Who is Gabrielle Owens Thorndyke?
She is a passionate believer in legacy and historical relevance.
She uses her sound engineering skills to focus on rescuing voices, music, and cultural memory before they disappear.
A working audiovisual artist since the 1980s, her experience spans performance, production, sound engineering, media restoration and archival storage, graphic design and cultural education.
She holds a BS in Audio Production (2024) from Full Sail University and is completing a Master of Business in Entertainment (2026).
Since 2019, she has been a production and senior preservation technician at SummitDay LLC. A member of AMIA, ARSC, and AES, she also hosts a radio show on KONR-LP Anchorage 106.1 FM, where she blends music, storytelling, social engagement and community event outreach.
Who I've Worked With:
Media. Community. Music. Technology. It All Matters.
I've worked for a few great companies.
SummitDay is a media production house that specializes in creating educational content and preserving content from endangered media formats. Working with this content ignited my passion for heritage media preservation.
My work with KNOR 106.1/ OutNorthRadio.com (a community radio station), allows me to connect with a wide audience, discuss community issues and play great music.
As a representitive of the American Red Cross, I had the opportunity to help create video presentations, track media trends during disaster work and enhance their social media presence during vital initiatives.
Collaborating with Live Nation on live entertainment shows gave valuable experience working with the public and balancing the needs patrons and talent during live production events.
Crutchfield, which provides top-quality audiovisual equipment and installation support for professionals and consumers, further enriched my experience and technical knowledge in the media and entertainment industry.
For more information, please check out my LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/owensthorndyke/
Education
2026 - 2027
Entertainment Business, MBA
Full Sail University
2022 - 2024
Audio Production, BS
Full Sail University
2014 - 2016
Audio Arts
Full Sail University
1982 -1986
Vocal Studies
University of North Texas
Currently completing a degree in entertainment business practices, to integrate my previous training and experience into a successful, working business and leadership model.
After significant industry change, I returned to improve my knowledge of digital workstations, and modern recording and production techniques, including Sound Design for Games, Foley, ADR, and advanced digital mixing and mastering for Pro Tools, Logic Pro and Ableton.
Continued music study, specifically in song and lyric writing, music composition, song arrangement, and artist collaboration.
Pursued classes at UNT to study formal vocal practices and performance under Laurel Miller and Arthur Shoep. As part of this, I also studied piano, jazz technique, music history and collaborative musicianship.