Meet our Team
Pyata Penedo
owner/mix and master engineer/producer/sound designer/percussionist
Pyata G. Penedo is the lead audio engineer and owner of figure8sound. A versatile musician, producer, composer, and sound designer for film, television, and web, Pyata's expertise spans multiple disciplines. With a keen ear and a strong sense of sound aesthetics, Pyata employs creativity, passion, and diligence to achieve the highest sonic standards in every project.
Born in Brazil to parents who owned a music club, Pyata was immersed in music from a young age. After moving to the US in 2001, he pursued a career as a performing musician and later studied audio engineering at SBCC. In 2010, he relocated to Portland to realize his ambition of founding a recording studio. Figure8sound opened its doors in 2013 and has thrived, serving a diverse clientele of artists across various musical genres from Jazz to Rock and Hip Hop. Pyata's expertise also extends to mixing, mastering, and sound design for a wide range of media, including long-form and short films, documentaries, TV shows, web series, and commercials.
Christopher James Thomas
music composer/string arranger/drummer/keyboardist
C.J.T is an Emmy Award-winning composer for film and television. Graduated from the U of Miami on scholarship in studio music & jazz with a BA in drum set, percussion and keyboard, he is equally as well-versed as a studio drummer and keyboardist/synthesist in rock, pop, funk, world, fusion, electronic and jazz styles. He is also a versatile multi-instrumentalist on percussion, guitar and bass as well as being a trained vocalist. Whether he’s creating string arrangements and performing tracks for album production or composing a score to visuals, his well-seasoned, diverse musicianship will enhance and take your production to the next level.
Autumn Bochart
audio editor /sound designer/assistant
Autumn is an audio editor/sound designer, writer, and musician. She has a degree from Western Washington University in English and Audio Production. Autumn is a creative professional with experience in both performing and working behind the scenes. She is a motivated person from a small farm town who has big dreams. She is an advocate of the healing and transformative power of the arts and storytelling. Autumn is eager to help others with audio production to carry on this real life magic and bring important stories to life.