Speakers: Orvar Thorvaldsson [Audio Programme Coordinator - SAE] & Scott Jones [Audio Lecturer - SAE]

Join the Audio Engineering team from the SAE Institute in Glasgow where they will demonstrate the process of creating musical ideas from the recordings of the world around us. The team will manipulate the sounds of everyday life to create instruments, drums and a variety of other musical production assets from the noises we encounter everyday. This allows young producers to build up a series of unique, bespoke instruments. in their collection. This is a must see for any young music producers, DJs, and those interested in the creative world of audio engineering.

Orvar Thorvaldsson

Orvar joined SAE Glasgow as a part time Campus Support Technician (CST) in 2012, later moving up to head CST position. After a few years as a head CST Orvar moved into teaching on their audio degree course, which in late 2020 saw him take up the position of Audio Programme Coordinator at SAE Glasgow, overseeing the audio department and delivery of its curriculum.

Outside his SAE work Orvar works as a freelance recording, mixing and mastering engineer, working regularly with solo artists and various independent record labels. Orvar’s mixing and mastering work regularly reaches prominent commercial radio stations, as well as charting on music outlets such as Beatport and Traxsource.

Scott Jones

Scott is an Audio Lecturer at SAE Glasgow with a Masters of Design in Sound for the Moving Image. In addition to teaching Scott enjoys a variety of freelance roles including sound design, composition, location audio, and mixing. With a long-standing fascination with field recording and electroacoustic composition, Scott's own work focuses on finding musical ideas in the most unlikely places.