SAE Magazine 12-2

Worskhop at legendary Studio +30 n This year, SAE Paris students had the opportu- nity to attend an external 2-day workshop at the fa- mous “Studio +30”. During these two days, sound engineer François Maxime Boutault (Manu DiBan- go, Melissa Mars, Loudblast, Julien Doré, Berruri- ers Noirs) held two workshops dedicated to mixing rock music. The first day was pop/rock oriented, while the second day was dedicated to metal mu- sic. Big thanks to both François & Studio +30. n Masterclass Audio Production with producer Dario Dendi n SAE Paris had the chance to receive produc- er & sound engineer Dario Dendi to its premises (SAE graduate, Coldplay, Stereophonics, Place- bo, The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Darkness, Franz Ferdinand, John Cale, Tina Turner, Sugababes). Lasting more than 2 hours, Dario gave a practical dedicated master- class with deep insights into how he made the last Placebo single. All aspects of production as- pects were explained, from recording to mixing. A big thank you to Dario for this very interesting seminar. n ParisCampusNews Dario Dendi @ SAE Paris Audio engineer Philippe Amir’s workshop at SAE Institute Paris n In December 2011, SAE Paris students had the opportunity to have a special masterclass with the French sound engineer Philippe Amir, ex SAE Paris student, who is a recording & mixing engineer for IAM, Akhenaton, Shurik’n, Faf Larage, Beyoncé, Freeman, Chiens de paille, Sat, Amel Bent, Bouga, Diversidad, Disiz la Peste, Kamelancien, Ménélik, Hocus Pocus, Kény Arkana, Khéops, Imothep, Ma- fia K’1Fry, Oxmo Puccino, Saïd, Psy’4 de la Rime, Groland, RZA, Sako, Soprano, Veust Lyricist, Aston Villa, Isaac Hayes and Julie Zenatti.The masterclass was dedicated to hip hop producing. During a 3-hour workshop with SAE Paris’ Neve VR recording desk, Philippe Amir explained all the tech- niques that make a standard track a urban music hit. The students also had the opportunity to work with some of Philippe’s multitrack sessions. n François Boutault at Studio +30 Philippe Amir at SAE Paris – Neve Studio Masterclass with renowned producer A. Dent and sound engineer Y. Memmi n In February 2012, SAE Paris students had the chance to attend a full workshop day dedicated to music producing. The recording session was held at the legendary “Studio +30” (Paris) with the world re- nowned producer Anthony Dent (Destiny’s Child, LL Cool J, Jay-Z, Aretha Franklin) as well as the inter- national sound engineer Yan Memmi (SAE gradu- ate, Bryan Adams, R.Kelly). Over the course of the day, Anthony & Yan produced a hip hop track from inspiration to final mixing. A big thank you to all of them. n Masterclass with renowned producer A. Dent and sound engineer Y. Memmi +++ Audio engineer Philippe Amir‘s workshop at SAE Institute Paris +++ Dario Dendi @ SAE Paris +++ Worskhop at legendary Studio +30 +++ Masterclass with renowed producer A. Den SAE & SAE ALUMNI NEWS // EUROPEAN NEWS Index

SAE Magazine 12-2

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