Joe Jorgensen (1937-2003) born in Gentofte, Denmark. Jorgensen immigrated to Bay Ridge,Brooklyn, with his family in 1951, bringing with him a zest for music and a talent for technology. During his late teens, he landed his firstjob editing programs at New York’s WOR Radio in 1957. In 1960, he metlegendary engineer/producer Phil Ramone and joined A&R RecordingStudios as one of that studio’s first staff engineers.
In 1966, Jorgensen met Mediasound founder Harry Hirsch and joined his staff, recording albums for Frank Sinatra, Englebert Humperdinck and many other major artists including Maynard Ferguson’s Gold LP, Conquistador. The celebrated studio became a magnet for young engineers like Michael DeLugg and Bob Clearmountain.
One of the first engineers to go independent, in 1977, Jorgensen began an exclusive relationship with Bob James’ Tappan Zee label. Forover 14 years, this partnership produced an impressive roster of top jazz and rock albums, including Kenny Loggins’ platinum Nightwatch and such Gold One on One and Bob James &David Sanborn’s Grammy-winning Gold Double Vision LP.
In 1989, Jorgensen began a new stage of his career with theformation of Soundshine Inc., a company that specialized in the design and installation of innovative professional audio systems for theme parks, houses of worship, schools and commercial facilities.