The 143rd AES Convention was held in New York City this year and on October 21st, as part of the Preservation Track, Michael Graves took part in the, "Is There Life On MARS? Preservation Techniques for the 21st Century" panel. Hosted by MARS founder, owner of the former Magic Shop and all around cool guy, Steve Rosenthal. The panel, moderated by Rebecca Feynberg, included an eclectic mix of individuals sharing interesting work being done in the field of audio preservation and restoration such as:
- Gotye and his Ondioline restoration projects
- Summer McCoy's Mixtape Museum
- Nora Guthrie and Woody Guthrie's wire recordings
- Michael Graves on archiving and restoration of Somali recordings and the release of Sweet as Broken Dates
(L-R) Summer McCoy, Nora Guthrie, Gotye, Jamie Howarth, Steve Rosenthal, Michael Graves, Jessica Thompson, Rebecca Feynberg, Stephen Massucci