BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//MusicTech.Education - ECPv5.13.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:MusicTech.Education X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://musictech.education X-WR-CALDESC:Events for MusicTech.Education REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221101T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230131T200000 DTSTAMP:20260728T175107 CREATED:20221022T194156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221128T171625Z UID:1820-1667325600-1675195200@musictech.education SUMMARY:Level 2: Studio Recording & Production / Mixing\, Signal Processing DESCRIPTION:Do you want to learn the art of Studio Recording and Production? How about Mixing and Basic Signal processing?\nNow you can at WAM! WAMAC\n\n\nIn this Level 2 course\, you will learn all the skills needed to record\, produce\, and mix\, and everything that comes with it! Read more about each part of the course below. \nThis course — taught by WAM Studio Director\, Mary Ann Zahorsky — will be spread out over a few weeks to accommodate the holiday. *Please check the dates/times carefully for Level 2a and Level 2b in the details below before purchasing tickets.* \nNOTE:This is an upper-level course and will not be accessible for folks who have not had basic audio production training. Recent completion of WAM Academy Level I and basic understanding of Pro Tools is strongly recommended. \n___ \nLEVEL 2a – STUDIO RECORDING & PRODUCTION (part 1) \nStudio Recording and Production\, including Large Format Console Signal Flow & Patchbays\, Auxes & Inserts\, Headphone Mixes\, and Mic placement techniques. \nTuesdays: 11/1\, 11/8\, 11/15\, 11/22\, 12/6 \nTime: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm \nLocation: WAM’s Professional\, San Francisco Recording Studio at 542 Natoma St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103 \n* Proof of vaccination and mask are required. \n___ \nLEVEL 2b: MIXING AND BASIC SIGNAL PROCESSING (part 2) \nEQ\, Dynamic\, and Time-based processing with hands-on access to Pro Tools at WAM’s Oakland Teaching Lab. \nTuesdays: 1/10\, 1/17\, 1/24\, 1/31 \nTime: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm \nLocation: WAM’s Oakland lab (WAMO)\, located at 1900 Fruitvale Ave\, Unit 3A\, 3rd floor\, Oakland \n* Proof of vaccination and mask are required. \n____ \nTICKET INFO \nGeneral Price: $350 \nWAM Member Price: Members get discounts! Become a WAM member here! \nAlready a Member? Please email education@womensaudiomission.org for your discount code. \nThis ticket pricing covers Level 2a and Level 2b\, which together comprise “Level 2”. \n*Please check the dates and times carefully to ensure you are available for all days. \n____ \nWomen’s Audio Mission courses focus on increasing the gender balance in audio production and technology sectors since fewer than 5% of the population employed in these sectors are women and gender-expansive individuals. There are limited spots available in our classes\, and they often sell out\, so we ask that if you are not woman-identified (cisgender or transgender)\, nonbinary\, or gender-expansive\, you reconsider enrolling in the class. We will not turn anyone away\, but please be mindful that if you take up a seat in the class\, that is one less woman\, non-binary\, or gender-expansive individual that we can serve. We thank you for your understanding and for joining us in our mission to advance women and girls in music production and the recording arts. \n________ \nMary Ann Zahorsky\, WAM Studio Director\, is an engineer/producer with over 25 years of experience in the recording industry. She has worked on projects ranging from Howard Wiley’s 2nd Line\, Afro-Cuban jazz\, Whitney Houston\, and MC Hammer\, to soundtracks for independent films and TV postwork on ad campaigns such as Levi’s and Taco Bell. Within the Recording Academy leadership\, Mary Ann served on the National Board of Trustees and led the San Francisco Board as Chapter President. As an educator\, Mary Ann taught studio recording\, production\, entertainment business\, and audio post-production at Expression College and San Francisco State University. She especially enjoys working with emerging artists and engineers and the energy they bring to the evolving field of music. Mary Ann also grew up playing classical violin and for many years\, has participated in Traditional Mexican Son and classical African music ensembles. She holds a BA in Music from the University of California\, Berkeley\, and a Masters in Education from the University of San Francisco. URL:http://musictech.education/event/level-2-studio-recording-production-mixing-signal-processing/ LOCATION:WAM Studio San Francisco AND WAM Lab in Oakland (see details in course description)\, 542-544 Natoma St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221101T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230131T200000 DTSTAMP:20260728T175107 CREATED:20221022T194157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221022T194157Z UID:1821-1667325600-1675195200@musictech.education SUMMARY:Level 2: Studio Recording & Production / Mixing\, Signal Processing DESCRIPTION:Do you want to learn the art of Studio Recording and Production? How about Mixing and Basic Signal processing?\nNow you can at WAM! WAMAC\n\n\nIn this Level 2 course\, you will learn all the skills needed to record\, produce\, and mix\, along with everything that comes with it! Read more about each part of the course below. \nThis course — taught by WAM Studio Director\, Mary Ann Zahorsky — will be spread out over a few weeks to accommodate the holiday. *Please check the dates/times carefully for Level 2a and Level 2b in the details below before purchasing tickets.* \nNOTE:This is an upper-level course and will not be accessible for folks who have not had basic audio production training. Recent completion of WAM Academy Level I and basic understanding of Pro Tools is strongly recommended. \n___ \nLEVEL 2a – STUDIO RECORDING & PRODUCTION (part 1) \nStudio Recording and Production\, including Large Format Console Signal Flow & Patchbays\, Auxes & Inserts\, Headphone Mixes\, and Mic placement techniques. \nTuesdays: 11/1\, 11/8\, 11/15\, 11/22\, 12/6 \nTime: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm \nLocation: WAM’s Professional\, San Francisco Recording Studio at 542 Natoma St\, San Francisco\, CA 94103 \n* Proof of vaccination and mask are required. \n___ \nLEVEL 2b: MIXING AND BASIC SIGNAL PROCESSING (part 2) \nEQ\, Dynamic\, and Time-based processing with hands-on access to Pro Tools at WAM’s Oakland Teaching Lab. \nTuesdays: 1/10\, 1/17\, 1/24\, 1/31 \nTime: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm \nLocation: WAM’s Oakland lab (WAMO)\, located at 1900 Fruitvale Ave\, Unit 3A\, 3rd floor\, Oakland \n* Proof of vaccination and mask are required. \n____ \nTICKET INFO \nGeneral Price: $350 \nWAM Member Price: Members get discounts! Become a WAM member here! \nAlready a Member? Please email drodriguez@womensaudiomission.org for your discount code. \nThis ticket pricing covers Level 2a and Level 2b\, which together comprise “Level 2”. \n*Please check the dates and times carefully to ensure you are available for all days. \n____ \nWomen’s Audio Mission courses focus on increasing the gender balance in audio production and technology sectors since fewer than 5% of the population employed in these sectors are women and gender-expansive individuals. There are limited spots available in our classes\, and they often sell out\, so we ask that if you are not woman-identified (cisgender or transgender)\, nonbinary\, or gender-expansive\, you reconsider enrolling in the class. We will not turn anyone away\, but please be mindful that if you take up a seat in the class\, that is one less woman\, non-binary\, or gender-expansive individual that we can serve. We thank you for your understanding and for joining us in our mission to advance women and girls in music production and the recording arts. \n________ \nMary Ann Zahorsky\, WAM Studio Director\, is an engineer/producer with over 25 years of experience in the recording industry. She has worked on projects ranging from Howard Wiley’s 2nd Line\, Afro-Cuban jazz\, Whitney Houston\, and MC Hammer\, to soundtracks for independent films and TV postwork on ad campaigns such as Levi’s and Taco Bell. Within the Recording Academy leadership\, Mary Ann served on the National Board of Trustees and led the San Francisco Board as Chapter President. As an educator\, Mary Ann taught studio recording\, production\, entertainment business\, and audio post-production at Expression College and San Francisco State University. She especially enjoys working with emerging artists and engineers and the energy they bring to the evolving field of music. Mary Ann also grew up playing classical violin and for many years\, has participated in Traditional Mexican Son and classical African music ensembles. She holds a BA in Music from the University of California\, Berkeley\, and a Masters in Education from the University of San Francisco. URL:http://musictech.education/event/level-2-studio-recording-production-mixing-signal-processing-2/ LOCATION:WAM Studio San Francisco AND WAM Lab in Oakland (see details in course description)\, 542-544 Natoma St\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221117T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221117T230000 DTSTAMP:20260728T175107 CREATED:20221015T194248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T165356Z UID:1810-1668715200-1668726000@musictech.education SUMMARY:Women's Audio Mission presents Local Sirens November 17 at El Rio DESCRIPTION:Women’s Audio Mission presents Local Sirens featuring Lil MC\, King Isis\, Dizzy Jenkins\, and Nina Sol.\n\n\nWomen’s Audio Mission presents Local Sirens: Women In Music Performance Series featuring LiL MC\, King Isis\, Dizzy Jenkins\, and Nina Sol at El Rio on November 17\, at 8 pm in San Francisco\, CA! \nFREE – 21+ \nADDRESS: El Rio (back room) – 3158 Mission St\, San Francisco\, CA 94110 \nTIME: 8 PM – 12 AM \n* Please RSVP through Eventbrite \n***** \nLIL MC \nA natural performer\, LiL MC stands out on stage with dynamic delivery and sassy wit. This paired with her freestyle rap skills got her recognized quickly after she started performing in 2010 by competing as one of the only women on the local rap battle scene and going on to become a rap battle champion. \nSince then\, she’s expanded her musical craft from rapping and songwriting to developing her talents in singing and music production\, making her one of the 2% of women music producers. Now\, she’s teaching beat-making to hundreds of students in collaboration with Oakland Based non-profit\, Hip Hop for Change. This work and her original Women’s Empowerment Hip Hop curriculum led to her contributing to Meta’s educational initiative\, Code Remix\, a free program aimed at developing students’ computer science skills through coding and beat-making. \nLiL MC seeks to not just empower students\, but women. She’s the founder of Queens of the Underground\, a quarterly all-women Hip Hop showcase that gives local artists opportunities to open for and network with more established artists. She also addresses misogyny head-on in her lyrics with bars like “my short skirt is not an invitation for your roofie.” That lyric is from her single “OMG” which was selected to be part of the NBA2k21 video game soundtrack and the NBA Top Shot NFT Collection. \nShe’s shared stages with powerhouse underground female rappers like Sa-roc\, Vel the Wonder\, and Che Noir\, and has opened for Bay Area legends Too Short\, E-40\, and Zion I. Her latest project “Riding the Pink Cloud” was featured on Billboard Hip Hop. Her most recent music video in collaboration with LA underground legend Vel The Wonder\, is already being recognized as an underground west coast anthem and reached over 26k streams in less than a week. Her recent single “Don’t Negotiate My Price” has over 118k streams on Spotify and was recently featured on Entertainment Monthly and RED X. \nYouTube • Facebook• Instagram• Twitter \n***** \nKING ISIS \nBorn and raised in Oakland\, CA and currently based in LA\, King Isis (they/she) shifts shapes and fuses sounds ranging from rock and R&B to jazz and blues\, sweeping through pain\, growth\, and transformation. \nMusic has been in King Isis’ blood for generations. They were taught on the piano of their great-great-grandmother Omega King\, one of the first Black opera singers in Chicago. Stifled by years of stringent classic training\, they began to explore alternative worlds. \nYouTube • Facebook• Instagram • Twitter \n***** \nDIZZY JENKINS \nDizzy Jenkins aka Dimebag Dizzy is a New York City-born\, Oakland-based multi-genre singer/songwriter\, drummer\, and heavy metal vocalist. Dizzy has released two solo hip hop albums\, City Baby and Algorithm & Blues\, and\, most recently\, Skeleton Key\, which is a soulful\, acoustic take on country\, blues\, and folk with the signature vocals and lyrics they are known for. Dizzy is also a mom\, a surfer\, and a visual artist with their work displayed at past Trap Art events. In the fall of 2020\, Dizzy’s artist statement and lyrics to their original bomba composition\, Agua De Esclavo\, were published in the academic journal\, Chicana/Latina Studies: The Journal of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social which is an interdisciplinary\, peer-reviewed\, biannual flagship publication of Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS). Dizzy is currently working on their 4th solo studio album and official debut album with Northern California-based metal group\, Transcend The Architect. \nYouTube• Facebook• Instagram \n***** \nNINA SOL \nNina Sol\, a nod to her Afro-Latina heritage & warm and sunshiny disposition\, delivers a genre-bending soulful sound that resonates with audiences locally and across the globe. A vinyl enthusiast that traverses time and texture\, Nina’s insatiable curiosity for music discovery keeps her sets fresh and unexpected. Currently based in Oakland\, Nina holds monthly residencies at Constellations\, a party dedicated to past and present artists born under the zodiac sign of the month\, and Elements throwing down underground dance music alongside soulful house DJ veteran\, Patrick Wilson. She has played with artists including DJ Spinna\, Solange\, Rich Medina\, Natasha Diggs\, Pete Rock\, Moodymann\, Jose James\, Bugz in the Attic\, and many others. Sol has contributed to music sites such as Music is My Sanctuary and mainstay parties namely thePeople\, Soul in the Horn\, Jump N Funk\, Makossa Brooklyn\, Motown on Mondays\, & Black Weirdo. Nina Sol brings a profound energy to dance floors while spreading messages of justice\, freedom\, and love. \nYouTube • Facebook• Instagram• Twitter \n***** \nLocal Sirens is a free quarterly performance series that celebrates exceptional Bay Area women and gender-expansive musicians and artists. Local Sirens has presented the work of 75+ women and gender-diverse artists and reached over 7\,500 attendees at local venues\, including Brava\, The Rickshaw Stop\, Dolby\, The New Parish\, and more. \nLocal Sirens is made possible thanks in part to grants from the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts\, San Francisco Arts Commission\, San Francisco Grants for the Arts\, the Zellerbach Family Foundation\, the Fleishhacker Foundation\, and the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation. \n***** \nLearn more on our website. \nFollow us on Social! \nYouTube • Facebook• Instagram• Twitter URL:http://musictech.education/event/womens-audio-mission-presents-local-sirens-november-17-at-el-rio/ LOCATION:El Rio\, 3158 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94110\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:http://musictech.education/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/69837f66e076aeee73ea40fd38888728.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR