About Swan Studios NYC
Swan Studios NYC is the production arm of Meyer Media LLC, a studio built to highlight the creativity and individuality of all artists, from top tier to brand-new performers. Located at the top of Central Park in Manhattan, New York, Swan Studios NYC aims to capture and translate creators' ideas into media that travels the globe. Our team is comprised of individuals focused on technical flexibility and literacy, as well as musicality and artistry, and we work to bring artists' visions to life.
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Andreas K. Meyer, Producer, Engineer, Owner
Andreas K. Meyer has been working in the music industry as a Producer/Engineer to first tier musicians since 1995. A partial roster list includes such renown artist as Hilary Hahn, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Arcadi Volodos, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The New York Philharmonic, Conspirare, and jazz greats like Ethan Iverson, Tom Harrell, and Jack DeJohnette are just a few. His credits span hundreds of releases over dozens of record labels and has acquired numerous Grammy Awards.
After leaving Sony Music Studios NYC, Andreas opened Swan Studios NYC post-production / mastering studio at the top of Central Park. His focus in alternative rock, R&B, and Modern Jazz mastering has brought him to the forefront in the industry. Record labels include Legacy Records, Decca, Universal Music, Sony Music, Mosaic Records, Impex, Bridge, Pentatone, and many more. Some of his classical producing can be heard with Grammy winning The Crossing, Conspirare, Isai Jess Munoz, and Hilary Hahn featuring the world premiere recording of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning composition by Jennifer Higdon for Deutsche Gramophone, as well as Hilary's latest solo J.S.Bach album.
As a composer, Meyer has been recognized by the Society of Composers, Inc. and the Society for Electroacoustic Music. He was also awarded the ASCAP Grant for Young Composers in 1994. It is through his compositional perspective and unique comfort with technology that he is able to transcribe the artistic into a media for all to enjoy.
After leaving Sony Music Studios NYC, Andreas opened Swan Studios NYC post-production / mastering studio at the top of Central Park. His focus in alternative rock, R&B, and Modern Jazz mastering has brought him to the forefront in the industry. Record labels include Legacy Records, Decca, Universal Music, Sony Music, Mosaic Records, Impex, Bridge, Pentatone, and many more. Some of his classical producing can be heard with Grammy winning The Crossing, Conspirare, Isai Jess Munoz, and Hilary Hahn featuring the world premiere recording of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning composition by Jennifer Higdon for Deutsche Gramophone, as well as Hilary's latest solo J.S.Bach album.
As a composer, Meyer has been recognized by the Society of Composers, Inc. and the Society for Electroacoustic Music. He was also awarded the ASCAP Grant for Young Composers in 1994. It is through his compositional perspective and unique comfort with technology that he is able to transcribe the artistic into a media for all to enjoy.
Jennifer Nulsen, Senior Engineer
Jennifer Nulsen is best known for her work as a Grammy nominated audio engineer, having worked across North America with such artists as the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops Orchestra, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Chamber Players, Renee Fleming, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Michael Gandolfi, Fred Lerdahl, Augusta Read Thomas, Matthias Goerne, Dover Quartet, Emerson String Quartet, Dawn Upshaw, Blake Pouliot, Daniel Lanois, and Conspirare, among others. She has produced concert recordings for the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, the McGill Symphony Orchestra (which have been broadcast regionally on Boston's WCRB and nationally with the Canadian Broadcasting Company), and the Yale School of Music (producing several live multi-camera orchestra web streams) and studio recordings at the Hartt School, where she has been a frequent music producer for nationally recognized theatre productions. An active freelance engineer, Ms. Nulsen has worked as head engineer on several CD releases, and regularly records, edits, mixes, and masters classical, rock, jazz, and pop artists for single and EP releases. She has also worked as an assistant engineer for labels in the Montreal scene, including ATMA Classique and Analekta.
Ms. Nulsen is a three-time finalist in the international Audio Engineering Society Student Recording Competition, having most recently received the Traditional Acoustic Gold Award in Los Angeles in 2016. She was also the winner of the 2018 Eleanor Stubley Sound Recording competition, and a recipient of the 2016-2017 John R.E. Bradley Award for Excellence in Sound Recording. She received two Bachelor of Music degrees in music production and technology and piano performance from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford in 2016. She has completed a master's degree at McGill University in the Sound Recording program, for which she received several fellowships, including the Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation grant and the Bruce Swedien honorarium. She worked as a webcasting technician under George Massenburg while at McGill University. She has completed one season at the Banff Centre in Banff, AB, four seasons at the Tanglewood Music Center (two of these as Ozawa Hall Senior Engineer), and one season at the Aspen Music Festival and School as Head Media Engineer, mastering and distributing concert broadcasts to American Public Media and the European Broadcasting Union. Jennifer currently works at Andreas Meyer's Swan Studios in New York on projects for clients such as Sony Masterworks and Sony Classical, where she was most recently nominated as a mastering engineer for Best Historical Album in 2019 alongside Mr. Meyer. She is also a recording engineer for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. For examples of her work, visit www.jennifernulsen.com.
Ms. Nulsen is a three-time finalist in the international Audio Engineering Society Student Recording Competition, having most recently received the Traditional Acoustic Gold Award in Los Angeles in 2016. She was also the winner of the 2018 Eleanor Stubley Sound Recording competition, and a recipient of the 2016-2017 John R.E. Bradley Award for Excellence in Sound Recording. She received two Bachelor of Music degrees in music production and technology and piano performance from the Hartt School at the University of Hartford in 2016. She has completed a master's degree at McGill University in the Sound Recording program, for which she received several fellowships, including the Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation grant and the Bruce Swedien honorarium. She worked as a webcasting technician under George Massenburg while at McGill University. She has completed one season at the Banff Centre in Banff, AB, four seasons at the Tanglewood Music Center (two of these as Ozawa Hall Senior Engineer), and one season at the Aspen Music Festival and School as Head Media Engineer, mastering and distributing concert broadcasts to American Public Media and the European Broadcasting Union. Jennifer currently works at Andreas Meyer's Swan Studios in New York on projects for clients such as Sony Masterworks and Sony Classical, where she was most recently nominated as a mastering engineer for Best Historical Album in 2019 alongside Mr. Meyer. She is also a recording engineer for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. For examples of her work, visit www.jennifernulsen.com.
Nancy Conforti, Engineer
Nancy Conforti holds a Bachelor of Music from The Hartt School in Music Production & Technology, as well as a Master of Music from McGill University in Sound Recording. Nancy maintained a well-rounded musical education in clarinet and voice performance, while excelling in her engineering studies. During her time in school, Nancy sought experience outside of the classroom with internships at Ghost Hit Recording Studio near Northampton, Massachusetts with Andrew Oedel and with Jim Chapdelaine in Hartford working on audio for TV broadcast. Nancy also held summer recording engineer positions at the Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan and the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado. Additionally, Nancy held a position at the Yale School of Music, functioning as a simultaneous audio, video, and webcast engineer. She currently works as a freelance mixing and mastering engineer out of New York City, with releases on labels such as Sony Masterworks, Mosaic Records, Funnybone Records, Dots Per Inch Music, No Sleep Records, and Plastic Masses, amongst other self-released works. Nancy continues to explore genre and style, believing at the core in good music that sounds good.