Jim Elenteny is an assistant teaching professor of sound recording technology in the Setnor School of Music, where he teaches classes in sound recording and music industry.
Prior to joining Syracuse University, Elenteny was the recording engineer at Western Carolina University (WCU) from 2018 -2021, serving as program director for commercial music and audio production from 2019 - 2021. In addition to his responsibilities as the recording engineer, serving the School of Fine and Performing Arts at WCU, he taught courses in audio fundamentals, recording techniques, advanced mixing, and audio post production for film and TV. Elenteny taught the Introduction to Audio, Multitrack Music Production and Digital Audio/Pro Tools sequence of courses, private guitar lessons, and directed the Guitar Ensemble at Shoreline Community College in Shoreline, Washington, from 2010-2018, where he served as the music technology department chairperson from 2016-2018 and was awarded tenure in 2015. He has also taught recording and music production courses at Living Arts College in Raleigh, North Carolina, CUNY Bronx Community College in the Bronx, New York, and Five Towns College in Dix Hills, New York.