James Abbott

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About James Abbott

James Abbott is a recording engineer, educator, audio technology consultant and musician. He has engineered, edited, and mastered countless commercially released recordings in various genres. His work can be heard on: NPR, PBS, Centaur Records, New World Records, Composer's Recordings (CRI), Albany, GM, Sanctuary Classics (Black Box), Victor, Mark Records, Innova, Naxos, Koch Classics, Raven Records, Summit, Warner Brothers, and Endeavor Classics. His clients include many well known ensembles, organizations and musicians including: The Syracuse Children’s Chorus, Boston Brass, Cassatt String Quartet, Corigliano String Quartet, Thomas Lanners, Glimmerglass Opera, Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Civic Morning Musicals, Syracuse Society for New Music, Andrew Russo, David Cossin, and Hilary Hahn. Widely considered to be a specialist in the recording of new music, he has recorded the work of many renowned composers including: Libby Larsen, Augusta Reed Thomas, Gabriela Franck, Ross Lee Finney, David Lang, Gunther Schuller, and John Corgliano. A recent project recording for Black Box Records, John Corigliano Violin Sonata Etude Fantasy with Andrew Russo, piano and Corey Cerovsek, violin (2007), received a Grammy nomination in the Best Chamber Music Recording category. In 2010, a project he engineered for the Syracuse Society for New Music released on Innova Records, “Serendiptiy”, won a 2010 Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY). As an educator at Syracuse University’s Setnor School of Music, he administers and teaches the Audio Recording Technology curriculum for the school’s Sound Recording Technology and Music Industry programs. Many of his alumni are now audio technology professionals in all disciplines of media, sound design and music production. Specialties: Recording engineering / mastering / editing. Electronics design, acoustical design and audio education. Computer and networking systems for professional audio.