Marcos Sueiro Bal

Marcos Sueiro Bal has extensive work experience in audio engineering and archiving. Marcos began their career as an Archives Assistant at the Center for Black Music Research, where they assisted in descriptive cataloging and handled reference questions. Marcos then worked at the Association for Cultural Equity as a Sound Engineer, reformatting analog audio tape and editing digital audio from the Alan Lomax Archives. Marcos also worked as a Sound Engineer at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater.

In 2006, they joined Columbia University as an Audio Archivist, and in 2009, they became a Mastering and Restoration Engineer at Masterdisk. Marcos later held the position of Senior Archivist at WNYC Radio, where they assisted in developing a catalog compliant with PBCore standards and wrote blogs on technical and historical issues. Marcos also worked as an Adjunct Professor at Long Island University, teaching audio-related subjects.

At New York Public Radio, Marcos currently serves as an Archive Manager, where they are responsible for building crosswalks across systems, applying metadata to improve interoperability and discoverability, and developing QC processes for projects. Additionally, Marcos has worked as a freelance audio engineer and has experience in reformatting analog and digital tapes and discs.

Marcos Sueiro Bal attended Lansing Community College from 1986 to 1989, where they pursued a degree in Commercial Music. Following this, they enrolled at Columbia College Chicago and studied Sound Engineering from 1989 to 1991, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree.