DON GODWIN (chief engineer, mixing, mastering, recording engineer, studio manager) has over 30 years professional music production experience both as an engineer and musician in an extremely wide variety of styles and locations. From Sing Sing Prison to BC Studios to Town Hall to the streets of New Orleans, Don is always searching for new sonic adventures.
Don’s musical tastes and interests are wide spanning, including jazz, experimental electronic, punk/DIY, modern pop and soul, obscure folk, and much more, all of which inform his taste and production work . He is also a seasoned performing/touring musician and teaching artist; his experience as a touring performer and educator brings a unique skillset to all his projects. 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, senior mastering, mixing and recording engineer, producer) 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.