60 Seconds With Arturia, IsoAcoustics, L-Acoustics, Baby Audio and Spitfire

Audio Media International started this series for our newsletter and, by popular demand, we’re picking five interviews every couple of weeks and putting them on the site. If you want to be featured or want to nominate someone, email rosie@audiomediainternational.com.

 

 

Bryan Borcherds, Marketing Manager, Arturia

Where are you right now?
At my kitchen table – lockdown!
What is the last album you listened to?
The new Mogwai album ‘As The Love Continues’.
Describe 2021 so far in one sentence.
Positive vibes. I’m a believer in thinking positive, be it for myself or to influence those around me.
When does live music come back?
By the middle of the year and it’ll be great. It’ll be like catching up with an old friend and it’ll be more appreciated than ever before.
What skill have you developed in lockdown?
I’ve just graduated from a Berklee Music Foundations course. And, like most others, I now make a mean banana bread.
Tell us something you’ve never told anyone else?
I’ve never watched Star Wars. There, I’ve said it

Dave Morrison, President, IsoAcoustics 

Where are you right now?
At home, in the kitchen with cappuccino
What is the last album you listened to?
CSN&Y Déjà Vu is playing in the next room
Describe 2021 so far in one sentence.
It’s moving forward quickly with lots of possibilities.
When does live music come back?
I’m afraid the big events are still a long way off but I think we’ll start to see outdoor performances popping up this summer. You can’t keep good energy down for too long.
What skill have you developed in lockdown?
Patience
Tell us something you’ve never told anyone else?
I can’t wait to get out and put the top down again.

 

 

Mary Beth Henson, Head of Press & Social Media, L-Acoustics

Where are you right now?
In the home office, which has been redone recently. If you’d told me a year ago that I’d have (or even want) a stand up/sit down desk, I’d have had a good laugh.
What is the last album you listened to?
Th entire Beastie Boys catalog – over and over and over. I just finished the awesome Beastie Boys Book and it’s sent me down the rabbit hole.
Describe 2021 so far in one sentence.
Waiting and anticipating.
When does live music come back?
Now, please? It’s starting to come back in Asia/Oceania and I’ve just finished a couple of press releases for big, full-production shows mounted by L-Acoustics partners in China, Australia and New Zealand. I have hope that other regions will get there soon.
What skill have you developed in lockdown?
Mixing cocktails (ask me for my whisky sour recipe!) and digital marketing.
Tell us something you’ve never told anyone else?
I once stayed up all night on Black Friday outside of Toys ‘R’ Us in the hopes of buying a Furby (for a friend, honest)

 

 

Will Evans, Spitfire Audio CEO

Where are you right now?
At the dressing table in my bedroom.
What is the last album you listened to?
Micachu – Feeling Romantic Feeling Tropical Feeling Ill
Describe 2021 so far in one sentence.
Here we goooooo
When does live music come back?
In May, all being well.
What skill have you developed in lockdown?
Parenting.
Tell us something you’ve never told anyone else?
I watch videos about Lego collecting on YouTube.

 

 

Caspar Bock, Founder, Baby Audio

Where are you right now?

In my office. I’ve done the opposite of what most people did during the pandemic — and gone from working from home to renting an office. (The rest of the team currently works remotely via Google Hangouts).
What is the last album you listened to?

Wes Montgomery – Bumpin’
Describe 2021 so far in one sentence.

Chaos and optimism.
When does live music come back?

I really hope it will be soon. We need music around us, the world is a lot more dull without it. As for the timeframe, who knows: Fall maybe?
What skill have you developed in lockdown?

Patience!
Tell us something you’ve never told anyone else?
I don’t love ramen.