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| origin = Saarlouis, Germany
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| years_active = 1994 - present
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| label = Sonic Flame, Art Stew Records, [[Deep Listening]], [http://www.nuun-records.com NUUN Records]
| label = Sonic Flame, Art Stew Records, [[Deep Listening]], NUUN Records
| associated_acts = [[Hamid Drake]], [[:de:David Mott|David Mott]], [[Jesse Stewart]], [[Deep Listening Band]], [[Pauline Oliveros]], [[Malcolm Goldstein]]
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'''Johannes Welsch''' is a German percussionist, [[recording engineer]] and producer living in Canada. He is the son of German industrialist [[:de:Hans Welsch|Hans Welsch]] and, on his mother's side, the grandson of European statesman [[:de:Johannes Hoffmann|Johannes Hoffmann]].<ref>John Slof, "DSD Dillinger Stahlbau GmbH (A)", Case Study #0-390-033, DG-944-E, IESE International Graduate School of Management, Barcelona-Madrid, 1989.</ref> He began his career teaching executive programs in Europe before entering the music industry in North America. A percussionist since the 1970s, he has been performing regularly with a large collection of gongs both as a solo performer or in collaboration with other artists since 1994.<ref name= "Bergen">"Bancroft percussion musician uses gongs." by Werner Bergen in ''The Examiner'', Peterborough, Ontario, March 30, 2007, p. B6.</ref> He is best known for his Deep Listening Label releases "Sound Creation" (2012) and "Dunrobin Sonic Gems" (2014).{{Cn|date=March 2020}} Welsch is the founder of the Dunrobin Sonic Gym, a center for the exploration, production and experience of sound and music in [[Ottawa]], Ontario, Canada.<ref name= "Ottawa">"Gym Dandy" by Fateema Sayani in [http://www.ottawamagazine.com/tag/interiors-2012/ ''Ottawa Magazine''], February 2012, pp . 64–67.</ref><ref name= "Maike">"Exploring the Secret of Rhythm and Sound", Interview with Maike Dombrowski in [http://issuu.com/tonemagazine/docs/april2011/60 ''Tone Magazine''], April, 2011, pp. 60–61.</ref><br />


==Management & management education: 1990–2000==

From 1991 to 1993 Welsch served as the Director of Postgraduate Studies at the Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft (USW) at [[:de:Schloss Gracht|Gracht Castle]] near Cologne, Germany, where he taught executive programs. During the second half of the decade Welsch grew critical of management education and academia in general as evidenced by the publication "Reflections on Professional Cynicism in Education and the Management of Education Organisations". From 1993 to 1997 he served on the Supervisory Board of DSD Dillinger Stahlbau GmbH in Germany. From 1996 to 1999 Welsch was an International Fellow at [[Johns Hopkins University]] in [[Baltimore]], Maryland.<ref>Notable publications during this time period include:
'''Johannes Welsch''' is a [[German]] [[percussionist]], [[recording engineer]] and [[record producer| producer]] living in [[Canada]]. His professional approach to music production is based on his background as [[business school]] academic. He began his career teaching executive programs in [[Europe]] before entering the music industry in [[North America]]. A percussionist since the 1970's, he has been performing regularly with a large collection of gongs both as a solo performer or in collaboration with other artists since 1994.<ref name= "Bergen">"Bancroft percussion musician uses gongs." by Werner Bergen in ''The Examiner'', Peterborough, Ontario, March 30, 2007, p. B6.</ref> He is best known for his [http://deeplistening.org/site/content/bylabel Deep Listening Label] release "Sound Creation". Welsch is the founder of the [http://sites.google.com/site/dunrobinsonicgym/| Dunrobin Sonic Gym], a center for the exploration, production and experience of sound and music in [[Ottawa]], Canada.<ref name= "Ottawa">"Gym Dandy" by Fateema Sayani in [http://www.ottawamagazine.com/tag/interiors-2012/ ''Ottawa Magazine''], February 2012, pp . 64-67.</ref><ref name= "Maike">"Exploring the Secret of Rhythm and Sound", Interview with Maike Dombrowski in [http://issuu.com/tonemagazine/docs/april2011/60| ''Tone Magazine''], April, 2011, pp. 60-61.</ref><br />
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=yrL0GgAACAAJ&q=Johannes+Welsch "A Three Dimensional Conceptualization of Organizational Processes."] Research Paper # DI-175, IESE, University of Navarra, January 1990.


==Management & Management Education: 1990-2000==
Upon studying economics at the [[University of Miami]] and management at [[IESE]], the University of Navarra's Graduate School of Management,<ref>See [http://www.ffi.org/?page=bestdissertation| FFI Best Doctoral Dissertation Award], 1991.</ref> Welsch completed a post-doctorate year at [[International Institute for Management Development|IMD]] in [[Lausanne]], [[Switzerland]] in 1991. His writings in the early 1990's applied social systems analysis to organizational dynamics. Much of his work focused on family firms, then an emerging field of investigation. From 1991 to 1993 Welsch served as the Director of Postgraduate Studies at the Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft (USW) at [[:de:Schloss Gracht|Gracht Castle]] near Cologne, Germany, where he taught executive programs. During the second half of the decade Welsch grew critical of management education and academia in general as evidenced by the publication "Reflections on Professional Cynicism in Education and the Management of Education Organisations“. From 1996 to 1999 Welsch was an International Fellow at [[Johns Hopkins University]] in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]].<ref>Sources for this time period include:
* "Familienunternehmen auf der Schulbank." by Matthias Camenzind in [http://www.Handelszeitung.ch| ''Handelszeitung''], Number 46, November 15, 1990, p. 18.
* "L'Entreprise Familiale A L'Ecole." by Éric Meyer in [[:fr:L'Entrprise (magazine)| ''L'Entreprise'']], Number 66, March 1991, p. 128.
* "Heisse Kartoffel: Die Inflation der MBA-Programme." by Christian Kullmann in [http://www.capital.de| ''Capital''], Number 10, October 1992, pp. 33-34.
* "Sprungbrett fuer den Aufstieg in Spitzen-Positionen.", by Michaela Hoffmann in [http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com| ''VDI Nachrichten''], November 20, 1992.</ref><ref>Notable publications during this time period include:
* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=yrL0GgAACAAJ&dq=Johannes+Welsch&hl=en&sa=X&ei=s4daU-R-xODaBaP9gSg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA| "A Three Dimensional Conceptualization of Organizational Processes."] Research Paper # DI-175, IESE, University of Navarra, January 1990.
* "A Strategy, Structure and Culture Based Approach to Human Resource Management." Research Paper # DI-204, IESE, University of Navarra, January 1991.
* "A Strategy, Structure and Culture Based Approach to Human Resource Management." Research Paper # DI-204, IESE, University of Navarra, January 1991.
* "Family Enterprises in the UK, Germany and Spain: a Transnational Comparison." [http://fbr.sagepub.com| ''The Family Business Review''], Summer 1991, Volume IV, Number 2, pp. 191-204.
* "Family Enterprises in the UK, Germany and Spain: a Transnational Comparison." [http://fbr.sagepub.com ''The Family Business Review''], Summer 1991, Volume IV, Number 2, pp. 191–204.
* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=TIliMgAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Johannes+Welsch%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=h5dpU_DRJsGZyASDyYDIBg&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBQ| "''Ergebnisse einer explorativen empirischen Studie zum Stand der Personalarbeit in deutschen Unternehmen.''"], Research Paper # 4/1992, Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft, Erftstadt, Germany, June 1992.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=TIliMgAACAAJ "''Ergebnisse einer explorativen empirischen Studie zum Stand der Personalarbeit in deutschen Unternehmen.''"], Research Paper # 4/1992, Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft, Erftstadt, Germany, June 1992.
* [http://books.google.ca/books?id=Qf3FMgAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Johannes+Welsch%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hdNoU_WiGYOjyAT7hID4DQ&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg| „Empirical Evidence on the Familiarity and Adoption of Capital Budgeting Techniques in Small Firms of the Former GDR.“] with Ahmed Rahnema and Jon Slof, Research Paper # 5/1992, Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft, Erftstadt, Germany, September 1992.
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=Qf3FMgAACAAJ „Empirical Evidence on the Familiarity and Adoption of Capital Budgeting Techniques in Small Firms of the Former GDR.“] with Ahmed Rahnema and Jon Slof, Research Paper # 5/1992, Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft, Erftstadt, Germany, September 1992.
* "The Impact of Family Ownership and Involvement on the Process of Managment Succession." [http://fbr.sagepub.com| ''The Family Business Review''], Volume VI, Number 1, Spring 1993, pp. 31-54.
* "The Impact of Family Ownership and Involvement on the Process of Management Succession." [http://fbr.sagepub.com ''The Family Business Review''], Volume VI, Number 1, Spring 1993, pp. 31–54.
* "''Personalpolitik im Familienunternehmen.''" ''Personalwirtschaft'', October 1993, pp. 37-40.
* "''Personalpolitik im Familienunternehmen.''" ''Personalwirtschaft'', October 1993, pp. 37–40.
* "''Internationalisierung durch den MBA: Mythos oder Realität?''" in [[:de:Baerbel Schwertfeger|Baerbel Schwertfeger]], ''Das MBA Handbuch'', Düsseldorf: Econ Verlag, 1994, pp. 169-180. ISBN 3-430-18229-8.
* "''Internationalisierung durch den MBA: Mythos oder Realität?''" in [[:de:Bärbel Schwertfeger|Bärbel Schwertfeger]], ''Das MBA Handbuch'', Düsseldorf: Econ Verlag, 1994, pp. 169–180. {{ISBN|3-430-18229-8}}.
* "Reflections on Professional Cynicism in Education and the Management of Education Organisations: an Exploratory Approach." with Mirjam Southwell, [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0965079950030307#.U2aJzMawgy4| ''Educational Action Research''], Volume 3, No. 3, 1995, pp. 337-345.
* "Reflections on Professional Cynicism in Education and the Management of Education Organisations: an Exploratory Approach." with Mirjam Southwell, [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0965079950030307#.U2aJzMawgy4 ''Educational Action Research''], Volume 3, No. 3, 1995, pp. 337–345.
* [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/fabr/1997/00000010/00000003/art00007| "East Meets a West German Multinational Family Firm during Reunification and Transition."] [http://fbr.sagepub.com| ''The Family Business Review''], Volume X, No. 3, Fall 1997, pp. 303-308.</ref>
* [http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/fabr/1997/00000010/00000003/art00007 "East Meets a West German Multinational Family Firm during Reunification and Transition."] [http://fbr.sagepub.com ''The Family Business Review''], Volume X, No. 3, Fall 1997, pp. 303–308.</ref>


==Music Producer & Recording Engineer: 2001-Present==
==Music producer and recording engineer: 2001–present==
In 2000, while attending the [http://www.omegastudios.com| Omega School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences], Welsch built a low budget, professional recording studio in Fulton, MD with Scott O'Toole, who served as head engineer.<ref>The readers of [http://www.musicmonthly.com| ''Music Monthly - Washington, Baltimore, and beyond''] awarded "The Chickencoop Digital Recording Studio, LLC" an honorable mention in the "Best Studio" category. ''Music Monthly'', February 2003, Vol. 20, No. 2, Issue #221, p. 29.</ref> The studio recorded hundreds of local and regional artists between 2001 and 2005, including [[The Track Record]] who were signed by [[Rushmore Records]] in 2005. In 2002 Welsch was appointed to the Omega School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences' Curriculum Advisory Board. In 2005 Welsch moved to Canada where he founded the Dunrobin Sonic Gym which he has been managing since.<ref name= "Ottawa" /><ref name= "Maike" /> Artists who have recorded and/or performed at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym include [[Hamid Drake]], [[:de:David Mott| David Mott]], [[Jesse Stewart]], [[Deep Listening Band]], [[Pauline Oliveros]], [[Glen Velez]], Lori Cotler, [[Malcolm Goldstein]] and [[:de:Elaine Keillor| Elaine Keillor]]. In 2012 Welsch was appointed to the [[Board of Trustees]] of [[Deep Listening Institute]].
In 2000, while attending the Omega School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences, Welsch built a low budget, professional recording studio in Fulton, MD with Scott O'Toole, who served as head engineer.<ref>The readers of [http://www.musicmonthly.com ''Music Monthly Washington, Baltimore, and beyond''] awarded "The Chickencoop Digital Recording Studio, LLC" an honorable mention in the "Best Studio" category. ''Music Monthly'', February 2003, Vol. 20, No. 2, Issue No. 221, p. 29.</ref><ref>''Baltimore Sounds: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Baltimore Area Pop Musicians, Bands and Recordings 1950–2000'',
compiled, written and edited by Joe Vaccarino, MJAM Press, Catonsville MD, 2012.</ref> The studio recorded hundreds of local and regional artists between 2001 and 2005, including [[The Track Record]] who were signed by [[Rushmore Records]] in 2005. In 2002 Welsch was appointed to the Omega School of Applied Recording Arts and Sciences' Curriculum Advisory Board. In 2005 Welsch moved to Canada where he founded the Dunrobin Sonic Gym which he has been managing since.<ref name= "Ottawa" /><ref name= "Maike" /> Artists who have recorded and/or performed at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym include [[Hamid Drake]], [[:de:David Mott|David Mott]], [[Jesse Stewart]], [[Deep Listening Band]], [[Pauline Oliveros]], [[Glen Velez]], Lori Cotler, [[Malcolm Goldstein]] and [[Elaine Keillor]]. In 2012 Welsch was appointed to the [[Board of Trustees]] of [[Deep Listening Institute]].


==Performing & Recording Artist: 1994-Present==
==Performing & recording artist: 1994–present==


===Work with Gongs===
===Work with gongs===
[[File:Gong Panorama at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym, July 11, 2008, small.jpg|thumb|Gong Panorama at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym]]
[[File:Gong Panorama at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym, July 11, 2008.jpg|250px|thumb|Gong Panorama at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym]]
Welsch has been recording and performing with a large collection of gongs since 1994.<ref name= "Bergen" /> In approaching the gong he pays special attention to the instrument's dynamic range and frequency spectrum. He typically develops soundscapes which come out of and return to silence. While the amplitude increases the gong gradually unfolds its frequency spectrum, beginning with low frequencies (fundamental), and subsequently develops a wide array of overtones (harmonics). He prefers large acoustic spaces for his performances.<ref>Adapted from Welsch's commentary of the [http://www.drumsoloartist.com/cgi-bin/news/news.pl?record=38| "Cymbal Setup Of The Year"] on the online drummer collective www.DrumSoloArtist.com.</ref><ref>Elaine Keillor quotes Welsch in her album liner notes.</ref>
Welsch has been recording and performing with a large collection of gongs since 1994.<ref name= "Bergen" /> In approaching the gong he pays special attention to the instrument's dynamic range and frequency spectrum. He typically develops soundscapes which come out of and return to silence. While the amplitude increases the gong gradually unfolds its frequency spectrum, beginning with low frequencies (fundamental), and subsequently develops a wide array of overtones (harmonics). He prefers large acoustic spaces for his performances.<ref>Adapted from Welsch's commentary of the [http://www.drumsoloartist.com/cgi-bin/news/news.pl?record=38 "Cymbal Setup Of The Year"] on the online drummer collective www.DrumSoloArtist.com.</ref><ref>Elaine Keillor quotes Welsch in her album liner notes.</ref>


===Sound creation album===

His album "Sound Creation", an example of his solo performances, features the entire "Sound Creation series of gongs" made by [[Paiste]]. Released on the Deep Listening label in 2012 the album received a number of favorable reviews.
===Sound Creation Album===
The album credits include [[Anton Kwiatkowski]] (engineering), [[:de:Elaine Keillor|Elaine Keillor]] (liner notes), [[Louis Helbig]] (photography), and Scott O'Toole (mastering).
His album [http://www.deeplistening.org/site/content/sound-creation-johannes-welsch| "Sound Creation"], an example of his solo performances, features the entire [http://www.drumsoloartist.com/Site/Cymbal_Setup.html| "Sound Creation series of gongs"] made by [[Paiste]]. Released on the Deep Listening label in 2012 the album received a number of favorable reviews.<ref>Examples include:
* Ed Pinsent in [http://www.thesoundprojector.com| ''The Sound Projector Magazine''], April 10, 2012
* FdW in [http://modisti.com/12/2012/04/18/vital-weekly-827/#ixzz2SyxmJ2vR| ''Vital Weekly''], # 827, April 18, 2012
* Julien Héraud in [http://www.improv-sphere.blogspot.ca| ''improv sphere''], May 17, 2012
* Joseph Burnett in [http://www.dustedmagazine.com| ''Dusted Magazine''], June 1, 2012
* Piero Scaruffi in [http://www.scaruffi.com/avant/welsch.html| ''The History of Avantgarde Music'']</ref> Music writer [http://jpburnett.com| Joseph Burnett] notes about the production:

<blockquote>"''Using a series of differently-sized gongs, Johannes Welsch has created a deeply resonant piece of minimal drone, as profound and overwhelming as the best deep listening by his mentor Pauline Oliveros.''"<ref>[http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Phimister/obscure_alternatives__unsung_masterpieces_and_underappreciated_gems/3/| "Obscure alternatives, unsung masterpieces and underappreciated gems."], a compilation by Joseph Burnett published on ''www.RateYourMusic.com'', 2012.</ref> </blockquote>

The album credits include [[Anton Kwiatkowski]] (engineering), [[:de:Elaine Keillor| Elaine Keillor]] (liner notes), [[Louis Helbig]] (photography), and Scott O'Toole (mastering).


==Discographies==
==Discographies==


===Selected Discography as Engineer/Producer===
===Selected discography as engineer/producer===
* [http://movementunes.com/Nana_Frimpong/| "Seek and Find"] by Nana Frimpong (tlr-02-wo-010, 2002)
* [http://movementunes.com/Nana_Frimpong/ "Seek and Find"] by Nana Frimpong (tlr-02-wo-010, 2002)
* [http://radionothing.net/2003/november/noth1774.html "Communion"] by Johannes Welsch (tlr-03-wo-015, 2003)
* [http://radionothing.net/2003/november/noth1774.html "Communion"] by Johannes Welsch (tlr-03-wo-015, 2003)
* [http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/recommend-new-progressive-rock.266088/ "Sudden Cosmic Dissolution"] by SCD (Sonic Flame SOFL -10-01, 2010)
* [http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/recommend-new-progressive-rock.266088/ "Sudden Cosmic Dissolution"] by SCD (Sonic Flame SOFL −10-01, 2010)
* [http://www.nuun-records.com/albums/pauline-oliveros-jesse-stewart-the-dunrobin-session/ "The Dunrobin Sessions"] by Pauline Oliveros & Jesse Stewart (NUUN Records, 2012)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140513072401/http://www.nuun-records.com/albums/pauline-oliveros-jesse-stewart-the-dunrobin-session/ "The Dunrobin Sessions"] by Pauline Oliveros & Jesse Stewart (NUUN Records, 2012)
* [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hamiddrakeandjessestewar "Timelines"] by Hamid Drake & Jesse Stewart (ARTSTEW Records ASR 001, 2013)
* [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hamiddrakeandjessestewar "Timelines"] by Hamid Drake & Jesse Stewart (ARTSTEW Records ASR 001, 2013)
* [http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?s=byAlbumKey&n=1045257&action=search&session= "Marking The Infinite"] by Norm Howard & Johannes Welsch (2013)
* [http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?s=byAlbumKey&n=1045257&action=search&session= "Marking The Infinite"] by Norm Howard & Johannes Welsch (2013)
* "Anagrams" by David Mott & Jesse Stewart (ARTSTEW Records ASR 002, 2014)
* "Anagrams" by David Mott & Jesse Stewart (ARTSTEW Records ASR 002, 2014)
* [http://www.paulineoliveros.us/store.html "Dunrobin Sonic Gems"] by [[Deep Listening Band]] & Special Guests (Deep Listening DL 47-2014)


===Selected Discography as Artist===
===Selected discography as artist===
* [http://radionothing.net/2003/november/noth1774.html "Communion"] by Johannes Welsch (tlr-03-wo-015, 2003)
* [http://radionothing.net/2003/november/noth1774.html "Communion"] by Johannes Welsch (tlr-03-wo-015, 2003)
* [http://www.prweb.com/releases/album/Stunderthorm/prweb546238.htm "Stunderthorm"] with David Hess and Paul Hinger (Sonic Flame SOFL-07-01, 2007)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101206214643/http://www.prweb.com/releases/album/Stunderthorm/prweb546238.htm "Stunderthorm"] with David Hess and Paul Hinger (Sonic Flame SOFL-07-01, 2007)
* [http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/recommend-new-progressive-rock.266088/ "Sudden Cosmic Dissolution"] by SCD (Sonic Flame SOFL -10-01, 2010)
* [http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/recommend-new-progressive-rock.266088/ "Sudden Cosmic Dissolution"] by SCD (Sonic Flame SOFL −10-01, 2010)
* [http://www.csi.uottawa.ca/~bernard/rwac_schedule.html "Schizophonia"] with multi-instrumentalist John O'Connor aka [http://myspace.com/johnnyblacksavestheworld Johnny Black] (Sonic Flame SOFL-11-01, 2011)
* [http://www.csi.uottawa.ca/~bernard/rwac_schedule.html "Schizophonia"] with multi-instrumentalist John O'Connor aka Johnny Black (Sonic Flame SOFL-11-01, 2011)
* [http://www.deeplistening.org/site/content/sound-creation-johannes-welsch "Sound Creation"] (Deep Listening DL 44-2012)
* [http://www.deeplistening.org/site/content/sound-creation-johannes-welsch "Sound Creation"] (Deep Listening DL 44-2012)
* [http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?s=byAlbumKey&n=1045257&action=search&session= "Marking The Infinite"] by Norm Howard & Johannes Welsch (2013)
* [http://zookeeper.stanford.edu/index.php?s=byAlbumKey&n=1045257&action=search&session= "Marking The Infinite"] by Norm Howard & Johannes Welsch (2013)
* [http://www.paulineoliveros.us/store.html "Dunrobin Sonic Gems"] by [[Deep Listening Band]] & Special Guests (Deep Listening DL 47-2014)


==References==
==References==
<references />
<references />


== External links ==
== External links==
* [http://sites.google.com/site/dunrobinsonicgym| Dunrobin Sonic Gym]
* [http://sites.google.com/site/dunrobinsonicgym Dunrobin Sonic Gym]
* [http://www.deeplistening.org/site/content/sound-creation-johannes-welsch| Johannes Welsch on Deep Listening]
* [http://www.deeplistening.org/site/content/sound-creation-johannes-welsch Johannes Welsch on Deep Listening]
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Johannes Welsch
Born (1960-11-28) 28 November 1960 (age 64)
OriginSaarlouis, Germany
GenresAvant-garde, progressive, minimalism
Occupation(s)Percussionist, producer/audio engineer, teacher
InstrumentPercussion
Years active1994–present
LabelsSonic Flame, Art Stew Records, Deep Listening, NUUN Records

Johannes Welsch is a German percussionist, recording engineer and producer living in Canada. He is the son of German industrialist Hans Welsch and, on his mother's side, the grandson of European statesman Johannes Hoffmann.[1] He began his career teaching executive programs in Europe before entering the music industry in North America. A percussionist since the 1970s, he has been performing regularly with a large collection of gongs both as a solo performer or in collaboration with other artists since 1994.[2] He is best known for his Deep Listening Label releases "Sound Creation" (2012) and "Dunrobin Sonic Gems" (2014).[citation needed] Welsch is the founder of the Dunrobin Sonic Gym, a center for the exploration, production and experience of sound and music in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.[3][4]

Management & management education: 1990–2000

[edit]

From 1991 to 1993 Welsch served as the Director of Postgraduate Studies at the Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft (USW) at Gracht Castle near Cologne, Germany, where he taught executive programs. During the second half of the decade Welsch grew critical of management education and academia in general as evidenced by the publication "Reflections on Professional Cynicism in Education and the Management of Education Organisations". From 1993 to 1997 he served on the Supervisory Board of DSD Dillinger Stahlbau GmbH in Germany. From 1996 to 1999 Welsch was an International Fellow at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.[5]

Music producer and recording engineer: 2001–present

[edit]

In 2000, while attending the Omega School of Applied Recording Arts & Sciences, Welsch built a low budget, professional recording studio in Fulton, MD with Scott O'Toole, who served as head engineer.[6][7] The studio recorded hundreds of local and regional artists between 2001 and 2005, including The Track Record who were signed by Rushmore Records in 2005. In 2002 Welsch was appointed to the Omega School of Applied Recording Arts and Sciences' Curriculum Advisory Board. In 2005 Welsch moved to Canada where he founded the Dunrobin Sonic Gym which he has been managing since.[3][4] Artists who have recorded and/or performed at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym include Hamid Drake, David Mott, Jesse Stewart, Deep Listening Band, Pauline Oliveros, Glen Velez, Lori Cotler, Malcolm Goldstein and Elaine Keillor. In 2012 Welsch was appointed to the Board of Trustees of Deep Listening Institute.

Performing & recording artist: 1994–present

[edit]

Work with gongs

[edit]
Gong Panorama at the Dunrobin Sonic Gym

Welsch has been recording and performing with a large collection of gongs since 1994.[2] In approaching the gong he pays special attention to the instrument's dynamic range and frequency spectrum. He typically develops soundscapes which come out of and return to silence. While the amplitude increases the gong gradually unfolds its frequency spectrum, beginning with low frequencies (fundamental), and subsequently develops a wide array of overtones (harmonics). He prefers large acoustic spaces for his performances.[8][9]

Sound creation album

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His album "Sound Creation", an example of his solo performances, features the entire "Sound Creation series of gongs" made by Paiste. Released on the Deep Listening label in 2012 the album received a number of favorable reviews. The album credits include Anton Kwiatkowski (engineering), Elaine Keillor (liner notes), Louis Helbig (photography), and Scott O'Toole (mastering).

Discographies

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Selected discography as engineer/producer

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Selected discography as artist

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References

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  1. ^ John Slof, "DSD Dillinger Stahlbau GmbH (A)", Case Study #0-390-033, DG-944-E, IESE International Graduate School of Management, Barcelona-Madrid, 1989.
  2. ^ a b "Bancroft percussion musician uses gongs." by Werner Bergen in The Examiner, Peterborough, Ontario, March 30, 2007, p. B6.
  3. ^ a b "Gym Dandy" by Fateema Sayani in Ottawa Magazine, February 2012, pp . 64–67.
  4. ^ a b "Exploring the Secret of Rhythm and Sound", Interview with Maike Dombrowski in Tone Magazine, April, 2011, pp. 60–61.
  5. ^ Notable publications during this time period include:
    • "A Three Dimensional Conceptualization of Organizational Processes." Research Paper # DI-175, IESE, University of Navarra, January 1990.
    • "A Strategy, Structure and Culture Based Approach to Human Resource Management." Research Paper # DI-204, IESE, University of Navarra, January 1991.
    • "Family Enterprises in the UK, Germany and Spain: a Transnational Comparison." The Family Business Review, Summer 1991, Volume IV, Number 2, pp. 191–204.
    • "Ergebnisse einer explorativen empirischen Studie zum Stand der Personalarbeit in deutschen Unternehmen.", Research Paper # 4/1992, Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft, Erftstadt, Germany, June 1992.
    • „Empirical Evidence on the Familiarity and Adoption of Capital Budgeting Techniques in Small Firms of the Former GDR.“ with Ahmed Rahnema and Jon Slof, Research Paper # 5/1992, Universitätsseminar der Wirtschaft, Erftstadt, Germany, September 1992.
    • "The Impact of Family Ownership and Involvement on the Process of Management Succession." The Family Business Review, Volume VI, Number 1, Spring 1993, pp. 31–54.
    • "Personalpolitik im Familienunternehmen." Personalwirtschaft, October 1993, pp. 37–40.
    • "Internationalisierung durch den MBA: Mythos oder Realität?" in Bärbel Schwertfeger, Das MBA Handbuch, Düsseldorf: Econ Verlag, 1994, pp. 169–180. ISBN 3-430-18229-8.
    • "Reflections on Professional Cynicism in Education and the Management of Education Organisations: an Exploratory Approach." with Mirjam Southwell, Educational Action Research, Volume 3, No. 3, 1995, pp. 337–345.
    • "East Meets a West German Multinational Family Firm during Reunification and Transition." The Family Business Review, Volume X, No. 3, Fall 1997, pp. 303–308.
  6. ^ The readers of Music Monthly – Washington, Baltimore, and beyond awarded "The Chickencoop Digital Recording Studio, LLC" an honorable mention in the "Best Studio" category. Music Monthly, February 2003, Vol. 20, No. 2, Issue No. 221, p. 29.
  7. ^ Baltimore Sounds: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Baltimore Area Pop Musicians, Bands and Recordings 1950–2000, compiled, written and edited by Joe Vaccarino, MJAM Press, Catonsville MD, 2012.
  8. ^ Adapted from Welsch's commentary of the "Cymbal Setup Of The Year" on the online drummer collective www.DrumSoloArtist.com.
  9. ^ Elaine Keillor quotes Welsch in her album liner notes.
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