People
Jack Earnhart
Owner, Founder
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Praised as a "leader and visionary" in the music industry, Earnhart is a clinical translational scientist, performer, composer, and serial entrepreneur. He has special interests in the physiological processes involved in playing a brass instrument, geometric and acoustic connections of brass mouthpieces, and novel treatment strategies for focal and oromandibular dystonias in musicians. His work is focused on practical research implementation strategies from"clinic to concert hall". Bridging the gap between research and practice, he co-instructs a bi-annual Ergonomics Training Intensive at the Eastman School of Music. He is the founder of the Eastman Laboratory for Performance Science (ELPS), responsible for the research, design, and manufacture of custom adaptive devices for musicians.
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Jack brings expertise in performing arts medicine, translational research, audio signal processing, statistical analysis, and instrument performance. He is a conservatory-trained euphonium player, and has a parallel career as an organist. He was an Associate Director of Music and organist at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, and is currently a staff organist at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester.​
Ryan Phillips
Systems Development Consultant
Ryan Phillips is the System Development Consultant at The Earnhart Company, and brings expertise in UI/UX design, database management, application evaluation, and a wide array of programming languages.​ He holds degrees in computer science and music, and plays a pivotal role in outlining software and AI processes for The Earnhart Company. He also manages strategic development of web applications.
As a trumpet player, his desire to create music that is impactful and deeply personal led him to discover a truly unique style, which he brings to multiple jazz settings throughout the greater Washington DC area. He has performed with Arturo Sandoval, Henry Winkler, and Itzhak Perlman.
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About the company
The Earnhart Company is more than a business - we are a center for multidisciplinary innovation. We are also trained musicians who understand your needs on a personal level.
We bring expertise in:
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performing arts medicine
data science
oro-facial musculature research
product design and manufacturing solutions​
Founded in March 2020 in Spotsylvania, Virginia, we started as a single-machine, custom mouthpiece shop. Now, TEC is located in downtown Rochester, New York, where our facility houses CNC, CM probe, additive, and in-development technologies.