Originally from Cincinnati Ohio, Keith found his way to New
York City in 2003 and started out at Dubway as an intern. He
was quickly promoted to Production Assistant for The Backyardigans,
a children's television show in production at Dubway with Nick
Jr., & has since been promoted to engineer. Keith graduated
from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse
University and his credits include three years of pre-, post-,
and production work on both major and independent film projects,
and various PA assignments including a music video shoot with
Platinum Pictures.
Jessica
Wernett, Production Assistant
Jessica Wernett grew up in Warwick Rhode Island and has always
been drawn to the technical side of the music industry. After
heading to Florida to persue her formal training at Full Sail
she graduated with an Associates in Recording Arts and a Bachelors
of Science in Entertainment Business. Since her graduation in
2006 she has quickly put both qualifications to good use, interning
at Dubway and engineering a variety of audio and recording projects
including 48 Hour Film Festival entry "Red." After 10
short months at Dubway Jessica was promoted to Production Assistant
for The Backyardigans. Jessica also freelances as an
Artist Production and Development Consultant with her company
"Amplified Vibe Productions" advising young artists in all facets
of the music business.
Stephen
Schappler, Production Assistant
Stephen Schappler grew up in Indiana and Texas and went to the
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.
He is a classically trained clarinetist, and has been playing
clarinet and saxophone since childhood. He graduated with a
Bachelor of Science in Recording Arts, and cut his teeth recording
famous classical figures including violinist Joshua Bell, conductor
Leonard Slatkin, and the Beaux Arts trio.
After graduation he moved to NYC and interned at Electric Lady
Land Studios, followed by an internship at Dubway. Stephen has
a love for all kinds of music, and is also interested in new
media and video game audio. He also edits audio books for Random
House on the side. Some notabe recents include: Audition
(Barbara Walters) and Change We Can Believe In (Barack
Obama).
After less than a year as an intern at Dubway, Stephen was promoted
to Production Assistant for our newest kids' television show
for Nick Jr., Bubble Guppies.
Eric
Spring, Studio Engineer/Technical Coordinator
Eric grew up in Charlotte, NC and attended school in Raleigh.
His parents are both classically trained violinists, which is
what contributed to his early appreciation for the arts and
his own interest in learning the guitar.
Opting out of a path in law school, Eric instead chose to become
a recording engineer and pursue a life in New York centered
around working with artists and musicians. A Full Sail graduate,
Eric has engineered on numerous projects at Dubway including
Live@VH1 and does live sound in the New York City club
scene.
Eric has a wide variety of musical interests which continues
to expand to this day, and when he has spare time he plays a
mean classical guitar.
Chris
Abell, Studio Engineer
Raised in Virginia Beach, Chris has been a hobby musician since
he was 8 years old. After graduating high school, Chris attended
culinary school and became a French classical baking and pastry
chef.
Though he received local praise for his culinary talents, he
soon realized baking should be his hobby and music should be
his career. After moving to Florida and attending recording
school at Full Sail, he promptly came to New York to find his
place in the industry. In New York, he joined the Dubway staff
as an intern and took a job at a local radio station where helped
to create the South Asian Network for Music, the first domestic
satellite radio station specializing Bangladeshi, Pakistani
and Hindi music.
Chris is now a studio engineer at Dubway and is quickly building
an impressive resume of clients he has worked with. And, he
can still make a mean croissant!
Mike
Judeh, Studio Engineer
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Mike came to Dubway in August of 2006
to start an internship. He quickly learned the ropes and soon
found himself working with some of our biggest clients including
running monitors for Nas, Cold War Kids, The Bravery, Dashboard
Confessional, and Fall Out Boy for Live@VH1, and Kings of Leon,
Tokyo Police Club, The Good The Bad and The Queen for iTunes.
Mike is a graduate of Five Towns College, Dix Hills New York
and holds a bachelors degree in jazz/commercial music (guitar)
and audio recording technology. Mike is also a exceptional guitar
player and has been in bands since the age of 14. He currently
plays guitar in the very popular local heavy metal act Crave
The Air.
Emery
Dobyns, Freelance Engineer
A native New Yorker, Emery Dobyns started out at Dubway just
a few short years ago as an intern. With a large amount of natural
talent, and endless opportunity, it didn't take long for Emery
to get noticed. When his internship at Dubway was complete,
Emery took a job with Sean Combs (P. Diddy) and quickly found
himself working with clients such as Beyonce Knowles, Mary J.
Blige and O.D.B. Now a freelance engineer, Emery's latest projects
have included recording and/or mixing records for Patti Smith,
Antony and the Johnsons and Leona Naess. Please visit www.emerydobyns.com
for a complete discography.
Meet Dubway's General Assistants
Our General Assistants are selected and promoted from our
best and brightest interns. They are “apprentice engineers”
training under our seasoned staff and handle a variety of
tasks around the studio included assisting in and engineering
sessions.
John-David Hahs
Chaz DeVito
Daniel Sanint
135 West 26th Street, New York, NY 10001 tel. 212-352-3070 info@dubway.com
Keith
Rigling, Studio Engineer
Stephen
Schappler, Production Assistant
Emery
Dobyns, Freelance Engineer
