Summary
An Audio Professional with fifteen plus years of progressive experience working in Recording and Mix Engineering, Sound Design, Music Composition and Production, Sound and Dialogue Editing. Proficient in multiple industry-standard DAW’s and audio plugins like Pro Tools, IZotope RX, Reason Studios and more. A passionate and motivated self-starter that is able to handle heavy workloads and prioritize optimally.
Resume
Work
Experience
2002 - Present
RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER / MUSIC COMPOSER & PRODUCER / DIALOGUE & SOUND EDITOR / SOUND DESIGNER
– Freelance
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Profound knowledge of mixing & mastering fundamentals, as well as music composition and production.
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Excellent working knowledge of audio post-production processes.
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Preparation of professional studio facilities and equipment.
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Working knowledge of audio asset management using a DAM system.
2019 - Present
IN-HOUSE MUSIC COMPOSER & PRODUCER/
TERRITORY SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER
- HenHouse Brewing Co.
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Created, produced, and edited original music for numerous marketing initiatives.
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Collaboration with Marketing & Sales Dept. to ensure successful brand and product launches.
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Continue to achieve greater brand identity and awareness for one of the top breweries in the country.
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Successfully manage wholesale and distribution portfolio and have sold over $3,000,000 in beer since 02/2019.
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Continue to nurture and maintain business relationships with 130+ accounts in the greater Bay Area.
2020 -2022
MIXING ENGINEER / MUSIC COMPOSER & PRODUCER / DIALOGUE & SOUND EDITOR (FREELANCE)
– Crowns & Hops Brewing Co.
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Licensed original music to the client for various social media marketing initiatives as well as brand spots Own Your Crown and Community.
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Removed unwanted audio artifacts and smoothed out transients from VO narration.
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Mixed and mastered all music and VO narration.
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Edited and synchronized all music and VO narration.
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Achieved greater brand awareness for the premier Black/Woman/Veteran-owned brewery on the West Coast.
2020
MIXING ENGINEER / AUDIO LEAD / SOUND DESIGNER
(FREELANCE)
– Ricta Wheel Dynamics
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Designed signature sound effect, The Ricta Note, for sonic branding purposes.
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Collaborated directly with LA-based animation studio, Warm & Fuzzy, to complete and deliver final assets.
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Edited, mixed, and mastered all audio.
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Created a unique final product that was catered to the client’s exact wants and needs.
2019
MIXING ENGINEER / MUSIC COMPOSER & PRODUCER/
DIALOGUE & SOUND EDITOR (FREELANCE)
– Vertical Air Solutions
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Composed and recorded original music catered to the clients liking for usage in two B2B marketing videos.
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Removed unwanted audio artifacts from dialogue audio and smoothed out transients.
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Mixed and mastered all music and dialogue audio.
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Synchronized and edited all audio in post-production.
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Attained greater brand awareness for the client and helped increase sales.
Education
2006
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE
INDEPENDENT ARTIST PROGRAM
The Musician’s Institute,
Los Angeles
Mixing, Mastering, Pro Tools 1, Pro Tools 2, Logic X, Live Sound, Post Production, Signal Processing, Practical Recording, Music Production, Musicianship, Over-Dubbing, Recording Theory, Acoustics, Music Studio Etiquette, Pre-Production, Track Programming, Tracking, Console Operation.
Skills
& Expertise
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Reason Studios
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Pro Tools
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Reaper
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Logic Pro
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Wwise
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iZotope RX
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iZotope Nectar
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iZotope Ozone
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iZotope Insight
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Output Arcade
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Arturia
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Xfer Serum
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Xfer OST
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Google Workspace
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Task Systems (Jira Trello)
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Soundminer
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Music Production
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Music Composition
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Foley
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Chord Progression
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Sound Synthesis and Oscillation
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Voiceover Audio
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Guitar
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Bass
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Piano