Kosta Cross

I’m a producer, engineer, and technologist who’s spent a lifetime working in service of music and the people who make it.​ I came up through classical training at the renowned Tchaikovsky School of Music. Raised in a musical family, I earned an MD in Music Theory and Conducting, with advanced studies in contemporary classical composition. During my college years, I developed a parallel passion for audio engineering and electronic instruments, laying the groundwork for a hybrid musical and technical career. By the late 1980s, I was touring and recording with bands across Europe, deepening my engagement with music production and studio work. After moving to the United States in 1991 and eventually becoming a citizen, I settled on the West Coast and joined Digidesign. There, I contributed to some of the company’s most successful hardware and software products—work that earned our team Technical Grammy Award, and an Oscar for Pro Tools. During this period, I became immersed in experimental and alternative music scenes, collaborating with artists including Psychic TV, Hall, Anna Homler, and noise artist Thomas Dimuzio. I also had the privilege of learning the craft from world-class engineers such as Andrew Scheps, Tony Maserati, Dylan Dresdow (3-D), Michael Romanowski, and others. After leaving Avid in late 2016, I spent five years at Antares Audio Technologies, contributing to vocal processing and music production tools, including the continued evolution of Auto-Tune. Today, I am the CEO of FSK Audio, focused on building expressive, artist-centered audio tools for modern music makers.