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DAVID PICKETT musician |
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In 1979, I was appointed to succeed John Borwick as Lecturer in Recording Techniques at the University of Surrey and was responsible there for the Tonmeister degree and diploma. From 1983 to 1999 I was Director of Recording Arts at the Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana. At Indiana University I established and developed two degree programmes in sound recording, remaining at the same time active as a producer of recordings. I subsequently filled similar roles at the University of North Texas and The Art Institute, Houston.
I followed John Borwick as Director of Tonmeiser Studies at the University of Surrey. I taught Recording Techology and pioneered a course in Technical Listening and supervised student internships". My former students at the University of Surrey include:
Andrew Beer, VP Technology, Spafax, Hollywood, CA
Benedict Fenner, Recording Engineer, Owner Inhouse Sound
Dave Foister, AV Manager, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Daniel Fournier, Composer / Mastering Engineer, UltraSonique Audio, Queensland, Australia
John Fredericks, Technical and Commercial Consultant
Erdo Groot, Director, Producer and Engineer, Polyhymnia International, Netherlands
Mike Hatch, Recording Engineer and co-founder of Floating Earth
David Mellor, Recording Engineer and Teacher, Audio Masterclass
Francis Rumsey, Consultant Technical Writer and Editor
“The most portentous appointment of 1983 (signalling as it did a new level of attentiveness to electronic technology in the School) was that of David Pickett, who was the School’s first professorial-level appointee in recording arts; by 1990 he had developed a degree program in Audio Recording.” – George M. Logan: The Indiana University School of Music: a History (Indiana University Press, 2000, p. 273)
Among my former students at Indiana University are:
Jonathan Bach, Producer and Game Designer, Electronic Arts, CA
Jake Belser, Recording Engineer and Owner, Primary Sound Studios, Bloomington, IN
Audrey Bentham, Primary audio engineer for Fresh Air at WHYY, Philadelphia
Cornelius Boots, Musician, composer, teacher and audio producer, Oakland, CA
Brian Bowman, Recording Engineer, US Navy Band, Washington, DC
Andrew Dawson, Sound Supervisor, Universal Creative Services, CA
Esther (Luna) DeLozier, Producer, Engineer, Ethnomusicologist
Leslie Gaston-Bird, Mix Messiah Productions, Denver, CO
Dan Gellert, Studio Express, Beverly Hills, CA
Larry Goodman, Senior Account Manager, Xytech Systems, Burbank, CA
Travis Gregg, Coordinator of Audio Production, Indiana University School of Music
Jeff Mee, Freelance Recording Engineer, formerly with Delos Records,
Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Munson, WNYC, NY, NY
John Nuner, Associate Faculty, Audio Technology, Indiana University, South Bend
Joseph M. Palmaccio, Mastering Engineer, “The Place...For Mastering”,
Nashville, TN
Mark Plati, Producer, Engineer and Musician based in New York City
Kevin Shima, Recording Engineer and Producer, Musician and Teacher, OH
Sherene Strausberg, Composer, Musician, Engineer, Designer, Los Angeles, CA
Konrad Strauss, Recording Engineer, Chair of Department of audio Engineering and Sound Production and Professor of Music, Indiana University School of Music
Michael Stucker, Assistant Professor of Muaic, Indiana University School of Music
Li Teo, Consultant/Recording Engineer, Independent Classical Productions, Singapore
Andres Villalta, Recording Specialist, Department of Music, Princeton University, NJ
Shane D. Wilson, Recording Engineer, TN
In addition to teaching I supervised the concert recording and Recording Services, engineered and produced sessions with students and faculty (see list of CDs).
I headed a large department and taught classes on Audio and Electronics.
Rev. 29. Nov 2018