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Paul Zinman is President and Chief Engineer of SoundByte Productions, Inc., an audio production/post-production company based in New York City. He produces and engineers recordings of orchestras and chamber ensembles, specializing in contemporary music. His work is featured on the Bridge, CRI, EMI, Mode, New World, Nonesuch, Sony Classical and Teldec labels. A number of these recordings have been nominated for or won Grammy awards. Recent work has taken him to London, Prague and Singapore.
New York University. 1993-2000: Adjunct faculty, School of Education, Department of Music. Instructor for Concert Recording I, II and III.
New York Digital Recording. 1989-1993: Chief recording and mastering engineer. Employed since 1984 on a free-lance basis. Orchestral and chamber music recording; editing, mixing and mastering; audio-for-video. Supervised construction of new digital mastering studio complex in 1992.
Marlboro Music Festival. 1988-present: Recording Engineer and "Music From Marlboro" radio series Music Producer. 1981-1984: Assistant recording engineer. 1980: Administrative assistant. Recording of chamber music and orchestral concerts for radio broadcast, record release, and study by participant musicians. Archives are housed at the Library of Congress. Recently supervised studio upgrades, including recording to high resolution sound files, creation of a database for integrated management of media assets, CD duplication, and work flow scheduling, and complete replacement of studio cabling and microphone rigging as part of concert hall stage renovation.
Synesthetics, Inc. 1985-88: Chief Audio Engineer. Supervised construction and operation of recording, synthesis and audio-for-video studio for multi-media services company. Production and recording of pop, commercial, and experimental music.
Vanguard Recording Society (Vanguard Records). 1984-1986: Recording engineer. Head of Quality Control. Classical, pop, and jazz recording. Editing, mixing and mastering. Restoration and remastering for CD release of archival recordings from mono, stereo, three-track, and multi-track sources.
Free-lance work. Recording engineering for numerous clients, including Nonesuch Records, Bridge Records and Virgin Records. Production for New World Records, CRI, GunMar Records and the American Music Theatre Festival. Sound design and live sound reinforcement for Tod Machover, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and the New York New Music Ensemble.
John Adams: American Elegies. Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Adams, cond.; Dawn Upshaw, sop.; Paul Crosley, pno.. Elektra/Nonesuch 79249.
John Adams: Fearful Symetries/The Wound Dresser. Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Adams, cond.; Sanford Sylvan, bar. Elektra/Nonesuch 79218. 1990 Grammy Nominee.
John Adams: Violin Concerto/Shaker Loops. Gidon Kremer, vln.; London Symphony Orchestra; Kent Nagano, cond.; Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Adams, cond. Nonesuch 79360. 1999 Grammy Nominee.
John Luther Adams: Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing. The Apollo Chamber Orchestra; JoAnn Falletta, cond. New World NW 80500. [Producer, Engineer]
John Luther Adams: A Strange and Sacred Noise. The Percussion Group. Mode 153. CD and DVD-Audio [Producer, Engineer]
Aural Capacity Vol. 1, 2 & 3. Oberlin Conservatory students performing works by student composers from the Composition, Jazz and TIMARA (Music Technology) departments. [Producer, Engineer]
Bach, Chopin, Beethoven. Mieczyslaw Horszowski, pno. Elektra/Nonesuch 79232.
Beau Soir-Japanese Melodies for Flute & Harp. Mariko Anraku, hrp; Emmanuel Pahud, fl. EMI Classics 57740.
Brahms & Reinecke Sonatas. Emmanuel Pahud, fl.; Yefim Bronfman, pno. EMI Classics 73708.
George Crumb: Star Child. Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra; Thomas Conlin, cond.; Susan Narucki, sop. Bridge BCD 9095. 2001 Grammy Winner.
Clamma Dale: Unforgotten. Clamma Dale, sop.; David Tice, pno. DAL CD 8001. [Producer, Engineer]
Jan DeGaetani Sings Berlioz, Mahler. Bridge BCD 9017. 1990 Grammy Nominee.
Gabriel Fauré: L'Horizon Chimérique. Sanford Sylvan, bar.; David Breitman, pno.; Lydian String Quartet. Nonesuch 79371. 1997 Grammy Nominee.
David Felder: a pressure triggering dreams..., Alturas. June In Buffalo Orchestra; Harvey Sollberger, cond.; Magnus Martensson, cond. Mode 89. [Producer, Engineer]
Robin Holcomb: Little Three. Robin Holcomb, pno., vocals. Nonesuch 79366.
Aaron Jay Kernis: Love Scenes. Orchestra of St. Luke's; Ransom Wilson, cond.; Jan Opelach, bass-bar. CRI CD 635. [Producer, Engineer]
Jo Kondo: Hagoromo. London Sinfonietta; London Sinfonietta Voices; Paul Zukofsky, cond.; Teresa Shaw, mezzo-sop.; Tomoko Shiota, narr.; Sebasian Bell, fl.; CP2 117. [Producer, Engineer]
Kronos Quartet: Pieces of Africa. Elektra/Nonesuch 79275.
Kronos Quartet: Kronos Quartet: Night Prayers. Elektra/Nonesuch 79346.
Tod Machover: Valis. Bridge BCD 9007.
Tod Machover: Flora. Bridge BCD 9020.
Tod Machover: Bounce/Chansons d'Amour. Robert Shannon, pno. Bridge BCD 9040.
Mahler: Symphony No. 5. New York Philharmonic; Zuben Mehta, cond. Teldec 46152.
"Music From Marlboro" Radio Series. Distributed spring of 1991 and 1992 over the APR network. [Producer, Engineer]
Tobias Picker: Emmeline. The Santa Fe Opera; Patricia Racette, sop.; George Manahan, cond. Albany Records TROY 284-85. [Producer]
Steve Reich: Drumming. Elektra/Nonesuch 79170.
Ned Rorem: Evidence of Things Not Seen. The New York Festival of Song. New World Records NW 80575. [Producer, Engineer] 2001 Grammy Nominee.
Christopher Rouse: Symphony No. 1/Phantasmata. Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; David Zinman, cond. Elektra/Nonesuch 79230.
C. Bryan Rulon: Res Facta. New York New Music Ensemble; Robert Black, cond. Centaur Records CRC 2338. [Producer, Engineer]
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire. Da Capo Chamber Players; Lucy Shelton, sop. Bridge BCD 9032.
Atli Heimir Sveinsson: Timmin Og Vatnid. Kamersveit Reykjavikur (Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra); Paul Zukofsky, cond. CPO 999865 [Producer, Engineer]
Taneyev: Symphony No. 4. Moscow Radio and Television Orchestra; Peter Tiboris, cond. Bridge BCD 9032.
David Taylor: Past Tells. David Taylor, Bass trombone. New World/Countercurrents NW 80436 [Producer]
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker. New York City Ballet Orchestra; David Zinman, cond. Film produced by Elektra Entertainment featuring the New York City Ballet, with Macaulay Culkin. Original soundtrack released as Elektra/Nonesuch 79294.
Dawn Upshaw: The Girl With The Orange Lips. Elektra/Nonesuch 79262. 1991 Grammy Winner.
Vivaldi-Handel: Dixit Dominus. American BoyChoir. MusicMasters 67084.
Michael Feinstein Sings the Jule Styne Songbook. Elektra/Nonesuch 79274.
The Colored Sacred Harp. Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers. New World NW 80433.
Shashmaqam: Music of the Bucharan Jewish Music Ensemble. Smithsonian Folkways CD SF 40054.
Alisha. Vanguard VCD-79456. [Engineer, Synthesizer]
Mic Holwin: Starting To Remember. Lifestyle LSCD 3105. [Producer, Engineer]
New York University. 1993-2000: Adjunct faculty, School of Education, Department of Music. Instructor for Concert Recording I, II and III.
Oberlin Summer Electronic and Computer Music Workshop. Summer 1986. Instructor.
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Music Technology, May 1984.
Eastman School of Music. Eastman Recording Institute, 1979.