Montclair Records is a boutique, highly selective label dedicated to brilliant new composers and artists. We represent the emerging voices of this generation in orchestral music, ensembles, soloists, choirs, and vocalists. Our releases push the boundaries of new musical ideas and technological innovation in high resolution and immersive sound recordings.
Bright, new composers offer the best kind of promise for American music, and Vonn Vanier – at the age of 17 – is well on his way. With his quiet confidence, thoughtful ambition and rapidly evolving talent, he is an emerging voice within the world of classical music. The proof is in the remarkably varied compositions Vanier has written in his recording debut on the new album Dawn from Montclair Records.
Producer Jeremy Cohen is a classically-trained violinist and was a student of Itzhak Perlman and Anne Crowden, He has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras and his recording credits span across television and motion picture soundtracks including the original Star Wars compilation CD with John Williams.
Mr. Cohen’s produced releases have garnered nine Grammy nominations since 2006 in the categories of Best Classical Crossover, Best Engineered Classical, and Best Instrumental Composition.
Leslie Ann Jones is an American seven time Grammy Award-winning recording engineer, working as Director of Music Recording and Scoring at Skywalker Sound, a Lucasfilm, Ltd. company. She is a past Chair of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Board of Trustees, the organization that awards Grammys, and in 2018 was inducted into the TEC Awards Hall of Fame.
Michael Romanowski is a 9-time nominee, and 5-time Grammy winning mastering engineer based in Berkeley, California. He is the owner and chief mastering engineer of Coast Mastering, and co-founder of the analog tape label The Tape Project. Michael has been in the vanguard of, and is a pioneer in immersive audio, starting with designing and building his first surround studio in 2001. He is one of the very first Immersive Audio Mastering engineers on the planet. Michael is a current Trustee of the Recording Academy and the co-chair of the National Awards and Nominations committee, co-chair of the P&E Immersive Committee, and serves on the National Advisory Council to the Producers & Engineers Wing.
Isaac Pingree is a filmmaker and the founder of Lagoonside Pictures. As a producer, director and cinematographer of feature films, concert videos and music videos, Isaac has worked with artists such as jazz legend Calvin Keys, heroes of the americana genre Fred Eaglesmith, Bob Frank, and Dave Alvin, celebrated classical crossover groups Quartet San Francisco, and Awesöme Orchestra, royalty of the Tex-Mex accordion sound Santiago Jiménez Jr., fabled garage rockers The Flamin' Groovies, and more. Lagoonside Pictures' music films have received praise in the Nashville Scene, Spin Magazine, Goldmine Magazine, Mojo Magazine, Aquarium Drunkard, and Ugly Things.
Robert Darwell is the Head of Global Media and a senior partner in the Entertainment, Technology and Advertising Practice Group for the law firm of Sheppard Mullin. Through the years, Darwell has handled hundreds of entertainment transactions and has launched several specialty practices in the areas of motion pictures, television productions, music, gaming, advertising, fashion, and art law. He has led his teams to achieve accolades such as Top Tier ranked by Chambers and US Legal 500, as well as Entertainment Practice Group of the Year by Law 360.
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