hygge is a word found in most scandinavian languages that describes the feeling of a cozy, content mood evoked by comfort and conviviality. The word stems from the Old Norse words words “hyggja” meaning to think and “hugr” meaning the soul, mind, and consciousness. it is from these meanings that the term hygge is used today to describe the personal and cultural importance of comfort, rest, and restorative community.

Michael Storvick is an aspiring restoraTION, PRESERVATION, AND CLASSICAL TRACKING AND MIX ENGINEER IN dENVER, co .

oRIGINALLY FROM tACOMA, wa mICHAEL GREW UP ENJOYING MUSIC; EXPLORING TASTES, PLAYING IN SCHOOL ORCHESTRAS AS WELL AS PLAYING SAXOPHONE THROUGHOUT COLLEGE BUT ‘WISELY CHOSE A SAFE MAJOR’ WITH HISTORY.

fOLLOWING COLLEGE HE MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY BUT EVENTUALLY MOVED BACK TO wASHINGTON, WHERE DURING THE PANDEMIC HE WAS ABLE TO STUDY AUDIO PRODUCTION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON UNDER DAVID mILES-HUBER, JASON DEVORE, AND SCOTT COLBURN.

AFTER THE PANDEMIC HE WANTED TO CONTINUE EXPERIECING LIFE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND RELATED TO DENVER CO WITH HIS FIANCE WHERE HE BEGAN RECORDING, EDITING, AND PRODUCING AUDIOBOOKS AT A LOCAL STUDIO. HIS DRIVE TO LEARN AND DESIRE FOR A LARGER COMMUNITY LEAD HIM TO BEGIN THE MSRA PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - DENVER. HERE HE FELL IN LOVE WITH AUDIO RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION (SEE “USEFUL HISTORDEGREE”) NOW HE WORKS TRYING TO LEARN FROM AWARD WINNING RESTORATION ENGINEERS. HE IS CURRENTLY FINISHING HIS THESIS PROJECT WHICH HAS BEEN TO DESIGN A PRESVATION PROJECT INCLUDING THE CATALOGING, DIGITIZATION, AND RESTORATION OF A COLLECTION OF JAZZ PERFORMANCES HELD ON TAPE BY THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND MEDIA AT UCD WHILE WORKING WITH THE ON CAMPUS LIBRARIES FOR LONG TERM PRESERVATION.

HE HAS DEVELOPED SKILLS IN PROTOOLS, IZOTOPE RX, SEVERAL TYPES OF TAPE MACHINES INCLUDING 2-INCH, 1/2 INCH, AND 1/4 INCH, RECORD PLAYERS, CASSETTE DECKS, AND DAT MACHINES.

wHEN NOT LISTENING TO RECORDS MICHAEL IS ENJOYS DISCONNECTING FROM TECHNOLOGY BY HIKING AND CAMPING, READING MORE HISTORY BOOK, AND BEING A LIFELONG SUFFERING MARINERS FAN. THE OTHER SEATTLE SPORTS TEAMS DO HOWEVER BRING HIM SOME JOY.