Walters-Storyk Design Group
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Walters-Storyk Design Group, or WSDG, is a Highland, New York
-based acoustic architecture firm which designs recording studio
s and other acoustic spaces. WSDG architects and engineers provide design, construction, and consulting services for professional audio/video facilities, multi-media presentation rooms, residential home theaters, performance/entertainment spaces, houses of worship, industrial acoustical applications, product development, transportation facilities, sports venues, and numerous other types of projects.
The firm was founded by John Storyk in 1968 as John Storyk Design Inc. John Storyk
, the firm's founding principal, designed Jimi Hendrix
' studio Electric Lady Studios
in 1969. With the addition of Beth Walters in 1988, the firm was renamed The Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG). Originally based at Union Square in New York City, the New York office relocated to upstate New York in 1990.
The company has offices in New York, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. WSDG has been responsible for the design of more than 2500 production, broadcast and performance facilities around the world, including the Murray Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia,
and the Tangerine Mastering Facility in Weehawken, NJ.
WSDG has won a number of awards and citations in numerous publications, including winning Mix
magazine TEC Awards
in 1991, 1993, 1996 and 1998.
completed his architectural and acoustical engineering studies at Princeton and Columbia Universities and Storyk is a licensed architect in New York State. He has been responsible for the architecture
and project management for over 2000 acoustical design projects worldwide. Storyk is a member of the American Institute of Architects
and the Audio Engineering Society
. He is a frequent contributor to AES convention papers and professional magazines. He is the author of the acoustics course, as well as the Director of Acoustics and Studio Design at Full Sail Center for Performing Arts. A more advanced course was developed for Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
in Emeryville, California, where he also assumed the role of course director. In 2005, and again in 2006, Berklee College of Music offered him an adjunct professorship for the course "Acoustic Design for Studios". He has taught similar/lectures at the University of Colorado, Denver; the Community College of New York (CCNY); Oberlin University and the University of Miami.
Beth Walters is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology
with two degrees, A.A.S. in Textile Design and a B.F.A. in Product Design. Her construction experience comes with having been on the Gallery's exhibit and installation staff at the Fashion Institute for over 10 years. From 1982-1988, Beth also was the display and merchandising director for such noted home furnishing fabric firms as Boris Kroll Fabrics, Greff Fabrics and Design Tex Fabrics. From 1978 to 1982, Beth was Head Designer for Il Est La, a company which designed and imported wicker products and handicrafts coordinating with hand crafted fabrics. Ms. Walters coordinated these products with a new concept of satellite cross merchandising within specialty shops. Beth is a founding partner and principal of Walters-Storyk Design Group and provides all of its interior design services as well as CEO responsibilities.
Other partners in this company are Sergio Molho and Silvia Molho (Argentina), Renato Cipriano (Brazil), Dirk Noy, Gabriel Hauser (Switzerland), Nacho Rettally, Mike Moreno and Martin García (Mexico).
Highland, New York
Highland is the name of two places in the U.S. state of New York:*Highland, Sullivan County, New York, a town*Highland, Ulster County, New York, an unincorporated hamlet...
-based acoustic architecture firm which designs recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
s and other acoustic spaces. WSDG architects and engineers provide design, construction, and consulting services for professional audio/video facilities, multi-media presentation rooms, residential home theaters, performance/entertainment spaces, houses of worship, industrial acoustical applications, product development, transportation facilities, sports venues, and numerous other types of projects.
The firm was founded by John Storyk in 1968 as John Storyk Design Inc. John Storyk
John Storyk
John Storyk, a registered architect and acoustician, is a founding partner of Walters-Storyk Design Group. He and the firm’s associates have provided design and construction supervision services for the professional audio and video recording community since the 1969 completion of Jimi Hendrix's...
, the firm's founding principal, designed Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
' studio Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios
Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street, in New York City's Greenwich Village, is a recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and designed by John Storyk in 1970...
in 1969. With the addition of Beth Walters in 1988, the firm was renamed The Walters-Storyk Design Group (WSDG). Originally based at Union Square in New York City, the New York office relocated to upstate New York in 1990.
The company has offices in New York, Switzerland, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. WSDG has been responsible for the design of more than 2500 production, broadcast and performance facilities around the world, including the Murray Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia,
and the Tangerine Mastering Facility in Weehawken, NJ.
WSDG has won a number of awards and citations in numerous publications, including winning Mix
Mix (magazine)
Mix magazine is a periodical billing itself as "the world's leading magazine for the professional recording and sound production technology industry". The magazine is distributed in 94 countries....
magazine TEC Awards
TEC Awards
The TEC Awards is an annual program recognizing the achievements of audio professionals. The awards are given to honor technically innovative products as well as companies and individuals who have excelled in sound for television, film, recordings and concerts...
in 1991, 1993, 1996 and 1998.
Principals
John StorykJohn Storyk
John Storyk, a registered architect and acoustician, is a founding partner of Walters-Storyk Design Group. He and the firm’s associates have provided design and construction supervision services for the professional audio and video recording community since the 1969 completion of Jimi Hendrix's...
completed his architectural and acoustical engineering studies at Princeton and Columbia Universities and Storyk is a licensed architect in New York State. He has been responsible for the architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and project management for over 2000 acoustical design projects worldwide. Storyk is a member of the American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Architects
The American Institute of Architects is a professional organization for architects in the United States. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach to support the architecture profession and improve its public image...
and the Audio Engineering Society
Audio Engineering Society
Established in 1948, the Audio Engineering Society draws its membership from amongst engineers, scientists, other individuals with an interest or involvement in the professional audio industry. The membership largely comprises engineers developing devices or products for audio, and persons working...
. He is a frequent contributor to AES convention papers and professional magazines. He is the author of the acoustics course, as well as the Director of Acoustics and Studio Design at Full Sail Center for Performing Arts. A more advanced course was developed for Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
Ex'pression College for Digital Arts is a private, for-profit college located in Emeryville, California, geared toward the entertainment industry and known for its around-the-clock schedule and five week classes...
in Emeryville, California, where he also assumed the role of course director. In 2005, and again in 2006, Berklee College of Music offered him an adjunct professorship for the course "Acoustic Design for Studios". He has taught similar/lectures at the University of Colorado, Denver; the Community College of New York (CCNY); Oberlin University and the University of Miami.
Beth Walters is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology
Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology, generally known as FIT, is a State University of New York college of art, business, design, and technology connected to the fashion industry, with an urban campus located on West 27th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues in the Chelsea neighborhood of...
with two degrees, A.A.S. in Textile Design and a B.F.A. in Product Design. Her construction experience comes with having been on the Gallery's exhibit and installation staff at the Fashion Institute for over 10 years. From 1982-1988, Beth also was the display and merchandising director for such noted home furnishing fabric firms as Boris Kroll Fabrics, Greff Fabrics and Design Tex Fabrics. From 1978 to 1982, Beth was Head Designer for Il Est La, a company which designed and imported wicker products and handicrafts coordinating with hand crafted fabrics. Ms. Walters coordinated these products with a new concept of satellite cross merchandising within specialty shops. Beth is a founding partner and principal of Walters-Storyk Design Group and provides all of its interior design services as well as CEO responsibilities.
Other partners in this company are Sergio Molho and Silvia Molho (Argentina), Renato Cipriano (Brazil), Dirk Noy, Gabriel Hauser (Switzerland), Nacho Rettally, Mike Moreno and Martin García (Mexico).