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Doug Jones, Professor of Acoustics Emeritus and co-founder of the Audio Arts & Acoustics department at Columbia College Chicago, has been working hard over the past ~ 2 years to facilitate wider dissemination of the late Richard Heyser’s innovative contributions to professional audio, in collaboration with the College’s Archives & Special Collections department. The fruits…

We are excited to dedicate again this year’s Manifest Reception to the AA&A Department’s students, recognizing our graduating seniors and their families and honoring our 2014-2015 Scholarship and Award winners. We will also be formally recognizing accomplished musician, engineer and producer Steve Albini of Electrical Audio as our Educational Partner, for his and his team’s…

Date: 1/30/2013 Noted Scholar Joe Zhen will be on campus with a new presentation on NEXT GENERATION AUDIO in collaboration with the Audio Arts + Acoustics Dept. and the Film & Video Dept. in Room 504, 1104 S. Wabash Street at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Focusing on sound production technology, 3D visuals and their…

Date: 11/7/2012 Anyone interested in audio for visual media should attend! Monday, November 12, 2012, 4:30-6:00pm 600 S. Michigan Ave., Room 921 Mr. McCarty will focus on what he considers to be the current/next generation technologies, practices, and standards in audio for visual media (film/TV/games) and on the implication of these emerging technologies/practices/standards to the…

Date: 9/25/2012 On June 20 – 22, 2012 Columbia College Chicago’s  Department of Audio Arts & Acoustics hosted the 47th International Conference of the Audio Engineering Society, Music Induced Hearing Disorders – New Technologies for Measurement and Prevention. The committee organizers included associate professor Benjamin Kanters, who gave the keynote address, Michael Santucci (chair) and Linda Pink of Sensaphonics…

Date: 8/28/2012 For an unprecedented fourth consecutive year, Audio Arts + Acoustics host the National Highway Institute’s Highway Traffic Noise course from August 21 through 23, 2012. Thirty people attended, representing thirteen states and the District of Columbia and included four AA+A alumni and five current students. And for a fourth year in a row,…

Date: 5/1/2012 Multi-Grammy winning producer/engineer, audio technology innovator, and music business legend, Phil Ramone, will be joining us May 2-5/2012 for several events, including a presentation scheduled for Wednesday, May 2, on his contributions to the music industry (see below for details)! This is a truly unique opportunity to listen to and meet one of…