D. JAMES TAGG (recording engineering: jamietagg@gmail.com) has been working as an audio engineer since 1998. Skilled with both musical as well as technical aspects of recording music, Mr. Tagg (Jamie) has worked as a recording, sound, and post-production engineer for the following organizations: The Banff Center for the Arts; Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University (Visiting Senior Recording Engineer); The Boston, Imperial, Canadian, and Dallas Brass Ensembles; Hugh Fraser; David Leibman; The Cassatt String Quartet; The Bergonzi String Quartet; the Gregg Smith Singers; The University of Miami; and Miami’s professional vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire directed by Patrick Dupré Quigley.
Mr. Tagg holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Engineering Technology from the University of Miami (under the direction of Ken Pohlmann), with a principal in Jazz Guitar, a concentration in Auxiliary Percussion (under the teaching of Ney Rosaro) and a minor in Electrical Engineering. He also holds a Master of Music degree from the Sound Recording Technology Program at the University of Massachusetts – Lowell where he focused on research efforts in the areas of spatial realism in recordings through the development of digital signal processing for a new panning processor, as well as a new stereo microphone technique called STAAG (Stereo Technique for Augmented Ambiance Gradient).
His recording awards include three Grammy nominations (2011), a first place prize in the internationally competitive Audio Engineer Society (AES) collegiate recording competition in the jazz category (2003), and a second place prize in the traditional acoustic recording category (2011).
His life as a young musician began with the study of piano at age five, and branched out at age eight when he sang in the Syracuse Children’s Chorus under the direction of Dr. Barbara M. Tagg. He then went on to sing with numerous choirs including a vocal jazz ensemble, Swing Set. As a student, Jamie started the Jazz Band at Camillus Middle School, which to this day is an active ensemble. He later performed as an instrumentalist with the Syracuse Children’s Chorus; the Children in Harmony Choral Festival in Orlando, FL; and has accompanied and soloed on guitar and saxophone with the Gregg Smith Singers while in residence at the Adirondack Festival of American Music.
Mr. Tagg continues to freelance in the audio field, and enjoys sharing his frequent and relevant experiences with students, giving a constantly up-to-date perspective on technology, recording, mixing, and mastering techniques.
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