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WSDG Announces “Lessons from Electric Lady and Beyond – LA Style” Webinar

WSDG Announces “Lessons from Electric Lady and Beyond – LA Style” Webinar

Global architectural acoustic consulting and design firm partners with AES LA Chapter to offer comprehensive talk on recording studio design and innovation

New York, NY, August 20, 2020 – Global architectural acoustic consulting and design firm WSDG have announced their latest educational webinar “Lessons from Electric Lady and Beyond – LA Style”.  The webinar will take place on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 7:00pm PT as part of the LA Chapter of AES’s regular meeting.  The program will be hosted by WSDG Founding Partner John Storyk and is free and open to all.

Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY

This discussion will trace the history of innovation that has coincided with Storyk’s career and the work of WSDG as one of the preeminent leaders in modern recording studio design.  Starting with Electric Lady Studios, he will highlight the unique goals and challenges associated with this process, and how a potent combination of predictive acoustics, architectural experience, and technological advancement leads to the creation of these one-of-a-kind artistic spaces.  Additionally, he will present WSDG’s newest projects in Los Angeles, and reveal how recent innovations and potential industry shifts are reshaping the recording and content creation studios of the future.

WSDG Founding Partner John Storyk
WSDG Founding Partner John Storyk

“The past fifty years have shown us that this work has been driven as much by creativity and passion as it has been by the latest technology and techniques,” said Storyk. “We’re pleased to partner with the AES to offer this talk and explore not only the past, but the future of where studio design is headed next.”

To register for this webinar, please click here.

For more information about WSDG EDU, upcoming webinars. and AIA-certified courses, please visit: https://wsdg.com/education/webinars/

ABOUT WSDG, LLC
​For over 50 years, acoustic consulting and A/V integration firm WSDG has designed nearly 3,500 media production facilities worldwide and counting. Projects range from Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studio and Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, to broadcast facilities for The Food Network, CBS and WNET, over 20 teaching studios for The Art Institutes, and corporate clients such as Sony, IBM and Novartis. Recent credits include Jungle City in New York, The Church Studios in London, private studios for Green Day, Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Jack Antonoff, J Cole, Harry Connick Jr., and Academy Award-nominated film composer Carter Burwell. WSDG has collaborated with such noted architects as Frank Gehry, Philippe Stark, Rafael Viñoly, Santiago Calatrava, Grimshaw, and Norman Foster.  An 11-time winner of the prestigious pro audio NAMM TEC Award for outstanding achievement in Acoustics/Facility Design, WSDG maintains U.S. offices in New York, Washington, DC, San Francisco and Miami and global offices in Barcelona, Basel, Berlin, Belo Horizonte, Buenos Aires, Guangzhou, Mexico City and Mumbai.

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About WSDG

WSDG (Walters-Storyk Design Group) is an 13-time TEC award-winning international firm specializing in architectural acoustic consulting and media systems engineering. Pioneering architect/acoustician, John Storyk (AIA), founded the company in 1969 with the creation of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios in New York City’s Greenwich Village. WSDG provides a wide portfolio of design and consulting services that support architectural projects during throughout all phases of project development. Our international team of consultants have provided timely, detailed and cost-effective advice on highly sensitive and complex architectural construction and renovation projects, from small but critical retrofits to challenging ground up construction projects. WSDG has extensive experience with sensitive architectural issues including historical renovations, additions and new construction projects in media production, corporate, government, transportation, education, broadcasting and cultural / entertainment sectors.  

Past clients include Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, J Cole, and Jack Antonoff, corporate entities such as Spotify, Sony, CBS, Novartis, and IBM, and global governmental AV installations as well as and educational institutions such as Berklee College of Music, UCLA, University of Music Vienna, and NYU.

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