Thor Legvold is the owner and main engineer at Sonovo mastering. Originally from the rich music scene of Los Angeles, Legvold moved to Stavanger in 2000, finding that both the city and western coast of Norway has it's own unique musical voice and culture. An active bass player for both live and studio sessions from the early 80's to late 90's, Legvold focused on honing his mastering skills before opening Sonovo early 2003.
Legvold has also consulted to both commercial entities and private parties regarding acoustics and sound technology, including the oufitting and running of Memnor Audio Archiving Services in Stavanger, www.memnor.no.
Mark Drews is director of music production and recording studies at the University of Stavanger’s Department of Music and Dance. He began his professional recording career in 1983 recording classical music and jazz for the Norwegian Broadcasting Company. From 1984 thru 1995, he was senior audio engineer/lecturer at the Syracuse University School of Music and was an active independent recording engineer and musician in Central New York.
Drews has recorded thousands of concert and studio performances in the United States and Norway for broadcast and commercial release. He also has designed and installed a variety of music production facilities.
He is the author of "New Ears: The Audio Career & Education Handbook" and is preparing for the release of the third edition of the book. The project’s website is www.SoundSchools.com
Margaret Luthar is an engineer and producer from New York City who is currently enrolled in the University of Stavanger's Audio Production post-graduate program in Stavanger, Norway.
Margaret holds a Bachelor's degree in music industry from Syracuse University, where she studied trombone and music business, and in 2007 completed her Master's degree in Music Technology at New York University, where she studied recording, and pursued research in multi-sensory perception.
In Winter 2009, she completed an audio engineering residency at The Banff Centre in Banff, Canada, where she produced and engineered concerts as well as studio sessions with resident artists, and studied with Martha DeFrancisco, Chris Chafe, Jonathon Stevens, and Mark Wilsher. In the summer of 2009, Margaret was an engineer at the Aspen Music Festival in Aspen, Colorado.
Honorable mention to our previous studio intern:
Piper E. Payne is currently a student in the Music Production and Recording Program at the University of Stavanger. She is studying abroad to complement her Bachelor’s program in Performing Arts Technology—Media/Sonic Arts at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, USA. Payne plans to graduate in December 2009.
In Norway, Payne is working as an assistant engineer for Memnor Audio Archiving Services. She has also been a resident student sound engineer for the University of Michigan since early 2007. In addition, Payne owns and operates a remote sound recording business in Michigan.
She has been a private percussion instructor for the last eight years, and a member of the Michigan Marching Band Drumline since her freshman year.