Reporting directly to CEO Bill Putnam Jr., Gupta brings 30 years of experience delivering industry‑changing consumer and professional products to UA. For the last decade, Gupta worked at Amazon (AMZN) and most recently served as Vice President and General Manager for Amazon Fire TV. There he developed and managed the Fire TV business, including its expansion into software licensing for Smart TVs, Soundbars, and Automotive. His prior roles include leadership positions at Yahoo!, Digidesign, and Apple (APPL), where he helped reshape music distribution with the iPod.
Universal Audio most recently launched Volt, a new line of audio production interfaces, opening a new more affordable front to complement the company's industry‑standard Apollo range and vast range of advanced software tools. Universal Audio has been investing in advanced audio machine learning to improve its range of UAD plug‑in algorithms, and started a formidable effort to rethink the DAW-paradigm, with the launch of the LUNA recording suite.
"Sandeep is an experienced product and business leader, with a long track record of success at companies that have shaped the face of audio, music, and video," says Universal Audio founder and CEO, Bill Putnam Jr. "He immediately struck me not only as someone who deeply understands products, but also the culture of creators. With Sandeep onboard, UA is well‑poised for continued growth, delivering the world's very best music creation products."
"Putting music and entertainment into customers' hands is what I love to do, and I was amazed at the breadth of audio technology that Universal Audio has developed," says Gupta. "I'm thrilled to bring my expertise to such a revered company, to grow into exciting new areas, and to reach more people than ever before."
Universal Audio is a pioneer in audio and music production tools, with a rich 60‑year history of craftsmanship and innovation, headquartered in Scotts Valley, California,. Together with the range of Apollo and Volt recording interfaces and UAD plug‑ins, Universal Audio continues to expand its hardware products, with guitar modeling amplification heads, UAFX pedals, and the classic analog hardware.
www.uaudio.com
