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Dr. Jimmy Eadie

Assistant Professor Part-Time (Electronic & Elect. Engineering)
ARAS AN PHIARSAIGH


Jimmy Eadie is an accomplished educator and professional in sound design, recording, and music production. His award-winning work spans hybrid installations and performances that have been presented internationally, showcasing his innovative approach to audio and music. As a founding member of Crash Ensemble, (1997) Ireland's leading contemporary ensemble, Jimmy played a pivotal role as an audio engineer and technical manager, shaping the ensemble's sound earning global recognition for its dynamic live performances. Through his work with Crash Ensemble, he has collaborated with world-renowned artists, including Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and Julia Wolfe. As a sound designer, Jimmy has won Irish Times Theatre Awards for soundscape design in 2011 and 2015, recognising his exceptional contributions to theatrical productions. Jimmy's research focuses on audio engineering, music production, audio software development, and sound design, with publications in journals such as Organised Sound, Leonardo Journal, and Springer IEEE, as well as presenting at many conferences. He holds a PhD in Sonic Design, from UCC, an MPhil in Music & Media Technology (Hons) from TCD, and multiple postgraduate certifications, including a PGCert in Higher Education Practice and a PGCert in Teaching & Learning Tecnology from TCD. Additionally, he holds a Diploma in Game Audio Design & Production from Berklee College and professional certifications in Acoustic Analysis (Rational Acoustics, UK), Sound System Optimisation (Meyer Sound, USA), and Film Sound Editing (Screen Training Ireland). His foundational training includes a City & Guilds in Sound Engineering & Music Technology from Sound Training College. From 2009 to 2019, Jimmy was responsible for the creation of music production courses at Pulse College and Griffith College, where he also served as lecturer. As a professional audio engineer he has produced and engineered many critically acclaimed albums and toured globally with Irish acts, performing at iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall. A former professional musician, Jimmy has released music on Ensign, Setanta and Dirt Records.
  Acoustics   Audio Engineering   Audio Production   Audio Software Development   Music Composition   Signal Processing   Sound Art   Sound Design   Theatre Sound   Virtual Music Instrument Design
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Leonardo Journal Peer Review Panel (MIT). 2024
Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) External Examiner Audio and Music Production 2022
Technological University of the Shannon and Midlands Midwest (TUS) External PhD Examiner. 2022
External Examiner PhD Transfer - Munster Technological University (Cork School of Music) 2022
Expert Panel, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) 2021
External examiner, School of Creative Arts, Technological University Ireland 2021
Internal Doctoral Examiner, School of Creative Arts, Trinity College Dublin. 2021
Chair for 'Sonic Spaces' Sounds of the Environment Seminar - School of Creative Arts, Trinity College Dublin. 2021
Peer Reviewer: 21st century music practice and Research Network 2020
Committee Member: Audio Engineering Society (AES), Co-Chair Workshop and Tutorials 2019
Interview Panel: Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT) 2017
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2017 Present
The Teaching Council of Ireland 2016 Present
The Spatial Music Collective 2014 Present
The Association of Sound Designers 2012 Present
Music Producers Guild 2009 Present
Audio Engineering Society 2007 Present
The Irish Federation of University Teachers 2006 Present
Irish Music Rights Organisation 1990 Present
Jimmy Eadie, 'Into Paradise 'Album 25'', UK, Bandcamp, Setanta, Ensign Records, 2025, Remastered - Curated, 1989-1993, Music Production, PUBLISHED  URL  PURL
Ragaireacht in, editor(s)Bernd Herzogenrath , A Sound Word Almanac, London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024, pp172 - 180, [Jimmy Eadie], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL
Jimmy Eadie, 'The New Irish Recording Company (NIRC)', Trinity College Dublin, Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Coimisiún na Meán., 2024, -, Broadcast, PUBLISHED  URL  PURL
Jimmy Eaide, Crosssampler: A Digital Convolution Cross Synthesis Instrument, Audio Signal Processing for Music Applications, ICASPMA 2024: 18. International Conference on Audio Signal Processing for Music Applications, Paris, France, July 18-19, 2024, 1, (7), World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 2024, pp100 - 120, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL
Jimmy Eadie, Soundscapes of a Century: The Art and Transmission of Irish Broadcasting"s 100-Year Milestone, Leonardo, 57, (1), 2024, p56 - 68, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI
Jimmy Eadie, Theatre Sound as Collaboration, Centre for Advances Studies at the University of Munich, 18/3/24, 4, (7), University of Munich, 2024, Oral Presentation, PRESENTED  URL
Jimmy Eadie, ''Eno' The Plugin', 001, KVR Audio, 2024, -, Software, PRODUCED  URL  URL
Jimmy Eadie, 'Cascando', Daliangshan Theatre Festival, China, 2024, -, Theatre Production, PUBLISHED  URL
Jimmy Eadie/PanPan, 'Cascando', Staatstheater Mainz, Germany, Staatstheater Mainz/Zeitgeist Irland 24, Culture Ireland., 2024, -, Theatre Production, PERFORMED  URL
Jimmy Eadie, Automated Audio Time Alignment for Multi-Microphone Setups- An Open-Source Approach, Signal Processing - Algorithms Architecture and Applications, IEEE Explore, Signal Processing, Circuits and Systems., SPA 2023,, Pozan, Poland, 20/9/23, 1, (12), IEEE, 2023, pp3 - 13, Conference Paper, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Jimmy Eadie, 'Spatial Audio and Interactive Techniques in Sound Design for Theatre', Arts Council Ireland/LIR TCD, 2023, -, Digital research resource production, EXHIBITED
Jimmy Eadie , Artistic Research PhDs: Process, Experience And Ideas, Visioning the Future, Online, 22nd September, 2020, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
Jimmy Eadie, Jimmy Eadie, TCD Seminars GBHI Fellows Invited Talk Global Brain Health Institute, Concepts of creativity for brain health, Trinity College Dublin online, 18th September, 2020, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Jimmy Eadie, Sound Art , TCD Seminars GBHI Fellows, Online, June 5th, 2020, Global Brain Health Institute, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Jimmy Eadie, 'An Ruirthech [River Liffey]', Arts Council/Trinity College Dublin, 2020, -, Music Production, PUBLISHED
Bates, Enda; Eadie, Jimmy; Kang, Ji Youn; Mulvey, Gráinne; Dowling, Fergal; Nealon, Alexis, Workshop on Spatial Audio for Contemporary Music and Theatre, AES 146th Convention, Dublin, Ireland, March 2019, 2019, Audio Engineering Society, Dublin, Dublin, March, 2019, AES, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Jimmy Eadie, Theory & Practice within Sound Design, Samual Beckett Summer School, Trinity College Dublin, 2017, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Jimmy Eadie, Sound Design for Performance, LIR National Centre for Dramatic Arts, March, 2017, Loughlin Deegan, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Jimmy Eadie, 'Morton, John and Me...', Trinity College Dublin, 2017, -, Music Production, COMPLETED
Jimmy Eadie, Gavin Quinn, Aedin Cosgrove, Cascando, , Beckett Summer School, Samuel Beckett Theatre Dublin, 20 July, 2016, Nicholas Johnson, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

  

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Award Date
Coimisiún na Meán, Sound & Vision Broadcasting Funding Scheme. 2024
Agility Award Arts Council 2023
Arts Council of Ireland Bursary 2020
Professional Development Award, Arts Council 2020
Teaching Excellence Award Trinity (Nomination) 2020
Office of Public Works - Arts Grant 2017
Best in Sound Irish Times Theatre Awards 2016
Trinity Creative Challenge 2016
The Visual & Performing Arts Fund TCD 2016
The Visual & Performing Arts Fund TCD 2015
Arts Council of Ireland Bursary 2015
Arts Council Project Award 2016
Arts Council Project Award 2015
Arts Council Project Award 2014
Arts Council Travel Award 2015
Dublin City Council Arts Award 2013
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council -Arts Grant 2014
South Dublin County Council - Bursary 2013
Best Overall Production Edinburgh Festival for Embers w/PanPan 2013
Best in Sound Irish Times Theatre Awards 2011