• Team

  • Higher Ground Sound and Media started out of passion, talent and the desire of Jeremy Palacio wanting to bring excellence and quality to the local live and recording scenes. What separates Higher Ground Sound and Media from other recording agencies is the attention to detail and customer experience that comes with doing a job we love. It is much more than just deriving a sound and turning knobs: it requires a trained ear and true dedication to produce superior audio. Jeremy saw a local need to bring this quality and experience after many dissatisfied clients of other services came and asked if he could fix a badly done recording. Oftentimes, so many services offer "sound" but not "quality.” Higher Ground Sound and Media will never just get the job done. We will go above and beyond with every customer who entrusts us. Working alongside our valued customers is a blessing in of itself. The testimonies to this effort are confirming more and more that Higher Ground Sound and Media is the premier recording /audio company to work with in the Nashville and LA Area. 

  • Jeremy Palacio - Owner / Engineer

    Certified Audio Engineer

    Drummer

    Jeremy Palacio is the founder and owner of Higher Ground Sound and Media. Graduating at the top of his class at SAE Los Angeles, Jeremy brings an amazing touch and feel to everything audio.Live audio is an industry filled with diversity, and as such, Jeremy’s ultimate goal is to always bring the purest quality of audio for any given event. In the recording studio, he displays a great attitude, easy environment, and a fantastic recording experience. The end results are always the best of the best. Every client is astounded at what Jeremy can do with the equipment, space, and time offered.

    A resident of Simi Valley, California, Jeremy has been working in the audio industry for over 9 years. He is always prepared to either come and run sound on existing equipment, or provide his own, personal set-up. Some of the consoles that Jeremy has worked on include: Yamaha M7CL, Yamaha CL5, Yamaha 01V, Midas Pro 6, Midas Pro 3, Avid Venue, Avid SC48, Mackie 32x8, Mackie 1604, Behringer X32, and the Behringer X18.

    In 2015, Jeremy interned with Glenwood Place Studios and following that, got the opportunity to intern with 10 time Grammy Award Winning Engineer, John Jaszcz. Since then, Jeremy has been landing sound gigs at the legendary Canyon Club, The Rose, Borderline, The Treehouse Tavern, and many more venues.

    Above all, he believes that sustainable success attracts loyalty, and as a result, his finished product is always top notch! He works in schools, churches, businesses, concert venues, corporate events, birthday parties, weddings,you name it!When not working, you can find Jeremy drumming ‘til his heart’s content in a country band or at church, as well as working as an Apple Specialist. 

    “Keep the momentum going and get the gig done so the technical side is invisible to the creative side.”

    -Justin Niebank

  • Dean Palacio - Owner / Engineer

    Recording / Audio Expert

    Producer, Musician

    Dean Palacio brings many years of both recording and musicianship experience to assist Jeremy in Higher Ground Sound and Media services. As Jeremy's father, Dean has aided him in starting this company and helping it rapidly progress. It all began when Dean realized the passion and talent his son possessed for recording audio and managing live sound.  

    Dean and Jeremy often team up to renovate and create studio and rehearsal spaces for others that need an organized music/production space. They have built several small rehearsal/recording studio spaces in homes, as well as permanent speaker placement in buildings such as auditoriums or classrooms. Together Dean and Jeremy always bring a stress free and high quality atmosphere to any studio recording or live event. You won’t find another business like this special father-son one!

    Dean’s vast knowledge of the music industry and production aspect makes him a vital companion to the success of HGSM. Combined with Jeremy’s technical skills, Dean makes the music be heard, and literally come to life.