Bio

Zach Miley is a Bay Area based audio & video music recording specialist with a background in classical violin. Zach spent years learning the crafts of photography, audio, video, and lighting, and now enjoys putting all of these individual skillsets together in order to create a cohesive product that supports the music in creative and interesting ways.

He is equipped to manage audio recording sessions, video shoots, and live-streamed events.

Zach has worked with many of the Bay Area’s premiere music ensembles including Kronos Quartet, Berkeley Symphony, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, SF Contemporary Music Players, SF Chamber Orchestra, Mercury Soul, Cal Performances, Areon Flutes, Friction Quartet, iSing SV, International Orange Chorale of San Francisco, Cappella SF, and more.

I'd love to work with you on a project! Contact Me for a Quote

 


Work history:
- Zach Miley Productions, 2011-present
- AV Coordinator, First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2017-present
- Senior Recording Engineer, SF Conservatory of Music, 2014-2018
- Music Producer Work-Study, The Banff Centre, Sept 2013-April 2014
- Audio Engineer, Aspen Music Festival 2013
- Assistant Audio Engineer, Aspen Music Festival 2012
- Student Recording Engineer, SF Conservatory of Music, 2011-2013

Education:
- San Francisco Conservatory - Master of Music '13.  Violin student of Ian Swensen & mentored in audio by Jason O'Connell
- The Banff Centre - Music Producer Work-Study, 2 terms, 2013-2014.  Mentored by Theresa Leonard and Graham Lessard
- Temple University - BM Violin '10. Student of Hirono Oka


About my Photography:
I have been shooting B&W film photography since I was in high school.  I do all parts of the process myself, from shooting with a manual camera to the developing and scanning or printing. 

My camera is a Nikon FE2 and generally used with a 55mm f/1.2 AI-S lens.  My favorite films are Fuji Acros 100 for daytime and Kodak Tri-X shot at 400 or push processed to 1600 for other times. 

See more of my photos at https://www.instagram.com/zach_miley/ - any color on this page is Fuji Velvia Slide Film