ABOUT

Anthony Grimani — President and Lead Consultant

Anthony Grimani has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Davis. His 25+ years of experience in the audio industry include executive positions at Dolby and Lucasfilm THX, and have earned him the “50 Most Vital Influencers” award from CustomRetailer magazine as well as being inducted as Fellow of the CEDIA trade association. In 2013, he was named by CEPro Magazine as one of the “Top 20 Most Influential People of the Past 20 Years.”

At Dolby, Anthony was intricately involved in the development of surround sound for consumer applications. During his nine-year tenure at THX, he managed the THX consumer licensing program and the technology development program, setting the direction for consumer and professional Audio/Video businesses. Anthony developed the Home THX program, the THX PM3 program, and invented the revolutionary Surround EX 6.1 channel audio format pioneered in Star Wars, the Phantom Menace.

Anthony is a frequent lecturer at industry conferences such as AES (Audio Engineering Society), and CEDIA (Custom Electronics Design and Installation Association), earning the CEDIA Top Instructor award. He holds six patents in the area of audio and acoustics, and is a frequent contributor to the industry's most read and respected trade magazines.

Manny LaCarrubba — Chief Engineer

Leading PMI's engineering team, Manny is responsible for expanding and improving its methodologies and technologies for the engineering and specification of high-end residential or commercial screening rooms, recording studios, and performance venues. Manny has worked as a recording engineer in the music industry, and as a consulting technology engineer to the semi-conductor industry specializing in noise and vibration control. In the late 1990s, he founded Sausalito Audio to commercialize patents related to loudspeaker design, and to produce advanced audio and architectural loudspeaker systems for custom installation.

For 10 years, Manny was a staff and chief engineer at famed Sausalito recording studio, The Plant. His music engineering credits include tracks and albums for Santana, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Kenny G, Mariah Carey, and many more. He also designed some of The Plant's seminal recording rooms.

Manny earned a BS in Tonmeister Studies from State University of New York at Fredonia. He holds several patents related to loudspeaker engineering, all of which have been integrated into commercial products manufactured by Bang & Olufsen of Denmark. He is a member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES), and is featured in videos produced by Secrets of the Pros where he teaches studio design, acoustics, and recording and mixing techniques.

Mario Previti — Senior Design Engineer

After graduating from the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Tempe, Arizona, Mario was a staff engineer at the Legendary Plant Studios in Sausalito, California where he worked with top recording artists in the music industry.

At Renegade Studios, he was partner, chief engineer, and studio designer, working with clients Jefferson Starship, Eric Martin (Mr. Big), Kathi McDonald & Sam Andrew (Big Brother and the Holding Company), among many others.

Mario has also worked as front-of-house mix engineer for Grammy® Award winning artist Edwin Hawkins, for the Holland Symfonia Orchestra at the 2008 Gospel Music Festival in Amsterdam, for “An Evening with the Boston Pops” at Symphony Hall, and for the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.

Mario was the lead design partner for startup Morton Microphone Systems, working on the development of the innovative KickTone® microphone (for drummers) which received the Live Design 2014-2015 Sound Product of the Year award. His additional business background includes management, wholesale and retail sales, manufacturing, and production.

Chase Walton — Associate Engineer

Chase initially joined the PMI team in 2002 as an intern fresh out of high school, having already accumulated several years of experience with recording engineering, FOH sound mixing, and home audio systems. The following year he was brought on full time as an Associate Engineer at PMI’s home office in Marin County, CA, to assist in a variety of capacities, including acoustic design and engineering, drafting, audio system calibration and commissioning, and technical editing and publication.

Chase has since moved back to his home in Memphis, Tennessee, where he evaluates new and emerging technologies for PMI and works closely with PMI’s Anthony Grimani to write informational and instructional articles in leading industry trade publications. In between projects for PMI, Chase serves as a video consultant and theatrical lighting designer for a 5500-seat megachurch, where he works with Dove- and Grammy-winning recording artists on a weekly basis. Chase enjoys attending classical, blues and rock concerts, watching movies at the cinema, and experimenting with his personal home theater and media rooms. He is also an avid video gamer.