Studio owners, engineers, journalists and audio manufacturers had a chance to do some pre-show schmoozing at the Conservatory's AES bash at Le Barbat in New York City. Guests included engineer Joe Chicarelli and Barry Rudolph along with representatives from JBL, Digidegisn, Yamaha, Mercenary Audio and more.
"We work very hard to open channels with the audio community in order to let people know that our students are some of the best and brightest up-and-coming audio pros in the marketplace," says Conservatory Director Kirt Hamm.
Conservatory graduates were also on-hand representing an impressive list of employers including Electric Lady, Unique, The Manhattan Center, Sony and Skyelab studios. "The Conservatory's one-of-a-kind internship program makes us unique among audio schools," says Hamm. "When our students are successful, so are we. That's why we take great pains to place our students in the best facilities all over the globe." 
Pictured top: Kirt Hamm, engineers Joe Chicarelli and Jeff Harris; middle: Cynthia Smith and Chandra Lynn of Digidesign, Janice Brown of UE Media and Sarah Jones of Mix Magazine; bottom: Engineer Barry Rudolph and Jonathan Little of Littlelabs; Rollovers top: Dave Amlen of Sound on Sound with Michele Kanatous of Mix; middle: Kirt Hamm with Lisa Young and Audrey Sahl of Giles Communications; bottom: Joe Chicarelli with Fletcher of Mercenary Audio.