Eddie Ashworth
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
A native of Southern California, Eddie Ashworth is a twenty year veteran of the music industry and has produced, recorded or mixed upwards of one hundred albums and singles, including those by such popular international artists as Sublime, Pennywise, Izzy Stradlin (of Guns ‘n’ Roses), The Long Beach Dub Allstars, Tommy Shaw, Great White, Dokken, Frenzal Rhomb, Eastern Youth, Pink Noise Test, and many others. He has produced sessions in many major studios in the United States, as well as facilities in Japan, Australia, England, Denmark and Ireland. Eddie has continued his production career since joining the faculty in 2003, both at his private studio outside Athens as well as at The School of Media Arts and Studies’ own world-class multitrack recording studio. He is the recipient of numerous platinum and gold sales awards and is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) and the Audio Engineering Society (AES). Eddie regularly teaches courses in audio production and the music industry, including MDIA 220 (Introduction to Audio Production), MDIA 320 (Recording Industry Survey), MDIA 413 (Commercial Multitrack Music Production) and MDIA 414 (Advanced Music Production), along with master courses in mixing, mastering, audio for moving image, and other sound design topics. In addition, he is an advisor to students in the Honors Tutorial College. His research interests include the influence of technology, commerce and culture on the creation of popular music, the history and development of the recording industry, and the emerging post-modern music business.
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