Recording producer and sound engineer Barry Olthof has been responsible for the realization and recording of many CD albums, resulting in an extensive set of recordings in various musical styles. Olthof Audio Productions is known for its recordings that sound direct, transparent and refined. For this reason many artists, bands and ensembles choose to record with Olthof Audio Productions.
When Olthof Audio Productions launched in 1998, Barry Olthof had already been working as a recording engineer for many years. He is also a musician who began playing jazz-drums professionally an early age. At the Royal Conservatory in The Hague he studied music registration and Jazz drums, graduating cum laude in both with masters degrees. Since 2001, he has worked as a professor of music recording and engineering at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. Since 2006 Barry Olthof is responsible for O.A.P. Records.
Through his experience and studies Barry Olthof became an expert in recording techniques. He possesses a wide knowledge of the timbre of microphones, preamplifiers, effects and recording systems. Barry Olthof has specific concepts about sounds with a remarkable feeling for acoustics and balance.
Olthof Audio productions stands for a direct, transparent, and open sound, best described as American, inspired by Rudy van Gelder, James Farber and Patrick Smith. Olthof Audio Productions places great value on approaching the project from one vision fitting all artistic expressions to the chosen style.
