Fifth Circle Audio is dedicated to producing quality recordings and sound reinforcement of acoustic music. Our specialty is location recording of live concerts.

Benjamin A. Maas, head engineer, has many years of experience in the recording industry. His start was at the Eastman School of Music, where he recorded numerous performances of students and school ensembles including the famed Eastman Wind Ensemble. Early on, he also rose to the position of Head Engineer for the Eastern Music Festival where he produced tapes for national broadcast on National Public Radio. Recently he has acted as the Head Engineer for the Henry Mancini Institute and as an engineer for numerous performances by local professional groups. Here in Los Angeles, he has regular broadcast credits several radio stations, including KMZT (formerly KKGO), KUSC, KLON, KPFK, and NPR. He has also done work on projects that have been released on labels such as Albany, Klavier, and RCM.

Featured Clients

Classical:

• Pacific Chorale
• Los Angeles Chamber Singers
• Long Beach Symphony (classics and pops series)
• Los Angeles Master Chorale
• Chamber Music in Historic Sites
• Eroica Trio
• Moscow Conservatory Trio
• Peterson Quartet
• Eastman Wind Ensemble
• University of Southern California Choirs and Wind Ensemble
• Vatican Choir with members of the LA Philharmonic, Gilbert Levine, conductor
• Pacific Serenades
• Mládi Chamber Orchestra
• California Philharmonic
• Camerata Singers of Long Beach
• West Hollywood Orchestra

Jazz:

• Henry Mancini Institute
• Louis Bellison Big Band
• California Institute for the Preservation of Jazz
• McCabe's Guitar Shop
• Long Beach Blues Festival
• American Jazz Institute
• Los Angeles Jazz Institute

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