Women Audio Mission’s conference series for women and gender-expansive individuals is back Friday, October 7 & Saturday, October 8, 2022, at one of the world’s most legendary recording studios and venues! Thank you to our partners, The Record Plant and CMNTY Culture, for making that possible!

Women’s Audio Mission’s conferences — WAMcon — feature top talent in the music and audio industries, including award-winning music producers, recording engineers, songwriters, sound designers, sound for picture professionals, live sound engineers, game audio professionals, radio journalists, podcasters, beat-makers, educators, and record executives involved in making the sounds you love the most!

*Masks will be required as we continue to protect the most vulnerable among attendees.

*Please bring your ID for check-in and registration

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8: WORKSHOPS – The Record Plant

*Please bring your ID for for check-in and registration

Address: 1032 N Sycamore Ave, Hollywood, CA 90038

Conducted by engineers who have produced and engineered for Cardi B, Olivia Rodrigo, HAIM, Kanye West, Anderson Paak, LeAnn Rimes, David Byrne, k.d. lang, Jon Batiste, Fall Out Boy, Weezer and Panic! at The Disco, to name a few.

Saturday will also feature intimate and informal “Mentoring” sessions, conducted by our iconic guest speakers who will provide input and answer questions about careers in the audio field. Talk directly to the people who have helped create the music you love the most! 

– WORKSHOP ROOM SCHEDULE –

* 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: EARLY ARRIVAL AT RECORD PLANT FOR REGISTRATION

STUDIO 1 – VOCAL PRODUCTION

10:00 AM – 10:50 PM PST: Simone Torres – Vocal Production / Recording

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM PST: Jasmine Chen – Vocal Production / Post

12:00 PM – 12: 50 PM PST: Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM PST: Simone Torres – Vocal Production / Recording

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM PST: Jasmine Chen – Vocal Production / Post

STUDIO 2 CR MIXING

10:00 AM – 10:50 PM PST: Suzy Shinn – Deconstructing a Mix

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM PST: Suzy Shinn – Deconstructing a Mix

12:00 PM – 12: 50 PM PST Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM PST: Jaclyn Sanchez – Deconstructing a Mix

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM PST: Jaclyn Sanchez – Deconstructing a Mix

STUDIO 3 CR PRODUCTION

10:00 AM – 10:50 PM PST: Yang Tan – The Role of a Producer

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM PST: Yang Tan – The Role of a Producer

12:00 PM – 12: 50 PM PST: Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM PST Lola Romero – Learn The SSL 9000J Console

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM PST: Lola Romero – Learn The SSL 9000J Console

STUDIO 3 GC GATHERING ROOM

10:00 AM – 10:50 PM PST: Dolby and Sweetwater – Snacks + Enter to Win a Giveaway!

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM: Susan Rogers – Signing copies of her book, “This Is What It Sounds Like”

12:00 PM – 12: 50 PM: Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: Dolby and Sweetwater – Snacks + Enter to Win a Giveaway!

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM: Dolby and Sweetwater – Snacks + Enter to Win a Giveaway!

STUDIO 4 RECORDING TECHNIQUES

10:00 AM – 10:50 PM PST: Lynne Earls – Recording Acoustic Guitars + Instruments

11:00 AM – 11:50 AM: Lynne Earls Recording Drum Kits

12:00 PM – 12: 50 PM: Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: Terri Winston + Mary Ann Zahorsky – Recording Drum Kits

2:00 PM – 2:50 PM: Terri Winston + Mary Ann Zahorsky – Recording Electric/Bass Guitar + Amps

CMNTY LOUNGE

10:00 AM – 10:50 PM PST: Susan Rogers w/Terri Winston on her new book, “This Is What It Sounds Like”

12:00 PM – 12: 50 PM: Lunch Break

1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: Tricia Fontneau-Ramos – Conversation with Hollywood Records/ Disney Music Publishing A&R

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FEATURED SPEAKERS:

SIMONE TORRES – Vocal producer and engineer (Normani, Cardi B)

JASMINE CHEN – Engineer and Vocal Producer (Olivia Rodrigo, HAIM)

YANG TAN – Producer and mixer (Kanye West, J. Cole)

LOLA ROMERO – Recording/Mix Engineer (Andra Day, Anderson Paak, Kanye West)

JEN WATMAN – FOH Live Sound Engineer (Cat Power, Bikini Kill, Fitz & the Tantrums)

KARLA BARRERA – Live Sound Engineer (The Roxy Theatre, Touring Engineer Starbenders, Durand Jones & The Indications)

LYNNE EARLS – Engineer (LeAnn Rimes, k.d. lang)

SUSAN ROGERS – Engineer (Prince, David Byrne, Barenaked Ladies)

LISA CHAMBLEE – Engineer (Prince and George Duke /COO of Reftone Speakers)

PEGGY MCCREARY – Engineer (Prince, Van Halen)

LOREEN BOHANNON – Monitor engineer (Phoebe Bridgers, Lizzo)

SUZY SHINN – Engineer/Producer (Fall Out Boy’s last 2 albums, Weezer, Panic! at The Disco)

JACLYN SANCHEZ – Studio Engineer/Producer (Jon Batiste)

TRICIA FONTNEAU-RAMOS – A&R (Disney Music Publishing and Hollywood Records)

TERRI WINSTON – Songwriter, composer, recording engineer, and producer (Founder and Executive Director of Women’s Audio Mission)

MARY ANN ZAHORSKY – Engineer/Producer ( Whitney Houston, MC Hammer, Levi’s, and Taco Bell.)

Visit our page to read more about each speaker.

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VENUE HISTORY

The Record Plant is one of the world’s most known studios, which produced a string of true classics: the Eagles’ Hotel California; Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book, Innervisions, and Songs In The Key Queen. They are also known for working with Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, Madonna, Rolling Stones, Rihanna, and Beyoncé! Visit their artist page for their entire lineup.

CMNTY Culture Group, formed in 2020, is an independent music and media enterprise led by a talented and visionary team of the music industry and financial executives dedicated to advocating from a creative and human point of view to nurture artists through education, creation, business collaboration, and thought leadership.

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MEMBER DISCOUNT:

Become a WAM Member for discounted tickets, plus a full list of annual member benefits, and belong to a global network of women and gender-expansive professionals in sound!

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PRICING AND REFUNDS:

Attendees can receive refunds up to 7 days before the event start date. Registration will not be available once the event begins. Registration is non-transferable.

Members get discounts! Become a WAM member here!

Already a Member? Please email education@womensaudiomission.org for your Discount code.

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PLEASE NOTE:

Masks will be required as we continue to protect the most vulnerable among attendees.

Women’s Audio Mission focuses on increasing the gender balance in audio production and technology sectors since less than 5% of the population employed in these sectors are women or gender-expansive people. There are limited spots available in our events, and they often sell out, so we ask that if you are not a woman (transgender or cisgender), non-binary, gender-expansive, or gender non-conforming, you reconsider registering. We will not turn anyone away, but please be mindful that if you take up a seat, that is one less woman or gender-expansive individual that we can serve. We thank you for your understanding in advance and for joining us in our mission to advance women, girls, and gender-expansive people in music production and the recording arts.

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PHOTO RELEASE:

Please note that by purchasing a ticket for this event, you are granting Women’s Audio Mission and its staff, volunteers, professional photographers, and the media the absolute right and permission to take during the Event and to use and publish photographs of you, still or moving, with or without your name, and to reproduce same through any media, for artistic, promotional, advertising, web content or other commercial and non-commercial purposes, and you shall not be entitled to any monetary compensation of any kind in respect thereof. We appreciate your support of WAM and our ability to share with our funders the work that we do serve women and gender-expansive artists in audio.

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Visit our page for more information.