Nicholas Yovina is an esteemed sound designer and audio engineer. He has sound designed numerous plays, operas, independent films, and dance performances throughout the years, and has live-mixed a wide range of musical genres. He has also produced a plethora of hip-hop music and many of his songs are still played on East Coast radio stations to this day. He attended the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign where he received a Master of Fine Arts in theatre with a focus in sound design and audio engineering.