BIAS Artist Profiles

Jeff Rona

Film/TV composer, producer, musician
& sound designer Jeff Rona

Projects include: Gods of War 3 • 2008 Olympics • Traffic • Kafka • Black Hawk Down • Stephen King's Deadzone • Thin Red Line • Transformers 2 for Nintendo DS

"With Peak, I create sounds that no other system can create."


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Synthesist, composer & producer Larry Fast

Projects include: Electronic Realizations For Rock Orchestra • Disney's Sea Tokyo Theme Park • Tony Levin Band

Larry Fast

"I can't think of anything I've done in this century where everything hasn't ... ended up in Peak at a project's final stages"


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Mixer, mastering engineer, musician, sound designer and touring pro Bob Rice

Collaborations Include: Roger Waters • Michael Bearden • Simon & Garfunkel • Robby Krieger • Bonnie Raitt • Chick Corea for the Five Peace Band with John McLaughlin • Armen Guzelimian

Bob Rice

"I would not have survived out there without Peak Pro XT"


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Vocalist, songwriter, producer & music professor Deborah Holland

Projects include: Bad Girl Once (Soccer Mom Now) • The Book Of Survival • The Panic Is On (Songs from the Great Depression) • Freudian Slip • Animal Logic II • Animal Logic I

Deborah Holland

"We were blown away by how much better the quality of the samples were after processing them in Peak."


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Wendy Carlos on using Peak, SoundSoap & PitchCraft

Projects Include: Switched-On Bach • The Well-Tempered Synthesizer • Timesteps • Sonic Seasonings • Beauty in the Beast • Tales of Heaven and Hell • The Shining • Tron • A Clockwork Orange

Wendy Carlos

"Peak facilitates truly critical editing and manipulating. And it's elegant to use."


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Forensic engineer, turntablist, musician and producer Grand Mixer DXT

Projects include: The Untold Story of Emmett Till • The Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall • Live at the Five Spot

Grand Mixer DXT

"Being able to layer, manipulate and work with crossfades so fast is a blessing for me"



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Visionary podcast author and producer Michael A. Geoghegan

Author of Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Podcasting

Visionary podcast author and producer Michael A. Geoghegan

"If it wasn't for SoundSoap, we wouldn't have been able to upload the entire show. SoundSoap Pro came to our rescue."


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Oscar-winning sound designer Frank Serafine

Movie Soundtracks include: Star Trek: The Motion Picture • Tron • Star Trek III • Poltergeist II • The Hunt For Red October

Oscar-winning sound designer Frank Serafine

"SoundSoap just says, 'Oh, yeah, tape hiss. I know what to do with this.'"



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DCat talks about George Clinton, Denmark, Bobby Womack and Peak

Collaborations include: Earth, Wind & Fire • George Clinton Natalie Cole • Billy Preston • DJ Battle Cat • Snoop Dogg

DCat talks about George Clinton, Denmark, Bobby Womack and Peak

"Peak shows me things I hadn't thought of before."



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Ken Jordan of The Crystal Method talks about Peak, mastering and Community Service II

Albums include: Vegas, Legion of Boom, Community Service II • Collaborations include: Scott Weiland • Tom Morello • Morello • Wes Borland • Garbage • Rage Against The Machine • Linkin Park

Ken Jordan of The Crystal Method talks about Peak, mastering and Community Service II

"Whenever we're at the end of our day, we're always in Peak."


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Grammy-winning Producer Steve Levine

Collaborations include: The Beach Boys • Brian Wilson • Gary Moore • Steve Winwood • Bill Wyman • Mike Read • Boy George • Culture Club • Rick Wakeman • Cliff Richard • Barry and Robin Gibb

Grammy-winning Producer Steve Levine

"Always consider using SoundSoap Pro as the last plug-in in your chain."


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Mandolin virtuoso, producer and acoustic/analog advocate David Grisman

Collaborations include: Stephaine Grappelli • Bonnie Raitt • Bela Fleck • James Taylor • Emmylou Harris • Dolly Parton • Earl Scruggs • Ralph Stanley • Jerry Garcia • Grateful Dead • Dave Dennison • Larry Cunnings

Mandolin virtuoso, producer and acoustic/analog advocate David Grisman

"Peak is an invaluable part of my production process."



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Producer/keysman Morris Hayes talks about Peak and SoundSoap Pro

Collaborations include: Prince • Maceo Parker • The Time • George Clinton • Meshell N'degeocello • Larry Grahm • Lenny Kravitz • Chaka Kahn • Phillip Bailey • Nona Gaye • Mint Condition • R.L. & T-Low of Next

Producer/keysman Morris Hayes talks about Peak and SoundSoap Pro

"I've just gotten hip to SoundSoap Pro, and it has been crazy"


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James Barber on working with Ryan Adams, Courtney Love, and the Kurt Cobain Demo Tapes

Collaborations include: Ryan Adams • Courtney Love • Hole • Aimee Mann • The Tom Collins • Lisa Loeb • Girls Against Boys

James Barber on working with Ryan Adams, Courtney Love, and the Kurt Cobain Demo Tapes

"I'm excited about what I'll be doing with SoundSoap Pro... in the months ahead"


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Composer/producer BT talks about sound and setting new world records

Collaborations include: Tori Amos • Korn • *NSYNC •Sasha • Sting • Guru • Rose McGowan • Paul van Dyk • Richard Fortus • Tommy Stinson • Brain

Composer/producer BT talks about sound and setting new world records

"Everyone who knows me knows how much I love Peak. It's an environment that makes me feel really creative."


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New York mastering engineer Drew Lavyne

Collaborations include: Moby • White Stripes • Red Hot Chili Peppers • Dave Matthews Band • Marc Anthony • Aretha Franklin • Foo Fighters • Barenaked Ladies

New York mastering engineer Drew Lavyne

"Peak is my main launch pad and there's not a project that I don't start and end with it."


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Producer/engineer George Massenburg on the state of our art

Collaborations include: Linda Rondstadt • Earth, Wind & Fire • Phillip Glass • James Taylor • Lyle Lovett

Producer/engineer George Massenburg on the state of our art

"I use Peak in so many different, unique ways. It simply fills all the gaps in my professional life."



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Engineer/Producer Gareth Jones

Collaborations include: Erasure • Depeche Mode • John Foxx • Nick Cave • Gus Gus • Hefner • Moby

Engineer/Producer Gareth Jones

"Peak... will undoubtedly continue to be an important part of my toolkit as I make the move completely to OS X."


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Sound designer/musician Brian Emrich talks about sound and music

Collaborations include: Requiem for a Dream • Phone Booth • One Hour Photo • PI • The Matrix Revisited DVD

Sound designer/musician Brian Emrich talks about sound and music


"I can honestly say that I have never worked without Peak on any project."


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Guitarist/sonic producer David Torn a.k.a :::SPLaTTeRCeLL

Collaborations include: Jeff Beck • David Bowie • Ryuichi Sakamoto • David Sylvian • Tori Amos • Tony Levin

Guitarist/sonic producer David Torn a.k.a :::SPLaTTeRCeLL


"Peak has a depth of specificity that you just don't get in a multitrack program."


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