Claude Zdanow

The founder of Stadiumred, Claude started his first recording studio, RockIT Studios, when he was only 15. RockIT was the result of Claude’s involvement with a number of local bands as a writer, producer and performer combined with his interest in music technology.

In addition to being the bass player for Patent Pending during their 2006 National Tour, Claude’s work at RockIT also included projects for Evan & Jarone, The Dear Hunter, Warner Brothers, Maybeline Cosmetics & IMG Media.

At 19, Claude followed his passion and dropped out of college to take over the Manhattan studio space that once housed Ornette Coleman’s Harmolodic Studios. Claude has also continued his work as an engineer & producer working with a number of artists in Dance, HipHop/RnB and Rock. A feature in MIX Magazine and serving as an industry expert on two panels at the 2009 Winter Music Conference have firmly placed him as a force within the recording industry today.  

Claude co-manages recording artist, Jeremy Carr and and Lexa Michelle as well as celebrity DJ’s, The Chainsmokers.

Marc Zdanow

As Claude began the process of reinventing his studio in the Manhattan space once occupied by jazz legend, Ornette Coleman, Marc joined in and became a major force in the development of what would become Stadiumred. 

With many years experience in the arts as well as the publishing world, Marc brings strength, determination as well as a fresh approach to both the creative and business sides of music.  Marc is an incredible asset to both the facility and the Artist Management division which he oversees.

For Marc, the backbone of Artist Management is artist development. Marc has been working closely with Jeremy Carr, Sid "Omen" Brown, Lexa Michelle and The Chainsmokers setting the stage to maximize their creativity and success.

As an Executive Producer, Marc works towards facilitating collaborations and building relationships between talented artists.

Tom Lazarus

Widely regarded as one of the top recording engineers on the planet, Tom has recorded and mixed recordings for a broad spectrum of artists ranging from Ray Charles to Renee Fleming, Bjork to Yo-Yo Ma and Ornette Coleman to the Vienna Philharmonic.

Working in film and video as well as audio recordings, Tom has traveled around the globe to record in live, remote, and studio situations.  The discography is simply too long to print.

Tom has been honored with numerous Grammy awards, including the 2002 award for Ravi Shankar's Live Carnegie Hall Concert. In addition, he recorded and mixed the prestigious Van Cliburn Competition for video and DVD, which won the broadcasting and cable industry's most prestigious honor, the George Foster Peabody Award for 2002.

Since coming to Stadiumred Tom has picked up an additional 4 Grammys.  In 2010, he won Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) for Journey To The New World, Sharon Isbin (Joan Baez & Mark O’Connor) and in 2009 he won Best Engineered Album, Classical Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestr, Best Classical Vocal Performance Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan, Hila Plitmann & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Best Classical Contemporary Composition Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan, Hila Plitmann & Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestr

Justin "Just Blaze" Smith

Coming soon...

Ariel Borujow

A graduate of the Institute of Audio Research (NY, NY), this passionate engineer has spent countless hours in the studio over the past 10 years. He has spent most of that time working on projects for heavy hitters such as Puffy, T.I. , Kanye West, The Black Eye Peas, J-Lo, Faith Evans, Just Blaze and many more. His credits include Grammy nominated and multi-platinum award winning albums.

Ariel recently wrapped up work on The Natural Mixtape with Emilio Rojas hosted by DJ Green Lantern (Eminem's DJ).  He is currently mixing a song on the Charles Hamilton project with 3H and Dara.  On March 4th Donny Goines’ album entitled 20X  is being released after being recorded, mixed and produced and executive produced by Ariel.  Upcoming projects include his working with J the S (Boston bred MC, Jake) on his debut album.  Jake currently has a single playing around the country featuring Jadakiss.

Sid "Omen" Brown

Grammy award winning hip hop producer/composer Sid "Omen" Brown was born and raised In Harlem. His career consists of work with an array of Platinum and Gold Recording Artists such as Memphis Bleek, Juelz Santana, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Redman and Mya.  A collaboration with Ludacris outlining the ins and outs of the rap game entitled “Tell it like it is” which appeared on the album “Release Therapy” won a Grammy for the Best Rap Album.

Most recently Omen produced “No Ceilings” for Lil Wayne’s Mixtape as well as two tracks for Drake’s upcoming debut album.  Ongoing is work on his producer album “Be The Judge” with features including Ludacris, Drake, Snoop Dog, Busta Rhymes, Travis (Gym Class Heroes), and Mya.

Joseph Pedulla

An Audio Technology graduate from the SAE Institute (NY, NY), Joe is an audio engineer with extensive experience recording and mixing in a variety of fields. From Swizz Beatz, Kid Cudi and Mos Def in Hip Hop, to Thursday and Andrew WK in Rock, to voiceovers for Hillary Clinton & Rosie O'Donnell, Joe does it all and does it well.

His audio engineering experience started in Big Blue Meenie Studios in New Jersey, where he worked with some of the music world's finest Rock artists. His credits there ranged from The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Bloodhound Gang to labels like Epitaph and Victory Records. Joe has also produced audio for video for Warner Brother's Looney Tunes Cartoons, TV documentaries and a collection of Dan Brown and Ernest Hemingway audio books

Ricardo Gutierrez

Ricardo’s obsession with music began during his Brooklyn youth, where a mutli-cultural environment exposed him to every style of music under the sun. His obsession took a professional turn when he began his career in engineering at the legendary Hit Factory Studios in NYC.

A decade of experience in mastering and a refusal to be pigeon-holed into any one style has put him in a great position for a mastering engineer, the ability to easily shift between any genre and do them all equally well. His experience runs the gamut, from platinum albums by the the likes of Justin Timberlake to indie hip hop mainstay Definitive Jux Records, from the irreverent genre-bending tunes of The Beatards to the awesome acoustics of The Gregory Brothers.

Juliet Lerman

A hands-on professional, Juliet Lerman is the studio manager at Stadiumred in New York City.  A passion for music combined with a background in business management and law makes this professional the ideal well-rounded studio manager.  

Experience including a decade of management of award winning audio engineer, Ariel Borujow as well as studio manager for C4 Studios and Westward Music Group helped to make her such a diverse talent.  

In addition to managing this facility, Juliet has also been a major player in its rapid growth and development. 

John P. Hopkins

As an experienced Engineer in New York City, John has worked with some of the best in the business including R.E.M for which he received a Gold Record credit to his list of accomplishments. Other infamous experiences include Engineering tracks for Mixer and Grammy award winner Ken Lewis for the Artist and resident Alien Mr. George Clinton featuring Q-tip from Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes. Also, Rock legend Producer Ed Stasium, Mr. Roy Ayers, Nelly MacKay, Dj Jonathan Peters, Mobb Deep, Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz and then later his son Corey Gunz also make the list.

John’s studio experience has included such famed spots as The Cutting Room Studios, Quad, Avatar, Baby Monster Studios, Deeper Rekords and now finding a home at Stadium Red NY. His musical training began at the early age of 9 with the Drums and Percussion and then added Piano to his repertoire later on in high school. Continuing his drive for music he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston where he studied with Drummer Tommy Thompson and other great professors to hone his craft of writing, arranging and musicianship. He then went on to Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts to round out his knowledge with a degree in Audio Engineering and Music Production.

As an Engineer, Producer or Musician, John is able to bring a unique blend of experience and talent to your recording project. Offering such skills as musical direction, producing, vocal coaching and musicianship, he is able to create, shape, and capture your music accurately and clearly to produce a professional final result.