AES New York 2017 Presenter or Author
Linda A. Gedemer
Primary Affiliation: Source Sound VR - Woodland Hills, CA USA
Secondary Affiliation: University of Salford - Salford, UK
Linda Gedemer serves as the Technical Director and VR Audio Evangelist for Source Sound VR, which provides in VR sound services for cinematic, game-based, and live broadcast virtual reality experiences. Linda holds an undergraduate degree in Music Engineering / Electrical Engineering (Univ. of Miami), graduate degree in Acoustics (Rensselaer) and a PhD in Audio and Acoustical Engineering (Univ. of Salford, UK).
Linda began her career as an AV systems designer and acoustic consultant, working for companies such as Walt Disney Imagineering. As part of her PhD research, she worked for Harman International in their acoustic research department. Linda has been actively involved in audio production work for many years and is an MPSE Golden Reel Award winning sound editor. In addition, she was an adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount University teaching studio acoustics, recording technology and digital audio as part of LMU’s School of Film and Television for 12 years. She has presented at conferences worldwide and developed and co-chaired the first AES International Conference on Audio for VR/AR.
Linda plays bassoon (but never in public), will randomly quote lines from ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’, and makes a wicked margarita.
More Info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-gedemer-phd-8784b625/
Session List
Oct 20:
GA14: Immersive Headphone Audio Reproduction in VR/AR (Panelist)