John Eargle - Surround Sound Interactive Seminar

John Eargle

Delos Records

Grammy winner and nominee for his classical recordings, John Eargle is a consultant in electroacoustical product development, primarily with JBL Incorporated and other companies in the Harman International group, as well as acclaimed author of The Handbook of Recording Engineering, The Microphone Handbook, Handbook of Sound System Design, The Loudspeaker Handbook, and many other audio textbooks. In 2002 Mr. Eargle received a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for developments in cinema loudspeakers.

Mr. Eargle has recorded more than 250 Compact Discs and has recorded such artists as Carol Rosenberger, Bella Davidovitch, John Browning, Arleen Auger, Janos Starker, Richard Rodney Bennett, and Garrick Ohlsson. Among the ensembles he has recorded are the Seattle Symphony, London Symphony, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Oregon Symphony, Mostly Mozart Orchestra, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, New York Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Westminster Choir, and the Ascension Music Group of New York. In jazz, he has recorded such notables as Joe Williams, Red Holloway, Ruth Brown, Clark Terry, Tommy Newsom, and Etta James.

John Eargle holds degrees in music from the Eastman School of Music and the University of Michigan. He holds degrees in engineering from the University of Texas and The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and pursued studies in acoustics with Dr. Cyril Harris at Columbia University. He is a fellow, honorary member, and past national president of the Audio Engineering Society, and in 1984 won the Society's Bronze Medal. Mr. Eargle joined the faculty of the Aspen Audio Recording Institute in 1980 and has served the Aspen Music Festival and School in this capacity for the past 19 years, as well as acting member of the Corporate Board of the Music Associates of Aspen. Mr. Eargle is a senior member of the IEEE, a member of the ASA, SMPTE, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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