Bio
Hi. I’m Justin and I’m glad you stopped by. I’m a producer, mixer, recording engineer and songwriter (SESAC).
I began my career around 1998 when I moved the bed out of my bedroom and into the laundry room at my Mom’s house. With the extra space I started recording bands in my single-room studio.
Soon after I ended up at Colorado Sound where I started as an intern and began my real learning with some of the best engineers and producers in the area. I worked my way up from intern to assistant engineer, eventually running my own sessions. In between sessions at Colorado Sound I was also working for the Professional Sound and Recording (PSR) remote truck (now Toybox Remote), recording live concerts by major artists at venues all over the country. I was also running the audio recording department at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of music, recording some 100-150 classical and jazz concerts, recitals and sessions each year.
In 2002 I got my first opportunity to mix a live radio broadcast at Denver’s highly regarded jazz station 89.3 KUVO. Around this time I also started recording and mixing live studio performances in the renown Studio “C” at AAA radio station 97.3 KBCO in Boulder. My background led to major recordings and broadcasts for Colorado Public Radio, National Public Radio and other clients around the country. I have been responsible for hundreds of hours of live recordings, broadcasts and concerts, with notable achievements including the first live radio broadcast in 5.1 surround sound and another concert broadcast worldwide on New Year’s eve via NPR.
As a freelancer I went on to work at a number of other recording studios including Evergroove, Globalsound, Macy Sound Studios and Immersive Studios. In my time I’ve worked with a number of noted producers and engineers including Alan Parsons, Eric Foster-White, Tom Jung, Tim O’Brien, Tom Lazarus, Tom Bates, Dik Darnell, Kip Kuepper, Nick Moss, Bill Thomas, Alex Nekrasov, and James Tuttle. I’ve also been a frequent contributor to Recording Magazine, and am the author of Recording with Apple’s GarageBand 2 published by Music Maker Publications.