Meet the Team
Stephen Cusano
Studio Owner, Head Audio Engineer, Producer, Drummer
Stephen Cusano, from North Haven, CT has played a huge role in the Connecticut music community since age eighteen, when he curated “A Give Back Benefit Concert”, where all proceeds went to North Haven High School’s music department. He graduated from the Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz with a focus in drums in Jazz Studies. After graduating from The Hartt School, Stephen immediately took a leadership role in multiple touring bands including Broca’s Area, Wise Old Moon, and The Meadows Brothers Band, and as a private music instructor. After realizing the need, he created a hub for artists, which is now known as Parkville Sounds. With this studio, Stephen has selflessly created an environment that many artists utilize. He produces video sessions, live performances, records demo sessions, voice overs, and provides rehearsal and creative space for thousands of local and internationally touring artists. Stephen created and produced the CPTV series, “The Parkville Sessions”, attracting audiences to the magnificent music and vibrant community of Hartford. He is heavily involved in the music community as a team member of Make Music Hartford, Greater Hartford Arts Council, and developing a live music series at Parkville Market. Stephen has been recognized by multiple news publications for his work, from the University of Hartford Alumni Association, as well as receiving the Outstanding Young Adult in Philanthropy Award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals.
Jake Subin
Recording & Mix Engineer, Technician
Jake began his career at The Cutting Room Studios in NY where he spent 2 recording, mixing and assisting on KEXP live broadcasts. He then moved on to work at Karmic Power Records where he spent 2 years working in an SSL room mixing all in house electronic and dance music. After NY Jake went on to engineer and manage the recording studio at Telefunken Elektroakustik. After 4 years at Telefunken Jake returned to being a freelance engineer. He currently works where ever the music takes him however, Ghost Hit Recording and Pilot Recording Studios are home.
As a freelancer, his studio work spans a wide variety of genres, including Rock, Pop, Traditional Celtic folk, Punk, Rap, Classical, Christian Worship and more. An open mind and a strong drive to create great sounding music has taken him all over the northeast, where he has been fortunate to work with a variety of musicians and producers.
Jake has had the pleasure of working with artists including Alt-J, Dirty Projectors, Chvrches, Sam Robbins, Dry the River, Conor O'Brien (The Villagers), Turkuaz, Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie), Reily Cotton, Rubblebucket, Allen Stone, The Shelters, Jamie Kent, Viruette, Jill McCracken, Bronze Radio Return, MOE., Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Wood Brothers, Candlebox, Umphrey's Mcgee. House of Hamill and more.
Jillian Cusano
Director of Operations, Producer, Curator
Jillian Cusano, a versatile artist and entrepreneur, trained with Northeast Ballet Company and holds a BFA in Ballet Pedagogy from the Hartt School, where she minored in Psychology and Arts Management, and showcased her talent at the Julidans Festival in Amsterdam, NL. She has performed with Amy Marshall Dance Company, and performed and choreographed for Des Moines Metro Opera and Portland Opera, all while directing productions and instructing students as a professor at the Hartt School. As the Chief Operating Officer of Parkville Sounds, she's contributed to projects for Jazz at Lincoln Center, Amazon Prime, Lizzo’s dancers, American Ninja Warrior, The Hartford Symphony, Allen Stone, and more. Jillian is the Founder and President of the Hartford Dance Collective, promoting female leadership and exposing new audiences to dance. Her impact extends to curating hundreds of performances and multi-faceted arts festivals, hosting open adult classes with thousands of participants, and collaborating with renowned artists, including David Dorfman Dance, Pilobolus, the Radio City Rockettes, The Limon Company, Merce Cunningham Trust, and more; solidifying her role as a trailblazer in contemporary dance.
Matt Bronson
Videographer, Content Creator
Matt Bronson is a Hartford-based videographer specializing in content capture for musicians and creatives. With a keen eye for performance energy and a deep understanding of music’s emotional impact, Matt brings artists’ visions to life through concert videography and dynamic social media promotional content.
When stepping behind the camera, Matt understands the visual wants and needs of artists as he is a musician himself. That foundation in music gives him a unique edge when capturing live performances and studio sessions—he doesn’t just film the moment, he can put himself in the artist's shoes. In 2022, he made the full-time shift into videography and marketing, blending his creative talents and offering a competitive product for clients of all kinds looking to further their brand, and promote themselves with visual media.
Matt has worked with artists across all genres, from indie and hip-hop to jazz, rock, and everything in between. He currently serves as the in-house content capture specialist at Parkville Sounds, Hartford’s premier music production space and recording studio. His work is a key component of the Parkville Sessions series—a popular live video performance project featured on the Parkville Sounds YouTube Channel, where you can explore a wide sample of Matt’s work.
Whether you're looking to capture the energy of a live set or create scroll-stopping content for your next release, Matt brings professionalism, creativity, and a deep love for music to every project.