IAR is pleased to welcome a new addition to its renowned faculty, Bob Kirschner, who will be teaching post-production.

Bob’s passion for music and sound goes back to elementary school, where he played violin, piano, and trumpet. In high school, he discovered electronic music and played synthesizers and keyboards in progressive rock bands. He went on to study music and recording engineering at NYU.

In 1986, while freelancing at NYC recording studios, Bob started City Sound Productions. Working in conjunction with Downtown Avid since 1993, the business has provided music recording and audio/video post-production services on projects involving Yoko Ono, Bill Laswell, Jamaladeen Tacuma, Vernon Reid, The Pet Shop Boys, Men Of Vizion, Garland Jeffreys, Maxi Priest, and Kid Creole and The Coconuts, as well as many local independent artists and producers.

Bob has played keyboards with NYC bands Uptown Atomics and The Fluid Foundation. He has also served as composer and performer for the Paradise Opera theater company, producing modern rock operas using pop and experimental electronic scores.

As an audio post-production engineer, Bob has worked on spots and long-form programs seen on Bravo, CNN, ESPN, Food Network, FOX, MSG Network, Oxygen Network, YES Network, and NHK Japan. He has worked on numerous independent features and shorts for theatrical and festival release and has mixed projects in 5.1 surround sound for DVD.

Bob’s first solo album of instrumental electronica/ambient music is entitled Sonic Snow.