A member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammys), Audio Engineering Society, and the Themed Entertainment Association, I have extensive experience in the industry as a recording engineer, consultant, conference panelist, workshop presenter, and performer. I have authored three books on audio engineering focused on recording, podcasts, and church sound, and currently engineer a number of podcast shows.
A primary area of interest is church sound, involving consultations on acoustics, system design and operation, and training sound teams. My doctorate is in learning and instructional design, which I use to help teachers design better experiences for students.
Books
Recording Audio: Engineering in the Studio
Podcast Audio: Make Your Show Sound As Good As Your Content
Mixing for God: A Volunteer’s Guide to Church Sound
Articles
Hill, B. R. (2018). Teaching audio: time for a paradigm change? ProSoundWeb, February 8, 2018.
Hill, B. R. (2017). I heard it through the grapevine. ProSoundWeb, June 26, 2017.
Hill, B. R. (2006). Teaching with ProTools? Proceed with caution! The development of mental models for recording engineering instruction. MEIEA Journal, 6(1), 29-58. (PDF)
Hill, B. R. (2003). Are your learners learning? A critical look at how and what we teach. MEIEA Journal, 3(1), 85-91.
Podcasts
The Themed Attraction Podcast
Purpose and Profit Podcast
The Valley Record
Video
Jim Erdman: Soloist to the Presidents
Conference Presentations
Worship Summit Live 3.0, July 29, 2020. Mixing for live streams.
Worship Summit Live 2.0, April 2, 2020. How do you spell EQ?
Worship Summit Live, January 24, 2020. Audio for church production.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2013.
Selected presenter: Reimagining Textbooks (Print and E-Books) to Better Match Learners’ Cognitive Models.
EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, 2010.
Selected presenter: Are Your Students “Getting It”? Just Look At Their Mental Model – Insert Brain Probe, Or Use The Card Sort Assessment Technique (latter preferred).
Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Louisville, KY, 2009.
Selected presenter: Are Your Students “Getting It”? Just Look at Their Mental Model – Insert Brain Probe, Or Use the Card Sort Assessment Technique (latter preferred).
The Teaching Professor Conference, Orlando, FL, 2008
Selected presenter: What Exactly are Your Learners Learning? Applying Mental Model Elicitation Techniques to Enhance Assessment of Your Courses and Programs. (PDF)
NARAS & MEIEA Education Summit, Nashville, TN, 2006
Invited panelist: Record Technology/Production
Teaching and Learning Presentations
“Want ’em to actually learn something? Try this…”
“Still using paper and notebooks for class projects? Get real – get virtual”
“Using blog-based websites for class and other stuff”
“What are your learners actually learning? Applying mental model analysis as an alternative instructional assessment method–really!”
“Applying human learning principles to course design”
