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A Celebration of our first 50 years

2024/11/032024/11/03Secretary

Join us for our 50th Anniversary Dinner

In December, the AES Melbourne Section will be celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the formation of the Section.

We are hosting a 50th Anniversary Dinner at Club Ringwood on Monday 9th December at 7:30pm to mark this momentous occasion.

Tickets are available at https://www.trybooking.com/CWVVL
(bookings required – see below for prices)

In December 1974, encouraged by AES International V-P (Stephen Temmer, Gotham Audio NY) a group of Melbourne audio professionals – designers, manufacturers, recording engineers/producers, broadcasters, and equipment dealers, gathered together to form the Melbourne Section of the New York-based Audio Engineering Society.

Members and Officers of the AES Melbourne Section (1974)

The Section became a powerful force in the Melbourne audio industry, with many local pioneers first presenting their breakthrough technologies at the Section’s meetings and Conventions.

Meeting Notice: October 2024 – Maton Guitars Site Visit – The Art of the Luthier

2024/09/072024/09/11Paolo Menolotto

The October meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an in-person facility tour and presentation held on Tuesday 1^st October 2024 at 7:30pm (Yes it’s a *TUESDAY* night)

The meeting will be a site visit to world-leading Guitar manufacturer Maton in Box Hill, Melbourne, Australia.

Tour numbers are limited, so you will need to book at https://www.trybooking.com/CVHBP

Priority will be given to AES members, but non-members are welcome to book and will be allocated any spare spots.

There will be no live stream of this event

Patrick Evans, Maton’s Manager, Product Design, Development and Speciality Projects will conduct a tour of their manufacturing facility and speak to us on:

The Art of the Luthier

Meeting Report: 12 August 2024 – Alec Graham on AVIXA Audio Standards

2024/08/19Paolo Menolotto

On Monday 12^th August, the Section held its AGM via Zoom (full details at https://aesmelbourne.org.au/2024-agm/) after which Audio Visual Consultant Alec Graham presented on the topic of:

AVIXA Audio Standards.

After a brief introduction by Section Chairman Graeme Huon of Alec and the trade association AVIXA Huon, Alec started with a brief rundown of his career, up to his current situation where he is an AV Consultant with Aurecon.

He then outlined his involvement with AVIXA right from his early days in the AV industry, involving certification exam preparation work, standards group work and serving as a conference speaker.

Meeting Report: 17 June 2024 – Anton Hasell on Bell Design

2024/06/222024/06/22Paolo Menolotto

On Monday 17^th June, members and friends of the Melbourne Section of the AES gathered at the Wellington St campus of Collarts to hear bell designer Dr Anton Hasell present on the topic of:

The specialist bell design process

The event was also live-streamed on our YouTube channel for those unable to attend.

Photo of Chair Graeme Huon introducing Dr Anton Hasell — *Chair Graeme Huon introduces Dr Anton Hasell (Photo – Rod Staples)*

Section Chairman Graeme Huon introduced Anton, outlining his history and background in sculpting bells for a range of public installations.

Anton started with a description of his development of the single-pitch “harmonic” bell, a feat that had never been achieved before.