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Friday, May 28 • 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Audio Archiving and Restoration: A Look at Different Facets of Safeguarding our Musical Heritage

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The panel leads through various perspectives in the field of audio preservation and restoration. Introducing the work of international communities and networks, the panel will present some glimpses into the variety of related and specialized fields. The presenters will discuss the challenges of in- and outside the world of professional production - from the perspective of a National Audio-Visual Conservation Center to preserving independent musicians' work, small labels and foundations who have historically important recordings but no means or resources for preservation, to safeguarding the unique recordings of Mexican indigenous radio and the related challenges, to the importance of audio archiving and restoration in the context of research accessibility and also in the field of arts preservation.

Moderators
avatar for Nadja Wallaszkovits

Nadja Wallaszkovits

Professor, State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart
Nadja Wallaszkovits studied ethnomusicology at the University of Vienna and graduated as an audio engineer. After several years of experience as a sound engineer for private national and international recording companies and audiovisual productions, she joined the Phonogrammarchiv... Read More →

Presenters
avatar for Jessica Thompson

Jessica Thompson

Mastering & Restoration Engineer, Jessica Thompson Audio
Jessica Thompson is a GRAMMY-nominated mastering and restoration engineer, audio preservation specialist, and educator. She has digitized, restored, and revived historic recordings for artists ranging from jazz pianist Erroll Garner to blues and folk revolutionary Barbara Dane, from... Read More →
avatar for Ilse Assmann

Ilse Assmann

Consultant, Apricity Consulting
Ilse Assmann has served on various organisation committees and boards, and is a former President of IASA (International Association for Sound and Audiovisual Archives). She has extensive experience in managing broadcast archives (Radio & TV), organisational information & knowledge... Read More →
avatar for Maria del Carmen Ordoño Vidaña

Maria del Carmen Ordoño Vidaña

Digitalización, Fonoteca Nacional de México
Maria has more than 10 years of experience working with audio. She currently works at the National Sound Library in the flow of restoration of digital files and collaborates in the COTENNDOC within the Subcommittee on Digitization of Sound Documents in coordinating the work of the... Read More →
avatar for Melissa Widzinski

Melissa Widzinski

Audio Preservation Specialist, Library of Congress
Melissa Widzinski is currently an audio preservation specialist at the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center of the Library of Congress. Prior to that, she worked as an audio preservation engineer for the Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative at Indiana University. She... Read More →


Friday May 28, 2021 1:45pm - 3:00pm CEST
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