Immersive Audio Podcast Episode 36 Mirek Stiles (Abbey Road Studios)

Published: May 1, 2020, 3:21 p.m.

b'In this episode of the Immersive Audio Podcast, Oliver Kadel is joined by Mirek Stiles from Abbey Road Studios via Skype from North London, UK. \\n\\nMirek Stiles started working at Abbey Road Studios as a recording engineer in 1998, working on a diverse range of projects including The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Beatles Anthology, Muse, Kanye West, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Paul McCartney. Mirek also worked as a Digital Producer in the Abbey Road Interactive department on a range of Blu-ray titles including Roxy Music, Ringo Starr and Reservoir Dogs.\\n\\nToday, Mirek runs the studio\\u2019s Audio Products department leading the development of a range of software and hardware releases based on Abbey Road\\u2019s historic recording IP with partners Waves Audio and Chandler Limited. Mirek also sits on the board and acts as an advisor on the Abbey Road Red incubation programme and is currently exploring and experimenting with Spatial Audio over headphones, ambisonics, spatial microphone arrays and game engine workflow. Recent projects include collaborations with film and video game composer Stephen Barton, joint research with the University of York and the University of Huddersfield and chairing the Abbey Road Spatial Audio Forum, bringing together members from gaming, broadcast, VR, music production and film.\\n\\nIn this episode, Mirek talks about the evolution of technology and his personal journey at Abbey Road spanning over 2 decades, Abbey Road\\u2019s own Tech Incubation program RED, and cutting edge research in Spatial Audio conducted as part of the Spatial Audio Forum.\\n\\nThis episode was produced by Oliver Kadel and Michelle Chan with the help of Emma Rees and included music by Knobs Bergamo.\\n\\nFor extended show notes and more information on this episode go to https://www.1618digital.com/immersive-audio-podcast-episode-36-mirek-stiles-abbey-road-studios/\\n\\nWe want to hear from you! We value our community and would appreciate it if you would take our very quick survey and help us make the Immersive Audio Podcast even better: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/3Y9B2MJ Thank you!\\n\\nYou can follow the podcast on Twitter @IAudioPodcast for regular updates and content. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram @1618digital. If you have any comments or questions, get in touch via podcast@1618digital.com'