Jim Wildman has worked on Broadway, but he finds working with college students deeply rewarding. As the sound recordist and production manager for the music department, he is responsible for the set-up and archival recordings of all the department’s concerts, recitals and events. He also teaches two classes, one in audio recording technology and the other in his professional field, theater sound design.

In the latter capacity, “I have designed numerous plays, musicals and opera events where sound materials are required,” he explains. “My work is also a part of the National Theatre Archive at Lincoln Center. I have designed for many celebrities and for many regional theater companies, and internationally.” He has worked with performers Carol Burnett and Marlo Thomas, director Steve Zuckerman, South African playwright Athol Fugard, the Vienna State Opera, and U.S. companies spanning the continent from the Seattle Repertory Theatre to the Cleveland Playhouse and the New Victory Theatre on Broadway.

And now he is working at the college level.  “I deeply enjoy being part of an outstanding group of colleagues who support each other and the students that they teach,” he says. “It is very gratifying to be part of a University family that seeks in all that it does to provide the students with a rich and encouraging educational experience.

“I enjoy being a part of a group of people who are creating art because it is rewarding to their souls and not just to make a buck,” Wildman continues. This allows us to more profoundly nurture the students into caring and creative beings.” Wildman is also a photographer; he says he enjoys the visual elements as a complement to his audio work.