Dr. Christina Giacona is a music producer, recording and mix engineer, conductor, composer, clarinetist, educator, and creative entrepreneur known for guiding ambitious artistic projects from their earliest concept through recording, production, and release. As CEO and co-founder of Onyx Lane and Onyx Lane Records, she works with orchestras, composers, soloists, labels, universities, and cultural organizations to create recordings distinguished by musical integrity, technical excellence, and a strong sense of purpose.
Giacona has produced more than fifty albums, contributed to fifteen feature films, and led more than one hundred live productions and multimedia events. Her production and engineering credits appear on six GRAMMY®-nominated albums and the GRAMMY®-winning classical compendium An Adoption Story. Recent projects include Aaron Lazar’s Impossible Dream; Alike: My Mother’s Dream by Allison Charney and Benjamin Loeb; Se7en Seasons by Kitt Wakeley, Starr Parodi, and Jeff Eden Fair; Requiem of Light with Steven Fox and The Clarion Choir; Shayan by Charu Suri; and Aquamarine by Kirsten Agresta Copley.
A sought-after orchestral producer, Giacona works extensively with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. Her projects with the orchestra include Jonathan Leshnoff’s Elegy, Violin Concerto No. 2, and Of Thee I Sing, featuring Noah Bendix-Balgley; Hannibal Lokumbe’s Veils of Justice, honoring Oklahoma civil rights leader Clara Luper; and Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate’s American Indian Symphony. Through collaborations with Onyx Lane Records, Naxos, and other international partners, she has helped bring important new orchestral works and Oklahoma-centered stories to audiences around the world.
In 2026, Giacona was appointed Producer-in-Residence for the Fort Smith Symphony’s 2026–2027 season. Her relationship with the orchestra spans performance, recording, cultural research, and artistic development. She served as Indigenous Music Specialist for the orchestra’s recording of The Music of Louis Ballard and has supported the restoration and performance of works by Cherokee composer Jack Frederick Kilpatrick. She is currently leading the production of a forthcoming recording centered on Patrick Conlon’s Symphony No. 2, Remission.
Giacona’s work extends beyond the studio into cultural preservation, education, and creative-economy development. She holds doctorates in clarinet performance and sociocultural anthropology and serves as Coordinator of Commercial Music and Creative Initiatives at the University of Oklahoma. Her scholarship focuses on Indigenous music, representation, cultural sovereignty, and the recovery of historically overlooked American repertoire. She established and curates the Jack Frederick Kilpatrick Musical Manuscript Archive and has published work through NYU Press, the University of Manitoba Press, Smithsonian Folkways, and other scholarly outlets.
Before founding Onyx Lane, Giacona served as Executive Director of the Los Angeles New Music Ensemble from 2008 to 2016, producing contemporary performances and championing interdisciplinary collaboration. She remains active as a composer, conductor, and clarinetist, bringing a performer’s understanding of interpretation and communication to every recording project.
Whether producing internationally recognized albums, developing new orchestral collaborations, preserving cultural memory, or mentoring emerging professionals, Giacona approaches her work with a commitment to artistic excellence, ethical leadership, and the belief that music can connect communities and create lasting social impact.
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