Valeria Bravo Reyes is a versatile audio engineer, bassist, and vocalist based in Toronto, Ontario. With a musical journey that began at the age of 3, she has evolved through many different genres of music, inspired by artists like Esperanza Spalding, Ichiko Aoba, bo en and Natalia LaFourcade. Growing up in a Venezuelan household, she has a deep passion for Latin music but has also developed a love for other genres including R&B, folk, and video game music. She has had the opportunity to work with many different artists and use top-of-the-line gear in multiple spaces, working at the Gordon Wragg studio during her time at Humber College and currently engineering at The Root Down studio in Toronto. One of Valeria’s larger goals as a queer woman is to be able to provide safe spaces for women, femme-presenting, and gender non-conforming people in the music community, working to build on already existing communities with similar values. She has created an initiative at The Root Down studio called The LadyLike Jam: an inclusive jam space that spotlights women and queer artists in Toronto, aiming to inspire and bring together a community of like-minded artists.

Jessica Ozon is an emerging audio engineer and composer from St. John’s, Newfoundland. She is a recent graduate from the Memorial University of Newfoundland, where she completed a Bachelor of Music with a major in composition. Jessica began working as an audio engineer during her time as an undergraduate student, and has had the opportunity to record and mix everything from solo guitar to full orchestra for student audition videos, live events, and recording sessions at MUN’s School of Music. She has also worked as an assistant engineer for recordings of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, the Tuckamore Music Festival, and the 2024 Sound Symposium. This past summer, Jessica participated in Soundscape Festival’s Sound Recording program in Blonay, Switzerland, where she gained experience recording contemporary classical music under the mentorship of Dr. Denis Martin. She was also a participant in the Tuckamore Festival’s 2024 Young Composer program. Outside of her work as a recording engineer, Jessica teaches piano lessons at Intervals Music Studio and is a sound technician at the LSPU Hall in St. John’s.

Murat Çolak is a Turkish-American audio engineer, producer, and composer based in New York City. He earned his master’s degree in music composition and technology in 2013 from Istanbul Technical University and completed his doctorate in music composition at Boston University in 2018. 

Murat’s first introduction to digital audio was in 2003, when he was a college student in Istanbul. He initially produced electronic dance music as an enthusiast. Years later, while creating sonically complex electroacoustic pieces as a composer, he developed a deep interest in acoustics and audio engineering. In 2018, he moved to NYC and started working as a part-time audio engineer. During the pandemic, he completed a 26-week advanced audio mastering program at Mastering Academy in Hamburg.

Since 2020, Murat has worked full-time as a mastering, mixing, and recording engineer out of his studio, GERYON. He specializes in contemporary classical and experimental music but is equally at home with EDM, rap, and pop. His engineering work can be heard on critically acclaimed art music labels like KAIROS, Edition Wandelweiser, NEOS, New Focus, Innova, Carrier, Important Records, and more.

Jaash Singh is a multi-award-winning percussionist, specializing in folk music and dance accompaniment. He is featured on many notable recordings, has done over a thousand live performances, and has experience in film, theatre, and as an educator. He has been involved in eastern European, middle eastern, and mediterranean music and culture for 15 years, and has worked extensively with many community organizations who focus on making cultural experiences accessible to a wider audience. He is known for his work with such artists as Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Ventanas and Measha Brueggergosman. He is known for his exciting rhythmic grooves and his magnetic audience engagement.

Recipient of Michael Davies Scholarship Endowment Fund.