Longfooter Productions->About Us

Longfooter Productions' Mission Statement: To provide the best one-stop solution for audiovisual projects in the mid-Atlantic region, and to advance the arts through the sponsorship and creation of original audio, video, and photographic content for commercial distribution.

Longfooter Productions, based out of Kingston, Pennsylvania, offers a wide range of recording, media, and live production services. LFP specializes in the production of commercial-grade CD packages and will assist in every aspect of your CD project, from concept to delivery. We also offer live-recording services, digital photography, sound reinforcement, radio-spot recording/editing, and audio mastering. Check our Services and Pricing page for a full, updated listing of LFP offerings.

Staff

CARL SHINKO has had a lifetime love of music, and has been recording it for nearly as long. From his childhood days of cassette-recording to his latest high-fidelity digital endeavors, Carl has always had a passion for trying to capture the essence of music in fixed form. Before completing his BA in Music Performance at Bloomsburg University, he worked as an audio engineer and camera operator for PBS affiliate WVIA-TV/FM in Pittston, PA and recorded two CDs in the guise of the Shinko Singers, his acclaimed one-man choir: "Carols With Carl" and "Songs of Love And Longing From The 16th and 20th Centuries".

Now a conductor, educator, professional musician, and engineer, Carl brings a wealth of musical and technological knowledge and experience to his recording projects. Through understanding of both technical and artistic disciplines, he is able to bring otherwise daunting recording projects together with grace, ease, and skill. He recently engineered and produced the successful debut album of piano-playing songstress Sarah Holgate, titled "Welcoming The Night". Carl is currently at work on several new CD projects, as well as doing sound design and editing for the independent film adaptation of the play, "Cubes".

Carl Shinko has become a favorite live-recording engineer in the Wyoming Valley and throughout Northeast Pennsylvania due to his professionalism, musical sensitivity, attention to detail, and expediency. He enjoys unique and challenging projects, and is well known for going above and beyond the call of duty to ensure quality products and services.

Taking his nose from the grindstone just long enough for this photo, JEFF TYLUTKI is Mr. Shinko's assistant engineer and invaluable right-hand man. In the course of earning his Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Mansfield University, Jeff had participated in the production of several CDs and attended various seminars in Sound Recording, Live Performance Amplification, and CD Production, as well as an independent study in basic recording and equipment maintenance. In addition to working as Assistant Marching Band Director at Lackawanna Trail High School, he is an accomplished trombonist and freelance musician.