NIGHTSKY STAFF
Ron Vento
Ron has been involved in music and the music industry for over 20 years. He began playing music at the age of 12 and began recording music at the age of 16. He graduated with honors from the Atlanta Institute of Music at the age of 19. Since that time he has worked at numerous recording studios, music stores, and live sound companies before starting his own commercial studio over 10 years ago. He has released 9 albums of his own with two recording contracts / labels as well as producing albums for many different bands in many different genres, while continuing to work with major label and independent artists alike. His studio and independent columns have been featured in major recording magazines such as EQ, Mix, and TapOp. His studio also acts as an educational venue to the College of Southern Maryland where he teaches courses in live sound and recording.
Email:
AURORA4DTH@aol.com
Phone:
301.910.6163
Matt Hinshaw
Though Matt is the youngest and newest engineer at Nightsky Studios, he has plenty of musical experience under his belt. Matt's father was a live sound engineer as well as a performing musician and this influenced him to start playing music himself at the age of 9. Since then, Matt has sung and played guitar as well as piano in several bands. He has also been a part of many competitive choir groups. Matt's recording experience started at age 14, recording his own bands along with the bands of his friends. After his band recorded an album at Nightsky, Matt was curious to learn more about professional recording and after speaking with the owner was able to land an internship at Nightsky. There he was a part of many projects and even helped assist in teaching courses for the College of Southern Maryland. After more than a year of intense training and interning at Nightsky, Matt decided to take his education a step further and attended Full Sail University in FL. Upon his return to Maryland, he was hired as a full-time engineer at the studio he once interned at. Matt brings not only experience and a theoretical background to sessions, but a superb sense of creativity and care into every project he is a part of.
Email:
Matthew.hnshw@gmail.com
Phone:
301.643.7741