NEW YORK–LDI 2006 has announced an expanded roster of audio training, demonstration and education programs for entertainment technology professionals. LDI 2006 will take place October 16-22, 2006 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Audio-related programs will include:
ET LIVE Outdoor Concert Stages Adjacent to the Exhibit Hall: Attendees at LDI will have the opportunity to see and hear live demonstrations of concert sound products in an outdoor performance stage environment, presented by manufacturers including: Loudspeakers: (A-Line Acoustics, d&b audiotechnik, Eastern Acoustic Works, JBL Professional, Meyer Sound, QSC Audio), Consoles: (DiGiCo, Digidesign, EAW, InnovaSon, Soundcraft, Studer), Staging: (Mega Stage, Mobile Stage Rentals, Stage Line, Stage Pro Mobile Stages) Amps: (d&b audiotechnik, Crown, QSC and Meyer Sound), Cable/Snake (Link USA), Microphones (AKG, Shure ), Power (Aggreko), Signal Processing (BSS Audio, dbx Professional), Pyro (Sigma Services).
Backstage Las Vegas 2006: Participants will be able to peek behind the scenes at Cirque du Soleil's LOVE and KA and The Blue Man Group at the Venetian. LOVE, which celebrates the musical legacy of the Beatles, features a unique soundscape of the Beatles' music created by Sir George Martin and Giles Martin, using master tapes from the Abbey Road studios.
Sound Tracks: This program offers a full day of professional audio education including digital audio, automation techniques, troubleshooting and implementation of big sound rigs for concert tours and other large applications.
The LDInstitute will feature intensive pre-conference workshops that allow professionals to explore specific entertainment technologies and topics in detail. Specific titles of interest include Basic SFX Audio Software from Stage Research or SmaartLive Fundamentals.
Spend the Day With Jon Gottleib, Audio Designer: In a program developed exclusively for LDI, a select group of attendees will spend an entire day with Jon Gottleib, resident sound designer for the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles. Gottleib has been heard on and off Broadway, including Terence McNally's Tony award-winning Master Class.
For more info, visit www.ldishow.com.
