The Event, Held in Collaboration with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Offered Unique Points of View from Top Female Recording Professionals on Opportunities and Challenges
in Today’s Music Industry
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (April 15, 2013) — On the evening of Tuesday, March 26, 2013, The Recording Academy® Washington, D.C. Chapter and the Producers & Engineers Wing®, in association with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, held the event “In The Studio: A Woman’s Point of View” at D.C.’s Rasmuson Theater at the National Museum of the American Indian. Panelists included Emily Lazar, GRAMMY®-nominated mastering engineer and president of New York mastering house The Lodge; Leslie Ann Jones, GRAMMY-Winning engineer and Director of Music Recording & Scoring at Skywalker Sound; Sylvia Massy, GRAMMY-nominated producer; Yoko K, artist/producer and D.C. P&E Wing Committee co-chair; and Maureen Droney, Sr. Executive Director of The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing. Attendees were treated to a lively discussion, as they gained knowledge and insight about music production and a unique perspective on the opportunities and challenges in the music industry today. The event was moderated by Richard James Burgess, P&E Wing Steering Committee member and co-chair of Washington, D.C.’s P&E Committee.
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Photo Caption 1: Pictured L-R: The Recording Academy® Washington, D.C. Chapter Executive Director Wendi Cherry; Steering Committee member, co-chair of D.C.’s P&E Committee and moderator Richard James Burgess; artist, producer and D.C. P&E Wing Committee co-chair Yoko K; Steering Committee co-chair James McKinney; producer Sylvia Massy; P&E Wing Senior Executive Director Maureen Droney; Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar; and engineer/producer Leslie Ann Jones. Photo courtesy of The Recording Academy/WireImage.com/Paul Morigi. Photo by Paul Morigi. © 2013.
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Photo Caption 2: Pictured L-R: Steering Committee member, co-chair of D.C.’s P&E Committee and moderator Richard James Burgess; artist, producer and D.C. P&E Wing Committee co-chair Yoko K; Mastering Engineer Emily Lazar; producer Sylvia Massy; P&E Wing Senior Executive Director Maureen Droney; and engineer/producer Leslie Ann Jones. Photo courtesy of The Recording Academy/WireImage.com/Paul Morigi. Photo by Paul Morigi. © 2013.
