John Storyk
John Storyk | |
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 Storyk at work | |
| Born | May 10, 1946 (age 77) |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Occupation | Architect & Principal at WSDG-Walters-Storyk Design Group |
| Spouse | Beth Walters |
| Website | https://wsdg.com/ |
John Storyk (born May 10, 1946) is a registered architect and acoustician who, together with wife and business partner Beth Walters, co-founded Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG). Beginning in 1968 with Electric Lady Studios for Jimi Hendrix in New York City, and founding partner (with wife and business partner Beth Walters) of Walters-Storyk Design Group. Soon to celebrate his 50th anniversary as an innovative recording studio designer, he began his career in 1968 with Electric Lady Studios for Jimi Hendrix in New York City, Storyk and WSDG have produced the provided design, system integration, and construction supervision services for nearly 4000 professional audio recording and video production/post-production studios, performance venues, sports venues, houses of worship and educational facilities. His work includes private studios for Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Whitney Houston, Bob Marley, Aerosmith, Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls and R. Kelly.
Career
As an aspiring musician and architecture student at Princeton and Columbia Universities, Storyk’s career has followed a natural pursuit of his two favorite subjects. After graduating from Princeton University in 1968, Storyk's first commission was for Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studios in New York City's Greenwich Village, a studio that continues to be utilized by notable acts ranging from Adele to Daft Punk and Ed Sheeran.[1]
John Storyk is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Audio Engineering Society (AES). He is a frequent contributor to AES Convention Panels and Papers. A recipient of the AES Fellowship Award, he lectures at schools around the U.S. and has established courses in acoustics at Yale University, Columbia, NYU, Ex’Pression College, San Francisco; Full Sail Center, Orlando; and Berklee College of Music. Committed to the support of pro audio education, Storyk also serves as an adjunct professor at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Walters-Storyk Design Group
In 1987, Storyk and his wife Beth Walters co-founded Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG). WSDG has produced the design and construction of over 3500 world-class audio and video production facilities,
WSDG recording studio credits include Alicia Keys' and
WSDG broadcast facility design credits include architecture and/or audio-acoustic planning and design for
WSDG educational facility design credits include distance-learning facilities for
Notable projects
- Electric Lady Studios - New York City, USA
- Jazz at Lincoln Center - New York City, USA
- Synchrosound Studios - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Swiss Parliament - Bern, Switzerland[5]
- Jungle City Studios - New York City, USA
- Maracana Stadium- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Mineirao Stadium- Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Diante do Trono recording studio - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Circo Beat studio - Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Javeriana University- Bogota, Colombia
- Berklee Valencia - Valencia, Spain
- Oven Studios (Alicia Keys) - New York City, USA
- Roc the Mic Studios (Jay Z) - New York City, USA
- Mad Oak Studios - Boston, USA
- Food Network - New York City, USA
- MTV - Buenos Aires, Argentina
- TV Globo - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Qatar Television - Doha, Qatar
- Zurich Airport - Zurich, Switzerland
- Faena Hotel+Universe- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- NYU- New York City, USA
- Art Institute - United States
- Le Poisson Rouge- New York City, USA
- Murray Arts Center] - Atlanta, USA
- Central Synagogue - New York City, USA
- Iglesia Los Olivos - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Jazz at Lincoln Center's Allen Room in New York, USA -
Central Synagogue in New York, USA -
Circo Beat Studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina -
Diante Do Trono in Belo Horizonte, Brazil -
Faena Hotel + Universe in Buenos Aires, Argentina -
Food Network Master Control Room in New York, USA -
Iglesia Los Olivos in Buenos Aires, Argentina -
Javeriana University - Atico - Studio A in Bogotá, Colombia -
Jungle City Studios in New York, USA -
Le Poisson Rouge in New York, USA -
Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -
Mineirao Stadium in Belo Horizonte, Brazil -
MTV TV set in Buenos Aires, Argentina -
NYU Studios in New York, USA -
Oven Studios - Alicia Keys in New York, USA -
Swiss Parliament in Basel, Switzerland -
Synchrosound - Studio A in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -
Zurich Airport - Exterior in Switzerland
Awards and recognition
WSDG is an eleven-time winner of the TEC Award for outstanding achievement in Acoustics/Facility Design, and since the debut of the TEC Awards in 1985, thirty WSDG studio design projects have been nominated (including four multiple-entry nominations).
- 2015 Berklee College of Music, 160 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, United States
- 2016 The Church Studios, London, England
- 2017 Boston Symphony Orchestra Control Room, Boston, United States
Marriage and children
Storyk is married to his business and life partner Beth Walters. The couple raised two sons in Highland, New York and now live in Highland and the Yucatán Coast in Mexico.[6]
References
- ^ "PBS: Electric Lady Studios". PBS. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "Metropolis Magazine: ""Would You Like Ear-Splitting Noise and Migraines With Your Order?"". Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Sonic Scoop: Jungle City Studios shows NYC in a new light". Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ "WSDG Client List". Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Swiss Parliament Project Page on wsdg.com". Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ Daley, Dan (1999-06-01). "John Storyk: Thirty Years of Studio Design". MIX.
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