Stefan Bock

In 1991, Stefan Bock founded msm studios, which quickly grew into one of the most renowned mastering studios in Europe. Over the past three decades, he has kept pace with the growing demands of digitalisation in audio technology, continuously expanding his studios and always keeping them at the cutting edge. He remains the owner and managing director of msm studios to this day.

In 2018, together with Stefan Zaradic, he founded IAN-Solutions GmbH & Co KG, a company dedicated to immersive, forward-looking high-end audio solutions. As the developer of the Pure Audio Blu-ray, Stefan created the only physical audio medium capable of playing back all common immersive audio formats.

As an engineer and producer, Stefan focuses on immersive productions, which have received international awards including Grammys, Gold Records, ECHO and Opus Klassik. His clients include Peter Maffay, Herbert Grönemeyer, Sarah Brightman, Yello, 2L, the Berlin Philharmonic and Deutsche Grammophon.

Thanks to his expertise in immersive audio, he is a sought-after speaker at international conventions worldwide, including those of the Audio Engineering Society and the VDT (Association of German Sound Engineers). He also teaches regularly at the ARD.ZDF medienakademie. Since March 2020, Stefan has been a member of the Immersive Audio Committee of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.