Scott Winters is a conductor, music educator, accomplished businessman, and filmmaker. He has served as Director of Instrumental Music at Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, MN) and as Music Director of the Minnetonka Civic Orchestra. He founded a non-profit art school in Burnsville, MN and grew it into a large community art center. He invented Muséik as a way to avoid using click tracks and other bothersome synchronizing methods in his conducting gigs. Muséik has taken him around the world, working with major musical acts and developing digital content for clients big and small. He is passionate about the future of concert multimedia and his work developing synchronizing technologies that allow for free artistic expression on stage.

Aarush is the "keeper of the code" for the Muséik platform. He came to Ion as an intern and was invited to join the team permanently after impressing all of us with his skill and leadership. Aarush is completing degrees in computer science and music at the University of Minnesota. He is a creative individual who loves to pursue interesting and challenging projects.  Aarush is also one of our content partners (check out his impressive score to the film "Spring" on our website).

Dr. J. Anthony Allen is a creator of things. Sometimes they’re related to music, but not always. He uses his background as a composer to inform whatever he sets his mind to creating, whether it’s music for an orchestra, a business, an app, a new electronic instrument, or ideas for his next composition (ask him about sailing the Arctic in nonstop sunlight). J has been with the company from the beginning, serving in various roles. 

Danny Kocher is the Team Lead for Product Development. In that role he oversees production of film, score and audio files and manages the creation and maintenance of .ion Show Files. He also enjoys an active career as an orchestral timpanist and percussionist, currently serving as Principal Timpanist of the Billings Symphony in Billings, MT; Associate Principal Timpani/Percussion of the Helena Symphony in Helena, MT; Section Percussionist of the Fargo Moorhead Symphony in Fargo, ND; and as a substitute musician with several other groups in the region.

Morgan is an accomplished lighting designer in the Minneapolis area with clients that include schools, theaters and clubs. Ion Concert Media has partnered with Morgan to provide professional lighting consulting, design and production services for our customers.

Ava is a student at the University of Minnesota and is spending the spring here at Ion Concert Media as an intern. Her internship is focussed on working with the Dev Team to plan and implement a software UI redesign.

Dr. Timothy Shade is an active conductor, performer, and arranger/transcriber. He is currently the Director of the School of Music and Director of Bands at Wichita State University in Wichita, KS. His relationship with the company began when the Wichita Symphony asked him to operate Muséik for a concert. Tim has filled roles in the company in production, marketing, senior advising, and more. He currently serves as the Vice President of the board. His passion for the company and innovative ideas and counseling have been directly responsible for important strategic developments and increased sales. Tim is an admitted foodie and bourbon connoisseur.

Craig Rice is a true Renaissance Man and a local legend in the Twin Cities film scene. He has worked as a studio musician, entertainment executive, filmmaker, entrepreneur and more. He has served as executive director of Paisley Park in Chanhassen, MN, road manager for Prince's Purple Rain Tour, and stage crew for Pink Floyd's The Wall Tour. As a film maker his credits are extensive and include feature length films, documentaries and music videos. He sits on the board of the Film Society of MPLS/St Paul and teaches filmmaking at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.