STAFF
The facilities and equipment at Big Red would mean little without the talents of experienced professionals who bring it all to life |
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Billy Oskay: Owner, producer, and engineer
" Mr Analog"
- Co-founder of the group Nightnoise on the Windham Hill label, Billy toured the world for 7 years and is known for his violin and for his big acoustic music recordings. He produced 60 CDs in his Portland living room before building Big Red Studio. Since opening Big Red in 2000, BillyO has co-produced & recorded numerous projects, including the charting “Drum Hat Buddha” by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer, “Blu de Genova” by Beppe Gambetta and “The Renaissance of the Steel String Guitar” by Dan Crary. He loves laughter in the studio and brings passion, and world- wide musical experience to every project.
- MA in music. Plays violin, fiddle, viola and keys.
- 3 RIAA Gold Records, Two "Indie" awards
- Focus: Acoustic music of all varieties: Singer-Songwriter, Jam Bands, Folk, World Music, Jazz,
Celtic, New Age, Classical and Reggae.
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Nick Moon: Independent producer and engineer
"Ears like a bat, and the patience of a monk!"
- Nick Moon is a graduate of Full Sail. Nick worked as an assistant engineer under Steve Albini and others in Chicago and as a staff engineer at Reel Time Audio in Texas. Since moving to the Northwest he is sought after for his being a very meticulous engineer with the ability to stay focused for days. Attention to detail along with an easy going attitude are what people love about Nick.
- Credits include: Gino Vannelli, Brave Combo, Sugar Bomb, The Retrofits, Jennifer Batten, Deep Blue Something, Alan Jones, Bernard Purdie, Liv Warfield, and many more!
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Zack "Buttercup" Meyers: Independent producer : Pop and R&B
"Wicked cool beats and stacked vocals"
- Zack studied at Brandeis University and Berklee School
of Music. He is a music producer for Milestone Media Works.
- Focus: Pop, RandB, Hip Hop, Electronica, Music for Film
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Craig Brock: Independent producer and engineer
"An analog approach in a
digital world."
- Craig trained for 6 years in Los Angeles' Record Plant
studio, working with world renown artists and producers: Phil Ramone, Steve Miller, Joe Cocker (among many others). Turning freelance in 1995, Craig has been lucky to record many
differnt styles of music in many parts of the world. He is known in the Portland area for his stint at Pound House Studio on Sauvie Island and for creating often with Billy at Big Red. He is currently based
in Austin, TX and eating as many tamales as possible.
- Focus: Rock en Español, big, beefy drums, organic mixing.
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