Bernie Kirsch

Role: Recording Engineer
Known For: Chick Corea Elektric Band era, GRP Records productions
Era: 1980s-2010s

Overview

Bernie Kirsch served as Chick Corea's longtime engineering partner throughout the Elektric Band era and reunion tours (2016-2018). Corea called him his "ace in the hole."¹

Signature Work

• The Chick Corea Elektric Band (1986) - State-of-the-art digital recording at Mad Hatter Studios
• Pioneered 1980s digital recording techniques with heavy MIDI sequencing
• Engineered the reunion tours decades later, maintaining sonic consistency

Footnotes

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Footnotes

1. Stereophile: Chick Corea Interview↗ - Corea calls Kirsch his "ace in the hole" ↩