TJ JAMES

Studio Manager

TJ’s music journey started at the early age of 4 years old when he began playing the drums.  He eventually found his niche in the drumline and drum corps community, and was named a US Army All American for drumline in high school, before eventually marching and working with multiple groups in DCI/DCA.

TJ continued his education at SUNY Fredonia, where he earned his B.S. in Sound Recording Technology and a B.A. in Percussion. After college, TJ joined the SubCat Studios team in 2014 as an intern before eventually being named the Studio Manager in 2017.  He immersed himself into the Central New York music scene, becoming a well-known live sound engineer in many of the area’s leading venues. 

TJ has been teaching percussion with the East Syracuse-Minoa Marching Arts programs since 2016 where he currently has the role percussion director for the Marching Band and Winter Drumline. In addition to teaching percussion, he also teaches Audio Arts courses for Syracuse University. To this day, he still plays percussion with multiple groups across all music genres.

Cody slade

Video Production & Graphic Design

Since 2017, Cody has been heading up the video department at SubCat Studios. He started his career by working for multiple studios in the Syracuse Area in 2014. During the early stages of his career, he was working with musicians to create music videos and album covers. At SubCat, he now works with all types of content creation; from music videos to virtual concerts for school districts. 

SHANE PATTERSON

Freelance Engineer | Producer

Patterson is a recording engineer who got his start by learning from Todd and Brett Hobin at Hobin Studios when he was only 12 years old. He went on to produce projects that were nominated and won SAMMYs before moving to New York City to continue his education at New York University, learning from legendary recording engineers like eight-time Grammy-winning Kevin Killen and 60-time Grammy nominated Alan Silverman. After moving back to Central New York due to Covid, Patterson earned his first Grammy nomination right here an engineer at SubCat.
As a musician first, Shane’s goal is to help artists create incredible projects; he has worked diligently to make the audio engineering process feel second nature, so that we can focus on creating great art.

Shane is thrilled to have a portfolio featuring Stephen Phillips, Neil Minet, Rhiannon Payne, Posted, Churches and Graveyards, Geico, Brett Altman, Estèe Lauder, Julia Goodwin, The History Channel, Brede, Blue Note Records, 93Q, and many more. You can view his work at www.Shaneth.com.

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Brandon Wilson

Freelance Engineer

Brandon Is a Newhouse graduate with a Masters in Audio Arts.  A Live sound engineer for 15+ years.  Currently works as a Subcontractor under Subcat for Abundant Life Christian Center as A Front of House sound tech, and a freelance engineer.  Enjoys working with R&B, Pop, and rock music as well as sound for picture.