James Larcombe

James Larcombe is a highly experienced software architect and developer with a strong background in music notation software. Currently employed at Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH since November 2012, James previously held the position of Senior Principal Engineer at Avid Technology from August 2006 to October 2012, contributing significantly to six major releases of the Sibelius application for both Windows and Mac OS X. Notable work includes advancements in music spacing, layout, typography, and MIDI playback, with extensive integration work with Pro Tools DAW software and Qt. Prior experience also includes roles at Sibelius Software from 2001 to 2006 as a software developer. James Larcombe earned a degree in Mathematics and Computation from the University of Oxford between 1998 and 2001.