JH Brandt
38 years in professional music, acoustics, & custom electronics.
Hello. Welcome to my personal site. I design recording studios world wide as well as the custom acoustic products and custom equipment for use in professional studios. If you are not familiar with my company and your first contact with me is here, online: I would be pleased to hear from you! Please let me know what your needs and questions are and I will be more than happy to help.
My specialty is in the area of Acoustics and Sound Isolation for Professional Recording Studios and Pro-Audio electronics design.
If you would like help with your studio design and/or acoustics design contact me via email for complete design/details for construction & acoustics, drawings (AutoCAD 3D & 2D), specific advice and continuous support during the building process and guaranteed results.
When you choose to use my services, I will become your personal consultant for your studio construction in all the areas that you have subscribed to. I will be available to you during business hours here in Jakarta, ID. You will receive recommendations on everything that you will need including materials and alternatives, construction techniques, and specific custom details unique to your situation.
All designs are done in AutoCAD 3D and 2D, electronics in OrCAD, which can be converted to google sketchup for you. I send layouts in pdf and jpeg for printing and viewing on paper.
The DESIGN PROCESS:
1. We discuss direction. The utilization of the space, transmission loss requirements, type of recordings, and the details of your current construction. You will be asked to send as many photos as you can manage. I like to say, "The devil is in the details" - it is. My service is specific and exact. Once we arrive at a specification for your studio, and my instructions are followed, I guarantee that you will obtain the level of isolation specified or better.
2. Construction consultation: I will design the partition walls with details and specify materials and construction technique. I will need photos of the on-going work as it is being built on a daily basis - just as though I were an on-site consultant/contractor. This will include electrical design/consultation and HVAC routing and baffle design if included in the subscription.
3. Acoustics: Acoustics design is viewed by some as a subjective issue. It is not. The 'look' of the acoustics is, of course, a superficial aesthetic which will be discussed and agreed upon as will the direction of the acoustics design. RFZ is the most common today as is modified LEDE and the cutting edge Ambechoic. The acoustics will be designed to be balanced and neutral in the control room. A different technique is usually applied for Tracking Rooms where areas have acoustics favoring certain instruments or the entire room has variable acoustics. All plans will be delivered to the client in the format specified by the client (you). Again construction consultation will be on-going until completion of the project. After the studio is built and acoustics & equipment are in place, testing will be done. After analysis, some acoustics may be adjusted and any problem areas addressed.
4. Years after your project is completed I plan on being here to answer any of your questions or concerns. It is my intention to create a relationship that will continue throughout your career.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. Let me know when you would like to start and which services you would like. My contact information is below.
Please check my publications page for my latest article and calculators plus DIY projects.
A little history...
I have also personally worked with many great audio engineers, producers, musicians, & studio and electronics designers throughout my career. I've designed studios, performed technical service, and/or produced/engineered records for: Eddie Kramer, Byron Gallimore, Ray Kennedy, Max T. Barnes, Randy Thomas, Bob DiPiero, Dennis Morgan, Gene Breeden, Owen & Bobby Bradley, Wayne Carson, Hank Cochran, Michael Lunn, Richard Dodd, Hal Rugg, Bernie Leadon, Mark O'Connor, Jim Mckell, Gary Talent, Marshall Morgan..... I have also designed and built custom audio electronics for many studios and performers including Billy Gibbons, Mark O'Connor and Paul Simon.
I began my career in 1971 working with local bands and then with ex-Fleetwood Mac member, Jeremy Spencer (1974). I toured Belgium, France, Germany, and Italy doing live concerts. I worked as assistant engineer at ABC recording studio in Paris, France & Bobby Solo's Studio in Laurentina, Italy (Rome - 1975-6). London and the Midlands (Leicester & Birmingham), England, where I had my own business repairing and re-building amps and doing studio work & live performance sound (1976-1980).
I owned & operated JHB Sound Productions recording studio in Harker Heights, Texas (1984-1986) and engineered live concerts for The Judds, Michael Martin Murphy, Tanya Tucker, David Clayton Thomas, etc. In 1986, I was hired as chief engineer by Bob Millsap at Ironside Studios in Branson, Missouri and there worked with Rodney Dillard, Ray Price, Shoji Tabuchi, Tommy Overstreet, Sissy Lynn daughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn, and many more. In 1989, I created Brandt Audio Devices in Nashville, Tennessee and designed & installed at least two dozen recording studios in the Nashville area (1990s).
In 1998 I installed Blue Heaven Studios in Salina Kansas with Neil Muncy. In 2004 I built Song Garden Studios in the Detroit area as well as many others. And in 2008 I have relocated to Jakarta, Indonesia to join my wife Erika, son Ari, and now (as of April 2010) have a baby girl named Nadine Kirana Brandt.
I have, since October 2008, started two new companies here: JavAkustik and West Java Audio.
I currently post on several forums - gearslutz, homerecording, & John Sayers. Gearsltuz is my favorite - where I do my best to help folks like you with their commercial studio, home studio, home theater, and private audiophile listening rooms.
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