MIT Music Tech Speaker Series Presents: Mark Ethier

Tools for Musicians in the Age of AI: From iZotope to Berklee Speaker Bio: Mark Ethier is an entrepreneur and innovator dedicated to empowering creativity. In 2001, after graduating from MIT with degrees in music and computer science, he cofounded iZotope. Today, he is the Founding Executive Director of Berklee's Emerging Artistic Technology Lab (BEATL) helping musicians navigate technology. Under Mark’s leadership as CEO, iZotope’s tools helped musicians, engineers, and producers realize their creative vision and earned numerous honors, including multiple NAMM TEC Awards (Technical Excellence & Creativity), two Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development, and an Academy Award for Scientific and Engineering Achievement. The company was also recognized multiple times on the Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work list. Mark has served on Berklee’s Presidential Advisory Council, as well as on the boards of The Record Co., Native Instruments, WBUR, Curio Spice Co., the Waldorf School of Lexington, and other organizations. He lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with his wife, two daughters, two cats, and a puppy.