Our concept is built around people - our creative team! Ronald, Darcy and Paul are the founders and

basis of the business.

RONALD PRENT - MIXING ENGINEER/ CREATIVE DIRECTOR/ BoD

Almost thirty years ago, Ronald began his career as an inexperienced assistant engineer at Wisseloord Studios. 

Since then, he has established himself as one of the most accomplished and innovative mix engineers in the

world working for renowned artists such as Rammstein, The Scorpions, Simple Minds, Live, Within Temptation,

Manowar, Alain Clark, Peter Maffay and Clouseau, just to name a few. 

While happy to work in stereo, Ronald specializes in the area of surround sound - not only pioneering in the

field of mixing, but also playing a key role in the conceptualization and development of new technology for

working in 5.1 and other progressive high-resolution multi-channel formats. In the very early years of

surround audio development, Ronald became a "test pilot" for Sony and Philips' DSD/SACD format and

many of the projects that he mixed in those days are still held up as benchmark examples of creative

surround mixing - e.g., Guano Apes - "Don't Give Me Names", Kane - "So Glad You Made It",

Herbert Grönemeyer - "Mensch".

The concept of reviving Wisseloord began with Ronald who, as a member of the Board of Directors,

will direct the creative and technical development of the facility as well as continuing to work his

magic behind the mixing console.

DARCY PROPER - MASTERING ENGINEER/ BoD

Before becoming involved with Wisseloord, Darcy was senior mastering engineer at Galaxy Studios in Belgium

and at Sony Music Studios in New York City. She has worked on a wide variety of music ranging from re-issues

of early acoustic mono recordings to current 5.1 high-resolution surround releases for BluRay. Early in her

career, Darcy spent many years as a classical engineer/editor and brings much of what she learned in that

arena to her mastering. 

Thus far, Darcy has been honored with 2 Grammy awards and 7 nominations and has won several TEC

awards and Surround awards for her work. She mastered historical reissue projects for such prestigious

artists as Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Johnny Cash, and André Hazes. 

She has also worked on stereo & 5.1 front-line releases for many talented artists including Steely Dan,

The Eagles, R.E.M., Donald Fagen, Porcupine Tree, Peter Maffay, Toots Thielemans, and

Söhne Mannheims.

In addition to mastering projects, Darcy will serve on the Board of Directors, overseeing business

strategy and development for the mastering division of Wisseloord and its educational programs.

PAUL REYNOLDS - MANAGING DIRECTOR & PARTNER / BoD 

Paul has spent many years as an international consultant overseeing new business strategy development

and cutting-edge format launches. Having lived and worked in Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Tokyo,

Dubai, London, and Amsterdam, Paul has extensive experience in developing content industry strategy

and new business models for top international studios across the globe. He has been responsible for

such major projects as DVD, SACD, and BluRay startup.

In his role as Managing Director and member of Wisseloord's Board of Directors, Paul will lead the

team in customer acquisition, marketing strategy/ business development and commercial/ client-

related operations.