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Summary

An audio professional with twenty years of experience specializing in Sound Design, Music Composition/Production, Sound Editing, and Audio Engineering. Possesses fluency in multiple industry-standard DAWs and high-end plugins/software. Known for solid aesthetic sense, acute attention to detail and a high technical expertise, as well as a strong understanding of audio engineering principles and techniques. Has a passion for their craft with an inherent desire to learn and grow while sharing knowledge with others. A high performer and motivated self-starter with an ear for detail that is able to handle heavy workloads & prioritize optimally.

Resume

Work
Experience

2002 - Present 

INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL MUSIC PRODUCER
-Self Employed

  • Composed, produced, mixed, mastered, marketed, and released two full length instrumental albums “Speechless” (2012) and “Speechless //” (2019).

  • Recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered hundreds of songs in a variety of music styles for music artists in the San Francisco and Texas music scenes.

  • Performed live shows opening for world-renowned acts like Andrew WK, Norah Jones, O.T. Genasis, DJ Quik, Action Bronson, and more.

  • Licensed original music for professional sync placements on podcasts and TV.

  • Professional knowledge of studio facility preparation, maintenance, and equipment (microphones, gear, etc).

  • Working knowledge of audio asset management using a DAM system

2019 - Present 

IN-HOUSE MUSIC PRODUCER & AUDIO ENGINEER/
TERRITORY SALES ACCOUNT MANAGER
- HenHouse Brewing Co.

  • Created, produced, and edited original music for numerous marketing initiatives.

  • Collaboration with Marketing & Sales Dept. to ensure successful brand and product launches.

  • Continue to achieve greater brand identity and awareness for one of the top breweries in the country.

  • Successfully manage wholesale and distribution portfolio and have sold over $3,000,000 in beer since 02/2019.

  • Continue to nurture and maintain business relationships with 130+ accounts in the greater Bay Area.

2020 -2022

MUSIC PRODUCER/COMPOSER & AUDIO EDITOR/ENGINEER (FREELANCE)
– Crowns & Hops Brewing Co.

  • Licensed original music to the client for numerous social media marketing initiatives, including brand spots “Own Your Crown”, “Community Is Effort” and “Own Your Crowns”.

  • Removed unwanted audio artifacts and smoothed volume levels of voiceover narration.

  • Arranged, processed, mixed, and mastered all music and voiceover narration.

  • Synched music and voiceover narration to footage in audio post-prod.

  • 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 

  • Designed signature sound effect, The Ricta Note, for sonic branding purposes using synthesizers, drone pads, impact SFX, and skateboard field recordings.

  • Edited, processed, mixed, and mastered all audio.

  • Collaborated directly with animation studio Warm & Fuzzy to sync audio to 3D animation in post.

  • Created a unique final product that was catered to the client’s exact wants and needs.

2019

MUSIC PRODUCER/COMPOSER & AUDIO EDITOR/ENGINEER (FREELANCE)
– Vertical Air Solutions 

  • Composed and recorded original music catered to the clients liking for usage in two B2B marketing videos.

  • Removed unwanted audio artifacts and smoothed out audio volume levels.

  • Processed, mixed, and mastered all music and dialogue.

  • Synched and edited all audio to footage in post-production.

  • 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

  • Reason Studios

  • Avid Pro -Tools

  • Reaper

  • Logic Pro

  • Sound Forge

  • Wwise  

  • iZotope RX 

  • iZotope Nectar 

  • iZotope Ozone 

  • iZotope Insight 

  • Output Arcade

  • Arturia

  • Xfer Serum

  • Xfer OST

  • Google Workspace 

  • Task Systems (Jira Trello)

  • Soundminer

  • Music Production

  • Music Composition

  • SFX

  • Foley

  • Chord Progression

  • Sound Synthesis and Oscillation

  • Voiceover Audio

  • Guitar 

  • Bass

  • Piano 

  • MIDI

  • Instruments

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