Zach Fisher
Chief Engineer
Zach Fisher has made music production the center of his life for the past 15 years. Primarily rock and live-band focused, Zach enjoys working with artists at all levels ranging from emerging bands to Grammy award winning and household name artists such as Weezer, Rancid, Bad Religion and more. A musician himself, Zach has a deep knowledge and understanding of both the songwriting and recording aspects of record production and can help you from start to finish with arranging, writing, producing, tracking to mixing and mastering.
Jack Ruley
Studio Manager
Studio Manager and co-owner of Big Bad, Jack Ruley has been with the studio since the beginning. He is understanding of both the artistic and recording processes, and will help accommodate any of the artist's needs from scheduling and booking time to arranging session players, instrument rentals, engineers, and equipment rentals
Nate Van Fleet
Chief Engineer
Nate earned a BA in Jazz Drumset Performance in Omaha in 2015 while touring with his alt-rock band See Through Dresses across the US, Canada, and Europe. From 2018–2020, he worked at ARC Studios with producer Mike Mogis (Boygenius, Bright Eyes) as a session drummer and assistant engineer, collaborating with Phoebe Bridgers, Bright Eyes, and Taylor Janzen. Since moving to LA, Nate has focused on drumming and producing, helping artists unlock their songs’ potential. Recent credits include Rise Against, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cuco, White Reaper, and Militarie Gun.
Brian Fomoba
Engineer
Brian is a California native with a passion for music and he is an in-house engineer here at Big Bad. He grew up on hip hop, r&b, and latin music but welcomes every and any genre with open arms. He’s been working in music for 5 years and is knowledgeable in production, composition, arrangement and songwriting.