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Consulting

Selected work & applications

A few projects that show how research, design, collaboration, and real-world use come together.

Studio interior concept sketch showing guitars, workstation, speakers, geometric diffusion, and sculptural acoustic elements
space → application → product
Services

Four ways I can help

Hand-drawn control-room study with mixing console, monitors, acoustic panels, dimensions, and notes.

Spaces & Systems

Recording and broadcast facilities, performance spaces, educational rooms, and critical-listening environments — with geometry, treatment, monitoring, and use considered as a system.

Hand-drawn spherical acoustic simulation and diffuser visualization.

Measurement & Modelling

In-situ measurement, acoustic diagnostics, computational modelling, simulation, visualization, interpretation, and design validation. The model is a tool — not the answer by itself.

Hand-drawn acoustic diffuser geometry study with elevation, section, and profile views.

Products & Materials

Acoustic product development, diffuser and scattering geometry, materials, prototypes, test-data interpretation, specifications, and R&D questions.

Hand-drawn design meeting around acoustic diffuser studies and technical drawings.

Design & Collaboration

Technical design development, performance requirements, specifications, and collaboration with architects, engineers, integrators, manufacturers, contractors, educators, and owners.

Approach

People and Project first.

Start with the people and the actual goal. Measure what matters. Model when it clarifies the decision. Design for the end use rather than only the metric. Then verify and explain the result.

Jim DeGrandis with collaborators at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage

The best work has people around it who care deeply about what is being made.

Contexts

Where this can apply

  • Recording & broadcast
  • Performance & worship
  • Schools & learning spaces
  • Critical listening rooms
  • Products & acoustic materials
  • Existing-space diagnosis
  • Research and measurement questions
  • Unusual technical problems
Jim DeGrandis performing on bass guitar

I have worked inside many of the environments I consult on.

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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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