Jim Pavett earned a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering from The University of Arizona, and has worked in the audio recording business since 1983.
Jim has well-rounded his experience by working in recording studios, audio duplication companies, mastering facilities, and by being a schooled musician since childhood. This knowledge of audio properties, audio production and correct formatting is often ignored or overlooked by many recording studios, which causes problems for the client later on.
Over the past 20+ years, Jim has built a strong business through referrals, customer loyalty, and trust. His passion for electronics keeps him constantly searching for the latest technology to be instated at Allusion Studios. His clients benefit from his enthusiasm and perfectionism by having the best tools available when they come to record. This passion has grown into a Pro Audio consulting/sales business by the name of Pure Wave Audio.
Jim currently writes for Pro Audio Review Magazine, creates audio samples for microphone manufactures, and is a panelist for the Tape Op Recording Convention. One of his projects was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2007.
Joe Gallegos earned a Bachelor of Music degree from The University of Arizona, and has studied under renowned UA music faculty Daniel Asia, Tom Patterson, and Jay Rees. As an undergraduate, he spent considerable time in several University ensembles including the "Pride of Arizona" drumline and the UA Steel Band. From 1999 to 2003, Joe served as Associate Director of Marching Percussion for the "The Pride of Arizona", and was appointed Director of Marching Percussion from 2004 to 2005.
Joe began engineering through The Recording Connection internship program in 2003. As the sole apprentice to a professional engineer in an established recording studio, he spent considerable time learning recording principles in a one-to-one, hands-on environment. Upon completing the program, he joined Allusion Studios in 2005. He has experience working with numerous clients on projects ranging from heavy metal to solo hand percussion. Joe has an excellent ear, a superb client-sense, and a natural ability to recognize and produce quality recordings.
Michael James Zimmerman graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science in Music. Michael studied Computer Science in college along with Audio Engineering and Music Technology.
Michael is a composer, musician, actor, director, producer, audio engineer and educator. As a young child he was recording and mixing on his father's SONY reel-to-reels and tape recorders, playing percussion and teaching himself guitar. Michael began performing and recording in junior high, and he had started working professionally before graduating from high school. His contribution to the entertainment industry is extensive with over 20 years of performance and recordings.
Proficient in studio recording as a musician/composer and an audio engineer, Michael has studied digital audio editing, mixing, MIDI and musical performance under Chris Richards, Ed McManus and Don Latarski. He has produced numerous albums, collections, archives, audio books and presentations. Zimmerman also has experience in multimedia, editing video, authoring DVD's, graphic design, photo editing and sampling.
Michael works evenings and weekends at Allusion Studios.
Jim Pavett
Joe Gallegos
Michael James Zimmerman