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A Celebration of our first 50 years

Join us for our 50th Anniversary Dinner

In December, the AES Melbourne Section will be celebrating the 50th 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.






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Meeting Report: 1st October 2024 – Maton Guitars Tour and The Art of the Luthier

Members and guests of the Melbourne Section gathered at the Maton Guitars factory where Patrick Evans, Manager, Product Design, Development and Speciality Projects conducted a tour of their manufacturing facility and spoke to us on:

The Art of the Luthier.

Following an introduction by Section Chair Graeme Huon, Patrick gave us a brief rundown of the history of Maton. He related how founder Bill May and his brother Reg started making guitars in a single car garage in Thornbury in 1946.  In the late ‘40s they moved to a purpose-built factory in Surrey Hills, where they stayed for the remainder of Bill’s career. On Bill’s retirement in the mid ‘80s his daughter Linda and her husband Neville bought the business. Patrick related how Bill still kept coming into the factory after retirement, going downstairs to work on a double bass.

That double bass is still on display in the foyer of the current factory.

Patrick Evans, in the reception area of Maton Guitars, stands in front of a selection of Maton Guitars displayed behind glass
Patrick Evans introducing us to the Maton story
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Meeting Report: 12 August 2024 – Alec Graham on AVIXA Audio Standards

On Monday 12th 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.

profile picture of Alec Graham

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.

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Meeting Notice: August 2024 – AGM and AVIXA Audio Standards

The next meeting of the AES Melbourne Section will be an online event held on
Monday 12th August 2024 via Zoom.

It will commence at 7:30pm AEST with a brief Section Annual General Meeting which will feature reports from the Chairman and the Treasurer, followed by the election of Section Officers and Committee Members for the 2024/25 year.

Bookings required – please book at https://www.trybooking.com/CTHEK

Then at approx 7:45pm AEST Alec Graham will present on the topic of:

AVIXA Audio Standards


Alec will deliver a presentation outlining the three AVIXA standards – Dynamic Range in Audiovisual Systems (currently under development), Audio Coverage Uniformity, and Sound System Spectral Balance.

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