Two people,
one room in Germantown.
Onetake is Dana Pike and Theo Lam. We have run the same small studio since 2021, and most of our guests have never been inside it.
Dana Pike
Producer and editor
Plans every season, books the guests and makes the first cut. Twelve years in public radio before Onetake.
Theo Lam
Sound and mix
Runs the sessions, rebuilds the bad lines and masters every episode. Ex-touring engineer.
Four rules
we don’t break.
Every voice on its own track.
A dropped call never costs a take, and a cough never costs a sentence.
Nothing goes out unheard.
You hear every episode before it’s scheduled, with your notes answered in the file.
One person per show.
The producer who plans your season is the one who answers your email.
Your files are yours.
Raw tracks and finals arrive every month, whether or not you stay.