Philadelphia AES Section Blog

December 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm

Location: Zoom

Moderated by: Chip Powell, Philadelphia Section Chair

Speaker(s): David W. Hewitt, Record Plant NY Remote and Remote Recording Services

David W. Hewitt has been a legend in the live recording industry since the1970s, having built and operated the most advanced remote trucks of the pre-digital era working for Record Plant NY Remote and his own company, Remote Recording Services.

His clients include the stars of nearly every musical genre ever invented. From Aerosmith to Frank Zappa, Miles Davis to Frank Sinatra, Aretha to Streisand, and Prince to Pavarotti.  His credits include: Monster shows like Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, Woodstock '94 and '99, Live Aid, and the 9/11 Concert for NYC; Providing audio for live broadcasts including the Emmys, Oscars, Grammys and PBS's Live from Lincoln Center; Comedic specials from Gilda Radner to George Carlin; and the historic Havana Jam in Cuba in 1979 that broke through Cold War restrictions preventing Cuban and America artists from playing together in peace. His awards include scores of gold and platinum records, Grammy-winning recordings, Emmy-winning broadcasts, Eight Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards and membership in the TEC Hall of Fame.

Please join us on Thursday December 16 at 7:00 PM EST to hear David reminisce on his career and tradecraft; the challenges of only having one shot to get it right and the amazing cast of characters and adventures encountered On The Road.

Zoom URL

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86151067829?pwd=RXBYWTZZTm1Da3VXalNCd2dLSTB4Zz09

Meeting ID

861 5106 7829

Passcode

809645

Book Details

Backbeat Books is proud to announce the November 2021 release of On The Road

(978-1-4930-5617-0 • Hardback • 288 pages • $29.95) by David W. Hewitt.