About

Will Howie is a music producer, recording engineer, and innovator in research and production techniques for 3D audio. He is also faculty within the University of British Columbia’s School of Music. His audio production experience covers myriad genres, including classical, jazz, fusion, acoustic, avant-guard, rock and funk, as well as many live and in-studio broadcasts for CBC/Radio-Canada. Will holds a PhD in Sound Recording from McGill University, and was a postdoctoral research fellow at Tokyo University of the Arts. He has had the pleasure to have worked with such artists as Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, James Ehnes, Steven Page, Toshiyuki Honda, Tafelmusik, Angela Hewitt, Chucho Valdés, Measha Brueggergosman, Angélique Kidjo, Tanya Tagaq, and Jane Coop.

Media

Selected Recording Projects


Credit: Recording Engineer


Credit: Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering


Credit: Producer, Recording, Mixing


Credit: Producer, Recording, Mixing


Credit: Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering


Credit:  Recording, Mastering

Credit: Recording and Live Broadcast Mix

Credit: Producer, Recording, Mixing, Mastering

Credit: Recording, Live Electronics

Credit: Recording and Mixing

Research

Will’s current research interests are focused on determining the physical and perceptual effects of floor-level loudspeakers/sound sources within three-dimensional sound reproduction. From 2021-2023, he was a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science postdoctoral research fellow within Tokyo University of the Arts’ department of Musical Creativity and the Environment . He frequently collaborates with members of McGill University’s Immersive Media Lab , The Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology , and the Korea Advanced Institute of Technology on areas of research such as recording and mixing techniques for immersive audio, perception of 3D sound environments, and training and selection of listening test subjects.

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