Sun, February 1, 2026
68th Annual GRAMMY Awards®
Crypto Arena in Los Angeles,. The ceremony will be broadcast live on CBS and stream on Paramount+

The Recording Academy's annual process of accepting proposals from the music creators and professionals that make up its membership body, and as part of the organization's commitment to evolve with the ever-changing musical landscape, several new changes have been made to the GRAMMY Awards® process. The full GRAMMY® rulebook can be accessed here For more on this year's category updates, including insights from Recording Academy CEO, Harvey Mason jr., visit here. 

 The MusicPro ’26 conference   
March 27-29, 2026
Musicians Institute in Hollywood
Hosted by Give A Note Foundation
For a complete list of sessions and special events, go to https://www.musicpro26.com/ 

 Recording Industry Golf & Poker Tournament
M June 29, 10:30 Registraton Noon Shotgun start

2026 Recording Industry Golf & Poker Tournament Sand Canyon Country Club Register here "Replace your studio glow with a sun tan, and come join your like-minded colleagues for a day of fun and shop talk, poker or golf, and everybody wins!" -- Gavin Lurssen, Golf Tournament Honorary Co-Chair 

The Americana Music Association
Festival and Conference Presented by Nissan
Nashville, TN

Mimosa Music Series
Upstairs @ The Federal, Noho
5303 Lankershim Blvd
RSVP here

LA Jazz Institue
Big Band Festival of all time..The Westin Los Angeles Airport
5400 W Century Blvd Los Angeles, CA

Coachella Music and Art Festival
INDIO, CA 92201

Villagefest - October
Palm Canyon Drive - Palm Springs, CA

CMT Music Awards & Festival
Nashville

LA AES Section
For dinner reservations, contact the section Treasurer, Richard Wollrich, at [email protected] or (805) 371-9342. Please put "AES-LA DINNER RESERVATION" in the email subject line.

Meetings are free and are open to everyone including students, non-members and guests.

AES
NY

Thank You Sponsors!
A DESIGNS
PETER MONTESSI -- L.A. studio musician and pro audio developer

ATC LOUDSPEAKERS
BEN LILLY Hi-end monitor manufacturer based in the U.K.

Air I Hush
'Game Changer' in the domain of soundproofing

AURATONE
Birthed in California, Celebrating 60 years of setting quality standard for speaker technology in music and recording industry

Bettermaker

DAKING
GEOFF DAKING - Blues Magoos drummer/engineer/pro audio designer

DRAWMER
Experts in the Concrete Science and Mystic Art of Analog Circuit Design celebrating 25th Years

Hakan
Extremely effective in eliminating pops without compromising the frequency response and character of the microphone

Latch Lake
A Boom Mic Stand That Works!

Mutec
MUTEC’s unique technology serves to improve your audio reference system with increased musicality, clarity, and precision

Mojave Audio
Founded by award-winning David Royer, Mojave Microphones are the “Southern California” sound, built to strict tolerances and specifications and created in the heart of LA Studio country, Burbank, California

Pete's Place Audio
Makers of BAC 500 Compressor and Electrodyne Pre Amp & EQ

Sabra-Som
Sabra-Som is the world leader in Universal Shock Mounts and Accessories for all sizes of microphones.

Subwoofer Pros
Subwoofer Pros subs are the preferred way to achieve studio grade low end support regardless of monitor brand and are made in the USA.

TUBE-TECH
JESPER B. NIELSEN -Legendary all-tube recording equipment from Denmark

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Sundance Film/Music Festival
Park City, UT
Sundance is the largest film festival in the U.S. dedicated to independent film.

Lollapalooza
Grant Park, Chicago


Jazz in the Pines
Idyllwild Arts Academy Campus - Idyllwild, CA

Venice Beach Art & Music Fest
Venice Beach Recration Park - Venice Beach, CA (Winward Plaza)

Russian River Jazz and Blues Festival
Johnson's Beach - Guerneville, CA

CMJ
New York
151 W. 25th St., 12th Fl., New York, NY 10001
p: 917.606.1908 / f: 917.606.1914

Midem
Cannes, France
Theme: "Reinvent"