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.
DON GODWIN Recording and Mixing Engineer has over 20 years professional experience in music production. He has worked in New York, New Orleans, and Portland, OR operating busy professional recording facilities. Don is also an international performing musician and teaching artist; his experience as an artist, performer, and teacher brings a unique skillset to projects with which he is involved. Don’s musical tastes and interests are wide spanning – brass band music from around the globe, experimental electronic, punk/DIY, modern pop and R&B, klezmer, and much more. An avid student of the history of audio recording as well as a voracious consumer of current music, he’s always on the quest for new sounds, musical styles, and collaborators.
CHARLIE PILZER
Chief Engineer was a co-owner of Airshow and the chief engineer in Takoma Park. Over 35 years his path has included performing, producing, and engineering award-winning Celtic, folk, and acoustic music. In addition to mastering many GRAMMY-nominated projects, Charlie received a GRAMMY for mastering and restoration on the Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Anthology of American Folk Music (1997). Charlie designed and built the Takoma Park complex to better pursue his passion for producing and recording, as well as mastering. His broad base of experience and musical knowledge has led to his success in mastering, tracking, and mixing. He has a Bachelor of Music in Music Theory from the University of Michigan School of Music.