MTE 011- Jeff Komar – Avid Product Specialist

Musician Technician Entrepreneur

The Musician Technician Entrepreneur podcast is brought to you by the Digital Audio Recording Arts at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL USA: www.darausf.com

Jeff Komar is an 18 year veteran of the Avid product specialist team focusing on professional audio products. He is a musician, engineer, and technician who enjoys helping creative people navigate the flux of technology. He has played a key role in many high-level demonstrations for Avid at industry events in the US and around the world. Jeff has been instrumental in helping major facilities to optimize their workflow by integrating solutions from Avid.

Podcast Notes:

01:09 What Jeff Komar does for a living 02:57 NAMM Show 04:25 Dolby Atmos 05:30 Early Life 08:27 Glyph and hard drives 10:18 Early Technology interests 12:00 College days 14:39 Jobs before Avid 16:34 Hired by Pro Tools 17:16 Producer/Engineer 18:23 Early adopter of digital recording 19:50 PC and MAC 21:44 Working for Digidesign 22:07 Explosion of the home studio 22:47 Plugins 25:45 Make an independent film 27:56 Photography 29:33 Drumming 30:39 Advancing with Avid – Control Surfaces 35:39 Future of technology 37:29 Defining what a product specialist does 42:14 Problem solving 44:24 Being Creative 47:45 Advice

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