CESMA Focus -

CESMA Focus An afternoon of insights into audio, video, and music technology

About the Event

Join us for the inaugural CESMA Focus — a free workshop bringing together leading professionals from the worlds of acoustics, sound engineering, video technology, and signal processing.

Five international experts will share their knowledge, experiences, and behind-the-scenes stories in an afternoon dedicated to anyone passionate about audio and video production.

When: Saturday, 7 February 2026 | 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM Where: CESMA Zürich, Thurgauerstrasse 74, 8050 Zürich-Oerlikon Language: English Admission: Free (registration required)

Programme

Eddy Bøgh Brixen (Copenhagen, DK) Acoustic Consultant · Lecturer at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Copenhagen → "How Many Stamps Does It Take to Make My Room Sound Right?"

Giacomo De Caterini (Rome, IT) Live and Studio Sound Engineer · Professor at the Conservatory of Genoa → "Taming the Monsters: Approaching a Big Stereo+Atmos Broadcast, with a Bigger Line-Up, in One of the Biggest Churches"

Marco Montanari (Munich, DE) European Patent Examiner (EPO) · Lecturer at Politecnico di Milano → "The Nightmares of a Video Engineer in the Days of CRTs... and Beyond"

Simone Corelli (Rome, IT) Film Sound Engineer · Lecturer in Sound Restoration, CSC – Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia → "The Illusion of the Original: Ethics and Responsibility in Augmented Restoration Practice — Jesus of Nazareth (1977, dir. Franco Zeffirelli)"

Paolo Prandoni (Lausanne, CH) Lecturer in Signal Processing at EPFL Lausanne · Entrepreneur (Quividi) → "One Bit at a Time: The Amazing Audio Tricks of 1980s Videogames"

About CESMA

CESMA — the European Centre for Music and Acoustic Studies — is a Swiss institution offering professional certification programmes in audio engineering, video technology, and electronic music production. Founded in 2012 in Lugano, CESMA is opening its new campus in Zürich-Oerlikon in 2026.

www.cesma.ch/zuerich zuerich@cesma.ch