Bernie Mack

Current

• Associate Chair - Recording Arts Program at Flashpoint, The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences

Past

• Faculty, Recording Arts Program at Flashpoint, The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences
• Adjunct Faculty, Audio Arts and Acoustics Program at Columbia College Chicago
• Faculty, Multimedia Production and Design Program at International Academy of Design and Technology

• Recording Engineer at Star Trax Recording Inc.
• Recording Engineer at War Zone Recording
• Recorder Engineer at Sound House Studio (Sole Proprietorship)

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Education

• Columbia College Chicago

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Bernie Mack’s Summary

Bernie Mack has been working professionally as a Recording Engineer for the past 15 years, which started by his founding of SoundHouse Studio. Since 1996 he worked at Star Trax Recording, a Chicago based recording studio, with very diverse clientèle in the music, advertising and multimedia industries.

In 1999, Mr. Mack brought his expertise to higher education, becoming a faculty member at the International Academy of Design and Technology teaching digital audio. As part of his work, he was responsible for the maintenance of the multimedia department’s audio courses. At the academy, he was named “Distinguished Educator of the Year” for the years 2001 and 2004. In addition he taught music recording at Columbia College Chicago for 8 years. He then moved on to Flashpoint, The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences where he currently holds the position of Associate Chair for the Recording Arts Program.

Mr. Mack’s recording and equalization techniques have been published in various audio textbooks as well as professional periodicals.

Bernie Mack’s Specialties:

Music recording and mixing
Protools recording, editing and mixing
Curriculum development and course instruction

Bernie Mack’s Experience

• Associate Chair - Recording Arts Program

  Flashpoint, The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences

  (Privately Held; Education Management industry)

  May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

• Faculty, Recording Arts Program

  Flashpoint, The Academy of Media Arts and Sciences

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 2007 — May 2008 (1 year )

• Adjunct Faculty, Audio Arts and Acoustics Program

  Columbia College Chicago

  (Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1999 — 2007 (8 years )

  Maintained and or taught "Recording II" and "Production I Audio" for the Audio Arts and Acoustics department.

• Faculty, Multimedia Production and Design Program

  International Academy of Design and Technology

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  1997 — 2007 (10 years )

  Developed and taught audio courses for the "Multi-Media Production and Design" program.

• Recording Engineer

  Star Trax Recording Inc.

  (Media Production industry)

  January 1995 — January 2007 (12 years 1 month)

  Star Trax was a full service analog and digital multi-track recording facility. Services included tracking, mixing and mastering for the music, advertising and multi-media industries.
  
  Clients include:
  
  Mest -Maverick Label
  Roy Hytower -Root Doctor Records
  Leave -Kingish Label
  The Houndz -Boomer Records
  HG T.V. -Full Moon Productions
  On Call Interactive
  SMS Productions

• Recording Engineer

  War Zone Recording

  (Media Production industry)

  1994 — 1996 (2 years )

  War Zone was a full service analog recording facility - specializing in music recording

• Recorder Engineer

  Sound House Studio (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Media Production industry)

  1993 — 1996 (3 years )

  Sound House was a full service digital recording facility
  
  Clients include:
  
  The Repellents - VML Label
  Museum of Science and Industry
  Cycling 74 Label
  Christian Artiste Music

Bernie Mack’s Education

• Columbia College Chicago

  B.A. , Sound Engineering , 1990 — 1994

  Focus on music and recording technologies

  Activities and Societies:

  Completed ProTools certification courses 101 - 210

Additional Information

Bernie Mack’s Interests:

Vintage Microphones, Digital Audio, Cooking, V8 engines

Bernie Mack’s Groups:

Audio Engineering Society (AES), National Education Association (NEA), The Audiophile

•    The Audiophile
•    Columbia Alumni Association & Network - CAAN
•    Music-innovations
•    Audio Engineering Society
•    Music Producers Forum
•    Music Industry Network
•    N.A.R.A.S. Producers & Engineers Wing

Bernie Mack’s Honors:

Awards:

Distinguished Educator of the Year - June 2004
International Academy of Design and Technology

Distinguished Educator of the Year - National Finalist - November 2001
Career Education Corporation

Distinguished Educator of the Year - June 2001
International Academy of Design and Technology

Works Published:

"Topics on EQ for Tracking" and "Room Placements of Instruments for Multi-track Recording" were included in "The Savvy Studio Owner" by John Shirley, PhD and Richard Strasser - Back Beat Books - August 2005

"Bernie Mack's Subjective EQ Terms - Expanded" was included in "Flash MX 2004" by Ethan Watrall and Norbert Herber - Sybex - 2004

"Bernie Mack's Subjective EQ Terms" was included in "Flash MX" by Ethan Watrall and Norbert Herber - Sybex - 2002

Bernie Mack’s Contact Settings

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