James S. Brawley
President – James S. Brawley & Assoc. Inc , Clemson, SC
Years of Experience
40 years’ experience in audio system and room acoustic design Consultants to JBL Professional, and Showco, Inc.
Affiliations
- Audio Engineering Society
- Acoustical Society of America
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Physics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, 1971
- Graduate Studies in Acoustics, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 1972
Responsibilities and Experience:
For nearly four decades, Jim Brawley has been designing sound systems and shaping room acoustics in a variety of venues—including amphitheaters, courtrooms, auditoriums, motion picture theaters, arenas, stadiums, drama theaters, production studios, conference centers and educational facilities.
During his affiliation with JBL Professional Products, as Professional Products Applications Engineer, he worked with several well-known experts in the field of acoustics and loudspeaker system design including John Eargle, D.B. Keele, and George Augspurger. He also carried out many special design projects for JBL including designing the central loudspeaker cluster for the Hollywood Bowl and the development of an automatic mixing system.
As loudspeaker system designer for Showco, Inc, Jim’s projects have included large rock concert systems for artists such as Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, the Rolling Stones and Willie Nelson. In 1987 he was selected to design a sound system to cover 500,000 listeners for the Papal Mass in San Antonio, Texas. Showco systems have been used worldwide for Arena and Stadium concert events.