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The Sound Sculptor
The Sound Sculptor is a project created by musician and recording engineer Jeff Neiblum. The original intent was to take audio from field recordings and bring them back into the studio to create samples which would then be incorporated into music. The entire process would be captured on video and presented on a dedicated Youtube channel.
Since a large part of each video was done in the studio using samplers and other studio tools to create the samples, the project expanded to include videos about the studio and the tools themselves. The idea was to provide audio lovers and musicians just starting out in the world of recording with an ever growing repository of studio tips and tricks, interesting videos and articles on sound, recording, field recording and sample creation.
All of this really can’t be easily done on a Youtube channel – and so, The Sound Sculptor website was born. This gives us way more options! For example, we have a new tutorial available that explains everything you need to know to build a home recording studio. More guides and tutorials will be coming. We have a forum where viewers can talk to each other, ask questions, get answers, post interesting new ideas, tell jokes, whatever. The website will continue to grow with new pages and interesting information as fast as we can get it out there. Stay tuned!
Jeff Neiblum
Jeff Neiblum is a seasoned music professional with a distinguished career in audio engineering, percussion, programming, producing and performance.
Jeff’s education includes drum lessons with Fred Begun (tympanist for The National Symphony), Sonny Igoe (jazz drummer with the CBS orchestra) and Bernard Purdie. He studied music theory with Jacques Neiblum (violin theory professor at Julliard) and recording arts at the New School for Social Research. In addition, he studied multimedia technology at Red Rocks College in Colorado.
Jeff has contributed to gold and platinum albums including projects by Keith Sweat, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jimmy Cliff, Billy Ocean, Melba Moore, Michael Bolton, Taka Khan, Starpoint, Shannon, Doug Fresh, Maurice Starr, Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, Malcolm McLaren, The Boogie Boys, Sly Fox and Latoya Jackson.
He has played drums with dozens of bands and artists including the Bob Miles Band (featuring guitarist Drew Zingg), State Of Desire, Open Space, Tiny Tim, George Fischoff, the Chappell Music Workshop, Michael Zentner, Scott Mickelson, Melba Moore, Chateau Lagoon (with Eric Kupper), Gary Ray, Brian Conigliaro, Paul Mimlitch, Freff (Connor Cochran), Jane Williams, Dave Richards and many more. He was a session musician in New York City during the 1970’s and 80’s and worked with bassist David Gross as a rhythm section for hire.
Between 2006 and 2008 Jeff produced 4 albums of original music on which he played all instruments.
From 2012 until 2021 Jeff sang bass in the St. Paul and St. Andrew Church choir.
Jeff has narrated several books including The Bicycle Shop by William C. Knowles and Common Sense Recovery by Adam N.
While working at Unique Recording Studios in the mid 1980s, Jeff became fascinated with computer programming. In 1989 he studied programming at The Computer Learning Center in San Francisco. In addition to music, he started a second career working as a computer programmer and Oracle developer which lasted until 2023.
In 2023, Jeff founded The Sound Sculptor, an initiative dedicated to empowering musicians who are just starting out in the world of recording as well as those who left the music world for other endeavors and are now ready to reignite their musical fire. Through The Sound Sculptor, Jeff helps aspiring artists build their own home studios, equipping them with the tools and knowledge to start their own recording journey. His signature course, “Your Sound Sanctuary,” provides a roadmap for musicians to navigate the process of building their own home recording studio.