About Us
Capturing Creativity At Every Moment
Welcome to our world of sound! We are a team of passionate professionals, each with our own unique skills and talents, who have come together to create something truly special. Our place is the product of our collaborative efforts - a space that we have built together, where we can unleash our creativity and bring your musical vision to life. With sound engineers, videographers, bassist and guitar players, and producers all under one roof, we are a one-stop-shop for all your recording needs.
Our Team.
A group of passionate professionals dedicated to bringing your artistic vision to life through our collective expertise in sound engineering, videography, and music production.
Aybars Savat
From Turkey to Canada, Aybars Savat has honed his skills as a freelance audio engineer working in venues and studios across town for over 10 years. After graduating from Selkirk College's contemporary music and technology program with diplomas in audio engineering and composition, he went on to work with many local artists and tour throughout Canada. Aybars also freelances as an audio engineer and as well as in media, movies, and broadcasting.
In addition to being an audio engineer, Aybars is also a drummer and has worked with artists such as Nick Johnston, ZAYDA, Sophie D'Orleans, Torben Brown, The Outseer, Friday Night Jams, 87" Moth, and The Sophistoracts. Aybars and his spouse, along with their talented friends, founded Apricot Studios, where they bring out the best in every project they work.
His dual role as an audio engineer and music instructor in the industry has allowed him to become adept at working with people of vastly different ages, backgrounds, personalities, and life circumstances. Aybars values empathy and patience for each individual's unique needs and strengths.
Ashley Pearce
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Ashley Pearce
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Ashley Pearce
Ashley Pearce is a Vancouver based musician and founder of the Canadian band, The Out Seer. She holds a music diploma from Selkirk College's Contemporary Music and Technology Program, where she majored in performance and studied guitar. Driven to succeed, Ashley continued her education in Capilano University's Jazz Studies program where she developed and improved her musical skills and knowledge. As a representative of the growing generation of female instrumentalists, Ashley has gotten the opportunity to perform as a big band guitarist with renowned bandleader, Jill Townsend, during the Cap U Leading Ladies Series in an all-women’s big band (also performing in the West Coast Big Band Festival, opening for the Sister Jazz Orchestra).
A dedicated and versatile musician, Ashley has invested her skills in a variety of bands, session work, shows, projects, and genres ranging from rock, folk, blues, pop, R&B, hard rock, heavy metal, funk, EDM, jazz, big band, and progressive rock. She's thankful to have her guitar playing featured alongside the talents of Baard Kolstad and Derek Sherinian on tracks for the Canadian prog-rock band, Pareidolon (who were nominated for a Kootenay Music Award in 2017). Ash makes her day-to-day living by gigging, teaching music, running Apricot Music Studios, and by taking music contracts for companies like Capilano Suspension Bridge, Richmond County Farms, and Netflix. She's happily at home on stage or in a recording studio, and has performed and done session work at several different venues and studios all over British Columbia. Excited to share her experiences and help music students enter the industry, Ash is currently serving as chair of the Program Advisory Committee for Douglas College's Music Technology Program.
Her sound is unique as she has grown up with a variety of different rock, hard rock, and heavy metal styles to draw influence from and has combined them with her vocal characteristics to create a unique blend that is entirely her own.
Lachlan Tocher
"Hailing from Nelson, BC, Lachlan Tocher is a versatile multi-instrumentalist, sound engineer, and composer currently active in Vancouver. Lachlan began playing guitar at age 14 and set sights on attending music college, before deciding to switch focus to bass guitar two weeks before his audition while having next to no experience with the instrument. He was accepted, and worked over the course of four years of schooling to become proficient at bass, as well as continue guitar study and branch out into keyboards. Majoring in both composition and sound engineering, he has since done extensive work in the local scene.
Since moving to Vancouver, Lachlan has had the opportunity to perform bass, guitar, synthesizers, vocals, and sitar, as well as run recording sessions for dozens of singles/EPs/albums. Among the artists in his portfolio are Said The Whale, Sean Kingston, Carlos Joe Costa, Chaya Harvey, Yellow!, The Racket, Soular, Quark Aeon, Aza Nabuko, Stranci, and more - a variety of styles ranging from pop, to indie, metal, folk and jazz. He has also leant his live sound talents to multiple stage productions, concerts, and TV shows.
Currently, Lachlan works in two recording studios and performs/records with multiple bands. In 2015, he formed progressive rock band Pareidolon and has written the majority of material on their debut album, followup EP, and forthcoming second record which features guest performances from legendary musicians Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater, ex-Kiss, Billy Idol) and Baard Kolstad (Leprous, Rendezvous Point). He joined The Outseer upon its creation in 2019 as bassist and occasional keyboardist, off the heels of a successful tour with local artist Charlie PS for whom he has also produced three singles and played bass since 2018."
Davis Yates
Davis Yates is a guitarist from Cranbrook BC. In 2017 Davis graduated from the Selkirk College Contemporary Music and Technology Program. He majored in both Music Production and Performance. Since 2016 Davis has been the lead guitarist of several bands, including The Sophistocrats, The Out Seer, and 87 Inch Moth. In this time he has also played a variety of shows in solo, duo, and trio formats. You can hear Davis’ guitar playing on The Out Seer album "Ab Initio", the Sophistocrats EP “Together”, the Pareidolon EP “Lunar Sea” and on the Apricot Studio Youtube channel with Friday Night Jams. Davis has a passion for multiple genres of music and enjoys playing jazz, rock, country, blues, soul, pop and progressive rock. He is excited to be working on a new album with 87 Inch Moth expected to release in 2023.
Amanda Chan
Based in New Westminster, BC, Amanda Chan is a pianist, brass musician and graduate of the University of British Columbia School of Music. She has performed in various brass chamber ensembles, symphony orchestras, and is comfortable in many genres including classical, rock, indie, folk, pop, jazz and r&b. She enjoys composing, arranging and film scoring, and currently plays in various cover and original groups.
Alec Preissler
Alec Preissler is a Vancouver-based videographer, live camera operator, and camera assistant, currently working for Apricot Music Studios as well as several local clients. With a passion for storytelling and creativity, Alec graduated with distinction from BCIT's Film and Television program, and has been producing videos for several years.
He has worked on various projects including real estate videos, music videos, live sports and events, and movie sets.
In his spare time Alec continues to work on personal projects, including visual arts, storytelling, and building his sound design portfolio.
