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Allan Tucker

Allan Tucker

Allan Tucker

Distinguished University Professor in Music Technology

School of Humanities and Education


Expertise

Audio mastering and restoration
Advanced recording techniques
Communication sciences
Curriculum design
Discursive and rhetorical communication

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Overview

Distinguished University Professor Allan Tucker is the chief engineer and owner of TuckerSound at Foothill Digital, a Grammy Award-winning music mastering and audio restoration facility in New York and Mexico. He is also an adjunct professor in Music Technology at the New York University Steinhardt School.

Tucker has more than 50 years of experience in every aspect of music production. His portfolio includes over 3,500 albums, which have won Grammy Awards, Gold Records, and Record of the Year.

He is past chair of the Audio Engineering Society (AES-New York), recognized by the AES for his pioneering work in audio restoration and noise abatement. He is a voting member of the Recording Academy (Grammys), certified by the Apple Digital Master high-resolution mastering program, co-founder of the SoundMasters Festival, and a member of the Les Paul Audio Educators Advisory Group.

Allan Tucker joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished University Professor in Music Technology for the School of Humanities and Education.

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Education and Training

  • Bachelor of Arts in Communications Arts & Sciences, Mass Communications (Radio, Television, Film), Queens College, City University of New York
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Achievements

  • He has recorded and mastered more than 3,500 albums. He has been nominated and the winner of multiple Grammy™ Awards and Gold Records for his work and collaboration with artists such as Ravi Coltrane, Al Kooper, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Metallica, and many more.

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