Elliot Mazer

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (September 2010) Elliot Mazer is an audio engineer and record producer best known for his work with Neil Young, Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin, and Linda Ronstadt. In addition, he has worked on film and television projects for NBC and various independent studios, and taught at University of North Carolina at Asheville and Elon University. Early career: From 1976-1984 Mazer served as a consultant to Stanford University's Computer Center for Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), Mazer designed the world's first all-digital recording studio. In 1977 Mazer co-invented "D-Zap" - a device for musicians and recording personnel that detects shock hazards. In the late 1980s while serving as President of Artificial Intelligence Resources, Inc., Mazer developed the AirCheck monitoring system, which he sold to RCS in 1989. This product is still in use in the U.S., Australia, and the U.K. . He produced music elements for The Ketchum Kitchen in San Francisco (a division of Ketchum Communications). From 1989 to 2005 Mazer served as Senior Vice President of New Business Development for Radio Computing Services, Inc (RCS) in White Plains, New York. Current career: In the recent years Mazer has lent his knowledge to many different organizations as a consultant. Currently he is an advisor for Orastream and Qwigg and has been teaching at Elon University. Mazer is working with Tony Palmer, an award winning movie producer. Tony produced an amazing series called "All You Need Is Love" which is a history of popular music. He has had an important role in the counseling of such organizations as Warner Music Group, Elevation Partners, Gibson Guitars, Macrovision, www.blip.fm, Genaudio Inc, SESAC and Sezmi Corp. He currently serves as Chairman of Left Turn Music, LLC. Mazer has worked with Digimarc and BayTSP. He helped establish the standards that Warner Music Group uses to archive their catalog, Mazer is currently working with a few major recording artists on a project that will help consumers hear the great audio we hear in the studios in their homes. Mazer taught at UNC-Asheville, for three semesters. At Elon one course was about Leonardo da Vinci and the other is about the current music industry and how musicians need to adapt. He is a member of the British Academy of Film and Television Artists and the Country Music Association.

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