Megan Milius
Day Manager
Coming from a long line of entertainment professionals, Megan has been involved with the creative arts her entire life. She began starring in commercials, print advertisements and plays at a young age while being actively involved in music performance as a pianist. Megan took a break from the entertainment world to focus on her education in Criminal Psychology but quickly realized that home is where the music is.
She headed to LA where she found a place at Paramount Recording as studio manager. Megan has been providing assistance to clients such as Andy Johns, Steve Miller, No Doubt, The Game, Dr. Dre, B.O.B. and other Paramount clientele ever since.
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Cate Wright
Night Manager
Ever since childhood Cate has been surrounded by music. Her passion for singing, writing, and recording blossomed while attending Berklee College of Music in Boston. While completing the competitive Music Production and Engineering program there, Cate tackled vocal performance and founded the school’s nationally renowned a cappella group Pitch Slapped.
After a stint at New York City’s popular Avatar Studios, Cate made the move out west to Los Angeles. She started out at Paramount Recording Group as a Runner in 2010 and soon was moved up to Studio Manager. Since then she’s worked closely with Dr. Dre, Odd Future, DJ Afrojack, Polow Da Don, and Teddy Riley. Outside of work she’s writing and producing original music with a team of up-and-coming songwriters.
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Josh Berg
Engineer
Josh Berg is in love with music. With a lifetime of recording and composing music and supplemental training from LA Recording School under his belt, he quickly earned his stripes here at Paramount. “Integrity defines strength.” he says “Providing the highest quality engineering is a given – innovation, an inspired performance, and constantly striving for the best sound are the keys to success.”
Some familiar artists that Josh has enjoyed worked with include:
Dr. Dre
The Game
Bone Thugs N Harmony
The Professionals (feat. Duff McKaegan)
Mike Chapman
LuckyIam of The Living Legends
Bernadette Cooper/Klymaxx
Raekwon
Warren G
Lil Wayne
Cathy Denis
Cody Chestnut
Jessta James
Blaqstar
Richard Cheese and Loung Against the Machine
Jeff Dunham
Andrew Drucker
Engineer
Andrew Drucker is a hallmark for the new breed of engineers who have embraced and mastered modern production styles and techniques while earning a reverence for the old school. Andrew takes his job personally, with his love of music transcending into a meticulous quality control, he performs with the speedy precision you’d expect from a true craftsman. But perhaps it is his integrity and passion that has brought his projects to new heights and earned his reputation as an innovator at the forefront of quality audio engineering.
Nicolas Fournier
Engineer
Originally from just outside of Boston, MA, Nicolas Fournier was always interested in music. In high school, he took up the bass guitar and began playing in bands and delving into the local music scene. After high school he attended the University of California at Santa Cruz; initially intending to major in music as a bass player, he soon found himself drawn into the school’s electronic music program. With his new-found love of production and music technology, he took it upon himself to record and mix the second EP by The Thrill, the band in which he played bass throughout college. Inspired by the experience, he founded Triple Forte Records with two close friends, producing and releasing two albums.
After college, Nick moved to Los Angeles and began recording professionally, quickly rising to the position of full-time staff engineer at Paramount Recording Studios. Working with some of the most talented artists, producers, and engineers in the industry, he has absorbed their techniques and musical perspectives and learned to apply these lessons to his other work. Nick has amassed a wealth of experience in his many years working here, and is always looking to help the next breakthrough artist realize their musical vision. To hear some examples of his work and view a full list of credits, please go to http://www.nicolasfournier.com
Scott Elgin
Engineer
Scott Elgin was drawn to music through the early dance scene of the late 90’s. As a club promoter he was one of the original founders of the collective Uniting Souls (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle). Then after DJing all over the country, Scott decided to go back to school and major in music and sound engineering. He learned the ropes at the Enterprise Studio’s in Los Angeles, starting his career as an Intern for Linda Perry. Eventually, this led to engineering gigs for the best in the business. Including being mentored by legendary producers such as Teddy Riley. Scotts has also engineered for: Michael Jackson, Tom Jones, White Snake, Justin Timberlake, Dr Dre, Snoop Dog, Cliff Richards, Lamont Dozier, The RZA, Stevie Wonder, Dj Quick, 50 Cent, Game, The Clipse, K’NAAN, Rahsaan Patterson, Ryan Leslie. More credits available at: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/scott-elgin-p728983/credits
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George Gumbs
Engineer
George Gumbs began his interest in music at a young age. Fascinated by the magical power that certain records had to evoke powerful emotions, he wanted to learn how to harness this alchemy of tone as a means of expression and communication. This curiosity attracted him towards playing bass, guitar, and songwriting. As the son of an electronics collector radios, TV’s, and record players constantly surrounded him. Much to his fathers chagrin, he began taking them apart in order to figure out how they worked – and worked together – thus beginning his education in electronics. In High School he played in many rock and metal bands and wanted to find a way to combine his two seemingly opposite passions of music and electronics. After interning at a local recording studio he decided to pursuit his passions and attended Full Sail School Of Recording Arts in Orlando, FL. Upon graduating in September of 2003 he drove to LA and immediately began working for Paramount as a runner and assistant tech, quickly moving his way up to assisting and engineering sessions.
In his career George has worked with artists as diverse as Fall Out Boy, Britney Spears, Nine Inch Nails, Aretha Franklin, Linkin’ Park, and Alicia Keys, but loves working with young bands as well! When he’s not in the studio he enjoys yoga, meditation, reading, playing guitar, and going to the beach.
Michael Houge
Engineer
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Mike Houge has been keeping busy in the Los Angeles music and studio scene for more than a decade. He has had the good fortune to work closely with a wide variety of artists, bands, and producers in many different musical genres. “I would have to say that vocal recording has become my specialty over the past few years. I love doing what I can to help a singer find the right vibe for a song, or just being there to capture the magic. That being said, there’s nothing more fun than tracking a full band to tape (or hard drive). I grew up listening to rock, but there’s so many artists today that are pushing the boundaries and creating new sounds. Nothing is off limits anymore and it’s fantastic. It’s really an exciting time to be involved in new music!”
Some of Mike’s favorite credits include:
Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, A Fine Frenzy, Amerie, Black Eyed Peas, and Evanescence. He recently wrapped up final mixes for L.A. based Moving Picture Show who were featured on KROQ and in the Rock Band video game.
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Sean Phelan
Engineer
A graduate of Full Sail University, Sean quickly established himself as one of the industry’s most sought after engineers. After working with Grammy Award winning producers and mixers Sean found a home at Paramount Recording Studios where he continues to utilize his talents and skills. He specializes in Pop/Hip-Hop/R&B and knows what it takes to achieve the demands of today’s top artists, producers and songwriters. He has worked with a variety of A-List artists and producers such as KISS, Nicki Minaj, Drake, JoJo, Jay Sean, Nikki and Rich, Alex Da Kidd, Danja, Rick Ross and many others.
Randy Urbanski
Engineer
Randy has teamed with some of the top performers, engineers and producers within the music industry, helping to create many successful and awarded productions. This has helped form his commitment to technical and creative excellence in the audio engineering field. Randy now brings those skills to the studios at The Paramount Recording Group.
Like most accomplished Audio Engineers, Randy has nurtured an intense interest in great music throughout his life. This devotion leads him to pursue excellence in whatever part he plays in the creative process of music production, engineering, and mixing,harnessing the skills of both the ever evolving digital age, as well as a continuing love affair with analog, and all other classic production methods. This makes Randy a well rounded engineer in this new era. Randy’s strong focus is in mixing and vocal recording.
Upon graduation, he was picked up by Larrabee Recording Studios. He quickly rose through the engineering positions, teaming with and learning from many of the leading performers, engineers and producers within the music industry. His several years of work with top mix Engineers Dave Pensado, and Jayson Joshua helped form Randy’s commitment to efficiently and consistently creating the highest quality radio ready productions, as well as fully understanding of time, commitment, and the vibe needed for a creative work environment.
Randy’s engineering involvement with top Producers Tricky Stewart, Terius (The Dream) Nash, and Kuk Harrell of Redzone entertainment and Radio Killa helped towards the creation of many successful and award winning projects,including Grammy winning and nominated albums.
Randy has had the pleasure to work with:
Artists: Beyonce (Single Ladies. 6 Grammy wins, including Song of The Year), Katy Perry (Teenage Dream. Grammy nomination for Album of The Year), Jamie Foxx (Intuition), Mariah Carey (E=MC2), Justin Bieber, Christina Aguilera, Usher, Leona Lewis, Ciara, Lionel Ritchie, J Lo, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Flo Rida, and many more.
Producers: Tricky Stewart, Swizz Beatz, Teddy Riley, Danja, Jus Blaze, Ammo, LOS da Mystro.