A THINK-TANK STYLE CONFERENCE EXPLORING AND DEFINING THE FUTURE OF AUDIO

From 1996 through 2019, Project Bar-B-Q gathered together an elite group of brilliant minds working to positively influence the future of audio technology.
We combined intense and effective workgroup techniques with Texas-sized hospitality in a unique all-inclusive event each year that provided industry guidance and promoted community and cooperation.
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MISSION STATEMENT

INFLUENCING AUDIO HARDWARE & SOFTWARE OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS

To this end, three to five workgroups are formed, each consisting of hardware developers, software developers, audio engineers, composers, and tech executives. Each group tackles a problem that has been identified as one of the industry’s most important, spending two days of facilitated brainstorming to formulate its best shot at a solution. The result of this work is the annual BBQ report.

General categories of discussion are:

  • Predicting and/or Directing the Future of Audio on Mobile Devices, the Web, Consoles, Computers, and Any Other Technology Platform
  • Exploring and Influencing Business Models for IP, Distribution, and Other Concerns
  • Exploring and Influencing Hardware Design
  • Software, Tools, and Architecture: Innovations and Standardization
  • Audio Evangelism and Empowerment of the Audio Community
  • Anything Else Relating to Audio Technology Brought Forward by the Attendees