Introducing: Carlo Villa
Date of Release:
09/23/2026
Interview and editing by Nick Zazove
Music by Carlo Villa
Interviews
• Audio documentary podcast episode that explores Kent, UK based folk artist Carlo Villa.
• Three hours of interview tape accumulated, edited down to sixteen-and-a-half minutes.
• Explores themes related to composing music thoroughly in an era that may not be equipped to fully understand it — but continuing because one is intrinsically motivated.
Introducing: Nep
Date of Release:
10/07/2026
Interview and editing work by Nick Zazove
Music by Nep
• Audio documentary podcast episode that explores Florida-raised and LA-based pop artist, Nep.
• One hour of tape accumulated, edited down to ten minutes.
• Explores themes of escaping a home that never felt exactly like home but experiencing an ironic homesickness that compels one to write an entire album.
Bryan Fox
Date of Release:
TBD
Interview and editing by Nick Zazove
Short podcast episode about Bryan Fox, a former LA-based actor and photographer turned-tennis professional.
Explores themes related to finding peace in oneself after experiencing the turbulence of trying to break through the LA art scene.
Studio Recording
Shi-An Costello, “Chopin Etude No.3”
Mixed & Engineered by Nick Zazove
Date
03/19/2024
Prepared piano recorded through AWS SSL 24/48 Console. A/B stereo pair over the strings, two lavalier mics taped to the piano bridge, and an X/Y pair near the piano lid parallel compressed using an LA-610.
The engineering intent was to emphasize performance of prepared elements and maximally preserve the dynamic range over a subtle, warm bed of compression.
Nick Zazove, “The Haraway Cyborg Execution”
Composed, mixed, and engineered by Nick Zazove
Date
03/27/2025
Solo-improvised modular synth, voice, and piano recorded through SSL’s in-line mixing mode.
SM58 into studio, tie-line to modular synth pre-amp. Piano stereo pair C414s; multitracks later re-amped through a Yamaha piano amp.
Modular synth stereo image captured line-in to console, bused into parallel LA-610.
Mixed digitally in Logic Pro, mastered using SSL console + outboard gear.
Artistic concept explores duality of identity in a digital age. Social media algorithms hijack people’s reward systems to hyper-individualize their feeds, yet the platforms perpetuate a mirage of open communication. This practice has normalized political radicalization.
Evan Steinkoler, “Spiral Waltz”
Mixed & Engineered by Nick Zazove
Date
02/19/2025
Jazz quartet recorded through AWS SSL 24/48 Console.
A/B KM184 stereo pair over the piano strings, SM58 vocal mic; cardioid C414 at the F-hole of the bass; cardioid C414 pointed toward first finger tone hole of clarinet; 10 multi-mic setup across drum kit (overheads placed equidistant from snare, spaced apart for wide image); omnidirectional room mic placed in center of quartet.
The engineering intent was to emphasize room cohesion, togetherness of band.
Film Mixing
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“Our Time Here”
Director: Victor Ramos
5.1 Audio Mix by Nick Zazove
• Victor did the sound design himself; no film score was used. He was quite meticulous about what he wanted from the sound leveling and spatial design.
“Orchidaceae”
Director: Maya Castranovo
5.1 Audio Mix & Additional Sound Design by Nick Zazove
• Involved, close collaboration between director and me in post-production. I created the surreal sound effects and experimental panning structures stitched throughout the film.