What the heck is Five Gallon Sound, anyway?
Five Gallon Sound is the brainchild of Corey Coates, a musician born and reared in Listowel, Ontario, Canada. Since its inception in 2004 this production company and its divisions have enjoyed years of music recording/production, music instruction, radio advertisement creation, editing services, podcasting, and more. Five Gallon Sound is proud to continue providing professional audio services to a wide client base both at home and abroad. With physical studio locations in both Canada and Costa Rica, this company has been a valuable partner providing audio production solutions for many recording artists, radio stations, and small companies alike. Please find below a few brief biographies of our talented tribe.
Corey Coates
Corey started his ever-winding path as a professional guitarist, touring and recording throughout Canada with a long list of prolific (and not so prolific) artists, bands, and singer/songwriters. At 26, he retired from the road and began a lucrative teaching practice and project recording studio. He moved to Costa Rica in 2006 to embark on a different path teaching English as a second language with Swiss based company, inlingua. Since then, his travels and work have taken him to a plethora of exotic locations in South and Central America. Corey continues to work in music and radio production, is a freelance writer and radio host, and is, of course, the Grand Poobah of the Five Gallon Empire.
Penny Teahan
Penny is the most recent member of the Five Gallon Team having joined us in December, 2011. Penny hails from the windy city of Chicago, Illinois where she works as our Overseas Marketing Manager. Having earned her Integrated Marketing degree from the University of Chicago, she brings tremendous skills and talent to our efforts in continuing to distribute our sounds and services to a wide range of clients throughout the world. With her own highly popular podcasts, radio spots, and extensive voiceover work, Penny is an invaluable addition to our network and will no doubt be a long-standing pillar in our growing organization.
Nathan Trapolski
Nathan is responsible for everything including talent booking, studio management, online presence, and fervent coffee consumption. Aside from being another bald guy with a Blackberry and a title, Nathan is a graduate of the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology and has worked as an engineer, mixer, and producer for some of Canada’s most established and up-and-coming artists. Nathan provides years of hands-on experience and consulting to our clients worldwide. We are thrilled to have his creativity and vigor as part of the Five Gallon Sound family.