About me
Dan Hockstein (Audio Preservation Specialist, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives) is an audiovisual and information specialist. His work centers around exploring the people and stories held on legacy audio media, and the crucial knowledge surrounding the technology used to record and preserve these important sounds. His experience in audiovisual preservation has included work with vendors and cultural heritage institutions in digitization, quality control, and programmatic development. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in audio post-production and sound design from Emerson College and a Master of Science in Information Science from UNC-Chapel Hill. Dan has also worked in media production extensively as a musician, producer, and engineer.