AES Fall Online Convention

Histoires sans paroles - Harmonium Symphonique, a symphonic re-interpretation of the music of influential 1970's Montreal-based progressive folk-rock band Harmonium, was recorded, mixed and mastered during the pandemic through a long-distance collaboration between engineers in Montreal and Los Angeles. The studio sessions included recording the 68-piece Orchestre symphonique de Montreal (OSM) and choir at Montreal's 1,900-seat Maison symphonique (Symphony House) - with all involved practicing safe social distancing and other pandemic precautions. The album, within just seven weeks after its release, was certified platinum in Canada, and staggeringly, this album has done the unthinkable; going platinum the OLD way, sticking to physical units and downloads and not releasing the record to streaming services, and being available only via online orders. In this panel, you will hear directly from the artist, and the recording and mastering engineers how they used a number of online tools to conference, collaborate, trade mix notes, monitor progress and see the project to fruition while maintaining social distance during this landmark recording.