Bill Stevenson:
Owner / Producer / Engineer
As the founder and main songwriter of the legendary pop-punk godfathers Descendents, and drummer of the seminal punk band, Black Flag, Bill Stevenson’s songwriting, drumming, and producing career spans twenty-eight years. Raised in the South Bay area of Los Angeles, Bill was just coming of age during the first wave of late 70’s L.A. punk. Now living in Colorado, Bill and his studio partner Jason Livermore host a dozen or more national acts each year in his studio, The Blasting Room (built by Bill and the other members of his group All). Stevenson continues to tour and record with his bands: All, The Descendents, and Only Crime, but in the last decade has focused much of his time on producing records at the Blasting Room.
Jason Livermore:
Owner / Producer / Engineer
Jason received his first snare drum the age of three. Years later, Jason took up bass and guitar, but returned to drums because he liked them better. In junior high Jason discovered punk rock. His first vinyl purchase was the infamous, “Milo Goes to College”. He played in various bands throughout high school and college, recording some of these himself. After college, he decided that recording was probably going to be cooler than selling beer for Miller, his job at the time. Upon hearing that ALL was opening the Blasting Room in 1994, he moved to Fort Collins to land the job of a lifetime. Jason has been working at the studio ever since and in 2015 he became co-owner alongside Bill Stevenson. He has worked on about 95% of the albums that have come out of the studio. Jason has also played drums for Wretch Like Me, Drag the River, Bill The Welder, Soul City Missionaries, and The Virginia Sisters.
Andrew Berlin:
Producer / Engineer
Andrew Berlin, GRAMMY nominated engineer, mixer, and producer for Gregory Alan Isakov’s record Evening Machines, has been a full-time engineer at The Blasting Room for over 18 years. When he isn’t at the studio he is busy feeding the goats, horses, chickens, and ducks (and more!) on the farm he helps run with his wife and two kids. One of Andrew’s strengths is his cross-genre experience; he records and mixes national punk rock staples such as A Wilhelm Scream and Teenage Bottlerocket, helps singer-songwriters translate what’s in their heads into records everyone involved is proud of, and works with his fellow engineers at The Blasting Room on national and international records with artists like Rise Against and Kemuri. Andrew is in touch with a large community of Colorado-based musicians who can lend can their personality and talents to a song or record if needed. Andrew’s goal is to facilitate the technical and emotional creation of each recording in a way that’s enjoyable, original, and ultimately within the band’s vision – always pushing for best performances and spontaneous ideas.
Chris Beeble:
Producer / Engineer / Administration
Chris received a degree in Audio Production from The University of Denver, where he also studied jazz bass and composition. Being heavily influenced by Bill, Jason, and Andrew’s work, it has been Chris’ ambition to work at The Blasting Room since high school. With a musical background that spans far across the spectrum, Chris brings unique tools to the studio such as experience in synth programming, string arranging, and signal processor construction, among others. There is nothing he enjoys more than working with bands and seeing a song grow from start to finish.
Jonathan Luginbill:
Operations / Restoration
Jonathan graduated from Bluffton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music with a self-guided focus in recording and technology. Jonathan grew up in the small college town of Bluffton, Ohio where he became a lover of music at a young age. Taking first piano, then saxophone and voice lessons, Jonathan developed the ability to quickly pick up and learn new instruments. He considers being well versed in many types of instruments key to his creativity and integral to his job as an audio engineer. While Jonathan still enjoys playing and creating his own music, he is much more passionate about helping others realize the full potential of their own craft. He describes his roll at The Blasting Room as the guy who “keeps the place from burning down.”
Colton Krohn:
Engineer / Producer
Music started as an escape for Colton, and quickly became his obsession. At 13 Colton picked up a guitar, sold his Xbox, and bought his first recording interface. The more studio work he found himself doing, the more he came to realize that, even though he still loves to play, his true passion lay not in playing music, instead, he found that he more enjoyed helping others bring their musical vision to life. Colton’s recording style is heavily inspired and influenced by albums recorded at The Blasting Room, and by the studio’s engineers; he knew early in his recording career that he wanted to work there. Colton’s music producer dating profile would read: “Strong ear for song writing. Multi-instrumentalist. Works primarily in heavier, modern genres, but loves to work on all types of music. Gamer. Outdoor enthusiast. Motorcyclist. Dad.”
