Josh Brophy
Consultant
Josh’s musical career began much like other consultants, learning to play piano at five and getting into acoustics on his own. Few, however, have professional backgrounds in film archives and museums.
When Josh wasn’t preserving and cataloging historic film collections during the day, he was digging into acoustics. Living in St. Louis after college he sang and played piano around town, including a weekly gig at a piano bar. DIY recording at home led to optimizing his apartment for recording which led to researching – textbooks supplemented with online research culminating in self-made acoustical panels from batt insulation and burlap. He loved how different materials and environments shape sound. But just as you can’t believe everything you read on the internet, Josh grew frustrated with the contradictory advice online. He realized it was time for a formal career shift into acoustics to learn the fundamentals.
Josh’s interest in acoustics gravitated toward noise control concerns during his accelerated Master’s program in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University. The theory he learned in school was soon put into practice at Acentech where he worked on everything from apartments to laboratories. Now at Threshold, he’s eager to dive into the nuances of acoustics and stretch his skills in modeling and analysis.
He's excited to be working and living in the same city, having previously relocated to Chicago thanks to his fiancé’s employment. While he may not be doing as much recording these days, he’s still got the homemade acoustical panels that started it all.