AES New York 2015
Archiving and Restoration Track Event A8
Saturday, October 31, 1:45 pm — 3:45 pm (Room 1A12)
Archiving: A8 - The 78 Project: Special Screening and Q&A with Creators followed by Live Record Cutting
Presenters:Alex Steyermark, Filmmaker
Lavinia Jones Wright, Filmmaker
Abstract:
The 78 Project is on a journey across America to make one-of a-kind 78rpm records with musicians in their hometowns using a 1930s Presto direct-to-disc recorder. With one microphone. With one blank disc. In one 3-minute take. Along the way, a kaleidoscope of technologists, historians, and craftsmen from every facet of field recording – Grammy-winning producers, 78 collectors, curators from the Library of Congress and Smithsonian – provide insights and history. In Tennessee, Mississippi, California, Louisiana the folk singers, punk rockers, Gospel and Cajun singers in the film share their lives through intimate performances, and find in that adventure a new connection to our cultural legacy.
