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Omni Sound Project is a female-owned education center offering affordable audio engineering classes presented by female-identifying and gender non-conforming teachers. As a business, we are committed to offering financial support to Girls Rock Austin through our fundraising efforts and personal contributions. We are dedicated to being the most accessible point of entry to the music and audio industries, providing opportunities for learning to under-represented communities, and spotlighting the talents of female identifying, trans, and gender non-conforming audio professionals. All genders are invited to attend our online educational events. Female identifying, trans, and gender non-conforming people may become members of the Omni Sound Project for access to studio tours, interviews, and in-person events. |
2022 Core Faculty
Lisa KacosLisa Kacos is an artist and educator from Grand Rapids, MI and currently residing in Nashville, TN. She is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who writes and records her own music and also collaborates with other artists, both live and in the studio. She has performed with groups such as Outer Vibe, Amy Ray of The Indigo Girls, Samuel Herb, and Violet LaVelle. Lisa teaches workshops and classes centered around music production and rhythm for songwriters. Lisa received a Master of Music Theory with a pedagogy emphasis from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Composition and Music Theory, also from MSU. She has taught at SAE Institute - Nashville, MSU, and Grand Rapids Community College.
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Annlie HuangAnnlie Huang is an audio professional based in Los Angeles with experience in production and post-production for both music and film. She previously worked as a mix tech at The Walt Disney Studios, with credits including Mulan, Frozen 2, and Avengers: End Game. Currently, she is part of the music editorial team for streaming content at Marvel Studios. Annlie also works independently as a mix engineer – collaborating with artists to make potent songs even more powerful. Annlie holds a B.F.A. in Performing Arts Technology and a B.S. in Sound Engineering from the University of Michigan.
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Kia ShavonKia “The Mix Artist” Shavon is an NYC based audio engineer with over 10 years of recording and mixing experience. Throughout her career, she’s mixed over 1,000 songs while working with hundreds of artists worldwide (Safaree, Lil’ Pump, Slick Rick, Foxy Brown, Lil’ Cease, NBA Entertainment, NFL Network, to name a few). Kia holds a Bachelor of Science in Music Engineering Technology from Hampton University.
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Jam PhelpsJam Phelps is a Mix Engineer, Music Producer and owner of Denk Studios in Durham, North Carolina. Her studio is focused on uplifting marginalized voices in music such as women and LGBTQ+ folks. She has been a musician for 28 years and loves crafting unique productions and imaginative mixes in a safe environment where creativity thrives. Jam has been featured on Soundgirls.org, Stories in Sound, The Music Executive podcast, and currently is a Waves Audio collaborating artist for Gear Fanatix.
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Marisa EwingMarisa Ewing is an audio engineer, sound designer, composer, and musician with experience as a recording and mixing engineer for music, film, and video games. Marisa holds a BA in audio production and another in music with a specialization in film and game sound. She is the founder and owner of Hemlock Creek Productions, a boutique post production audio studio based in Washington, DC that specializes in dialogue editing, mixing, mastering, and sound design.
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Lisa Machac is the founder and director of Omni Sound Project.
Lisa is a musician based in Austin, Texas. After recording her own album in 2010, she became interested in audio engineering and took courses from Women's Audio Mission in San Francisco. Upon returning to Texas, Lisa started dreaming about creating a community of women+ in audio in Austin. In February of 2020, Omni Sound Project was launched with over 20 local, in-person events scheduled for the year. Just a couple of months later, all of our classes were shifted to an online format to respond to the pandemic. Overnight, Omni became a global community of musicians, producers, and engineers who identify as female, GNC, trans, and allies. Lisa believes that the frequency and quality of Omni's classes taught by welcoming, inclusive teachers makes the organization a genuine community that is steadily increasing gender representation in the audio industry. |
