Mastiph Media

Hey there! My name is Roman. I am an audio engineer, music producer, and performing musician working in the Detroit metro area. My specialty is electronic music, but I have performed and worked on many different styles of music including jazz, funk, metal, rock, and large ensemble. My company Mastiph Media provides audio engineering services and also training on various aspects of the music making and performing process.

My music journey began with starting piano lessons when I was around 7 or 8, and upon entering middle school, I started studying percussion and keyboards. Drums and percussion quickly became my main instrument as I found quite a natural affinity to rhythm instruments. In 7th grade, my first band performed a green day cover for our talent show. The next year we played a more challenging cover of a system of a down tune, and in highschool we started performing outside of the school at venues around town. In our school band, my role was typically as the lead percussionist. I loved the challenge of more difficult music, and also helping mentor my fellow percussionists.

In my later years of highschool, beat producing became my main focus. While visiting my grandparents one afternoon, I found the program GarageBand on their computer. I had never really experimented with a music making program, my experience with computers had just been for games or listening to music. So this was mind blowing to me, and I spent the rest of the afternoon working on my first song (sorry grandma!). I never exported or saved it, but the fire in my imagination was lit. Years later, I have moved on thru multiple music production programs before finally deciding on Ableton. It's intuitive design and extensive adaptability make it a powerful tool in the studio and on stage. 7 years later, Ableton is now like another language to me. My workflow has become as effortless as it is efficient. Because of this, my studio has become a hub for many music makers and artists. When they are in town for shows, they make a point to come through. Sometimes to learn, and sometimes just to create something new.

After highschool I attended Grand Rapids Community College for a few years studying music theory, piano, percussion, and recording technologies. Toward the end of my time there, my performing schedule started picking up a bit more and I ended up moving from Grand Rapids to the Detroit metro area to be closer to a bigger pool of venues and artists.

My love for music making, performance, and teaching has led me on all over the country. These days I perform regularly with my band "Pause." at venues and festivals all across the Midwest. I also work as an audio engineer at the production company Precision Event Technologies.