Paths to Being/Becoming a Pro

Chair:
Jonathan Wyner, M Works Studios/iZotope/Berklee College of Music - Boston, MA, USA; M Works Mastering

Panelists:
Peter Auslan, Manhattan Center Studios - New York, NY, USA
Lisa Ferrante-Walsh, Director of Engineering, iZotope - Cambridge, MA, USA
John Krivit, Audio Engineering Society - Marblehead, MA, USA; Emerson College - Boston, MA, USA
Ann Mincieli, Jungle City Studios - New York, NY, USA
Mike Wells, Mike Wells Mastering - Los Angeles, CA, USA

The Audio Professional focused on music production is looking more and more like a unicorn, particularly with regard to specialization. The panel will describe paths taken to becoming professionals who derive their income from music production, the skills they feel are most important that allowed them to succeed, and their current approaches to maintaining their status. Designed for students and the young engineers