The first thing you notice about Gary Platt is that he generates his own electrical field. Stand too close and the hair on your forearms stands on end, your pacemaker jumps and your watch hands spin like a CD. Most of it comes from somewhere deep within is enormous cranium, and it infects you like a catchy tune if you hang around too long.

Gary says, “There’s never been a more exciting time to be in the sound and digital visual arts. Things you’ve never imagined will hit your ears and eyes - and the pioneers of that emerging technology will be our students.”

Gary is a nationally recognized audio engineer and producer, having worked with artists as diverse as Bon Jovi, The Cult, King Crimson, McDonald’s, Pepsi, Shaquille O’Neal, Adrian Belew, Bootsy Collins, Midnight Star, The Ohio Players, Spyro Gyra, New Edition and that guy that used to be known as Prince. Many of these projects have won gold and platinum awards from the Recording Industry Association of America.

After busting out of Ohio University with a bachelor’s degree, Gary designed the educational program for The Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, Ohio, the nation’s first accelerated training program for recording. After that, Gary did time as Senior Vice President and Director of Education during his 10 years at Full Sail (near Orlando, Florida). He designed FS’s core curriculum in 1978; by the time he left to create Expression, Full Sail had received scads of industry and educational awards. Last year, Gary received the Achievement in Music Award from his alma mater, Ohio U., and he didn’t even have to put anybody in a headlock to get it.

Gary and his keeper - oops, we mean wife - Debbie are the parents of two young boys.