My name is Anders Nordstrom, and I am an audio engineer, software engineer, and musician currently operating out of New York City. I love everything associated with music and audio—recording in the studio, running live sound or lighting at a venue, programming audio-based applications and products, or performing in front of a crowd.
I engineer anything I can, specializing in rock, jazz, punk, electronic/industrial, and classical genres. My interests lie in extreme music, and I adore anything that pushes my musical and engineering boundaries.
Below, you’ll find my available services and previous experiences.
Recording, Mixing, and Mastering
My time at New York University was dedicated to growing as an audio engineer, particularly in a studio environment. In my last two years at the university, I worked as a studio engineer at the university’s state-of-the-art James L. Dolan Studios and the Paulson Center Ensemble Rehearsal and Performance Room.
I was lucky enough to record, mix, and master jazz ensembles, string quartets, and full orchestras, among others.
My most recent project has been producing, engineering, mixing, and mastering the short-film musical Litusical, created by Adam Azrieli and Payton Daly. I’ll even be performing on a few of the tunes!
The experience has been a delightful one, and will be released within the next months. As promotion, the Litusical team created a small video to generate excitement and raise funds for the film’s budget. I mixed and mastered the video.
Read more about Litusical at the film’s Seed&Spark page.
I write, record, mix, and master my own music, as well. My most recent release with one of my groups, Police State, is Slow Violence, and a Silent Rise. Much of the record was recorded live - complete with rock instrumentation, a horn trio, and a string trio - at the historic Nile Theater in Mesa, Arizona.
Aside from Slow Violence’s focus on post-rock, power electronics, and ambient genres, I have explored elements of industrial noise, hardcore punk, and dance music through my time in Police State.
Software Engineering
One of my proudest software engineering achievements is the Antagonist Mini.
The Antagonist is both a granular synthesizer and an oscillator drone machine. The synthesizer’s granular mode allows for two samples to be played at once, whilst the oscillator drone mode allows for three different oscillations, along with a modulating LFO, to be played simultaneously.
Each source of audio in the Antagonist can be altered and mangled beyond recognition: audio can be distorted, delayed, panned, and pitched to generate anything from harsh, industrial noise to beautiful, expansive soundscapes.
Event Production / Performance
Featured below are a curated collection of musical events, tours, and festivals that I have held leading roles in, including management, lighting, audio, and performance. All artwork credited to Jack Pyles and Alex PlesKovitch.
"Humiliation and Failure 2025" Tour - Joint United States West Coast Tour between Arizona-based groups Police State and Washed. I acted as Show Booker, Financial Supervisor, Manager, Lighting Supervisor, and Promoter.
"Acid Western '24" - A Phoenix, Arizona-based festival featuring numerous heavy & abrasive bands from the Southwest. Held August 10th, 2024. I acted as Festival Organizer, Financial Supervisor, Lighting Supervisor, Booker, Manager, and Promoter.
"Music Like Escaping Gas" - A Phoenix, Arizona-based festival featuring the talents of sixteen avant-garde musical and visual artists. Held July 20th, 2024. I acted as Festival Organizer, Financial Supervisor, Booker, Manager, Lighting Supervisor, and Promoter.
"Music Like Escaping Gas" musical guests.
"Music Like Escaping Gas" visual arts guests.
Large-Scale event at The Nile Theater 8.10.23. I acted as Festival Organizer, Financial Supervisor, Booker, Manager, Lighting Supervisor (for Police State), and Promoter.
My experiences with live performance in the group Manhattan (formerly Police State) have been marked by constant improvement and unrestrained ambition.
I pre-programmed all of the lighting, managed all musicians, and lead booking of all events featured in the video, within a modest, DIY budget.
I believe the footage encapsulates the group’s, and thus my own, musical ethos:
Realize your art as fully as possible.
If you can do it yourself, do it yourself.
Stay within budget.
Disregard rules #2 and #3 in service of rule #1.