Team

Russ is skilled in garnering the acceptance and buy-in necessary to move high-level projects towards successful completion. Clients appreciate his ability to clearly communicate the ways in which acoustic solutions will be beneficial to their projects.

With Jaffe Holden Since 1990 – In The Industry Since 1981

With more than 40 years of industry experience to draw from, Russ has the leadership skills to ensure that his teams deliver the highest quality deliverables on schedule and within budget. He communicates effectively with all members of a project team and believes that close collaboration is very important to a project’s success.

Russ earned a Bachelor of Science degree in acoustics and music from the University of Hartford in conjunction with the Hartt School of Music. Russ is a member of the Acoustical Society of America and the National Council of Acoustical Consultants. As the principal timpanist with the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra, Russ has years of experience analyzing the challenges of onstage hearing. His ability to listen as a musician and acoustician gives him a unique awareness that he uses as a consultant to benefit audiences and performers.

Projects

A list of his project work includes the following:

• Carnegie Hall, Zankel Hall, New York, NY
• First Ontario & Burlington Performing Arts Centers, Ontario, Canada
• Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Eisenhower and Terrace Theaters, Washington, DC
• Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY
• National September 11 Memorial & Museum, New York, NY
• New York Public Library, Steven A. Schwarzman Building Renovation, New York, NY
• New York Public Theater, Rehearsal Facility, New York, NY
• Princeton University, McCosh 50 Renovation, Princeton, NJ
• Octave 9: Raisbeck Music Center (Benaroya Hall – Seattle Symphony), Seattle, WA
• Studio Bell, Home of the National Music Centre & Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• University of Iowa, Voxman School of Music, Iowa City, IA
• University of South Carolina, Darla Moore School of Business, Columbia, SC
• Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL
• Western Connecticut State University, Visual and Performing Arts Center, Danbury, CT
• Yale University, Schwarzman Center Renovation, New Haven, CT