A leading pioneer and supporter of Dolby Atmos Music and spatial audio, PMC has supplied its monitors to immersive facilities worldwide. The company also conducts an ongoing programme of Dolby Atmos masterclasses, educating engineers in the immersive capabilities of spatial audio to create a more dynamic and engaging listening experience for audiences.
PMC has announced dates for new masterclasses in Spain and Italy. From 2-4 April, a three-day masterclass will be held at Sony Music’s 5020 Studio Madrid, conducted by PMC’s head of pro-global/president PMC USA, Maurice Patist, and engineer Steve Genewick. In 2024, PMC equipped all four studios at 5020 Studio Madrid with its monitors, including a 9.1.4 Dolby Atmos monitoring system in a production room and a 7.1.4 system in a media room. PMC’s Spanish distributor, SoundWare Media, will also attend the sessions. On day 1, participants will make live recordings of Portuguese Sony artist Guyi Aly, with day 2 spent mixing the recorded tracks in stereo, using the stereo stems to mix in Dolby Atmos Music on day 3.
On 7 April, Maurice will be joined by Grammy-nominated recording engineer and Dolby Atmos mixer Nick Rives, director of audio engineering at Universal Music Group in Los Angeles, who will take over from Steve for the Italian dates. These kick off on 7 April at Funky Junk in Milan, moving to Rome for a private evening event on 8 April at distributor Milk Audio Store’s studio, followed by three sessions – morning, afternoon and evening – in the studio on 9 April.
The seminars will cover the fundamentals of Dolby Atmos technology and explore the variety of ecosystems in which fans can listen to music. Participants will learn how to adopt workflows and best practices, work with artists to actualize their creative vision in the immersive space and create deliverables for major labels and digital service providers. There will also be in-depth question-and-answer sessions.
About Steve Genewick:
Steve, an engineer at Hollywood’s Capital Studios for three decades, was one of the first mixers to work in Dolby Atmos on projects with Beck, Gregory Porter, LL Cool J, Sam Smith and Niall Horan, as well as the Apex Legends video game. Steve worked alongside 23-time Grammy award-winning producer Al Schmidt for 20 years with artists including Diana Krall, Gladys Knight, Neil Young, George Benson, Quincy Jones, Burt Bacharach and Paul McCartney. In 2017, Steve received the Pensado Award for Best Recording Engineer. He was part of the Universal Audio and Capitol Studios team that won a 2020 TEC Award for their Capitol Chambers plugin.
About Nick Rives:
Nick is the director of audio engineering at Universal Music Group in Los Angeles, having previously spent a decade at Capitol Studios. He was nominated for a Grammy for Gregory Porter’s album, All Rise, and constantly pushes the boundaries of audio innovation, starting his Dolby Atmos journey in 2017 with the groundbreaking remix of REM’s Automatic For The People album. A musician at heart, he ensures that the artist’s vision remains paramount, tackling hundreds of Atmos mixes for artists including Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, Bob Marley, Post Malone, Pearl Jam, Lil Wayne, Rufus Du Sol, James Blake and Eminem. Nick has conducted Dolby Atmos workshops for PMC in the US, UK, Netherlands, Switzerland, Korea and Japan.
About Maurice Patist:
Maurice has long been an advocate for Dolby Atmos Music. A 23-year PMC veteran and producer and engineer, Patist was a technology partner for Dolby and Universal Music at the format’s launch. Having helped build the first Dolby Atmos Music Studio for Universal Music Group at Capitol Studios, Patist joined Steve Genewick and David Rideau to remix Miles Davis’ albums Kind of Blue (1959) and Sketches of Spain (1960) in Dolby Atmos. Since then, he has been involved in many other Dolby Atmos projects and the design of Dolby Atmos mix studios worldwide, including PMC’s Los Angeles and London Atmos studios.
