HOWARD
BOWLER

“emperor”

Owner / President
Howard Bowler has made audio his mission in life. Starting out as a musician, he’s shared the stage with such notable acts as, Blondie, Talking Heads, Ramones, B52s, Grand Master Flash, AC/DC, and many others. In the late 80s he produced the top 40 charting single, “Saying Sorry Don’t Make It Right”. During that time he built his first recording studio and engineered the demos for his two A&M albums. In 1992 he joined AT&T to develop audio for interactive TV. Shortly afterwards, Howard joined Grey Worldwide, built their audio studios and was promoted to manager of the in house post division of Grey. After ten years of record revenue, Howard has opened Hobo Audio Company.

CHRIS
STANGROOM

“WEE WEE INGENIEUR”

Senior Audio Engineer
Chris has been mixing, sound designing and mastering all Angry Bird levels for Hobo Audio since it’s inception in 2006 (the Angry Birds, unfortunately, started a few years later). With a background laden with live sound, vocal training and music recording and mixing, he has taken aspects of these and brought them into his style of working.

He has been involved in many TV series for the History Channel, Discovery & NatGeo, as well as surround mixing & supervising feature & short films. He loves his XBox, kills Rock Band and invites any challenger for Shake Shack & scotch consumption. Holleration..

STEPHEN
DAVIES

“HIPHOPAPOTAMUS”

Audio Engineer + Composer
Stephen Davies comes from the tropical paradise of Rochester NY. That’s where his passion for music, recording, guitar, and espresso began. These passions were further developed while working at a premiere Rochester recording studio, The Studios at Linden Oaks, and during his time at Duquesne University where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree of Music Technology.

At Hobo, Stephen brings his engineering, music, and sound designing skills to the table. As the In-House-Composer, he writes music that achieves your creative goals. Thus far, he has composed music for Comcast, Vogue Magazine, Crown Royal, Oxfam and others.

LEIGH-ANNE
PIKE

“FRECKLES”

Business Manager
Leigh-Anne was born and raised in the unknown town of Flourtown, PA. Her passion for television, music, and her desire to get out of her small town brought her to Hofstra University, home of the “fist pumping” and “GTL” ways of life. Fueled by her Television Production major, Leigh-Anne produced many of her own programs, including a live televised concert.

Having always dreamed of working in the Big Apple, she quickly acquired internships at film, TV, and post production companies. Fresh out of college and wandering the streets of New York, Leigh-Anne was heckled by a Hobo and has been with us ever since.