Audio Engineering Society
The only professional society devoted wholly to audio, binding engineers and scientists into a shared literature, standard, and craft of sound.
Financial profile
Audio Engineering Society · EIN 13-5603831 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $3,238,587 | $610,388 | $2,537,618 | $2,851,702 | $1,002,380 | Dec 2023 |
| FY2022 | $2,545,967 | $19,034 | $2,519,932 | $2,435,246 | $532,253 | Dec 2022 |
| FY2021 | $1,712,667 | $161,493 | $1,448,448 | $1,559,816 | $476,826 | Dec 2021 |
| FY2020 | $2,290,689 | $205,411 | $1,970,647 | $1,714,899 | $210,279 | Dec 2020 |
| FY2019 | $3,746,067 | $6,582 | $3,570,627 | $3,656,864 | $-420,659 | Dec 2019 |
| FY2018 | $3,752,642 | $0 | $3,603,022 | $3,725,288 | $-512,571 | Dec 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Audio Engineering Society is read alongside.
ASA
Acoustical Society of America
The institution that treats sound itself, not any single use of it, as a subject worth an entire society, and…
12 companies named
IES
Illuminating Engineering Society
The professional society for lighting that both convenes the discipline and publishes the recommended…
291 companies named
ARSC
Association for Recorded Sound Collections
A preservation society for recorded sound, binding private collectors, researchers, and audio professionals…
4 companies named
BES
Biomedical Engineering Society
A professional society of more than six thousand biomedical engineers across academia, industry, and…
6 companies named
ICOSE
International Council on Systems Engineering
The global professional home where systems engineering became a named discipline, defined by a shared…
95 companies named
Who backs AES
Every company Audio Engineering Society names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Dell, Inc. | Corporate member | ABA BPA ICBA NAEMT NAR +3 |
| Exhibitor | AAA ARF ACC AAF AAS +3 | |
| Iron Mountain Entertainment Services | Corporate member | AHIMA AMIA CSA DPA NAC +3 |
| Yamaha | Exhibitor | AFS ASTA CMS GCSAA ICA +3 |
| COMSOL, Inc | Corporate member | AIAA AICE AMPP CTA |
| Blackmagic Design | Exhibitor | ACE AMIA SBE |
| Cirrus Logic, Inc. | Corporate member | CTA LF SIA |
| Lexicon Pro | Corporate member | AACE AIST |
| Niron Magnetics | Exhibitor | CTA ACS |
| Shure | Exhibitor | ASA CTA |
| VECTORWORKS, INC. | Corporate member | AIAS LAF |
| ARKAMYS | Corporate member | CTA |
| EMI | Exhibitor | AISC |
| Focusrite Plc | Corporate member | NAME |
| Harman International | Corporate member | AAI |
| JBL Pro | Corporate member | MIC |
| Lectrosonics | Exhibitor | RRRCC |
| PMC Speakers | Corporate member | PPA |
| Sonos, Inc. | Corporate member | NAHB |
| Sony Electronics | Exhibitor | NABJ |
| Spitfire Audio | Corporate member | ASMAC |
| Abbey Road | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| AKG Acoustics GmbH, a Harman International Company | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Allen & Heath | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| AMS Neve Ltd. | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| API | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Apogee Electronics Corporation | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| ATR Service, Inc. | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Audeze | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Audient Ltd | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Audinate | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Audio Alchemist | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Audio Distribution Group | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Audio Precision, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Audio-Technica | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Audioscape Engineering Co. | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| AudioShake | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Austrian Audio | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| AuviTran | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| B&W Group Ltd. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| BeesNeez Microphones | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Celestion International Ltd., GP Acoustics (UK) Ltd. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Chameleon Labs | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Chandler Limited | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Clear-Com | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Cloud Microphones | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Cobalt Digital Inc. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Dangerous Music | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| dbxPro | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| DiGiCo | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Digigram | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| DSP Concepts | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Electro-Voice | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Eleven Dimensions Media | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| EPOS | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Eventide | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Ex Machina Soundworks | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Ferrofish | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Firehouse 12 | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Fostex | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| FullScale AV | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Genelec | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Grace Design | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Gyraf Audio | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Harman Kardon | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Harrison Audio | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Hear Technologies | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Hisong Global | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| HOFA GmbH | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Immersive Design Labs | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Infinity Systems | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Interfacio — Global recruitment for audio and media technology | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| iZotope, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Jam Industries USA | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| JamRacks | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| JBL Selenium | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| JoeCo | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Klipsch Group, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| L-Acoustics | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Lauten Audio | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Lawo | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Linear Integrated Systems | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Listen Inc. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Magnetic Reference Laboratory (MRL), Inc. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Marian | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Mark Levinson | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Marshall Group | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Meridian Audio Limited | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Millennia Media | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| MQA Ltd. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| MyMix | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Neumann | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Neutrik USA, INC. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Nordic Audio Labs | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| One F Sound | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Oxford Digital Limited | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| PACE Anti-Piracy | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Paradigm Electronics Inc./ MartinLogan LTD | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Peluso Microphone Lab | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| PK Sound | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Prism Sound | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| PSI Audio | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Rational Acoustics LLC | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| RCF | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Recording the Masters | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Reloop | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Resonado Labs | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Revel Speakers | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| RME | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Rupert Neve Designs | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Sennheiser | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Solid State Logic | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Sonnox Ltd. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Sound Ideas | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Sound Particles | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Sound Radix | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Soundcraft | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Soundproof Windows | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Soundtheory Ltd. | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| STAGETEC GmbH | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| STAGETEC North America | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Studer | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| SUBPAC | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Synthax Inc. | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Telegrapher Loudspeakers | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Triad-Orbit Advanced Stand Systems | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Violet Audio | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| WAVE Distribution | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Wave Distro | Corporate member | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Waves | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Wolff Audio | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
| Zynaptiq | Exhibitor | Only Audio Engineering Society, so far |
Sources: 2 published lists, read September 2026
AES Show Nashville 2026 exhibitors and partners (announcement). Read September 28, 2026. Early exhibitor roster named in an August 2026 news release; not a final list. Belmont University left out.
AES Sustaining Members. Read September 28, 2026. Program discontinued July 1, 2024 per the page; list still posted. Universities, public broadcasters, government, research institutes and associations left out.
Who backs Audio Engineering Society's peers, but not Audio Engineering Society
Companies named publicly by at least one of Audio Engineering Society's five peer societies, and not found in Audio Engineering Society's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The only professional society devoted wholly to audio, binding engineers and scientists into a shared literature, standard, and craft of sound.
- Consensus
- Build
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Republic and The Citadel.
Strengths
Not an official page of Audio Engineering Society. Sociogene does not consult. Everything here comes from public sources, dated and linked. Something wrong here? Tell us what we missed.