[78-L] ARSC Conference and Workshops: May 17-21, 2022

[Bill Klinger]

--- Documenting Detroit's Rich Musical Heritage ---

-- Exploring New Findings on the National and International Preservation
Front --

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections' 56th annual conference
brings together leading experts from one of America's top musical capitals
to explore the rich history of the Detroit music scene. The conference also
brings to the forefront critical issues in many other fields of music, as
well as in contemporary sound preservation, from Budapest to the BBC, from
the Internet Archive to UCSB's Early Recordings Initiative. A presentation
on the Community Archiving Workshop will show you how a grassroots approach
to regional audiovisual preservation is succeeding, and we'll feature a
closeup look at archiving the Women's Music movement.

Best of all, since this year's conference will be held online, you can
participate from work or home.

The conference launches on May 19 with a welcome from ARSC President Rebecca
Chandler, followed by an opening plenary session on documenting Detroit
musicians. Panelists from Detroit Sound Conservancy and Wayne State
University's School of Information Sciences will explore why the city has
been such a hotbed of musical talent. Concurrent sessions throughout the day
cover new discographic research, the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project,
collaborative projects between private collectors and institutional
collections, EQ standards, and community-driven audio archives. ARSC's
Copyright & Fair Use Committee presents a follow-up to last year's popular
panel, focusing on "How Institutions Are Using the New U.S. Copyright Law --
And How You Can, Too."

The following two days spotlight musical networks around the world -- from
Greece, Hungary, and India. Sessions include broadcast, opera & classical
music, sound & cinema, folk & traditional music, the history of Latinx music
and sound culture in the U.S., one of the first Black bandleaders on record
(1918), and a keynote presentation on Detroit's first independent recording
studio, United Sound Systems.

On Tuesday and Wednesday (May 17-18), ARSC will offer professional workshops
on evaluation, digitization, and optimal playback of cassette and wire
recordings.

During the conference, attendees will be able to "talk" with each other
directly, by video, in a special lounge area, or watch virtual tours of
Detroit record shops, private collections, and archives. Thursday evening
features the ever popular Ask the Technical Committee event, and Friday a
virtual Listening Party, where all are welcome to share recordings.

For more information and to register for the conference and workshops,
visit:
https://www.arsc-audio.org/conference.html 

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings, in
all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC
is unique in bringing together private individuals and institutional
professionals -- everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound.

Contact:
Nathan Georgitis
Executive Director, Association for Recorded Sound Collections
execdir at arsc-audio.org 
(541) 346-1852