About this episode

Peter McGrath discusses his extensive career in recording engineering and high-fidelity sound reproduction.

Peter McGrath is a recording engineer, photographer, and longtime advocate for high-fidelity sound reproduction whose career has spanned more than five decades. He has worked extensively with organizations including Harmonia Mundi, the New World Symphony, and Friends of Chamber Music. In addition to capturing performances by leading orchestras, chamber ensembles, soloists, and vocalists, he has also served for many years as a Director of Sales at Wilson Audio, acting as a key voice for the company’s approach to music playback and loudspeaker demonstration. ------ Thank you to the sponsors that fuel our podcast and our team: AG1 https://DrinkAG1.com/tetra ------ LMNT Electrolytes https://DrinkLMNT.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Squarespace https://Squarespace.com/tetra Use code 'TETRA' ------ Lectio 365 https://Lectio365.com ------ Sign up to receive Tetragrammaton Transmissions https://www.tetragrammaton.com/join-newsletter

People in this episode

Host: Rick Rubin

Guest: Peter McGrath

Topics covered

• recording engineering
• high-fidelity sound
• music playback
• photography
• orchestras
• chamber music

Keywords

• recording engineer
• high-fidelity
• photographer
• music playback
• Wilson Audio
• orchestras
• chamber music

Sponsors

AG1, LMNT Electrolytes, Squarespace, Lectio 365

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harmonia Mundi, New World Symphony, Friends of Chamber Music, Wilson Audio

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