Thomas Heney
Recording Studio Alumni -- (Fall 2014)
Thomas Heney is a singer/songwriter, guitarist with a love for music performance and production. He is passionate about sharing the music he loves with others and hopes to make an impact with his music while helping other talented musicians reach success. As the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the two-man acoustic act, “Tim Aven & Thomas Heney,” Heney has gained experience playing live shows in both St. Louis and Columbia, Missouri in venues such as, the Blue Note, Sky Bar, Mojo’s, Chesterfield Amphitheater, the Bridge, and the Broadway Rooftop. He also recorded and produced the duo’s debut EP, “New Season,” which is available on iTunes and in select stores. Heney is also served as a production intern at the KCOU recording studio at Mizzou where he is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Heney’s hard work and involvement with music has provided opportunities to perform at special events, sit in on recording sessions, and collaborate with artists from a variety of different genres including soul, hip-hop, and folk. Beyond his work at the KCOU recording studio, Heney is currently working on co-writing and producing a second EP for his duo. Outside of music performance and production, he possesses skills and experience in videography/film production, and design.
To sample some of Thomas Heney’s work, you can visit https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-season-ep/id783680750 or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTgglU6Jhooy70megyPNpTw
Rachel Mallin
Recording Studio Alumni -- (Fall 2014)
A musician at heart, Rachel Mallin feels most comfortable expressing her creativity through music. She can play guitar, keys, bass, drums, vocals, and mandolin and one day dreams to become a successful independent singer/songwriter and producer.
Since high school Rachel has been rocking out in bands with friends playing gigs at venues in the Kansas City area such as The Uptown Theatre, The Beaumont Club, The Granada, and more. Since beginning school at the University of Missouri, Rachel joined the band Dangerfield playing at all the local clubs in Columbia, Missouri and even released her first EP with them before embarking on their first tour. Her first solo EP, The Persistence of Vision EP, has just been released on SoundCloud and iTunes. Along with her personal experience, Rachel also has a music certification from Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, CA.
Mikal Slatton
Recording Studio Engineer -- (Fall 2014-Present)
Mikal Slatton is a musician dedicated to creating and showcasing the talents of all musicians in different genres who are passionate about their craft. Mikal has been a recording artist for over 6 years and has been engaged in music for over 10 years working with a host of digital audio workstations like Logic Pro, Pro Tools, & MixCraft. You may have seen Mikal in his several performances around Columbia from the Blue Note to the Bridge. In addition to a host of live performances Mikal is also starting his own entertainment company called BETTER Entertainment which will be hosting events throughout the year featuring live performances, art & clothing showcases and a variety of DJ's and special guest from across the country. Mikal is studying International Business Marketing here at MU and is a first time audio engineer for KCOU this fall. To hear some of Mikal's music or explore his other ventures you can visit http://dopebydna.bandpage.com or https://soundcloud.com/dopebydna. To book Mikal for a recording/mastering session feel free to email him at Mikal@kcou.fm.
Lindsey Ralls
Recording Studio Alumni -- (Summer-Fall 2014)
Lindsey Ralls is a passionate audio engineer with over 7 years of experience playing the clarinet. In addition to the clarinet, Lindsey is also familiar with piano, guitar and bass guitar. Infatuated with music’s ability to bring people together through its expressive and celebratory nature, Lindsey hopes to one day use her skills to facilitate sustainable career for musicians so they may create their masterpieces doing what they love.
In the past, Lindsey has interned at various positions throughout the music industry such as a Blue Note box office intern, Roxy’s marketing intern, Fueled by Ramen campus representative and a Cornerstone Marketing Group intern in New York where the focus is on marketing campaigns for various music brands and concert/event hosting.
Recently Lindsey is working as an Board Member for the Mizzou Music Management Group for which she is the founder. She hopes to establish this group in the area as a popular community for students to learn about various jobs in the music industry while simultaneously developing skills and gaining experience to land those jobs. Lindsey is also the current manager for a local band called Dangerfield who is in the midst of releasing their first EP and embarking on mini tour.
Jon Belsheim
Recording Studio Engineer -- (Spring 2015-Present)
Jon Belsheim is a young musician who aspires to reach the stars one day. In addition to audio engineering, Jon also plays multiple instruments. While Jon’s primary instruments are drums and trumpet, he also likes to play guitar, bass guitar, French horn, baritone, trombone, harmonica, piano/keys, and tambourine. Jon is classically trained in music theory, but understands that music shouldn't always follow the rules. That being said, Jon is open to almost any kind of music, no matter how out there (or completely ordinary) it may be. In the studio, Jon likes to really focus on the ideas of ‘sound.’ He isn’t afraid to try new things to make whatever he records unique and interesting. In addition to working at KCOU, Jon is also a music education major at The University of Missouri and drums in two bands, The Rollups and The Exploding Fishbowls.
Tara McPherson
Recording Studio Alumni -- (Summer 2014-Spring 2015)
Tara McPherson is a saxophonist committed to spreading her love of music through music education, audio engineering/producing, and engaging performances of classical, jazz, and popular music. Her versatile skills have taken her to appear on stage with the MU Studio Jazz Band and the University Symphonic Band as well as local acts such as Pluto’s Still a Planet and Austin Kolb Band. With these groups, she has performed in settings ranging from the North American Saxophone Alliance Conference to hole-in-the-wall bars like The Blue Fugue. Tara is also interning as an audio engineer/producer at the KCOU recording studio at Mizzou where she pursues a Bachelor of Arts in Music. Tara has a strong background in classical music and equally in the "popular music" realm. She is well connected within the Columbia area music scene where she plays locally with her own band, Integrow. This diverse appreciation for music is part of what drives Tara's passion for music education. She actively teaches saxophone lessons through the university and privately to players of all ages and abilities.
Tara’s interest in audio engineering was first sparked when she met Lenny Mink, owner of LOTOWN Studios in Lake Ozark, MO. Lenny brought Tara into his studio to record saxophone for a few of his songs and in return, allowed her to explore the studio space and learn about the process. Following her introduction to audio engineering/producing, she met Adam Weber with Ninth Planet Studios. Through NPS, Tara was able to get many hours of hands on experience setting up microphones for all instruments, recording songs, and mixing/mastering them in the digital audio workstation program, Logic Pro. While working with Weber, she co-engineered a handful of projects for bands such as Enso, Squirrel Man & the Rabbit Boys, her own band Integrow, as well as a song to remember fallen Columbia firefighter, Bruce Britt.To sample some of Tara’s work, you can visit http://www.soundcloud.com/tara-capri , http://www.soundcloud.com/integrow , or http://www.TaraCapriMusic.com
Ari Shellist
Recording Studio Engineer -- (Spring 2015-Present)
Ari Shellist is an aspiring musician and audio engineer. He can play guitar, bass, drums, ukelele, and piano, and hopes to be a producer.
Ever since he picked up a guitar for the first time at age 15, music has been his main focus. Ari currently plays bass in the blues rock band Ray Wild, and produced there first EP “Good Fortune”, which is currently available on Spotify and iTunes. He has worked extensively with programs like Logic Pro and Pro Tools, producing a variety of genres, from hard rock to hip hop.
To see some of Ari Shellist’s work you can visit:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/good-fortune-ep/id962188764
https://soundcloud.com/ari-shellist
Stephen Voss
Recording Studio Alumni -- (Summer-Fall 2014)
A music enthusiast, Stephen Voss has always been involved in the music scene. In addition to audio engineering, he has experience in singing/songwriting, guitar and is familiar with piano. The reason Stephen was drawn to music was its ability to draw people together and its ability to add depth and emotion to a situation. Stephen hopes to one day open his own recording studio so that he can help facilitate musicians’ creativity in order to produce a piece they are satisfied with. He also hopes his studio can one-day produce soundtracks for film and television to help add depth to the emotions portrayed by the film.
Prior to working at KCOU, Stephen has interned at Central Cellar Studios as well as taking guitar and piano lessons throughout his childhood. He has also used his marketing background to further promote artists, bands and KCOU both online and offline in order to expand their reach.
Recently he has been working with bands such as The Rollups and various rappers and rap groups to help them produce their current EPs. Simultaneously, he works to promote these EPs as well as the bands and artists who produced them.
Dave Wasserstrom
Recording Studio Alumni -- (Spring-Summer 2014)
Starting with piano lessons at age 5, music has been in Dave Wasserstrom’s heart from the start. Continually working to grow and nurture his musical pallet, Dave has visited various countries where he surrounded himself in the local music scene. While abroad Dave spent 6 months in England working along side artists such as Matt Corby, JP Cooper and Lucy Spraggan as well as picking up flamenco guitar while in Spain.
While logging in over 200 hours of audio engineering time in the studio, Dave was able to engineer and mix various recordings such as a Latch Cover with Dan Philyaw, Jordan White and Andy Frasco, a touring recording artist from Las Angeles, CA. Previously Dan played as a guitarist for a band during a project that came to be known as NOVA. He was also a member of a reggae band, LYL, as the drummer.
KCOU's 2nd Recording Studio Intern, Dave Wasserstrom served in 2014 until graduating. Dave currently resides in Austin, TX and is heavily involved in the music scene in the area.
Anders Jovaag
Recording Studio Engineer -- (Spring 2015-Present)
Anders Jovaag started to be fully interested in music in 5th grade when he began to play the guitar. Anders took lessons up until freshman year in high school, then stopped. Then, in Junior year, he began to really take in interest into hip-hop; not really the lyrical side of the genre, but the production. In junior year of high school he got his first musical workstation: FL Studios. The instant he got the handle of the program, he fell in love with it. Since that point, Anders has started his own business through his YouTube channel: NewDerseyBeats, working with artists from around the world. Besides FL Studio, he has experience in live audio mixing as well, helping run the soundboard for Cru on campus and mixing the band weekly. Anders is excited to see what he will learn here at the recording studio and where my hopeful career in music will take him. If you're interested in hip-hop instrumentals, visit his YouTube or Soundcloud page: NewDerseyBeats or visit newderseybeats.com
Dan Hilse
Recording Studio Engineer -- (Summer 2015-Present)
“Each sound carries with it a nucleus of foreknown and foregone sensations predisposing the auditor to boredom, in spite of all the efforts of innovating composers. All of us have liked and enjoyed the harmonies of the great masters. For years, Beethoven and Wagner have deliciously shaken our hearts. Now we are fed up with them. This is why we get infinitely more pleasure imagining combinations of the sounds of trolleys, autos and other vehicles, and loud crowds, than listening once more, for instance, to the heroic or pastoral symphonies.”
Tre Spearman
Recording Studio Alumni -- (Fall 2013-Summer 2014)
Tre Spearman is a music enthusiast who has been enveloped in the music industry since birth. From playing various instruments and participating in bands throughout his childhood to co-founding the recording studio at KCOU 88.1, music has always been on Tre’s mind. An aspiring music mogul, Tre Spearman has been known to constantly have a melody playing in his head.
His renowned production and mixing experience is what helped to make KCOU 88.1’s first album, the Pinloader Vol. #1, a reality.
“A lot of hard work was put into that CD, and it'll always hold a very special place in my heart. The artists on it were all great to work with and very cooperative. I got the chance to build a bond with each and every one of them, so that made it even more special!”
Currently, Tre Spearman is working on the side to produce a collection of his own instrumentals while further advancing his musical understanding. In addition Tre has also begun practicing the guitar and trumpet to further develop his experience and expertise with various instruments.