EVO in Action

EVO in Action Featuring Victor Wooten, Carl Verheyen, and Nick D’Virgilio

May 8–9 | Sweetwater Performance Theatre | Starting at $149

Get hands-on with the SSL EVO!

Grab a front row seat to watch great songs take shape in real time on the SSL EVO console. Experience the full lifecycle of a professional recording session — from creative development and live tracking to editing and mixing. Over the course of two days, this world-class team will peel back the curtain on SSL EVO recording as they write and produce new songs in real time. Whether you’re a musician, engineer, or music enthusiast, you’ll love this firsthand look into the technical decisions and creative artistry that gives shape to modern masterpieces.

THREE ICONS. ONE INCREDIBLE CONSOLE. ZERO SCRIPT. 
Join us at the Sweetwater Performance Theatre to witness the new SSL EVO put through its paces as three world class musicians write and track songs from start to finish. Produced and engineered by Mark Hornsby.

DAY ONE: WRITING AND LIVE TRACKING
May 8: 10AM–5PM (Lunch included!)
• In-the-round discussion (creative process, tone, workflow) 
• Live tracking of multiple songs on the SSL EVO
• Producer insight throughout the session 
• Real-time collaboration between artists and engineer

DAY TWO: EDITING AND MIXING 
May 9: 10AM–2PM
• Playback and session breakdown 
• SSL EVO editing workflow demonstration 
• Mixing approach and decision-making 
• Audience Q&A focused on production techniques 
• Hands-on demonstration of the SSL Evo console

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Mark Hornsby is an American music producer, audio engineer, musician, and studio designer with more than three decades of experience in the recording industry. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to more than 1,000 recording projects spanning a wide range of genres, including rock, country, jazz, gospel, and pop. Often recognized for his versatility in music production, Hornsby has worked with numerous notable artists such as Dolly Parton, Anthrax, Tower of Power, Ricky Martin, Peter Erskine, Fastball, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Snoop Dogg, just to name a few.