Von: Lepa, Steffen via ak discourse
Datum: Wed, 22 Oct 2025
Betreff: [ak-discourse] WG: CFP – Live Sound Studies
Dear colleagues,
This recently announced CFP on Live Sound Studies might be of interest to some of you.
Best,
Sergio
Special issue on Live Sound and Live Sound Studies
Journal of the Audio Engineering (JAES)
Research in live sound and sound reinforcement typically takes place with specific
cultural contexts in mind. For instance, research not only focuses on system
optimization in terms of efficiency, but also in improving the audience experience,
while reducing hearing health risks, and limiting community noise pollution, while
promoting healthier and more sustainable stakeholder relationships. With this
constellation of disciplines in mind, this SI on Live Sound seeks to bring together
work in audio engineering with studies into the cultural context of live music and
events.
The CFP seeks typical sound reinforcement topics (such as those found at AES
conferences on Sound Reinforcement) as well as papers on historical and cultural
perspectives. Regarding the latter, a key topic is the ongoing gender disparity across
the industry, on the floor as well as in research. Some improvements have been
made, but more can certainly be done to highlight the work of a growing cohort of
engineers, educators and researchers that don’t identify as male. This SI in Live
Sound should celebrate these improvements and share best practices and what
should be done to grow towards a more inclusive work force.
Another important topic is history. To understand where we are and where we need
to go as an industry, we need to know our origins. By way of example, to support
safe listening environments at modern day concerts, we need to understand how
sound reinforcement technology and practice, including measurement and
monitoring, developed over the past century. In the same space, how can audio
research help support safe listening? For instance, for many venues improvement to
sound systems and room acoustics are unaffordable; how can R&D across
academia and industry develop and facilitate more accessible solutions?
Find the Call for Papers here.
Submission date: Monday 26 February 2026
For more information get in touch with the SI guest editors:
Jos Mulder (The Australian National University, Australia)
jos.mulder@anu.edu.au
Annie Jamieson (National Science and Media Museum, UK)
annie.jamieson@scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk
Adam Hill (Derby University, UK)