Dr. Jimmy Eadie

Jimmy Eadie is an educator and professional working within the field of sound design, recording, and music production. He uses a variety of media which are often presented through extended hybrid forms of installation and performance. His award-winning work has been presented in many Irish and international galleries and venues (National Concert Hall Dublin, Cork Opera House, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Edinburgh International Festival, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Centre for Performing Arts, and the Barbican Centre, London). His research interests include creativity and innovation in engineering, intermedial and hybrid art; remediation and sampling, audio software development, and interactive sound design. His textual outputs have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Organised Sound (Cambridge), Leonardo Journal (MIT), Routledge & Focal Press, and Springer Scientific. He is a founding member of the Crash Ensemble (IRE) and was the principal audio engineer and technical manager for seventeen years, thereafter becoming a creative partner. Jimmy has worked and collaborated with notable composers and artists; Phil Niblock, Joanna MacGregor, Steve Reich, Gavin Bryers, Terry Riley, Bang on a Can, Louis Andriessen, Nico Muhly, Bill Whelan, Heiner Goebbels, and many more. He has been nominated (2013) and won the Irish Times Theatre Award for best soundscape design in (2011) and (2015). He has trained extensively in the area of audio engineering with international companies; Meyer (USA), L'Acoustic Audio (FR), and Rational Acoustics (UK), and also trained in film sound production with Screen Training Ireland. From 2009 to 2019 he was responsible for the design and delivery of music production and technology courses at Pulse and Griffith Colleges, Dublin. As a professional audio engineer, he has worked in notable recording studios, Windmill Lane (IRE), Blackbox (FR), and The Church (UK). He toured internationally with Irish acts as an engineer/producer and sound designer, working in prestigious venues; Carnegie Hall (USA) Royal Albert Hall (UK) and Le Gran Rex (FR). Jimmy was a professional musician for many years and released material on Chrysalis, Ensign and Setanta Records.

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