On the evening of October 14, the 2021 Sound Explorer Conference and the "Highlight" of the Beijing Radio Festival, hosted by Beijing Radio and Television Station, the "Sound Explorer" Ceremony, ended at the Beijing Radio Building. Through the three forms of sound recognition, sound culture and sound performance, the grand ceremony releases the achievements of the change in the sound industry and evokes the strong resonance of sound feelings, showing the huge leap of sound technology and highlighting the infinite possibilities in the field of sound. Nearly 200 listeners, media and industry representatives attended a sound-themed parade on the autumn night.
Spotlight on the Audio Industry Tribute to "Sound Explorer"
Take stock of the audio products of the whole network from a comprehensive perspective, and pay tribute to the pioneers of sound exploration in a novel form. From January 2020 to July 2021, a group of developers, communicators and explorers dedicated to sound innovation emerged in China. The ceremony focused on voice cases and projects with good innovation, strong leadership and great influence, and awarded honorary trophies to 12 outstanding projects from the three fields of "works and products", "creators and teams" and "platform and technology". Project representatives who won the title of "Sound Explorer 2021" walked from behind the scenes to share their thoughts on the audio industry and the stories behind them.
Assemble "Sound Explorers" to share the value of sound
The event kicked off in an "immersive" awards atmosphere. In the radio drama "Uncle Kai's Dream of the Red Chamber", Bao Yu and Dai Yu's voice actors Yang Tianxiang and Zhou Tong reproduced wonderful excerpts; Xiao Bei, host of Zhejiang City Voice, and Liu Xiao, founder of "Night Listening", were given the voice scene sketches by Wu Bo, vice president of the app and producer of "Inspiration Club"; sound artist Qin Siyuan and representatives of the 100-year audio and video sample database brought "sound gifts", like a wonderful sound journey jumping in the ears; representatives of the four participants of Hubei Fang cabin radio connected through large-screen video, Restore the soothing voice of the heart in the cabin during the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020. Radio drama "Three-Body", Cat Ear fm, Hunan Radio and Television 5G Smart Radio, Tianjin "Old Brand, New Youth" Subway Voice Exhibition, Sound Network Agora and other projects in turn brought innovative testimonials such as breaking the boundaries of time and space, the application of AI intelligent technology, the development of sound scenarios, and the contribution of "cloud" terminal technology.
Personalized sound IP, emotionally pleasing sound waves, and innovative platforms supported by science and technology, which vividly interpret the recording, communication, temperature value and ecological path of sound communities. In addition, 24 works, such as Beijing Radio and Television Station's "Peking University Red Chamber", Shanghai Archimedes Media's "Talking about Marx to the Post-90s Generation", and Tibet Radio and Television Station's "Squad Leader's Charge", were awarded the 2021 "Sound Explorer" Organizing Committee Special Award - Outstanding Work Award for the Centenary of the Founding of the Party.
Create immersive cultural performances and share the charm of sound
At the ceremony, the ingenious and warm experience session showed the unique recording value of audio and received a lot of praise. The audience put on headphones, closed their eyes and listened to the customized audio "Listen, the Sound of Beijing" that carried the imprint of Beijing and the song "Those Flowers" that remembered the sound master, and felt a sound journey across time and space in the headphone virtual 3D surround sound works. A series of original high-quality programs such as the original situational poem recitation "Sound Exploration", the song and dance "Listen", and the song "Dear Traveler" brought by the winners of the Beijing Radio and Television Media Anchor Competition also feasted on the audience's ears and pushed the atmosphere in the venue to a climax several times.
Triggered a heated discussion among netizens to explore the future of the sound industry
Offline activities "sound and sound", online netizens continue to discuss. During the event, Weibo's original topic #Sound Explorer Conference was read by nearly 20 million people. The event expanded the broadcasting ecology from the dimensions of transmission, landing, energy, etc., and a group of voice leaders joined hands to present a feast that fully demonstrated the charm of sound, the ingenuity of sound workers and the value of sound. In the future, Beijing Radio and Television Station will continue to explore the path of integrated development, continue to deepen the cultivation of high-quality sound products, and promote the rapid development of the sound industry.
It is reported that on October 15, the 2021 Sound Explorer Conference and Beijing Radio Festival's media visit will lead the participating provincial and municipal radio stations to the Red House of Peking University to feel the accumulation of red culture; visit the Qianmen Pedestrian Street to help the central axis of the application for heritage.
On October 16th and 17th, the Radio Open Day will also be opened at the Zhangjiawan Design Town branch venue.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Wu Wenjuan
Editor/Gao Yan