Ryan Massey Owner / Studio Manager / Staff Engineer Ryan has been playing and performing music almost his entire life. At age 6, he joined the San Francisco Boys Chorus, and spent the next five years singing and traveling the world. Some highlights included performing with the San Francisco Opera, Mahler's 8th at the Hollywood Bowl, and recording at Fantasy Studios for Neil Young's "Landing on Water" album. Somewhere, things took a left turn and he ended up obsessed with rock and roll in general, and specifically, punk rock. He played in typically awful high school bands, and ended up recording many of the local bands on a crappy Fostex 4 track (it could only record two tracks at a time!) After high school, he joined up with longtime friends Rory Henderson and John Peck and formed American Steel. The band has put out four albums, several EP's and toured constantly. In the middle of all that, they took a pop turn and releaseda host of new songs as Communiqué. Communiqué has one full length (Poison Arrows) and two EP's (A Crescent Honeymoon, Walk into the Light). They have toured the world with the likes of Tegan & Sara, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday; These Arms are Snakes, Minus the Bear, Sugarcult and more. Between all the tours, Ryan has produced and engineered albums for many bands, including Desa, The Cost, The Criminals, Radio Noise, Ted Leo, Cipher in the Snow, Quest for Quintana Roo, and much of Communiqué and American Steel's output as well. He continues to play with American Steel, runs Sharkbite, builds Lugosi Amplifiers and generally doesn't sleep.       Adam Myatt Staff Engineer / Assistant Engineer / Resident Star Wars Nerd Adam Myatt is making a name for himself around Sharkbite. He has engineered and produced many bay area artists such as Death of a Party, Port O'Brien, The Aimless Never Miss, The Bloody Heads, and Good People. Recent sessions include Desa, American Steel, Exodus, Totimoshi, Spark and Decay, Say Thing, Communique and Nine Even. Adam is a recent College Graduate and has his B.A. in Sound Arts. He also plays guitar, keyboards, bass, and theremin in "Post-Rock" band Form & Fate and the electro-pop duo James & Evander. For booking and contact information he can be reached at Adam@Adammyatt.com       Charles Rook Charles Rook Producer/ Engineer/Technical Guru Charles has more than thirty years in the music industry, recording Grammy nominated records and working extensively with respected artists like Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ottmar Liebert, Carla Olson, Mick Taylor, Percy Sledge, Eddie Money, and many others. He has designed and built world class studios and is considered an authority on recording technology. Charles was a founding member and designer of Sharkebite Studios and remains dedicated to its improvement and maintenance. He continues to offer advice and consultation on record production. To book an appointment or for services contact ryan@sharkbitestudios.com       Mark Keaton Sharkbite owner emeritus and frequent Engineer/Producer. Mark founded Sharkbite Studio in the mid-90's after realizing he wasn't cut out for the touring life. The studio started in a fairly gritty section of West Oakland with somewhat dodgy equipment, but Mark quickly built a name for himself as somebody who got great sounds and great performances. When the lease at the old studio was up, he moved the facility into its current posh digs in the heart of Jack London Square. He built Sharkbite from the ground up with a small crew and worked constantly for almost a decade turning out many amazing albums on the way. Credits include: Machine Head, The Roadrunner All-stars, Unjust, Communiqué, Mr. T Experience, Michael Zapruder, Mare Winningham, Kaos, and many more. Mark is available for sessions at Sharkbite- contact mail@sharkbitestudios.com or 510-663-8346 for more info on booking a session with Mark.       Kevin Army Engineer / Producer Kevin has been working out of Sharkbite since the late 90's. He has engineered and produced for a laundry list of bands including- Green Day, Operation Ivy, Sweet Baby, Tilt, The Mr. T Experience, Crimpshrine, American Steel, The Avengers, Jawbreaker, etc., etc... Kevin took a hiatus from the engineering life to follow other pursuits, but is now back in the fold and available for sessions. Contact ryan@sharkbitestudios.com for information on booking time with Kevin.