Marlan Barry specializes in orchestral, chamber, operatic, jazz and all types of acoustic recordings. In addition to recording and producing acclaimed musicians, chamber groups and orchestras in New York, Marlan previously traveled to act as head recording engineer and musical producer for The Houston Grand Opera for 15 years, producing its commercial releases and national radio broadcasts.
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From 1998-2000 he served as the chief recording engineer and production manager for NPR affiliate KUHF in Houston as well as the head recording engineer for the Houston Symphony during Christoph Eschenbach’s last few years as musical director.
Marlan has worked closely with many of the world’s leading instrumentalists and operatic voices and conductors. You can hear his work on leading classical labels including Avie Records, Albany Records, Bridge Records, Ondine, Naxos, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI Virgin among others.
Marlan is a protégé of Grammy award winning recording engineers Jack Renner, Thomas Knab and Michael Bishop and trained through a unique joint program with the former groundbreaking Telarc Records and The Cleveland Institute of Music. He completed his studies in recording arts and sciences at the Cleveland Institute of Music and studied cello there with Alan Harris and Mark Schroeder.