Blazing’s Eric Johnson Elected as President
of Society of Professional Audio Recording Services

RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 10, 2009) – Eric Johnson, executive producer at Blazing Music+Sound in Raleigh, was elected president of the Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS) at the 127th  Audio Engineering Society Convention in New York.

Johnson has served since 2004 on the board for SPARS, a national association that addresses issues related to the ownership, operation and management of professional recording facilities.

“Seismic changes are happening in the way music is produced, licensed and delivered to consumers, and this has a significant impact on our members,” said Johnson. “My goal as president of SPARS will be to help redefine our role in supporting not only recording studios, but also audio post houses, equipment manufacturers, educators, students and sound professionals in emerging areas such as the video game industry.”

As executive producer at Blazing Music+Sound, Johnson leads a team of professional composers, sound designers and engineers. His team composed the original music and provides audio post production for TLC’s hit series “Jon & Kate Plus 8,” along with working on shows for Animal Planet, Discovery, FLN and other networks.

With more than two decades in the music and sound production business, Johnson has worked on a wide range of projects including commercials for GM, Sony, Travelocity, Audi and LitterMaid; film and television documentaries; and remix projects for Atlantic Records’ recording artist Brandy and Virgin Records’ Beenie Man (on a track featuring Janet Jackson).

In other SPARS board appointments, Sherri Tantleff, director of industry outreach with Full Sail University in Orlando, Fla., was elected secretary. Kevin Becka, director of education for the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Tempe, Ariz., and technical writer for Mix magazine, was elected treasurer.

In addition, the board welcomed two new members, Kirk Imamura, president of Avatar Studios in New York, and Tony van Veen, CEO and president of Disc Makers and CD Baby in Pennsauken, N.J.

Blazing Music+Sound, a division of Trailblazer Studios, provides all aspects of music and sound production, including original music composition, voiceover recording, and sound design. Clients include cable networks, advertising agencies, independent producers, and video game companies.

The SPARS community includes audio recording and mastering facilities, manufacturers, engineers, producers and multimedia specialists – from single-operator studios to large multi-room facilities.