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June 2026 Meeting Notice

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTIONS

Followed by our Regular Meeting Featuring:

 

Evergreen Studios

Behind the Scenes of a World-Class Minneapolis Studio

Presented by

Christian Murphy

Founder/Partner/Engineer &

Joe Sadowski

Partner/Engineer/Producer/Song Writer &

Austin Sprynczynatyk

Partner/Engineer/Producer &

Colin Smaagaard

Partner &

The Pacific Northwest Section of the Audio Engineering Society

Produced By

Jess Berg

AES PNW Committee Chair

Tuesday, June 30 2026

Doors (virtual) open at 4:30 PM PDT(UTC -7)

Meeting starts at 5:00 PM PDT(UTC-7)

This is a virtual meeting

Register Here

We welcome everyone at Pacific Northwest AES meetings and registration is free.

Registration for online attendance is required and free to all. AES membership is not required. Donations are welcome.

To Attend:

This is an Online meeting. We ask you to sign up (above) for a free ticket, since that will tell us how many people will attend and we can plan accordingly.

The Zoom link will be sent two days before the event, via email to all ticket holders who sign up before the end of the meeting.

Meeting Details:

How did a partnership with the city lead to a world-class recording studio? Who came together to make it all happen? What is the vision for the future? 

 

Join us for a lively Q&A with the founders and partners of Evergreen Studios in the heart of Minneapolis. We’ll spend the first 40 minutes or so in interview, then open the floor to audience questions.

We hope to see you there!

Our Presenters:

Christian Murphy
Minneapolis-based audio engineer with decades of experience in touring, live sound, and studio recording. He is the founder of Evergreen Studios. In addition to his studio work, Christian consults on large-scale sound system design and installation projects for live venues.
 
Joe Sadowski
Minneapolis-based studio engineer and songwriting fanatic. Holding degrees in Audio Engineering and Production, Joe has produced and recorded thousands of songs in all genres. He has 15 yrs experience in education, teaching Ableton Live, Production and Hip Hop.
 
Austin Sprynczynatyk
Austin is a Minneapolis-based audio engineer, producer, and partner at Evergreen Studios. He has spent over 10 years traveling the world with platinum selling artists such as YG, Robin Thicke, and Shoreline Mafia. Handling everything from live audio engineering to production and tour management, Austin possesses a practical understanding of what it takes to elevate an artist’s sound from the studio demos to stadium stages.
 
Colin Smaagaard
Colin Smaagaard brings extensive advertising, technology and start-up business experience to Evergreen. Colin has played a central role in scaling businesses from scratch, focusing on driving revenue and profitability. Colin’s background also includes senior management and senior sales roles at some of the largest tech companies.


For more info, please visit:
https://www.evergreenstudiosmn.com 

Notice of Annual Meeting & Elections:
 
Before the meeting begins, we’ll hold our annual Section business meeting where we conduct any necessary Section business and the election of Officers and Committee members. We need a quorum in order to conduct this portion of the meeting. If you’re a Member or Associate Member who has designated the PNW Section as your Primary or Secondary Section, please attend this part of the meeting.
 

The Election Committee put forward this list of candidates for office: 

The AES PNW Section 2026 slate of committee candidates is as follows:

Even-numbered Committee, (two-year term):

Luke Pacholski
Rod Evenson
Michael Ashton
Pete Weise

James D. (jj) Johnston

The following committee members are fulfilling the final year of their 2-year terms:
 
Chair: Jess Berg
Vice-Chair: Micah Hayes
Secretary: Gary Louie
Treasurer: Lawrence Schwedler
 
Odd-numbered Committee, (two-year term):
Jayney Wallick
Luke Goodloomis
Matthew Sutton
Dan Mortensen

Erin Shellman

 

Thank you to our slate of candidates for being willing to support our Section!

Candidates may also be nominated from the floor at the meeting, following approval by those present of a motion to open the floor to nominations. All Committee members must be current AES members (not Student Members) as of July 1, 2026, and remain so for the duration of their term.

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