DON GODWIN (Chief Engineer) has over 20 years professional experience in music production. He previously worked in NYC, New Orleans, and Portland, OR operating busy professional recording facilities. Don is an internationally known performing musician and teaching artist; his experience as a touring performer and educator brings a unique skillset to projects with which he is involved. Don’s musical tastes and interests are wide spanning, including jazz, experimental electronic, punk/DIY, modern pop and R&B, brass band music from around the globe, and much more. Enthralled with unexpected sounds, the magic of happy accidents and the process of discovery, Don’s energy keeps projects fun and moving forward!
CHARLIE PILZER
(founder, Audio Engineer) engineers and produces all genres of acoustic and roots music – folk, jazz, classical, americana to name a few. His broad base of experience and musical knowledge led to his success in mastering, tracking, editing and mixing. His discography includes hundreds of albums, many of them award winning, from many independent artists.
During his production career of more than 35 years, Charlie worked as the Chief Engineer at Tonal Park and a mastering engineer and co-owner of Airshow Mastering. He was nominated multiple times for a Grammy award and won a Grammy for his work on “The Anthology of American Folk Music”, released on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Charlie designed and built the Takoma Park complex to be the hub of a bustling creative community of engineers, producers and artists.
Additionally, Charlie is a performer. He plays acoustic bass, piano and accordion for concerts and dances. He has a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory from the University of Michigan School of Music.
RANDY LEROY (Senior Mastering Engineer) moved to D.C. in 2010 after spending 30 years in Nashville. The Recording Industry Management program at Middle Tennessee State University prepared Randy to work in A&R for CBS Records. Focusing on engineering and production, he then learned mastering from the legendary Glenn Meadows at Masterfonics. Randy continued to refine his skills as the mastering engineer for thousands of albums, including dozens of Grammy nominated and winning projects at Final Stage Mastering, before moving to Takoma Park.