The Institute of Broadcast Sound (IBS)


The Institute of Broadcast Sound.

The Institute of Broadcast Sound is a limited company and a registered charity. It is run by an elected Executive Committee, members of which are Directors of the Institute and Trustees of the Charity.

Executive Committee
(The Institute of Broadcast Sound Ltd.)

Peter Almgill Peter Almgill MIBS MIET
Director

0300 400 8427 ext 2302501
Peter joined the BBC World Service in 1995 as a Studio Manager and has since been an Operations Manager. He was responsible for recruitment and training of Studio Managers for 4 years and now provides internal consultancy on systems integration, operational best practice and ways of working, latterly as a Development Manager for the BBC World Service
     
Simon Bishop  

Simon Bishop MIBS
Director

Simon began working in the sound department for a corporate film company. He spent the majority of his career working freelance, mainly on TV dramas, feature films, documentaries, commercials and corporates. He's worked for both the BBC and ITV with credits including : 'Auf Wiedershen Pet', 'Life Begins', and some UK shooting on 'Star Wars' Ep. 2

     
Bob Conduct  

Bob Conduct MIBS
Director, EC Secretary

Bob joined the BBC as a Technical Operator. He has worked as a Sound Balancer specialising in sessions - working with John Peel he has engineered many top bands. He later worked on studio re-furbs, with Neve on the development of the DSP, and was instrumental in the design of the first BBC direct-to-air studios. Bob became a freelance Consultant in 1996

     
Gary Clarke  
Gary Clarke MIBS
Director


   
Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant  

Kevin Darbyshire-Bryant MIBS
Director, Treasurer

0300 400 8427 ext 2302506

Kevin is a Sound Recordist and can often be found working on location or in LE shows. A self-confesed 'Jack of all sound disciplines', he finds his background and training in IT and radio particularly useful when dealing with misbehaving microwave vision links or ISDN glitches.

   
Mike Felton  

Mike Felton MIBS
Director

Mike is a founding member of the IBS. He had a thorough grounding in drama and LE shows and moved to specialise in music shows. Mike has now worked on over 150 "Later... with Jools" and still counting. Mike retired from the BBC after 42 years and now works freelance on Later... and location events e.g. Union Chapel, with the LSO, Mercury music prize and Glastonbury festivals. Mike's current interest is surround for HD.

   
Pete Freshney  

Pete Freshney MIBS
Director

Pete's background is with the BBC Transcription Recording Unit, where he spent 25 years mixing all sorts of music and the odd quiz show.
10 years ago he built a small multitrack mobile (As the Crow Flies) and has been precariously, but happily, freelance ever since.

   
Keith Graham  
Keith Graham BSc MIBS
Director



   
Oliver Machin  
Oliver Machin MIBS
Director

     
Chris Maclean  
Chris Maclean MIBS
Director

   
Richard Merrick  
Richard Merrick MIBS
Director


   
Richard Sillito  
Richard Sillito MIBS
Director


   
John Sullivan  

John Sullivan MIBS
Director, Chairman

0300 400 8427 (option 5)

John started his career as a BBC Trainee Engineer in the Bush House control room, working his way through maintenance and operations, before leaving the BBC in 1996 as Chief Engineer at BBC Essex. John is now responsible for  the management of technical support for all GCap’s London operations. John became Chairman of the Institute of Broadcast Sound in 2007 and also serves on the Radio Academy’s Technical Advisory Committee. He was a Sony Silver Award winner in 2004 for his co-production of Classic FM's Masterprize 2003 broadcast.

   
Becky Thomson  
Becky Thomsom MIBS
Director


   
John Willett  
John Willett MIBS
Director


   
Chris Woolf  

Chris Woolf MIBS
EC Member

Chris runs Broadcast Engineering Systems Ltd. and provides many customers, including Rycote Microphone Windshields, with technical support, design and consultancy

Secretariat

Malcolm Johnson Malcom Johnson MIBS
Company Secretary

0300 400 8427 (option 1)

     
John Grove  
John Grove MIBS
IBSNET Administrator


     
Simon Jones  
Simon Jones MIBS
Training Coordinator

0300 400 8427 (option 4)

   
   

Line Up Publications Ltd.
(publishes Line Up, Journal of the Institute of Broadcast Sound)

Peter Almgill

Peter Almgill MIBS MIET
Director
, Chairman
0300 400 8427 ext 2302501

Peter joined the BBC World Service in 1995 as a Studio Manager and has since been an Operations Manager. He was responsible for recruitment and training of Studio Managers for 4 years and now provides internal consultancy on systems integration, operational best practice and ways of working, latterly as a Development Manager for the BBC World Service

     
Malcolm Nelson  

Malcolm Nelson MIBS
Publisher

0300 400 8427 (option 2)

Malcolm is responsible smooth running and coordination of Line Up.

     
Hugh Robjohns  

Hugh Robjohns MIBS
Editor, Line Up

0300 400 8427 (option 7)

 

     
Phil Guy   Phil Guy AIBS
Advertising Manager

0300 400 8427 (option 6)

 

The Office of the President

Adrian Bishop-Lagget

Adrian Bishop-Lagget MIBS
President

As a Sound Supervisor at BBC Television Bish specialised in music balancing for LE and Music & Arts programmes. On the formation of the IBS he was appointed Chairman, a post he held until 1985 when he was elected President. He led the group that developed the Skillset standards in sound, and in 1992 left the BBC to become Publishing Manager of Line Up

     
John Andrews  

John Andrews Bsc MIBS
Vice President

Starting his career as a BBC Studio Manager, John moved into management with 4 years at EMIson and then 9 years at Alice (Stancoil Ltd.), followed by 4 years as Sales & Marketing Director at Neve, several years as a freelance consultant and 3 years as Marketing Director at SSL. He has served on the EC of the IABM and on the IBC Conference Committee and was Chairman of the IBS from 1998 to 2007