Welcome to soundphile - home of the audio engineer &
producer Julian David.
This site showcases my work in the field of recording, producing and mixing audio, as well as other audio engineering related projects.
August 14th, 2009
The recording of the last show of alto-saxophonist Bud Shank, who sadly passed away in April 2009, and his quartet with Bill Mays on piano, Bob Magnusson on bass and Joe LaBarbera on drums will soon be released on the Jazzed Media label. Paul Pegas, Yasuhiro Takeushi and I (as assistant engineer) recorded the show at the Jazz Bakery in Culver City, LA in January 2009. An early review was published on the Audiophile Audition website.
Juni 8th, 2009
I’m currently working on my master thesis (Diplomarbeit) titled Analysis of ribbon microphone output transformers and their influence on the microphone’s sound. The thesis is consulted by Prof. Dieter Leckschat at the University of Applied Sciences in Duesseldorf, Germany. I would like to thank the following companies for their generous support:
April 21st, 2009
Audio Engineering Associates (AEA) will be exhibiting at the 126. AES Convention in Munich on May 7-10. Visit us at booth 2107 to learn more about AEA’s studio ribbon microphones and preamps. Make sure to stop by and grab our free AEA Exemplar DVD. Contact Wes Dooley (mail to stereoms@aol.com) or me if you’d like to setup an appointment for a meeting.
April 21st, 2009
My recording and mix of the Larry Goldings Trio, which I recorded with Paul Pegas and Yasuhiro Takeushi at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles, was chosen to enter the recording competition at the upcoming 126. AES Convention in Munich. The track convinced the jury of my school’s preliminiary competition, consisting of Prof. Werner Roth and engineer/studio owner Georg Niehusmann.
März 27th, 2009
I will assist Wes Dooley and his company AEA (Audio Engineering Associates) at the Musikmesse/ProLight& Sound in Frankfurt from April 1-4. We will promote AEA’s line of big ribbon mics and electronics and try get some leads to dealers and potential customers. If you’re interested in AEA products and plan to attend the show, please send a note to me or Wes Dooley (StereoMS@aol.com).
Februar 11th, 2009
The soundtrack for the motion picture “Reise zum Horizont“, produced by Trust your Ears and published by Klanglogo, has just been released on iTunes. I was responsible as a mixer for some of the tracks in the movie and on the CD. Kudos to Nick and Clemens Prokop for their good work on this project and thanks for their trust in me.
Januar 13th, 2009
I’ve recently been involved as assistant engineer for a live-broadcast on Classical KUSC 91.5 radio. The concert of the Pacific Symphony at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Orange County was engineered by Ted Ancona. It featured renowned pianist Freddy Kempf and guest conductor Carlos Kalmar performing Mozart’s Symphony No. 38 “Prague”, Janacek’s Taras Bulba, Liszt’s Piano Concerto No.1 and Enesco’s Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1.
November 23rd, 2008
I’ve recently been involved in quite a few location recording session in Los Angeles. Starting mid-November I assisted Paul Pegas in recording the Ron Jones “Influence” Big Band at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles. Also, me and Paul recorded two sessions with the UCLA Bruins Marching Band at the UCLA campus, supervised by Wes Dooley, founder of Audio Engineering Associates. Paul and I furthermore recorded the annual Fall Music Concert at the Westridge Upper School. Finally, I assisted Ron Streicher and Gaylord in a concert recording of the LA Clarinet Choir at the “La Crescenta Presbyterian Church”. Below are a couple of photos taken at the various recording sessions.
Oktober 22nd, 2008
Andy Gillmann’s DVD Top10 Grooves and Beats, directed by Andrew Mottl for his final visual exam, is currently featured on Drummerworld. I took responsibility for the drum sound recording and the final mix of the DVD. The DVD was published by the LEU-Verlag, has recieved various excellent reviews and was elected “DVD of the month” in the 05/08-issue of the German “Sticks” drum mag.
Oktober 7th, 2008
This year’s recording competition at the 125th AES Convention in San Francisco turned out to be a big success for me. My recordings were awarded with the second prize in the “non-classical surround” category and third prize in the “stereo jazz/blues” category. It’s a great honor to be officially awarded by professionals such as Bob Ludwig, Steve Bellamy or Graemme Brown and I thank the AES for giving me this fantastic opportunity. Besides the official award certificate, I’ve recieved a Digidesign M-Box 2 mini and an AKG Perception 420 microphone.
non-classical surround