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Alex Oana
International and Domestic Sales |
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Contact Information
Phone: 1-888-653-1184 Ext. 150
Email: alex[at]vintageking.com
Award winning producer and engineer Alex Oana brings over 20 years of experience to the Vintage King sales team. Coupled with a level of honesty only an audio journalist could possess (Oana is a regular contributor to Pro Audio Review and ProSound News), his experience both in front of and behind the board provides fresh, discerning insight for Vintage King’s Los Angeles clientele.
Learn more about Alex here: www.alexoana.com
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| About Alex Oana |
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Oana’s foray into professional audio began with live sound in
Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, near the end of the 80s. He first
interned at a small studio that had bought up and put into regular use
dozens of mint-condition vintage tube mics before they had come back
into vogue. Full-time live sound engineering transitioned into full
time recording when he bought the famous Blackberry Way recording studio
in 1994. Starting in 1997, Oana was chief engineer at a beautiful API
Legacy room with a “one-of-each-great-vintage-piece” mentality which
allowed him to record with the finest vintage gear and assist on major
label sessions. Alex also made many records at a woodsy retreat studio
where Nirvana recorded In Utero and which featured a Neve 8068.
Later, Alex joined Vicious Vicious as their synth bassist. He relocated
to L.A. in 2004 and has since continued to produce, engineer, mix and
mastered records, mix world tours and national television spots, sound
design films. In 2007 Oana segued into the world of audio journalism as
a writer/editor for Pro Audio Review and has been published in Pro
Sound News, Audio Media, and Sound on Sound.
Having, in his own words, “Drooled over the gear at vintageking.com for
years,” Oana connected with VK’s Jeff Ehrenberg in 2006 at a private
speaker shootout. Three years later, over a punchbowl of spiked eggnog
alongside a Rupert Neve 5088, Ehrenberg suggested he’d be a great
addition to the Vintage King sales staff, which quickly proved to be
true. Oana is a voting member of NARAS, a member of the Grammy P&E
wing and a member of AES.
What is your favorite piece of gear?
The ears and the brain.
What piece of gear do you think changed history?
The Magnetophone.
What is your most memorable Vintage King sale?
A large sale within just my first week at Vintage King. It just felt like I was helping a friend get the right gear for him.
In The News
In October 2011, Alex did a "Facility Review" of Manifold Recording in Pittsboro, North Carolina for Pro Audio Review. Check out the links below!
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Alex,
I just wanted to take some time and tell you how much your personal touch with my equipment decisions has meant to me. I have dealt with both Musician’s Friend and Sweetwater for years and haven’t even come close to receiving the expertise and knowledge that you have presented both with the gear and how to use it. I believe the first night we talked for about 30 minutes about various strategies and products. I have never had someone take that kind of time and get that in-depth with something that I care so much about. I don’t know if you are the standard or the exception at Vintage King, but I will be referring everyone to you from here on out.
I’d appreciate it if you forwarded this on to your colleagues. I have spent a lot of money at both Musician’s Friend and Sweetwater over the years and I can assure you, you just stole all my business.
Anthony DeLordo
Boca Raton
Hey Alex,
THIS IS AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME!!!
This is why I surround myself with only the best of the best…and that sir, is what you are. Let’s get this show on the road as I have suffered for too long waiting for this day to finally arrive.
Again, I cannot thank you enough for your wisdom, knowledge, initiative and overall concern for the quality of audio I strive for.
All the best,
Bob Lanzner
Technovoice Mastering
Studio City, CA
www.Technovoice.com
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To the staff of Vintage King Audio,
I'd like to send a special note of thanks to all of you concerned who've helped me with my recent studio purchases. I've recorded for many years now, at this time in life I have been blessed with the opportunity to take my studio up to "the next level" in quality and work on projects that I believe could stand up to the highest criteria.
Just recently I am engaged to be married, and my fiancé and I are working on a record together, which we are very excited about! The decisions I made on what studio equipment to buy for our project were crucial, and I came in having only very general knowledge of how things work. Your associate Alex Oana has helped and guided me through this whole process in such a genuine and patient way, with a level of customer service I thought no longer existed. Seeing your list of famous clients was impressive... I didn't feel I had much in common with them, but Alex always treated me like a real star, deserving the same as anyone else with bigger fame or budget. Alex knows about customer service, and he has taught me something about what it really means.
Thank you again for helping me achieve great quality recordings, and for treating me with the highest respect. I really appreciate that.
Sincerely,
Cris Miller
Los Angeles |
Hi Alex,
The Helios Type 69-500 units are absolutely wonderful!
We are truly amazed by the clarity and transparent color (is that even possible?) of the Helios sound.
We would like to thank you again for making this purchase a possibility... we will continue to invest in Helios.
That is way cool you spoke to Tony from Helios! Anything you can share...?
John
SG Productions
Redmond, WA
Alex and Jeff,
You guys gave me a great deal just for shopping, a real treat. Totally appreciated.
I'm glad everything worked out so smooth. The Apogee is awesome...and so is Vintage King!
You were the best deal around and provided excellent service. I lucked out.
Peace,
maX
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CLIENT:
NoWare Media – Minneapolis, MN
SALES REP:
Alex Oana
GEAR:
Avid Pro Tools HD Native, Furman Headphone System, BAE 11 space 50 series rack, Retro Instruments 176 matched pair, Antelope Audio Zodiac, M-Audio Sputnik tube mic |
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CASE STUDY:
The North Warehouse Media Group (NoWare) is a digital content studio specializing in sound design, composition, and training for audio related production. As a group of certified Pro Tools Expert Trainers, the media collective wanted to get their hands on a Pro Tools HD Native System and Avid HF 16 I/O converter as soon as possible. NoWare Media contacted Vintage King sales representative Alex Oana (who now resides in Los Angeles, but is originally from Minnesota himself) with the query.
“NoWare Media partners Scott LeGere, Eric Olsen, and Joel Dodson are long time friends of mine,” says Oana. “Having just acquired a gorgeous Minneapolis warehouse district work space, they were taking their music and production collective to the next level and needed an affordable, yet powerful step up from the limited world of Pro Tools LE and Digi003. They took a leap of faith with HD Native and the HD I/O and were blown away by the performance. Eric shares his ninja-level Avid certification teaching at one of the largest Avid training institutions in the country - IPR, also a client of mine. In light of his status, I arranged some special red-carpet treatment for Eric related to his Avid upgrade from 003 LE to HD Native.” Oana continues, “Partner Joel Dodson additionally purchased all of the audio equipment for the new multimedia production suites at Olson Co, the Midwest’s largest advertising agency, also named one of Inc’s fastest growing private companies, where he is director of audio and video production.”
In addition to HD Native, NoWare media also purchased a Furman Headphone system. Dodson worked with Oana on the purchase of a BAE 11 space 500 series rack, Retro 176 Matched Pair, Antelope Audio Zodiac and M-Audio Sputnik tube mic. Integrating the gear into their setup quickly, the NoWare Media partners were particularly pleased with HD Native.
After a quick and painless installation, we heard the system come to life with an openness in the high end that sounded natural and rich, a wide and spacious stereo image, and a low end that felt tight and reassuring. After the first week of use, we believe that every session we called up sounded stronger, more defined, and had better balance across the listening field. Bottom line, this upgrade has become what you always hope any capital expenditure will be- indispensable. We’re thrilled. Our work sounds better, our clients are more inspired, and we’re happier to come into the office.”
For more information on NoWare media, visit NoWare Media
LINKS: Avid Pro Tools HD Native, Furman Headphone System, BAE 11 space 50 series rack, Retro Instruments 176 matched pair, Antelope Audio Zodiac, M-Audio Sputnik tube mic
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