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SPARS LA Luncheon sponsored by
West LA Music & SSL

SPARS held their Los Angeles luncheon on July 22, 2008. The event, attended by
Southern California studio members, was sponsored by
West L.A. Music and Solid State Logic .
      
SPARS President Leslie Ann Jones welcomed members and guests to the meeting,
which included presentations by West L.A. Music's George Adjieff, and SSL's Director
of Commercial Applications Chris Jenkins.  Chris Jenkins discussed the design
philosophy of SSL's latest offering, Matrix , a 16 fader 40 input super analog
console with the ability to control four simultaneous workstations.

Also in attendance were Jeff Greenberg, SPARS Past President and operator of the
Village Recording Studios in West Los Angeles, Paula Salvatore, Director of Capitol
Studios in Hollywood, Val Garay, Producer and five-time Grammy winner, Phil Wagner,
President of Solid State Logic, Don Griffin, president of West L.A. Music, and Sinbad,
legendary entertainer and comic.

SPARS' membership includes audio recording and mastering facilities, manufacturers,
engineers, and multimedia specialists - everyone from single-operator studios to large
multi-room facilities.


Leslie Ann Jones, SPARS President and
Director of Music Recording & Scoring for
Skywalker Sound welcomes the crowd.


George Adjieff of West LA Music
addresses the attendees.


SSL Director of Commercial Applications,
Chris Jenkins presenting Matrix,
SSL's new 16 fader 40 input
super analog console.


George Adjieff and Mark Spiwak
of West L.A. Music with Sinbad


Ellis Sorkin of Studio Referral Service,
Sinbad, and Paula Salvatore,
Director of Capitol Studios.


Leslie Ann Jones and Sinbad.

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SPARS, P&E Wing & Transaudio NAB Mixer

SPARS mixed it up with members of the Recording Academy's Producers & Engineers
Wing and other fellow industry attendees at The Hilton Hotel during NAB / Las Vegas
in April 2008. The reception was sponsored by the P&E Wing, Transaudio Group and
SPARS. Food, familiar faces and free-flowing beverages made this evening a great
night for catching up with friends and associates.


(L to R) Karen Brinton, Owner, Remote
Recording, Inc., SPARS Board Member;
Maureen Droney, Executive Director, P&E
Wing and John Storyk, studio designer,
SPARS member.


(L to R) Zoe Thrall, Director, Studio at the
Palms and SPARS Board Secretary;
Phil Wagner, President, SSL; Chris Jenkins,
UK Director of Commercial Applications,
SSL and Don Wershba,
Senior Vice President, SSL.


(L to R) Eric Johnson, Executive Producer,
Blazing Music & Sound, SPARS President
Elect; Dave Hampton, Engineer, P&E Wing
Advisory Council Member & SPARS member;
Maureen Droney, Executive Director, P&E
Wing and unknown.


(L to R) Keith Olsen, President, Pogologo
Productions Group, P&E Wing Advisory
Council member; Anthony Grimani, President,
PMI; and Joe Kane, CEO, Joe Kane
Productions, Video Consultant.


(L to R) Karen Brinton, Owner, Remote
Recording, Inc., SPARS Board Member; Zoe
Thrall, Director, Studio at the Palms and
SPARS Board Secretary; and Michael Abbott,
Audio Engineer and P&E Wing member.


(L to R) Scott Esterson, Western Sales
Manager, Genelec and Mike Bogan,
Dale Pro Audio.

 

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SPARS welcomes new members!!!

SPARS would like to welcome the following new members to our organization:

Shiloh Hobel - Ex'pression Digital Arts College / Emeryville, CA

Trevor Fletcher - Hit Factory Criteria Studios / Miami, FL

Mark Rubel - Pogo Studios / Champaign, IL

Jimmy Daniel - JDM Mobile / Atlanta, GA

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