Kevin Suggs

Kevin Suggs has been recording and playing in bands in Seattle since 1991. His engineering/production credits include The Walkabouts, Cat Power, Tarkio (Colin Meloy), Nels Cline, and a slew of other Seattle bands.  He also dabbled in the world of live sound, mixing in the clubs for local bands and even doing a few tours. As a musician (Pedal Steel) he has been featured on recordings by many artists including The Shins, Brandie Carlile, and Rocky Votolato.  He was a member of Seattle alt country band Evangeline for over a decade.

Kevin started with KEXP in 2003 as a part-time audio engineer. That same year he opened and operated his own studio at his home in South Seattle. Kevin moved into the full-time Lead Audio Engineer position at KEXP in 2017.

Julian Martlew 

Julian Martlew is an audio engineer, composer, producer, and radio announcer from Seattle, Washington. He’s been at KEXP since before the invention of YouTube, recording sessions, producing radio spots and podcasts, and doing live sound for events. 

He started doing sound in the 90’s at the Duke Coffeehouse in Durham, North Carolina, after bugging the man who was installing a sound system for open mics to teach him to use the board.  That man – Charles Jones of Synergen Enterprises, eventually hired him as an assistant on live shows around North Carolina for bands like Dave Matthews, Johnny Quest, and The Spin Doctors. He moved to Seattle to attend the Art Institute’s audio program. There, with the help of mentors like Scott Colburn and Jay Follette, he studied studio recording.  

After graduation he worked for freelance gigs for Gravelvoice Studios, KEXP, On The Boards theatre, the Tractor Tavern, Village Theatre, Conor Byrne etc. until a few of those places hired him part-time. With the tutelage of Dan Mortensen, he was set loose on the unsuspecting musicians performing at the Earshot Jazz Festival. After 15 years doing FOH sound at OTB, he left when he was hired full time at KEXP in 2020.

Jackson Long 

Jackson Long is Seattle-based recording engineer, drummer and Northwest music enthusiast. He is the Production Manager at KEXP, member of the band BOAT and author of “Hiding In Plain Sight: Studios of Seattle & Tacoma” illustrated books.

His path to KEXP included three years as a technician with Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, serving as a house engineer at Jason McGerr’s Two Sticks Audio and teaching recording at Western Washington University in Bellingham. Through all these eras, Jackson has produced records for bands, forming long-lasting partnerships as a trusted collaborator under his studio moniker Hear Me Shimmer.

Since 2016, Jackson has led KEXP’s team of audio engineers and producers with a focus on workflow, remote broadcasts and special projects such as the KEXP Vinyl Club or show syndication.

Jon Roberts 

Jon Roberts is an audio engineer at KEXP in Seattle, where he has engineered and mixed in-studio sessions since 2022, including performances by All Them Witches, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and Hiromi’s Sonicwonder. He also works at Studio Litho, where he has recorded Northwest favorites including Death Cab for Cutie, Mudhoney, and The Head and the Heart. Drawing on more than a decade of experience, from the legendary Sonic Ranch recording studio in Texas to the renowned KEXP studio, Jon brings deep studio and live-sound expertise to sessions heard by listeners around the world.