Most people at 21 are still figuring out what they want to do. Connor Boehm, who goes by LV professionally, has already done it. The audio engineer and front-of-house specialist has worked at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, engineered for former Scorpions members, and built the kind of industry connections that typically take a decade or more to develop. It’s the sort of resume that makes you wonder what happens when someone finds their calling before they’re even old enough to understand how rare that is.
His start was pretty spontaneous. Back in 2019, a middle school lunch break changed everything. The school brought in a DJ, and when Drake’s “Gods Plan” started playing, Connor watched hundreds of students jump out of their seats, singing along. “At that moment I realized how music could be so powerful bringing people together and create such energy in a place,” he recalls. He didn’t even know what hip-hop was back then, but that experience sparked something. After graduating middle school later that year, he dove into producing and recording his own music.
The trajectory’s been steep. His work has pulled in millions of plays worldwide, and he’s collaborated with Ralph Rieckermann, an 8x RIAA Gold and Platinum-selling former Scorpions member, engineering his single “TECHNO HEARTBEAT.” He’s had music played on Las Vegas’s top FM hip-hop station and worked sessions at the legendary EastWest Studios (website). As an A1 FOH engineer at the Britt Pavilion (website), he’s handled live sound for major performances, and he’s been mentored by Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum producers.
There’s also the social side of the business. LV attended DJ Ashba’s invite-only birthday party in Las Vegas (Ashba’s the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist), connecting with his team there. He’s built hundreds of relationships across the industry, which is part of what makes him one of the faster-rising engineers and producers in his age bracket.
One connection stands out. Lucid Vibe (IG & X), a Las Vegas-based artist and songwriter who’s worked with City Spud (Nelly’s brother), became LV’s closest friend in music early on. The rising engineer calls him family, even refers to him as his big brother. “If it weren’t for Lucid, I wouldn’t be the engineer I am today,” Connor says. Lucid Vibe’s experience in the industry helped LV see what was possible.
His advice cuts straight to the point. “Believe in yourself more than anything and don’t let peoples opinion or thoughts about you dictate how you should be or what you should do.” Without that mindset, he says, none of this would’ve happened. It’s the kind of perspective you get when you’ve already proven something to yourself before the world expected you to. Given what he’s accomplished in just five years, it’ll be interesting to see where he takes things from here.
