The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association Announces Its Fifth Annual Meeting, Online and Open

	Abe Jacob, Brad Ward, Carin Ford, Cricket Myers, G Clausen, Jeanne Wu, Jessica Paz, Joanna L Staub, Jonathan Deans, Kai Harada, Marc Doty, Michal Pukala, Nevin Steinberg, Oliver P Weder, Polyana Frangetto, Twi McCallum, Scott Lehrer, Sadah E Proctor

The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA) announces its fifth annual membership meeting, with free events being held online for both members as well as the general public. On June 22 - 27, the TSDCA will hold six days of public panels and discussions regarding sound design and composition in theatre.

The fifth Annual Meeting of TSDCA is its most ambitious undertaking yet, as the association expand its annual programming to a full week-long event, exploring many topics that are currently at the forefront of the theatre sound community. Guest speakers will include Carin Ford, Polyanna Frangetto, Homay Schmitz, G. Clausen, Nevin Steinberg, Twi McCallum, Scott Lehrer, Jessica Paz, Oliver Patrice Weder, Michal Pukala, Kai Harada, Marc Doty, Jonathan Deans, and many others. The week will also feature a sneak preview of the return of the famed Broadway Sound Master Classes, presented by Questex's Live Design Magazine, which will be introduced by Abe Jacob.

All events are free and open to the public. To register for any event, please visit: tsdca.org/annual-meeting-2020.

The schedule of events for the fifth annual TSDCA membership meeting is as follows (all panels are 90 minutes in length and all times in EDT):

Monday, June 22:

12:00pm -- Session #1 - "Procedural Sound" -- Michal Pukala of Krotos will lead attendees through a look at what procedural sound is, and how to use different software tools to create it.

5:00pm -- Session #2 -- "A More Equitable Future for Sound Design" -- G Clausen leads a discussion on the next steps for inclusion in the theatre sound design community with special guests Sadah Espii Proctor, and Twi McCallum.

Tuesday, June 23:

12:00pm -- Session #3 -- "Virtual Instruments with Spitfire Audio" -- Oliver Patrice Weder of Spitfire Audio digs deep into best practices when creating orchestrations with virtual instruments, and show his tips and tricks on creating more realistic-sounding musical performances.

5:00pm -- Session #4 -- "Building A Sound Team For Musicals"-- Nevin Steinberg and Jessica Paz discuss what they look for in team members when they design musicals for Broadway and regional theatres. This panel is a special sneak preview presentation of the return of the Broadway Sound Master Classes, presented by Questex's Live Design Magazine, and introduced by Abe Jacob.

Wednesday, June 24:

5:00pm -- Session #5 -- "Exploring the Relationship between Sound Designers, Acousticians, AV Consultants, and Installers" -- Jonathan Deans, Polyana Frangetto, Kai Harada, Brad Ward, and Jeanne Wu hold a discussion on room and system design for new construction, renovations, and themed entertainment.

Thursday, June 25:

5:00pm -- Session #6 -- "A Conversation with Carin Ford" -- An A-List Broadway mixer discusses her career, collaborating with designers, and her work as a founding member of the new organization Black Theatres United, moderated by Joanna Lynne Staub.

Friday, June 26:

5:00pm -- Session #7 -- "Introduction To Synthesis" -- Marc Doty, host of the popular YouTube channel Automatic Gainsay, leads us through a look at synthesis and how to create new sounds through filters, oscillators, and more.

Saturday, June 27:

2:00pm -- Session #8 -- "Foldback" -- Jessica Paz, Scott Lehrer, and Cricket Myers lead a panel of top designers finally tackling one of the most controversial questions in sound design: am I putting the performers' vocals in the monitors, and if so, exactly how am I doing it?

TSDCA is a professional membership organization of sound designers and composers for the performing arts working in the United States. Corporate members and sponsors include: Meyer Sound, d&b audiotechnik, Shure Inc., DPA Microphones, Figure53, L'Acoustics, Lectrosonics, Lighting&Sound America Magazine, Masque Sound, On the Road Marketing, Point Source Audio, Five OHM, and TiMax.

Please visit the URL below for more information on TSDCA and its initiatives.