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About Jim

Jim DeGrandis

Acoustician · Recording Engineer · Inventor · Educator

My work spans acoustics, recording, product development, technical education, and computational design. I help people understand sound, solve acoustic problems, and create better environments through consulting, tools, and learning.

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Jim DeGrandis performing on bass guitar
Perspective

More than one side of the room.

I have not only consulted on the environments I work with — I have worked inside them.

Recording in studios, working in broadcast, teaching in schools, performing in venues, engineering music, designing products and structures, working with interiors, and collaborating with architects all inform how I approach sound. Those secondary skills are not the service list; they are context for better judgement.

Listen. Measure. Model. Design. Teach.

In practice

Professional snapshot

25+
Years in sound & acoustics
3
U.S. patents
ASA
Architectural · Computational · Education
ASTM E33
Diffusion research & standards
Teach
College · CEUs · guest lectures
Learning

Teaching is part of the work.

Explaining an idea is one of the best ways to understand it. That same mindset shapes lectures, continuing education, workshops, tools, research, and consulting.

Explore learning
Jim DeGrandis with students at Frost School of Music
Point of view

Science provides the tools.
Experience provides context.
Listening tells us whether we got it right.

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Contact

Let's talk about the project.

Tell me what you're working on, what matters about it, and where you are in the process. A short note is enough to start.

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