Luke Damrosch is a sound engineer based in Beverly, Massachusetts.  A Boston native, he was classically trained as a pianist while simultaneously pursuing Jazz and contemporary music as a percussionist.  He studied at New England Conservatory’s pre-college program and subsequently at the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music in New York City (B.F.A. 2009). 

While completing his undergraduate work, his exploration of electroacoustic music and sound design opened the door to music recording and audio engineering.  He was deeply captivated by the uniquely harmonious integration of art and science offered by music recording, and by how organically his diverse musical training could inform so many aspects of his work in this more universal and technical field.  His particular focus is making on-location recordings of acoustic music.

Before devoting himself to full-time freelance work, he was a staff sound engineer and videographer at Harvard University, where he worked primarily in beautiful Sanders Theatre.  He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society, and has delivered guest lectures on music recording at Longy School of Music, Tufts University, and MIT.  He is very interested in techniques for improving the depth and realism of sound recording, and regularly continues empirical work developing and testing microphone array designs informed by current research in psychoacoustics and signal processing. 

Photo: Peter Gumaskas