Laura Escudé –
Founder
Laura founded EC in 2008 and has spent the past decade working with the biggest names around. She lives and breathes music and technology and is constantly pushing the boundaries of live music performance.
From being the world’s first Ableton Live Certified Trainer to being the first to implement it in some of the biggest shows all over the globe, she focuses her pioneering spirit on empowering others to not only follow in her footsteps, but to forge their own path, ultimately building a community of professionals around the expertise and work ethic that precipitated her success.
AJ Ramirez –
Head of Production
AJ is a producer, musician, audio/playback engineer and visual creative from California. With a background in both music and visual arts, AJ got his start gigging on guitar around Austin while working in art direction. He wound up in Valencia, Spain where he studied at Berklee College of Music, thereafter coming to LA, where he has since worked with artists like Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, 30 Seconds to Mars, Modest Mouse, Reggie Watts, Logic, AlunaGeorge, Big Sean, Meek Mill, Anderson Paak, Cory Henry, Morgxn, Ava Max, Elephant Heart, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more.
He joined EC in 2017 and has helped grow it into the team it is today. From actively gigging and touring, to heading production design on all EC’s rigs and internal technical and business structure, he is a proud core member of the growing EC community.
He additionally works with XR Studios in the virtual production space, and with Output Arcade as a sound designer. From 2018-2021 he co-managed Multihouse Studios, a hybrid art and music space in DTLA, but now works out of a private studio. He continues to write music and produce artists, and has also worked on projects involving 3D audio in theatre such as Cages DTLA.
Miles Minkin –
Production Administrator
Miles Minkin is a music producer and composer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He does video production, IT, and graphics for EC, along with research, implementation, and maintenance of new technologies and internal processes. He also conceives and develops new visual media for EC’s education and outreach efforts.
Growing up in a music-centric family in the SF Bay, Miles was exposed to live music at a very young age and played guitar in several different bands. After graduating from High School, he moved to Los Angeles and attended ICON Collective where he met Laura Escudé.
Miles continues to pursue his passion for creating music and visual experiences for audiences, while helping others achieve their own visions through music.
