Assistant Professor of Audio Recording & Production
Contact Information
Tyler Hall 108
[email protected]
Office hours
TBD or By Appointment
Jenna Rutowski is Assistant Professor of Practice in Audio Recording & Production at SUNY Oswego. She brings extensive professional experience to her teaching, serving as an Audio Engineer for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2020, where she has engineered numerous orchestral, choral, and chamber recording sessions for labels such as Naxos Records and Beau Fleuve Records.
She continues her work as an Audio Engineer at GCR Audio, collaborating with local and national artists across diverse genres, and performs as a studio musician on classical piano and jazz guitar. As an active researcher, Rutowski conducts work in signal processing, room acoustics, human-computer interaction, and smart audio design.
Her research has resulted in peer-reviewed publications and presentations at major conferences including the Audio Engineering Society and Acoustical Society of America. She has worked on GRAMMY and Emmy nominated recordings and is passionate about education and outreach, having presented at numerous programs designed to inspire young people in STEM careers, particularly focusing on encouraging girls to pursue audio engineering.
Member
Audio Engineering Society
Acoustical Society of America
Notable Publications
Rutowski, J. DiPassio, T., Thompson, B.R., Bocko, M.F., and Heilemann, M.C. "Estimating Direction of Arrival in Reverberant Environments for Wake-Word Detection Using a Single Structural Vibration Sensor," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., In Press, 2024.
Rutowski, J., DiPassio, T., Thompson, B. R., Bocko, M. F., & Heilemann, M. C. "Methods for Beamforming Using Structural Sensors on an Elastic Panel," IEEE Sensors Letters, In Review, 2025.
Selected Discography
John Bacon Quintet. Revolution Blues. 2023, Jazz Dimensions Records. Recording Engineer.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy – Symphony No. 2. 2023, Naxos. Assistant Engineer.
Blackbird 3. Live from Studio A. 2024. Recording Engineer.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Lukas Foss, Symphony No. 1. 2024, Naxos. Assistant Engineer.
Grace Greenan. Live at GCR Audio. 2024. Recording Engineer.
Education
Ph.D.: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Musical Acoustics and Signal Processing, University of Rochester (A.B.D., expected 2027)
M.S.: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Musical Acoustics and Signal Processing, University of Rochester (2024)
B.S.: Sound Recording Technology, Summa Cum Laude with Honors, SUNY Fredonia (2021)
Teachers/Mentors:
Dave Fridmann (The Flaming Lips, MGMT, Weezer, OK Go, Tame Impala)
Dr. Bernd Gottinger (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, JoAnn Falletta)
Courses Taught
MUS 325, Advanced Electronic Music
MUS 382, Recording Technology I
MUS 383, Recording Technology II
MUS 482, Recording Technology III
MUS 483, Recording Technology IV