About

Design | Music | Technology

Most people would start from the beginning…

A large monkey sits alone on a bench in The Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC

but I'll start from now and work backwards.

Solving your problems is the least I can do.

I've built solutions that solve problems—helping you to get from where you are to where you want to be.

The space between Design / Music / Technology

Start here—Put pen to paper
A drawing of a rough scratch pad showing text and image
Proper scratch pad: use as needed.

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.

—Steve Jobs

I’ve worked for many years in the creative entertainment industry in Portland, Los Angeles, and New York.

Having participated in the accelerated shift from analog to digital, I feel the transition over the decades is just starting. It’s an exciting time to be a part of it and helping people to get onboard.

Doug Rider is sitting behind a large Neve console at Capitol Studio B in Hollywood CA
Doug Rider at Capitol Studio B, Hollywood CA, 2009
Doug Rider sitting in O'Henry Sound Studios with music equipment in Burbank California
Doug Rider at O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank CA, 1992

For over thirty years, I’ve worked in the music industry as a recording engineer / mixer for artists, TV, film, and commercials. I’ve witnessed this shift and the struggles many people had with their careers and was able to navigate the process and solutions with them.

The digital process started for me at North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science back in the punch card / mainframe days. Times have certainly changed since then. Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to take my iPhone back in time and hand it to my then self to see what kind of reaction it would create.

This is the famous IBM System 360 Model 30 mainframe computer.
IBM System/360 Model 30 CPU - left to right: tapes, computer, disks - from Computer History Museum

All of the above has been a driving force for me to start with the goal and work backward to build a solution.

Let’s build a great solution for you.

Let's get started