Here’s some more news on things you might want to catch on AES, this time from Mercury, Dangerous Music and Focal. Together they will hold a special event on Friday, October 3rd and Saturday October 4th at Hyde Street Studios, located at 245 Hyde St., in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco.

With a name like AudiOktoberfest you would be correct to think there will be plenty of music and plenty of beer and ale,. As well, wine and snacks will be served all night. But, this will not be your average AES party, but rather it is AudiOktoberfest: Not your average AES party III, the third event held at Hyde Street Studios and hosted by David Marquette (Mercury) and friends when the AES convention is in Northern California’s beautiful city by the bay, San Francisco..

Beer and ale sounds nice, I wouldn’t miss it if I was there (never miss beer or you might end up sober). It’s of course not all about the beer, several seminars will also take place. Expect plenty of equipment from the above mentioned manufacturers in full use with plenty of special guests such as:

• Chris Karn (Deccatree, Tyrone Wells, Jay Buchanan, Rocco DeLuca)
• Eddie Mapp (BLS, Evanescence, Stone Temple Pilots)
• Tim McCord (Evanescence)
• Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat
• Gabriel Sheppard

Other special guests to be announced later.

Dangerous Music will host a Mastering Seminar and listening session at Mike Wells Mastering, located across the hall from Studio A. Focal will host a listening session at Hyde Street’s second floor.

Mastering engineer Mike Wells will showcase Dangerous Music’s line of Professional Mastering Equipment including the Dangerous Master, Dangerous Monitor and Dangerous MQ. Mike will give an overview of the mastering process as well as digging into sum and difference (M/S) processing. You will see the flexibility of Dangerous Music gear and hear the unique power of M/S in the professional mastering environment. The sessions will feature mastering demos & techniques using selected tracks from Deccatree, Hot Hot Heat, Rocco DeLuca and Stone Temple Pilots.

In Studio D, on Hyde Street’s 2nd floor, Focal Professional (booth# 1108) will host a listening session featuring the Focal Twin6Be monitors. Several Representatives from Focal will attend to answer any questions and offer to “Play your Mix”. So, make sure to bring a copy (CD) with you to take a listen to your latest mix on the Focal Twin6Be monitors! Focal will also feature songs from upcoming releases by: Hot Hot Heat, Rocco Deluca, Deccatree, and more!