Hello, and welcome.
My name is Alexey Gorokholinskiy, and I am a video and audio engineer with a professional background in classical music.

I graduated from The Juilliard School with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Clarinet Performance and later served as an Artist in Residence with Carnegie Hall's Ensemble Connect program. Throughout my career, I have worked as a performer, recording engineer, music producer, composer, educator, and software engineer; experiences that continue to shape the way I approach every project.

My fascination with recording began long before my professional career. When I was eight years old, I found myself in a large recording studio in Moscow, recording a simple Bach arrangement for a radio station. I was captivated by the process, the technology, and the unique atmosphere of the recording space. That experience stayed with me and ultimately became a lifelong passion.

While studying at Juilliard, I purchased my first recording equipment and began helping fellow musicians create audition recordings. Many of those recordings played a big role in helping talented performers secure important opportunities and positions. After completing my Carnegie Hall fellowship, I joined the faculty of the Institute of Audio Research, where I deepened my knowledge of audio engineering, music production, and critical listening. During the same period, I worked as a recording and mastering engineer for label LP Classics, producing more than thirty album releases between 2013 and 2018.

My background combines performance, recording, filming, music production, and technology. Years spent on stage taught me how much preparation, vulnerability, and dedication go into every performance. Years spent behind microphones and cameras taught me how to capture those moments faithfully and naturally.

Because I am a musician myself, I understand what performers experience before stepping onto a stage or into a recording session. I understand the trust involved in placing an important performance in someone else's hands. Whether I am recording a solo recital, chamber ensemble, orchestra, educational event, or live performance, my goal is always the same: to create a document that reflects not only how the event sounded and looked, but how it felt to be there.

Perhaps this perspective comes from having spent much of my life on stage, but I have always believed that performances deserve to be preserved thoughtfully. Months—or even years—of preparation can culminate in a single evening, and once that moment passes, it can never be recreated in exactly the same way again.

My role is to capture those moments with the care and attention they deserve, so performers, organizations, and audiences can revisit them for years to come.