang – will be present throughout the day. Please feel free to bring your favourite set of IEMs.
There will be two training sessions during the day. They are the same session, with a morning or afternoon option available. We kindly request that you inform DiGiCo or ADLIB if you will not be able to make the training session, once confirmed onto the course.
This form is for the morning session, which starts at 10:00 and finishes at 12:30.
Click HERE
This form is for the afternoon session, which starts at 13:30 and finishes at 16:00.
Click HERE
Location:
Unit 15 Airlink Industrial Estate
Inchinnan Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 2RS

Portland SoundGirls Social
2020-02-04 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | McMenamins Barley Mill Pub, 1629 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Please Join our Portland SoundGirls Chapter for networking and brainstorming. We look forward to meeting you.

Adamson Applied Certification (2 Day) - Paris, France
2020-02-04 - 2020-02-05
Adamson will be holding the 2 Day Applied Certification program in Paris, France. February 3rd & 4th hosted by our certified training partners DV2.
Applied Certification is designed to instill the basic framework needed to properly design, deploy and control an Adamson loudspeaker system with a focus on Blueprint AV™ E-Series and S-Series.
Over 2 days, attendees will have the opportunity to learn fundamental skills, as well as tips and tricks to deploy an Adamson System and gain an understanding on the technology that provides the backbone for these systems.
Topics covered will include:

Product overview
Venue measurement
System design
System preparation
System deployment
Tuning and alignment

Start Time: 04 February 2020
End Time: 05 February 2020
Paris, France
Get a head start with the pre-training material including the Education Series Videos, User Handbooks and sign up for a copy of Blueprint AV™
For more information and to sign up contact education.emea@adamsonsystems.com

Adamson Applied Certification (2 Day) - South Korea
2020-02-03 - 2020-02-04
Adamson will be holding the 2 Day Applied Certification (E-series) program in South Korea, February 3rd & 4th hosted by Tristar Audio Inc.
Applied Certification is designed to instill the basic framework needed to properly design, deploy and control an Adamson loudspeaker system with a focus on Blueprint AV™ E-Series and S-Series.
Over 2 days, attendees will have the opportunity to learn fundamental skills, as well as tips and tricks to deploy an Adamson System and gain an understanding on the technology that provides the backbone for these systems.
Topics covered will include:

Product overview
Venue measurement
System design
System preparation
System deployment
Tuning and alignment

Start Time: 03 February 2020
End Time: 04 February 2020
Tristar Audio Inc.
For more information and to sign up contact education.emea@adamsonsystems.com
Get a head start with the pre-training material including the Education Series Videos, User Handbooks and sign up for a copy of Blueprint AV™

Object-based mixing with L-ISA and special guest Davey Williamson
2020-01-29 18:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | L-ISA, 67 Southwood Lane, London, England, N6 5EG, United Kingdom
Object-based mixing with L-ISA and special guest Davey Williamson: meet-up and tech talk in our showroom in Highgate
L-ISA Labs invites you to attend our meet-up for engineers interested in exchanging about object-based mixing. Whether you’re experienced in implementing immersive technologies or just curious to discover how object-based mixing can improve the audience experience and give greater creative control and freedom over show delivery, we welcome you to be part of the conversation about the future of sound.
6:30 pm – Doors
7:00 pm – Discussion with Sherif el Barbari, Director of L-ISA Labs, and sound designer, mixing engineer and immersive audio artist Davey Williamson
8.00 pm – Short playback demo in the Blu 23.1 standard
More info and registration HERE

Business Basics for the Entertainment Industry
2020-01-28 16:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | 4Wall Lighting, 5435 W. San Fernando Rd., Los Angeles, CA, 90039, United States
Join SoundGirls at 4 Wall Lighting for a workshop on Business Basics for the Entertainment Industry.

Tuesday, January 28th
4:00 to 7:00 PM
4Wall Lighting
5435 W. San Fernando Rd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Light refreshments provided
Free but you must
Register Here

Topics that will be covered are

Resume writing
Cleaning up your social media
Networking tools
Starting your own business
What it means to be an independent contractor. We will cover new laws and long term planning like retirement
Business 101-Budgeting, taxes, income statement, accounting software, contracts on the cheap,
Negotiations, how to say yes/no and stand up for yourself
We will be answering your questions as well.

Schedule

4:00 to 6:00 PM: Workshop
6:00 to 6:30 PM: Q&A
6:30 to 7:00 PM: Networking

Master Class de Mezcla en Vivo con Luis Roman Esparza
2020-01-28

Adamson Applied Certification - Netherlands
2020-01-27 - 2020-01-28
Adamson will be holding the 2 Day Applied Certification program in the Netherlands. February 27th & 28th.
Applied Certification is designed to instill the basic framework needed to properly design, deploy and control an Adamson loudspeaker system with a focus on Blueprint AV™ E-Series and S-Series.
Over 2 days, attendees will have the opportunity to learn fundamental skills, as well as tips and tricks to deploy an Adamson System and gain an understanding on the technology that provides the backbone for these systems.
Topics covered will include:

Product overview
Venue measurement
System design
System preparation
System deployment
Tuning and alignment

Start Time: 27 February 2020
End Time: 28 February 2020
Netherlands
Get a head start with the pre-training material including the Education Series Videos, User Handbooks and sign up for a copy of Blueprint AV™
For more information and to sign up contact education.emea@adamsonsystems.com

SoundGirls NAMM Sunday Breakfast
2020-01-19 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Anaheim Hilton Hotel
More details and registration HERE
SoundGirls NAMM Sunday Breakfast

SoundGirls NAMM Dinner
2020-01-18 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Fifth Rooftop Restaraunt and Bar, Grand Legacy At The Park 1650 S Harbor Blvd., Anaheim, CA, 92802
We would like to invite SoundGirls to join us for dinner on Saturday, Jan. 18th for drinks and dinner!
The Fifth Rooftop Restaurant and Bar
Grand Legacy At The Park
1650 S Harbor Blvd.
Anaheim, Ca 92802
Menu
7:00 pm to ?????
RSVP Here

QSC SoundGirls Tour at NAMM
2020-01-17 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Anaheim Convention Center, 800 W Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA, 92802, United States
Please join SoundGirls at the QSC Booth at NAMM for a tour of the latest QSC Products and best of all meet other SoundGirls.

SoundGirls Mentoring at AES@NAMM
2020-01-16
Location, times and registration info for the different sessions available HERE
SoundGirls Mentoring at AES@NAMM

Netherlands SoundGirls Chapter New Years Get Together
2020-01-13 20:00 - 23:30 (Europe/Paris)
Come join us for drinks and to meet your fellow Dutch SoundGirls, at this informal event to celebrate and share stories of the past year and share hopes and plans for the New Year. Hope to see you there!!

Café Het Gegeven Paard
Vredenburgkade 11, 3511 WC Utrecht, Netherlands

SoundGirls FOH Tuning Workshop @ Rat Sound Systems (Los Angeles)
2020-01-11 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rat Sound Systems, 486 Constitution Ave, Camarillo, CA, 93012, United States
This workshop covers various Front of House system design and scenarios. Topics include designing the PA, software prediction, coverage over SPL, time alignment, sub-woofer configurations, and coverage gaps. This is an intermediate course and will help professionals to hone their skills.

January 11, 2020
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Rat Sound Systems
486 Constitution Ave.
Camarillo, CA 93012
$50
Instructor Ivan Ortiz

Register Here

Designing your PA

How much PA
Venue Limitations
Budget constraints

Using Prediction Software accurately

Soundvision (L-Acoustics)
Other manufacturers (d&b, EAW, etc.)

Coverage over SPL

What is your ultimate goal?
PA Zones
How to group your PA to target specific areas

Time Alignment

Using Smaart as tool
Tuning Techniques
Pink, Song, Voice

Subwoofer configurations

Cardioid, Standard, Block

Filling the gaps of coverage

Speaker placement

About Ivan Ortiz
Ivan Ortiz is an audio veteran, with over 18 years of experience in professional audio – gaining his education working for a small sound company that specialized in Latin acts while attending Full Sail. After he graduated he headed to the west coast – taking an internship at Rat Sound Systems and his “can do attitude” led to weekend work with several Los Angeles based sound companies. Ivan would go on to tour as a system tech for Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Pepe Aguilar and toured for several years as a monitor engineer for My Chemical Romance, Gavin DeGraw, and multiple fill in gigs for other bands as FOH or MON Engineer.
Ivan would go on to work for LD Systems in Houston Texas working the Houston Rodeo as Monitors Engineer for the event for five consecutive years. While working for LD Systems Ivan also had the opportunity to work on national televised events as the A1 for NCAA Final Four, NCAA Sweet Sixteen, Houston’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, before returning to Rat as shop manager and all around Tech Master. Ivan is now the Technical Resources Manager at Rat Sound Systems.

Alberta SoundGirls Winter Social
2019-12-29 10:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Roasterie Kensington, 314 10th St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1V8, Canada
Holiday Meetup
Join us to share Holiday Cheer
Date of Event: Sunday, December 29
Time: 10am
The Roasterie Kensington, 314 -10th Street NW, Calgary

Houston SoundGirls Holiday Potluck
2019-12-20 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Alyson’s House, 3735 Brock St., Houston, TX, 77023, United States
Join us for a holiday potluck. We look forward to seeing everyone.
Please bring a dish, beverage or dessert to share!

Atlanta SoundGirls Chapter Launch
2019-12-17 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Tabernacle, 52 Luckie St NW,, Atlanta, GA, 30303, United States
Join us to network and meet other SoundGirls in the Atlanta Area. We look forward to meeting you!

Los Angeles SoundGirls Holiday Party
2019-12-15 14:00 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | La Pain Quotidien, 113 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90004, United States
Holiday meet up and white elephant exchange.
More details, menu, and RSVP HERE
Los Angeles SoundGirls Holiday Party

New York SoundGirls Winter Mixer
2019-12-13 12:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | SAE Institute, 218 W 18th Street 4th Floor, New York, NY, 10001, United States

SoundGirls Los Angeles – Live Sound Workshop
2019-12-10 09:00 - 2019-12-11 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Schubert Systems, 7325 Hinds Ave, North Hollywodd, CA, 91605, United States
Here’s your chance to gain knowledge in live sound in a professional environment
In this class, you will learn:

The basic components of a live sound venue
Gain an understanding of the signal flow of live sound, from source to speakers
Understand the role and duties of a live sound engineer
Practice sound check and mixing for a concert
Practice working with signal processors (compressors, gates, effects)
Have access to program various digital consoles (Availability depends on inventory SD10, SD12, SD9, Profiles, SC48, M32, X32

Instructors
FOH Instructor – Amanda Davis: L.A.- based FOH engineer for Janelle Monáe, Tegan & Sara, and Ella Mai
Monitors & Production Instructor – Whitney Olpin: Monitor Engineer for Melody Gardot, Lauryn Hill, Fitz, and The Tantrums, Sublime with Rome, Marian Hill, X-Ambassadors, and Walk the Moon.

System & Stage Patch Instructors – Emily Pearce and McKenzee Morley: Both Emily and McKenzee work for Schubert Systems
Backline Tech: TBA
Karrie Keyes – Monitor Engineer for Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder and Executive Director for SoundGirls will be on hand as well

Registration

December 10th & 11th
Schubert Systems
7325 Hinds Ave
North Hollywood, CA 91605
9 am to 5 pm
Space is Limited
Lunch $10 per day

Register Here

Schedule
Day One

9 am – Intro to System Set Up
10 am – Set up Sound System
11 am – Set up FOH
Noon to 1 pm Lunch
1 pm – FOH Tuning
2 pm – Stage Plots, Input Lists
3 pm – Set up Stage & Monitors
4 pm – Line Check & EQ Monitors

Day Two

9 am – What’s in your Gig Bag
10 am – Load in and Set Up Band
11 am- SoundCheck Band
Noon to 1 pm Lunch
Hands On – Mixing FOH and Monitors
Hands On Digital Consoles

Colorado SoundGirls Social
2019-12-08 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Carbon Cafe & Bar, 1553 Platte St., Denver, CO, 11249, United States

Melbourne SoundGirls Holiday Drinks
2019-12-08 14:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Workshop, Level 1, 413 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, United States
A chance for SoundGirls to meet up, say hi, debrief and connect. It would be great to see you at this very cool rooftop bar in the CBD. What else do you do on a Sunday afternoon?

SoundGirls Electricity and Stage Patch @ Rat Sound Systems (Los Angeles)
2019-12-07 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rat Sound Systems, 486 Constitution Ave, Camarillo, CA, 93012, United States
Learn the basics of Electricity and Stage Patch, and Putting together a Gig Bag.
Electricity

This workshop will cover the Basics of Electricity. What you need to know on the gig – Not a bunch of theory, but what we need to know for gigs. There are two basic aspects of working with electricity. One is to move enough electrical power from point A to point B to adequately energize the equipment that requires it. The other is to do it safely. Sometimes, these two factors will be in conflict with each other, usually because of budgetary restraints Large wire and cables are needed to move a lot of power, and they are expensive to purchase and install properly, but small, cheap gangs of “extension cords” may seem to get the job done, until a plug or receptacle burns out, or a cable catches on fire. And therein lies the potentiality for serious problems.

Stage Patch

Stage Patch is the most important job on a gig. You will learn how to properly wire a stage, learn how to make input lists, festival patches, and best steps to becoming a patch master.

Gig Bag

What’s in your Gig Bag: Learn what tools you should have in your gig bag.

December 7, 2019
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Rat Sound Systems
486 Constitution Ave.
Camarillo, CA 93012
$50
Instructor Ivan Ortiz

Register Here

Taught by Ivan Ortiz
Ivan Ortiz is an audio veteran, with over 18 years of experience in professional audio – gaining his education working for a small sound company that specialized in Latin acts while attending Full Sail. After he graduated he headed to the west coast – taking an internship at Rat Sound Systems and his “can do attitude” led to weekend work with several Los Angeles based sound companies. Ivan would go on to tour as a system tech for Blink 182, Jimmy Eat World, Pepe Aguilar and toured for several years as a monitor engineer for My Chemical Romance, Gavin DeGraw, and multiple fill in gigs for other bands as FOH or MON Engineer.
Ivan would go on to work for LD Systems in Houston Texas working the Houston Rodeo as Monitors Engineer for the event for five consecutive years. While working for LD Systems Ivan also had the opportunity to work on national televised events as the A1 for NCAA Final Four, NCAA Sweet Sixteen, Houston’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, before returning to Rat as shop manager and all around Tech Master. Ivan is now the Technical Resources Manager at Rat Sound Systems.
