Charles Harbutt, Owner & Chief Engineer
Charles Harbutt holds a specialized degree in Technology In Music And Related Arts from Oberlin College Conservatory. With extensive expertise in electronic and computer music, Harbutt joined Sony Classical Productions in 1989. By 1992 was senior recording engineer for Sony Classical.
Harbutt has worked with some of the most renowned classical artists in the field, including Vladmir Horowitz,
Luciano Pavarotti, Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis and Joshua Bell. His recordings have won numerous Grammy and other
international awards. He has traveled extensively in the U.S., Europe and Asia, working with various artists and
ensembles.
In addition to his frontline recording projects, Harbutt has been entrusted to remix and produce some of Sony
Classical's most historic recordings. He has remixed and/or produced the reissue of artists such as Leonard
Bernstein, George Szell, Isaac Stern, Vladmir Horowitz and others.
With the precipitous drop in sales and availability of classical recordings in tandem with the evolution of new
distribution channels for music, Harbutt created Long Tail Audio LLC in 2007 from the core of Sony Music
Studio's engineers and equipment.
Brian McKenna, New Market and Business Development
A seasoned music executive with over 20 years of experience and formerly Vice President, Audio Operations and Marketing for Sony Music Studios in New York City, Brian joined Long Tail Audio LLC in January 2010. Brian holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Ithaca College and a Masters of Music from Eastman School of Music.
While at Sony, Brian helped implement a worldwide digital distribution model for Sony BMG’s global manufacturing plants. Brian has advised and consulted for media asset management facilities in New York City and has recently provided business development services for New York City Ballet, and the New York City Opera.
He is focusing on business development and facility operations. He has introduced several business opportunities through diverse partnerships. Brian’s experience allows him to make smart, efficient, and cost effective decisions. “I’m looking forward to helping artists and organizations achieve their goals quickly and efficiently in today’s market.”
Andreas Meyer, Restoration Engineer
Grammy award winning Restoration Engineer, Andreas Meyer senior engineer at Sony Music Studios New York City for
12+ years, has specialized in reissue mastering and handling of older media. Every format of analog tape to
lacquer, shellac, 78, even metal parts can be professionally transferred. Customized Studer machines handle all analog tape while a one-of-a-kind custom built turntable handles every disc format - including negatives.
Careful consideration is given to every historical project for utmost care in cleaning, transfer, and archive to
full restoration and mastering.
I-Hua Tseng, Engineer
Since 2006, engineer I-Hua Tseng has been a member of the team responsible for the digitization, archiving and
restoration of the historic Metropolitan Opera broadcast catalogue.
Tseng is also a part-time recording engineer for the Manhattan School of Music, New York, recording classical
and jazz recitals, as well as demo sessions.
Prior to her work with Long Tail Audio, Tseng was assistant audio engineer for The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada, where she recorded weekly Banff Centre concerts and radio spots. In 2001–2002, Tseng was post-audio engineer for Soundness Recording Studio, Taipei, Taiwan, where she recorded, edited and mixed for broadcast commercials and educational and corporate videos. From 1997 to 2001, Tseng was junior post-audio engineer for Digimax Production, Inc., Taipei, Taiwan, where she recorded, edited and mixed for broadcast commercials, independent films and documentaries.
Tseng holds a master of music in music technology from New York University, Steinhardt School of Education, New York, with a concentration in Tonmeister recording techniques and film scoring, as well as a bachelor of fine arts in film and television production from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York.
Jeanne Montalvo, Engineer
Jeanne Montalvo began studying piano at the age of seven and began playing trumpet at the age of nine. While
pursuing her first degree at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in foreign language, she began editing
music for dance groups and school projects. At UCF, she took a minor in music and mass communications. After
returning home to Atlanta, she began studying Music Recording Technology at Georgia State University (GSU).
During her first year she was responsible for the creation of the Atlanta Student Section of the Audio Engineering Society, to which she became president. During her second year at GSU, Jeanne decided to pursue another dream to study abroad. She received the Mix Magazine Tech Scholarship award in 2005 and transferred to Microfusa in Barcelona. There, she completed her studies as a sound engineer with a specialization in studio recording.
In the Fall of 2006 she took part in the audio assistant work study program at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Banff, Canada.
In March of 2007, she was accepted to the Audio engineering fellowship at the Tanglewood Music Festival. In
addition to work and studies at Banff and Tanglewood, she also worked as general assistant at Southern Tracks recording in Atlanta.
She is now living in New York working for Long Tail Audio LLC, and doing occasional recording and live sound for the Manhattan School of Music.
Brian Losch, Engineer
Brian Losch holds a Master of Music in Sound Recording from McGill University, as well as a Bachelor of Music in Music Engineering Technology and Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Miami. He had the opportunity to work as an audio fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival, study music recording at the Banff Centre and broadcast engineering at the Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich.
Brian received a 2010 Bradley award for excellence in music production from McGill University, was a 2008/2009 AES student recording competition winner in pop/rock and folk categories, and holds 2008 Downbeat awards for his studio and live recordings. He has worked on a variety of high-quality music productions as a freelance engineer and continues to do so in New York City.
John Fredenburg, Assisting Engineer
John holds a Master of Arts in Audio Sciences recording and production concentration from The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, a Bachelor of Science in Music Technology from the University of Colorado, and has participated in the Audio Engineering Work Study Program at The Banff Centre in the summer of 2009.
John has worked as a freelance engineer for the cable TV show "Summit County Xtreme" in Breckenridge Colorado, The LaunchPad Studio in Denver, The Bunker Recording Studio in Baltimore, and has recently been doing on location recording in NYC.
John Fredenburg is "a worker in the area of conflict between art and technology." He won First Place for Stereo: Classical in the recording competition at the Audio Engineering Society's 125th Convention San Francisco. His recordings have been released commercially on Concert Artist Guild, Tonar Music, Hyena Records, and the Drink Ammo label.
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