Three decades of audio excellence

from archival restoration to Grammy-nominated productions

Major Artists & Organizations

Seth has engineered and produced for some of the most respected names in music and entertainment.
Recording Artists:

Sir Paul McCartney - MPL Communications, Inc.

Aerosmith - World Tour Opening Video

J.T. Taylor - Former lead vocalist of Kool & the Gang

J. Geils Band - Seth Justman, Magic Dick, J. Geils

Al Kooper - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee

Commercial & Broadcast:

Pixar (Ratatouille - 2007)

United States Navy

United States Coast Guard

Sonalysts, Inc.

Career Highlights

MPL Communications, Inc.

Began as Audio Archivist, promoted to In-House Engineer/Mastering Engineer
Handled promotional and commercial releases for Paul McCartney's catalog
Named U.S. Chief Technical Advisor
Contributed to Grammy®-nominated album “Flaming Pie”
Designed and developed company website

Read the full stories of working with Paul McCartney on MPL's website and

"Beautiful Night" in Stories from the Road.

Berklee College of Music

Daytime Studio Supervisor overseeing ten recording studios
Managed all recording equipment operations
Provided technical troubleshooting and support for faculty, students, and production crews
Maintained professional standards across multiple concurrent projects

Sonalysts, Inc.

Chief Audio Restoration Engineer
Chief Post Production/Recording Engineer
Composed and produced audio for television and film productions
Facilitated remote recording sessions for major studios including Pixar
Sound design and editing for commercial and military training projects

Seth Zowader Consulting LLC

Founded independent audio technology consulting practice
Provided specialized consulting for Digimarc's audio watermark research and development
Developed audio-focused technology improvements

Digimarc Corporation

Led audio quality assurance and testing efforts for embedded watermarking technology in retail and media applications
Collaborated directly with major clients to support music and film watermarking integration
Applied critical listening expertise to ensure imperceptible watermark embedding

Accelerando, LLC (MatchMySound + RealTime Audio)

Led quality assurance for low-latency audio streaming applications across web and mobile platforms (iOS, Android)
Wrote and executed comprehensive test plans, managed issue tracking and QA team operations
Delivered product demonstrations to clients and coordinated musician events
Produced video tutorials, training materials, and user documentation

Published Educational Works

Complete Rock Keyboard Method: Intermediate Rock Keyboard - Comprehensive instructional book teaching rock keyboard techniques and music fundamentals for intermediate players.
Blues Grooves for Guitar (Rob Fletcher) - Contributed keyboard arrangements and performances to this instructional publication.

FEATURED PROJECTS

Oobu Joobu - Paul McCartney

Mastering Engineer

Aerosmith World Tour Video Open

Engineered audio for the dramatic concert opening video used throughout Aerosmith's world tour.

Click here for the press release

scroll down to view this video in the video showcase

Ratatouille (2007) - Pixar Animation Studios

Recording engineer and technical liaison for remote voice recording sessions at Sonalysts Studios. Facilitated ISDN link to Pixar headquarters in California for talent recording featuring Brian Dennehy.