Jack Renner (recording engineer)
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Jack L. Renner is an American
classically trained musician
and recording engineer, best known as chairman, CEO and chief recording engineer of the Telarc International Corporation
.
Renner received a Bachelor of Science
degree and completed graduate work at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio
. He has worked as a professional trumpeter, recording engineering consultant, freelance recording engineer, high school music teacher and public speaker. Renner has received 20 Grammy Award
nominations, winning eleven.
Renner made his first recording on February 20, 1962. He pioneered the development of the digital recording process for jazz
, classical and symphonic music. In 1978, he made the first symphonic digital recording and the first orchestral digital recording in the United States.
Renner holds an Honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music
.
United States
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classically trained musician
Musician
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and recording engineer, best known as chairman, CEO and chief recording engineer of the Telarc International Corporation
Telarc International Corporation
Telarc International Corporation is an independent record label, based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and founded in 1977 by two classically trained musicians and former teachers, Jack Renner and Robert Woods...
.
Renner received a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degree and completed graduate work at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
. He has worked as a professional trumpeter, recording engineering consultant, freelance recording engineer, high school music teacher and public speaker. Renner has received 20 Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominations, winning eleven.
Renner made his first recording on February 20, 1962. He pioneered the development of the digital recording process for jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, classical and symphonic music. In 1978, he made the first symphonic digital recording and the first orchestral digital recording in the United States.
Renner holds an Honorary Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music
Cleveland Institute of Music
The Cleveland Institute of Music is an independent music conservatory located in the University Circle district of Cleveland, Ohio, United States and is overseen by president Joel Smirnoff and Adrian Daly, dean....
.