David E. Aldrich

{{Short description|American movie producer}}

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| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

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| occupation = Information Technology Management{{Citation | url = http://www.css.washington.edu/people | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060829215705/http://www.css.washington.edu/people | archive-date = 29 August 2006 | title= Classroom Support Services: People | accessdate=13 July 2010|url-status=dead}}

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David E. Aldrich (born February 8, 1963, in New York), is an American producer, director, cinematographer, editor, and information technology professional. He is best known for his involvement in the development and promotion of new media technology, and for his work in new media production.

Aldrich is a University of Washington IT Department Manager connected with the establishment of the first formal educational podcasting service in Washington State, in October 2005.{{Cite news | url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002913980_podcasting06e.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060407205125/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002913980_podcasting06e.html | archive-date = 7 April 2006 | newspaper = Seattle Times | first = Ashley | last = Bach | title = Podcasts a big hit at local colleges | date = 6 April 2006 | accessdate = 1 October 2008 | url-status = dead }} The University of Washington project was also the first fully automated podcasting system used in the educational environment.{{Cite news | url = http://www.seattlepi.com/local/246542_uwpod31.html | newspaper= Seattle Post-Intelligencer |last= Frey |first= Christine |title =UW's downloadable lectures have iPods playing a new tune| date=31 October 2005 | accessdate = 1 October 2008}} The goal of automation was to reduce the technology burden for instructors.{{Cite news | url =http://uwnews.org/uweek/article.aspx?id=39233| title =Move over, podcasting -- screencasting's a growing trend | date=24 January 2008 | accessdate=31 July 2010}}{{dead link|date=March 2017}} Aldrich received an Undergraduate Academic Affairs Outstanding Achievement Award{{cite web |title=Recipients of UAA Recognition Awards, 1999-2009 |url=http://www.washington.edu/uaa/textpattern47/tp/singles/54/UAA_Award_Recipients |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008153518/http://www.washington.edu/uaa/textpattern47/tp/singles/54/UAA_Award_Recipients |archive-date=8 October 2012 |publisher=University of Washington Undergraduate Academic Affairs|accessdate = 28 July 2010|url-status=dead}} in 2006 for his role in podcasting development{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}} at the University of Washington.

In April 2007, Aldrich and his development team introduced an automated video screen capture system at the Pack Forest Conference Center, in Eatonville, Washington.{{cite web |title=Automated Video Screen Capture System |url=http://www.css.washington.edu/techblog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102043719/http://www.css.washington.edu/techblog/ |archive-date=2 January 2008 |publisher=University of Washington Classroom Support Services |accessdate=1 October 2008 |url-status=dead }} The system replicated the automated model of their audio podcasting system, and delivered flash video, screen capture, chapter markers, and sound to students through a Web interface.

In 2008, Aldrich began producing Peckhammer TV, a web TV documentary series about people who ride and race motorcycles.{{Citation | last1 = Mehren | first1 = Tom | title = Peckhammer, The next generation of moto entertainment is here | publisher = Mixed Media | magazine = Sound RIDER! | date = 4 December 2008 }} Aldrich filled a void resulting from the lack of special interest motorcycle programming on Television by creating a motorsport show on the Internet.{{Cite news | url = http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/articles/view/192/peckhammer_-_the_next_generation_of_moto_entertainment_is_here/ | publisher = Motion Pro | title = Peckhammer, The next generation of moto entertainment is here | date = 16 January 2009 | accessdate = 28 July 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714120537/http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/articles/view/192/peckhammer_-_the_next_generation_of_moto_entertainment_is_here/ | archive-date = 14 July 2011 | url-status = dead }} Forty-two episodes of Peckhammer TV were created between January 2008 and November 2010.

In 2011, he released Randy Parsons: American Luthier, a documentary short about a Seattle guitar-maker whose client list includes Jack White, Jimmy Page, Joe Perry, and many other well-known guitarists.

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| title = Randy Parsons: American Luthier

| people = David Aldrich (Producer)

| date = 28 August 2011

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| publisher = IMDB| url = https://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi1913166873/

| accessdate = 29 August 2011 }}{{dead link|date=March 2017}} The film premiered at the 2011 ITSA Film Festival, screening at the Historic Sonoma Opera Hall where it won an award for Best Documentary Film.{{cite news |title=ITSA Film Festival Winners|author= B.J. Hansen|url=http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/1364650/ITSA-Film-Festival-Winners.html|newspaper=mymotherload.com|date = 5 October 2011|accessdate = 6 October 2011}} The film aired on KCTS-9's Reel NW series in 2014. It was nominated for an Emmy Award at the 2015 - 52nd Annual Emmy® Nominations in Seattle, Washington.{{cite web|title=2015 - 52nd Annual Emmy® Nominations|author=Northwest Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|url=http://www.natasnw.org/Awards/jb7p-2015-emmy-nominations.html|date=10 April 2015|accessdate=11 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414005843/http://www.natasnw.org/Awards/jb7p-2015-emmy-nominations.html|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}