Spatial Composition - The New Frontier – at Dolby HQ

Composers have been using melody, rhythm, and harmony for thousands of years. Musique concrète expanded the use of timbre 75 years ago. Are we at the verge of another musical disruption? What if, using space as a compositional tool, songwriters, composers, and producers not only mixed but composed in immersive systems? Can SPACE become a new element of music?

The AES and the Recording Academy invite you to a member-exclusive event: a research presentation about the use of space in music composition and production, by composer Julius Dobos and producer BZ Lewis.

Audio engineers, producers, composers, songwriters and music creators of all disciplines are invited to explore SPACE as an element of music composition, experience demonstrations of new, spatially-composed music and immersive mixes in the Dolby Cinema, and hear about updates on the Dolby Atmos ecosystem.

• Do spatial decisions made during composition have an effect on musical content?
• Do listeners respond differently to spatially-composed music vs the spatial mixes of traditionally composed music?
• How to approach writing in an immersive environment that can yield conceptually solid musical content?
• How music created in Dolby Atmos (vs music mixed in Dolby Atmos) may affect the roles and responsibilities of artists and audio engineers?

Guests will hear Dolby’s latest updates to the Dolby Atmos music ecosystem, experience Dolby Atmos enabled car demos, and experience new, spatially-composed music & immersive mixes in the Dolby Cinema.

This ticket is for AESSF members only (your AES member number is your exclusive access code to register with). Space is limited, so please plan to attend if you RSVP.

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When: October 9th, 2025

Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm.We'll have light refreshments, car demos, and mixer from 5:00pm-6:00pm

Where: 1275 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103

Space is limited: tickets will be required.Ticket information is being sent directly to our AES SF email list members.This ticket is for AESSF members only (your AES member number is your exclusive access code to register with). Space is limited, so please plan to attend if you RSVP.

By clicking Register, you agree to share your name and email with Dolby Labs for event registration purposes.