 Miguel moved to Atlanta in 1986 from Denver, Colorado. His decision to enter the music industry came early, at 13 years old. That's when he heard his first Jimi Hendrix record, “Electric Lady Land�, and from there music became the focus of his life. He started playing the guitar at 15, and a few years later began DJing and producing Drum & Bass around Atlanta. In 2005 he attended the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Tempe, Arizona. To complete his degree, he interned at Electric Lady Studios in NYC. Then in January of 2006, Miguel found his way to Tree where he began as an intern, quickly became our most requested Assistant, and now Engineers and Produces for some of our biggest clients. Miguel recently earned a Grammy nomination for his engineering work on Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III.
Some Tree Sound clients that Miguel has worked with include:
(Engineer)
Whitney Houston, Usher, Lil Wayne, Jim Jones, Focus, Bow Wow, Deezle, Lloyd, Lil Mama, Elvis Williams, Juvenile, Bobby Lee Rodgers, Ike Stubblefield, Soulja Boy, Robin Meade, Wrath, Jamie Portee, Mase, Innate Forte, Amul 9, Comcast Bands On Demand, Kia Shine, Dada, Yelewolf, Such A Voice,
(Assistant Engineer)
Perpetual Groove, Akon, The Clutch, Sean Garrett, Robin Thicke, Andre 3000, Omarion, Ciara, Bryan Michael Cox, David Banner, Danja, Polow, Menudo, Red One, Mims, Ginuwine, Tyrese, Sundomingo, Deep Blue Sun, Estevan, R.L., Mario Winans, Drake, Jesse McCartney
(Intern)
Foreigner, Collective Soul, Flickerstick, Jamie Cullum,
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Paul's
love of music started at 8 when he heard the sounds of
the 70's. He began running live sound for local artists
out of the back of his 86' Isuzu Trooper (which, by the
way, still runs!). The first incarnation of Tree Sound
was built in his parent's basement, which he quickly outgrew.
He then built a studio inside a local music school, where
he became a teacher. When space again became an issue,
Paul began his search for a new building. He happened
upon an old printing plant in Norcross Georgia and through
his inspired vision and unrelenting determination, Tree
Sound Studios was reborn. Working in tandem with renowned
studio designer George Augsperger, the design was created
and implemented with artistry and precision. Since then,
Paul has expanded the facility to include three unique
studios and a killer live soundstage. A self proclaimed
"gear hound" Paul has outfitted his studios with the best
audio equipment available and is vigilant to insure the
quality that is Tree Sound Studios. He is an avid adventurist
and his interests include full tilt rock & ice climbing,
snow boarding, white water rafting, scuba diving (with
sharks, by the way!), sky diving, and he is also an expert
marksman. His adventureous spirit fills Tree Sound Studios
with what our clients call "the coolest vibe around".
His focus is always on the music, and he is a staunch
advocate of artist's rights.
Growing up in the hills of Southern Arizona on the Mexican border, Sunshine brings her rustic, "off the grid" upbringing to Tree Sound.
Mali started her music career in Chicago on the advertising side creating music for commercials through her company Retnuh Productions. She was successful in creating musical campaigns for Leo Burnett, Foote Cone & Belding, DDB & more. She has traveled the world making music & has built a wealth of friends & allies in the business like no other. After owning her own recording studio in Chicago & NY she decided to move down to Atlanta where she now manages Tree Sound while partnering her company Retnuh Productions with Treesound/Treeleaf. Mali has been with the company since 2005 & has played several roles in the Tree Sound family. She has a love not only for music but for the earth & the Green initiative that Tree Sound promotes. For special booking, or if you would like to contact Mali, email her at 
Ian was born in Rome, Georgia in 1986 where his love of music began when he learned to play the trumpet in elementary school. A couple of years later he was playing tuba/sousaphone in his middle school concert/marching band, and guitar in his middle school jazz band. By the time Ian was in high school he was working with several local rock bands; playing live shows, and creating/recording original material. After graduating high school he moved to Atlanta to start classes at Georgia State University. In 2008 he attended SAE Institute of Technology and graduated a year later with an Associate of Science degree in Audio Technology. Ian began his internship at Tree in 2009, after completing his first round of classes at SAE, and since then he has been assisting and engineering a growing number of sessions at Tree as well as hitting the road with Tree Power and Sound.
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Tristan "Kharvari" McClain was born on The Homestead Airforce Base in Miami Fl. From the early age of 6, Tristan was already developing his gift for music, by learning to play the guitar writing lyrics. Growing up in Miami, Tristan was always in a diverse musical environment. While his talent for writing songs continued to grow, he also developed an ear for engineering as he began to experiment with recording techniques. He acquired a degree in psychology and communications from Florida State University and then specialized his studies toward Recording Arts and Music Business at Full Sail University. Joining the Tree Sound family in 2009, Tristan quickly found his niche, applying his musical ear to production and engineering. Now as an assistant engineer and producer for Tree Sound, Tristan joins a specialized team of musically gifted staff members. Tristan's ability to compose, write, and arrange music combined with his highly developed engineering skill is a sure fit for artists of any musical genre.
Ben Didelot picked up his first guitar at the age of 11. Craving more low end, he later gave the bass guitar a try and the rest was history. After gigging with a few local bands in college, Didelot co-founded the band Laura Reed & Deep Pocket, a Soul/R&B act based out of the southeast. He toured internationally for a few years with the band before it broke up, and now he resides in Atlanta, GA playing bass for the house band at Tree Sound Studios.
Josh first began his musical journey playing trumpet at the young age of 11. It didn’t take long for him to realize his talent for stringed instruments, beginning with guitar then quickly moving on to slide guitar, banjo, mandolin and lap steel as well. After realizing his passion for music he took on an apprenticeship at a local recording studio in high school and became absorbed in the recording world. Josh went on to study recording and production while continuing his musical education in jazz at Appalachian State University. After graduation Josh made his way back to his native city of Atlanta where he began his internship at Tree Sound Studios. Since then he has gone on to work with a number of artists involved with Tree Sound and continues to help write, engineer, produce and play with various other Tree Leaf artists.