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Barry Rudolph
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Barry Rudolph is a recording engineer, mixing engineer, record producer, and technical writer best known for his work with Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Hall & Oates.[1] Rudolph has been a contributing editor for Music Connection Magazine since 1987 and Mix Magazine since 1997. Rudolph is credited on more than 30 RIAA-certified gold and platinum records.[2]
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Rudolph's interest in electronics started at a young age. While in sixth grade, he won a science fair competition for building a radio transmitter with parts from a war surplus store. In high school, he played the drums in a rock band and also designed and built a PA system for their use. He said that his interest in recording engineering developed, "I was interested in what made certain records sound better to me and why." He graduated with an Associate of Science degree from Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, California in 1969. In 1970, he graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a Bachelor of Science degree. Simultaneously, Rudolph worked for various Southern California aerospace and computer companies as a digital test technician.
His first job at a recording studio was as an assistant at United Audio in Santa Ana. In 1970, he moved to West Hollywood after accepting a position at Larrabee Sound Studios. He started cutting demo acetate discs and later assisted recording engineers during sessions. He was first engineer and mixer on his first #1 record. Al Wilson's album "Show and Tell" which received an RIAA gold certification in December 1973.[3] Rudolph became a freelance engineer afterwards.
Rudolph began writing for Music Connection Magazine in 1987 and for Mix Magazine in 1997 and continues to contribute to both publications.[4][5] He started teaching audio engineering in 2010 at Pinnacle College in Alhambra, California and then taught at Musicians Institute in Hollywood. He is the founder and owner of mixing facility Tones 4 $ Studios (pronounced "Tones For Dollars").[2][6][7]
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