I am a multi-award-winning engineer, mixer, producer, editor, and educator with a career spanning recording, post-production, and immersive audio. I have helped build world-class facilities, mixed for major artists, and pushed the boundaries of sound across music, film, and television.\n\nI currently own Desert Fish Studios in downtown Toronto and serve as Director of the Music Technology and Digital Media graduate program at the University of Toronto. I am passionate about teaching, research in spatial audio, and mentoring the next generation of engineers and producers.

Jeff Wolpert

I am a multi-award-winning engineer, mixer, producer, editor, and educator with a career spanning recording, post-production, and immersive audio. I have helped build world-class facilities, mixed for major artists, and pushed the boundaries of sound across music, film, and television.\n\nI currently own Desert Fish Studios in downtown Toronto and serve as Director of the Music Technology and Digital Media graduate program at the University of Toronto. I am passionate about teaching, research in spatial audio, and mentoring the next generation of engineers and producers.

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I am a multi-award-winning engineer, mixer, producer, editor, and educator with a career spanning recording, post-production, and immersive audio. I have helped build world-class facilities, mixed for major artists, and pushed the boundaries of sound across music, film, and television.\n\nI currently own Desert Fish Studios in downtown Toronto and serve as Director of the Music Technology and Digital Media graduate program at the University of Toronto. I am passionate about teaching, research in spatial audio, and mentoring the next generation of engineers and producers.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Owner, Desert Fish Studios at Desert Fish Studios
January 1, 2012 - November 16, 2025
Full-service recording and mixing studio including Dolby Atmos and Immersive Audio.
Director at University of Toronto
January 1, 2013 - November 16, 2025
Curriculum Development; Program and facility design and maintenance; Recruitment and application evaluation; Administration and committee representation; Graduate adjudication.
Adjunct Professor at University of Toronto, Music Technology and Digital Media Graduate Program
January 1, 2013 - November 16, 2025
Teach courses in Sound Recording, Production, Mixing and Immersive Audio.
Professor at Fanshawe College
December 31, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Curriculum Development; Taught courses in Sound Recording, Acoustics and Audio Post Production.
Curriculum and Facility Design Team at Humber College Bachelor of Music Program
December 31, 2004 - December 31, 2004
Curriculum and facility design.
Visiting Professor at McGill University Faculty of Music
December 31, 2012 - December 31, 2012
Visiting Professor in Music Recording and Mixing Applications. Master of Sound Recording Program.
Chief Engineer at McClear Pathé Digital Studios
December 31, 2005 - December 31, 2005
Chief Engineer of a multi-room recording and post-production studio.
Owner at Inception Sound Studios
December 31, 1994 - December 31, 1994
Engineer/Producer.

Education

Master of Music, Sound Recording at McGill University
May 1, 1982 - May 1, 1982
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Music at Concordia University
May 1, 1979 - May 1, 1979

Qualifications

Dante Level 1 & 2 Certification, Audinate
May 1, 2017 - November 16, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Other