Member of The Audio Engineering Society
Pouya is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in the McGill University’s Sound Recording program. The program is comprised of extensive lab work and hands-on experience in recording, editing, and mixing recordings. Pouya’s recording experience includes live and studio recordings of a variety of ensembles, including solo and small classical ensemble performances, blue grass ensemble, 7-piece electronic rock band, Indian ensemble, and accompanied, operatic voice. Courses are also required in the areas of music perception and cognition, electronics, and the physics of sound. Through the completion of this program, Pouya will be qualified for employment at highly respected studios across the globe, and as an instructor and researcher working in all areas of the music industry.
Pouya believes that sound recording is an art that has significant influence on the emotional impact of the music, and places immense value on balancing technical knowledge with musical knowledge as a sound engineer. His musical and aural expertise were developed during his undergraduate studies in Composition and Piano Performance at the University of Toronto, as well as through his extracurricular work with Ladom Ensemble and Sacred Balance. Pouya has also recorded with both of these performance groups as a pianist, shadowing the engineer’s mixing process and experimenting with home recordings and processing.
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