I’m a producer, audio engineer and educator, as well as a journalist who writes about the art, economics, and science of music and sound.
As a recordist, mixer and mastering engineer, I’ve worked with indie artists like Hotels, Dead Leaf Echo, Jandek, Rebecca Pronsky, Josh Dion Band, The Shaggs, , DeLeon, Monocle, Soundpool, Team Genius and , as well as plenty of major label artists including Jadakiss, Chrisette Michele, Flight of the Conchords, Sugarhill Gang, Jimmy Webb, Wynton Marsalis, and Willie Nelson.
As a live sound engineer, I’ve provided support to Amanda Palmer, Fiery Furnaces, Sufjan Stevens, RZA, Battles, Brent Green, Vijay Iyer, Black Dice, Mahogany, Bryce Dessner of The National, Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins and Glenn Kotche of Wilco. I’ve worked all over the NY metro area and have mixed FOH at venues including Hammerstein Ballroom, The Kitchen, Studio B, Mercury Lounge, Pianos, Highline Ballroom, The Cutting Room, and The Bowery Ballroom.
I’ve created audio books, audio tours, commercials or podcasts for The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Jewish History, Nintendo of America, Traveler’s Insurance, SonicScoop, and Rizzoli Publishing.
In addition to my studio work, I’m a journalist whose words reach tens of thousands of readers each month. My writing has appeared in the music and sound magazines SonicScoop, Trust Me, I’m a Scientist and TapeOp, and has been syndicated in SPARS, Indaba Music, and The Deli Magazine.
I’ve also hosted marquee industry panels, including the Audio Engineering Society’s recent “Platinum Engineers” presentation titled “The Studio as an Instrument,” held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York. Special guests have included Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Sleater-Kinney); Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Jónsi of Sigur Rós); Chris Shaw (Bob Dylan, Public Enemy, Weezer) and Damian Taylor (Bjork, The Prodigy, Arcade Fire)
I’m also an Adjunct Professor at CUNY’s College of Technology and NJCU’s Media Arts Department, where I teach courses on sound technology and sound for multimedia.
In my spare time, I’m a commuter cyclist, a farmer’s market junkie and a voracious consumer of music and words. I do community engagement for WNYC New York Public Radio, broadcast engineering for WFMU Freeform Radio, distribution for Showpaper, and serve on the board of directors at Vaudeville Park.
Feel free to say hello by email for booking, audio advice, studio recommendations, or to make story suggestions. You can also:
- Listen to audio samples of my work
- Book me to record or mix your music
- Read my online magazine, Trust Me, I’m A Scientist
- Follow me on Twitter or Facebook
- Go on a virtual tour of the very best recording studios in Brooklyn
Thanks for stopping by, and happy tracking.
-Justin
