AES Member Profile

Job Title: Mastering Engineer / Restoration Engineer
Company: New York Public Library

Status: Member
Member since: 2020
Standards Committee: SC-03-06 (Digital Library and Archive Systems)
Primary Section: New York

Company Website: https://www.nypl.org/collections/preservation-division/audio-preservation
Other Professional Website: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/05/12/lioret-marvelous-cylinders
Personal Website: https://www.discogs.com/artist/529578-Jeff-Willens
Contact: Jeff Willens
LinkedIn Address: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwillens

Audio Fields:

• Libraries, Governments, Cultural Institutions - Archive/Restoration
• Recording Industry - Mastering Studio
• Recording Industry - Archiving/Restoration
• Broadcasting - Archiving/Restoration
• Other: Mastering

Job Duties:

• Mastering Engineer
• Consultant
• Editor
• Engineer
• Other: Audio Preservation

About

Extensive experience with old, obsolete audio formats (cylinders, wires, discs, etc.) — transferring, digitizing, and digital restoration. Piloted research project commissioned by Library of Congress on 78 RPM disc transfer methods.

Mastering Engineer with nearly 500 credits on major label albums: complete Traffic catalog remasters, complete Nina Simone on Philips remasters, "This is Spinal Tap" remaster, and many other rock, vintage jazz, pop & Motown CD releases.

Significant professional experience in theater sound design; audiobook and voice-over recording, editing and mastering (many languages); and live sound.

Education Background

New York University - Steinhardt School of Education, Bachelor of Music, Music Technology.

Rutgers School of Continuing Education - Forensic Computer Examiner Certificate

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