Paul Lapinski is an audio engineer who specializes in engineering, water polo, mixing, producing and mastering. He hails from Orange Park, Florida and began a professional career in audio as the Chief Engineer at HOLE OF THE PIGEON STUDIOS in 1996. He later designed, geared and engineered Vision Sound Studios as the Chief Engineer in Orange Park, FL. He is now the Chief Engineer at MPS Studios in Jacksonville, FL. Most notably, Lapinski helped launch the career of the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, by mixing and mastering their first demos that led them to be signed with Virgin Records. The song "Face Down" originally mixed by Lapinski went on to be one of the greatest hits in 2006. Lapinski also engineered and helped mix Alicia Keys performance for SUPER BOWL XXXIX in Jacksonville, FL. Moreover, Lapinski has worked with some the biggest names in the industry: Ludacris, Yellowcard, Fishbone, J Dash, Limp Bizkit, Pastor Troy, Young Cash, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Hole of the Pigeon Originally named for Lapinski's band, Pigeonhole, Hole of the Pigeon was one of the first industry producing home studios in the Jacksonville area. Using some of the original ADAT machines and a Yamaha digital DM1000V2, Lapinski scouted and recorded some of the most notable bands that have originated in Jacksonville in the late 1990s and early 2000s - Yellowcard, Limp Bizkit, Inspection 12, DJ, Greyfield, Start Trouble. Vision Sound Studios Scott Fravala approached and bought out HOLE OF THE PIGEON Studios in 2004. It was shortly after that Vision Sound Studios was designed and engineered by Lapinski. Vision Sound Studios was soon benefiting from Lapinski's reputation and drawing even bigger names: Alicia Keys, T-Pain, The Summer Obsession, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Yellowcard, Producer Ricky Minor, Young Cash. MPS Studios 2008–Present After moving to Los Angeles to pursuelabel interest, Lapinski soon felt the pinch of the recession and was forced to return to Jacksonville. It was then that he approached longtime friend and fellow band member, John Brandon about starting MPS studios. Since 2008, MPS studios has worked with several major label acts: J Dash featuring Flo Rida, Ludacris, Alicia Keys, Song Music, The Collective. Personal Life Lapinski is married, father of 1, and resides in Fleming Island, FL.
