Closer together

Audio Forum is a unique annual conference in the field of audio production in Europe, aimed at professionals, enthusiasts and students in the field of audio production.

❤️ In cooperation with the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Audio Forum Belgrade 2024 will yet again take place at the Belgrade Youth Center. There are reasons to celebrate this year as well – join us as we mark 60 years of the Belgrade Youth Center and 40 years of the Belgrade Jazz Festival!

🔥 For the first time ever, Audio Forum in Belgrade will be featuring an Academy Award winner live, on-site! Mr Tarn Willers will be joining us to talk about the experience of location sound recording for the film “The Zone of Interest“, for which he received an Academy Award in the Best Sound category. Furthermore, this will be the first Audio Forum in years to feature more live, on-site speakers than online!

🔊 Besides the exciting talks that you’re already used to, you can certainly look forward to some Dolby Atmos tryouts, 25+ audio brands in the Expo Zone and a live sound workshop bundled with a mini concert!

It has been a massive pleasure hosting you all for all these years. Let’s keep the flame burning.

Program lineup

Capturing Location Sound for “The Zone of Interest”

No success goes undeserved. The same goes for Tarn – the production sound mixer who, along with his colleague – Johnnie Burn, won an Academy Award in the Best Sound Category for “The Zone of Interest” in 2024. In this session, we’ll delve into what it (probably) takes to reach such high acclaim by doing extraordinary work on a film set and how to overcome what lays ahead.

The Culture of Listening

Janez is a seasoned sound designer with nearly 40 years of freelancing experience, specializing in mastering, mixing, and recording. Initially focused on FOH engineering for acts like Laibach and Tinkara Kovač, Janez is now primarily working in the studio with various renowned artists. Some may remember him as the bass player from a Slovenian synth-pop act “Videosex”.

Sound from Arenas and Sporting Venues

How skillful do you reckon you’d be on a scale from 1 to Zdravko if you spent your career in an OB truck? With over 30 years of experience and 7 Olympics under the belt, Zdravko discusses the techs and creatives of live sound production and transmission at major global sporting and music events. He also authored and co-authored two professional literature pieces.

About Theater Sound Design and Use of QLab – Hands-On

Be honest – when was the last time you saw a theater play? The live and ephemeral nature of theater makes it a highly delicate art which requires specific efforts to deliver a pervasive experience for the viewer. Sound for theater is a world of its own. It’s good see firsthand how things work out behind the scenes, using a specific toolset and approach to sound playback.

Building a Career in Technical Sound Design

Becoming an audio expert in games has proven to be quite challenging. But, it’s a whole different story once you make a decision early and steer gradually towards where you would like to be. Nikola’s career has been in rapid development since 2014, focused entirely on video games. Besides being a hard-to-find expert, Nikola also develops his own audio tools for game audio and beyond.

Challenges in production of “Koncerti na zidiću” and the Belgrade Jazz Festival

A cultural and PR manager renowned for orchestrating diverse artistic programs, Milica plays a pivotal role in curating major events like the Belgrade Jazz Festival, now celebrating its 40th anniversary. Milica talks about the art of realizing ambitious projects, focusing on public space concerts and the enduring legacy of BJF.

Live Sound Engineering for “Koncerti na zidiću” and the Belgrade Jazz Festival

We all love the comfort and safety of our own venue. But what happens when you step beyond the familiar and need to project serious SPLs into open spaces? A seasoned sound technician shares her expertise on overcoming the challenges of sound production for indoor music festivals and concerts in public spaces.

Workshop – Live Sound Engineering

Ain’t much use of talking live sound engineering without engineering sound live for the audience, right? Leveraging his nearly 30 years of experience, prior education and even skills beyond sound engineering, Ivan will guide us through making music sound great, both on stage and for the audience. This is an opportunity to have a look at how a seasoned expert handles the delicate process of live sound.

Live Sound Engineering Workshop and Mini-Concert

After years of collaborating with some of Serbia’s leading artists, this Belgrade-based pianist and composer founded a new quintet in 2023. The group will join Ivan Brusić’s workshop, followed by a mini concert. As a solo artist, Sloba released an instrumental album and two albums with the jazz-rock band Gis Maj Es. The quintet has already celebrated over 20 successful performances.

Live Sound Engineering Workshop and Mini-Concert

This vocal soloist, composer, and lyricist from Belgrade will take center stage in several numbers during the Sloba Dragović Quintet workshop and concert performance. She is the author and producer of her solo album “Snaga” (2019). Throughout her illustrious career, she has graced major music events across Serbia, collaborating with the nation’s most prominent artists.

Dolby Atmos Showcase

This London-based mix tech and mixing engineer has been running the Jack Cardiff Atmos mixing stage at Molinare London based post-production, configuring and assisting various Atmos, 7×1, 5×1 multi-rig complex mixes. Most recent Re-recording mixer credits: Her Name Was Moviola, Desperate Journey, Deep Cover, 213 Bones, Layla. Most recent Senior mix tech credits: The Amateur, Paddington in Peru, Nosferatu, Nimona, Damsel, The Family Plan.

Schedule

Here you’ll find the conference schedule once it’s available. We usually post the final schedule about a week prior to the event. Please check back or subscribe to our newsletter to stay in the now!

December 8, 2024

Belgrade Youth Center – Great Hall

You may check in at the desk at any time between 09 AM and 7 PM. We do ask you to have your tickets ready upon arrival at the venue.

Students from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Department of Sound Recording and Design, showcase their works – short experimental radio pieces, in the following order:

“Stanje svesti nacije” by Luka Lukić
“Žrtva istosti” by Mitar Karadeglić
“Brodolom.exe” by Luka Latiničić

by Dejan Pejović and Aleksandar Manja

We’ll take the opportunity to address you – the wonderful audience – about what is waiting ahead at Audio Forum Belgrade 2024!

Moderated by Pavle Dinulović

Nikola will talk about his career in video game sound design and working as a Technical Sound Designer both in Serbia and abroad.

Moderated by Dejan Pejović

Academy Award winner Tarn Willers talks about his experience of working on “The Zone of Interest” as a production sound mixer. You folks be ready to ask questions and initiate discussions, as it’s a great opportunity to talk to Tarn live, on site!

This day is going to be tough so please , do take a break! However – if you’re craving for more, do drop by the “Tribinska sala” for a 45 minute-long Dolby Atmos demonstration by Nikola Živojinović – Senior Mix Tech and Mixing Engineer at Molinare London post-production.

Moderated by Dejan Pejović

Janez talks about the culture of listening.

Moderated by Dejan Pejović

Zdravko talks about recording and broadcasting sound from sports venues and arenas.

Let’s spend some time together, talk and get to know each other at the Expo Zone.

We’ll see you tomorrow – December 09th, starting 11:00!

December 9, 2024

Belgrade Youth Center – Great Hall

You may check in at the desk at any time between 09 AM and 09 PM. We do ask you to have your tickets ready upon arrival at the venue.

If you’ll be attending the mini-concert only, we kindly ask that you register online. Please follow the “Registration” button above on this page and then select the appropriate ticket in the ticketing page.

All registered conference attendees are not required to register for the mini-concert separately. If you already have an Audio Forum Belgrade 2024 ticket, you’re all set!

Students from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Department of Sound Recording and Design, showcase their works – sound art performances, in the following order:

“Žmurke” by Luka Cvetko
“Prisutnost” by Aleksa Nikolić
“Snaga” by Sava Milivojević

Moderated by Dejan Pejović

Bagzi talks about theater sound design and using QLab in everyday work.

Moderated by Dejan Pejović

Katarina and Milica talk about technical and organizational challenges of delivering concerts both in public space and at the concert venues, using “Koncerti na zidiću” and Belgrade Jazz festival as examples.

We’ll take break to get ready for an intense workshop with ivan Brusić.

Live Sound Engineer Ivan Brusić shows us how to prep the Sloba Dragović Quintet for the concert and setup the systems for the show.

In continuation of the workshop, Ivan will demonstrate his mixing process and final checks for showtime.

It’s a good idea to say our goodbyes before we hit it with a finishing move – an awesome concert mixed just the way we wanted it during our workshop!

The Sloba Dragović Quintet will play an hour-long concert, after the Live Sound Engineering part of the workshop. They will be joined by the Belgrade singer-songwriter Ksenija Kuljača, who will perform several of her original songs with the band.

Thank you for taking part in Audio Forum Belgrade 2024!

Demo Room

Live Sound Workshop with The Sloba Dragović quintet

Student Project Showcase

Student works have become an integral part of Audio Forum program. Please check back this section to find out more about student projects that will be showcasing during Audio Forum Belgrade 2024. This will include student radio pieces and live soundscape performances.

The projects listed below are to be presented in the following order.

Student Experimental Radio Pieces
(December 8, 2024)

“Stanje svesti nacije” by Luka Lukić
“Žrtva istosti” by Mitar Karadeglić
“Brodolom.exe” by Luka Latiničić

Student Sound Art Performances
(December 9, 2024)

“Žmurke” by Luka Cvetko
“Prisutnost” by Aleksa Nikolić
“Snaga” by Sava Milivojević

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Brands on display at Expo Zone

Your favorite audio equipment brands will be there for you to test, play and simply stay up to date with developments in pro-audio technology. Here are the audio hardware manufacturer brands that will be exhibited at the Audio Forum Belgrade 2024 Expo Zone:

Those we can't do without

We are honored that the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, in cooperation with the Belgrade Youth Center, will enable the event to be held in a space that the event truly deserves. The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia recognizes the importance of holding the Audio Forum this year too and we are very grateful for their continued support!

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