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Robert
Charles Alexander is a consultant audio engineer having worked in the
professional audio industry since 1983. Born in Hampstead, London in June
1964, he was educated at the renowned Rudolph Steiner schooling system
where he trained in classical music reading, composition and arrangement.
Following graduation from College in London, at the age of 21 he was instrumental
in the organisation of a major fund raising project for the 1985 Live
Aid appeal. In 1989, he travelled to America working in Los Angeles, before
moving on to Australia working as a Product Specialist, MI Division, for
Yamaha Music. While in Sydney he first studied and then lectured in audio
engineering at SAE Institute. Upon his return to England in 1992, he became
SAE Principal Lecturer, Course Coordinator & Digidesign Pro School
Director.
In
1996, he was appointed Executive Editor of Audio Media, then the world's
leading professional audio technology magazine. He launched the US version
of the publication in late 1997. During his time with Audio Media he travelled
extensively throughout the world writing key articles on the industry
and gaining a reputation for keen, concise narrative underlined by detailed
research. From early 1999, he
became a full time marketing consultant to the professional
music industry. In August 2004, he was appointed
Marketing Director of Education & Professional Content Division at
Waves Audio Ltd.
His
first book, the biography of Alan Dower Blumlein (ISBN 0-240-51628-1),
was published to worldwide acclaim in August 1999. Details can be found
at www.doramusic.com
His
second book, a biography of SAE Institute founder and owner, Tom Misner
(ISBN 0-9545163-0-3) was published in July 2003. Details can be found
at www.sae.edu
His
third book, 'Why We Climb - the harsh reality of modern expedition mountaineering',
is co-written with world-famous mountaineer Daniel Mazur, and tells the
story of their expedition to climb Mount Everest in the spring of 2004.
It will be published in November 2006. Details can be found at www.whyweclimb.com
His
current book, which is still in progress, is titled, 'Michael Gerzon -
Beyond Psychoacoustics' (ISBN 0-9748438-2-2), it is due for publication
in June 2006. Details can be found at www.michaelgerzon.com
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