Craig Thorson                                       Tom Mudge

Studio M/MPR ~ 480 Cedar St. ~ St. Paul, MN 55101
(Located in Minnesota Public Radio)
Phone: 651.290.1453 or Email Studio M at studiom@mpr.org

Craig Thorson
20+ Year veteran in Voice, Music, Audio Media, and Radio recording techniques & production.
 
  • Born/raised in Denver, Colorado
  • B.S. Graduate of American University, Washington, D.C. in Audio Engineering (4 Yrs)
  • While completing college, interned at No Evil Studios (Wash. D.C.) and started as duplication engineer at the Cutting Corp. (Wash. D.C.)
  • Chief Engineer/Studio Manager of the Cutting Corp. (4 Yrs).
  • Assistant Engineer & Engineer of Studio M / Minnesota Public Radio (5 Yrs)
  • Studio Manager/Engineer of Studio M / MPR (3 Yrs)
  • Owner/Engineer of Studio M Productions along w/Tom Mudge (3 Yrs)
  • Studio Manager/Senior Engineer of Studio M/MPR (current)
 

Engineering Credits Include:

  • Zeitgeist "American Spice"
  • Natalie Lovejoy "Wish I Could Fall"
  • Garrison Keillor "Pretty Good Jokes"
  • Brian Keenan "Traditions"
  • Illicit Sextet "Chapter One"
  • Gloria Chuang / Suzanne Draayer
  • Voices of Sepherad
  • Highbridge Audio
  • Bemidji Chamber Singers
  • Redhouse Records, "Legends of Folk & Newport Folk Festival"
  • Dare to Breathe “Bright Morning Stars” & “Dream a Little Dream”

Radio Production/Awards Include:

  • Weekly live music segments for "The Morning Program" / MPR
  • Saint Paul Sunday programs with Edgar Meyer & Christofer O'Reilly / MPR
  • International Radio Festival of New York, Best Drama Series, "Incredible Betty"
  • Sony Gold Award, Best Outside Broadcast Event, "BBC Weekend"
  • Assoc. Press Broadcast Achievement, Best Documentary, "No Jews Allowed"
  • Third Coast International Audio Festival Competition “Corrections Inc.”

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Tom Mudge
32 years of extensive experience in all aspects of audio recording/production for Music & Voice mediums. (Album, Radio Broadcast, Radio Drama, TV/Video, Audio Book, etc.)
 

  • Born/raised in Twin Cities, Minnesota
  • Majoring in business program (Augsburg College, MN)
  • While completing degree @ Brown Institute, started as assistant engineer for nationally recognized facility "Sound 80" (Minneapolis, MN)
  • Assistant Engineer/Duplication Technician, Sound 80 (4 Yrs)
  • Production/Multitrack Engineer, Sound 80 (7 Yrs)
  • Studio Manager/Staff Engineer of Studio M/Minnesota Public Radio (7 Yrs)
  • Senior Engineer, Studio M/MPR (7 Yrs)
  • Owner/Senior Engineer of Studio M Productions along w/Craig Thorson (3 Yrs)
  • Senior Engineer of Studio M/MPR (current)
 

Engineering Credits Include:

  • Technical Director, MPR National Radio Program "Saint Paul Sunday" (14 years)
  • National Classical artists Chanticleer, King Singers, Edgar Meyer, Dale Warland Singers, Emerson String Quartet, Jorge Demus, Randall Davidson, Minnesota Orchestra, & Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
  • Folk artists Greg Brown, Prudence Johnson, Claudia Schmidt, John Koerner, & Leo Kottke
  • Indie Albums of Year, Dean MaGraw "Broken Silence", Peter Ostrousko "Pilgrims of the Heartroad"
  • Local artists Richard Dworsky, Mary Beth Carlson, Laura Caviani, St. Olaf Choir, Prudence Johnson, Preston Reed, & Lorie Line
  • National Humorist Garrison Keillor's Musical Albums, Audio Books, & TV Specials
  • Jazz artists Billy Taylor, Modern Jazz Quartet, Gary Burton, Steve Vecchi, & Butch Thompson
  • Big Bands Century College, Augsburg, Gustavus Adolphus, University of Minnesota

Radio Production/Awards Include:

  • Grammy nominated Audio Books by Garrison Keillor, "Huck Finn", "WLT", & "Wobegone Boy"
  • Ohio State Awards, Performing Arts & Humanities, 1st Place, Saint Paul Sunday Morning
  • International Radio Festival of New York, Finalist, Saint Paul Sunday Morning
  • Sony Gold Award, Best Outside Broadcast Event, BBC Weekend
  • George Foster Peabody Award, Saint Paul Sunday Morning

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