Los Angeles, CA January 25, 2011– On Friday, January 14, 2011, Making Music Herstory presented the panel discussion, WOMEN BEHIND THE CONSOLE: Inside the process at the NAMM H.O.T. Zone to a packed room of music professionals and students. Moderated by Producer/Engineer Lisa Chamblee Hampton (Prince, George Duke, Justin Timberlake), the event revolved around the four panelists: Grammy and Tony nominated Singer-Songwriter Brenda Russell (The Color Purple, Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige), Platinum Producer/Engineer Sylvia Massy (Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., Prince), Live Broadcast Engineer Jeri Palumbo (NFL, CBS, FOX), and ASCAP Award winning Engineer Marcella Araica (Timbaland, Keri Hilson, Britney Spears).
“Our goal for producing this event was to be able to showcase the outstanding contributions of these women to our industry. We did that today,” says Chamblee Hampton. Provided with a slideshow of discographies, photographs and audio snippets from projects they have worked on, each panelist shared recounts of their songwriting, production and engineering adventures. With the panelists representing a variety of careers in the business, the audience was taken on a journey from Broadway, to the studio, all the way to the Super Bowl!
Brenda described her work on “I’m Here” from the popular Broadway show, The Color Purple and her R&B hit song, “Get Here”. Marcella recalled her journey from student to platinum mix engineer- working with pros like Timbaland, Missy and Danja. Jeri told us all about the massive live audio demands of Super Bowl week and also explained some different live audio engineering positions and responsibilities. Sylvia shared production stories about her work with Rock band Tool and the legendary Johnny Cash, and gave helpful gear recommendations.
The panel concluded with Q/A with the audience and subjects ranged from the importance of obtaining an education in recording versus being self-taught, to how to build your business, favoring analog and/or digital recordings, and gear usage.
Watch the broadcast archive now at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/women-behind-the-console. The event was powered by: PreSonus, Glyph, and Native Instruments with additional promotional support provided by Mix Magazine, Audix Microphones, Daisy Rock Guitars and Women's Audio Mission. There is also an interview posted with Ann Mincieli, the fifth panelist who was absent due to the East Coast blizzard, where she talks about her work with Mariah Carey and Alicia Keys.
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