Qualifications

Audio Skills

·      Proficient in Pro Tools, Logic, Premier and Max/MSP

·       Skilled in field recording, sound instillations, microphone techniques, and 3D audio

·       Voice-over-IP set up and remote recording

·       Multi-instrumentalist and composer for live shows and films

·       Facilitated audio studio build-out – gear selection and set up, acoustical engineering, software set up, managed client/vendor relations

·       Coordinated with producers and voice talent for a variety of projects

 

Awards

·       BAFTA nominee for two independent films

·       Nominated for a McLaren Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival

·       Competed in the international sound and film competition, Soundtrack Cologne 

Employment History

Cosmo Street, Sound Design/Mix, 2018-present

Sample Clients: Dannon, Wendy’s, Dairy Queen, Specialized, Warby Parker, Bayer Soresto, Straight Up Tea,

·     Sound Effects Designer

·     VO recording and direction

·    Mix and Master

·    Dialogue clean up and sweetening

·    Budgeted, built and managed mix studio for recording and audio post production

·    Music composition and editing

72 and Sunny, Sound Design/Mix for Ads, 2014-16

Sample Clients: Smirnoff, Activision, Google, Sonos, Carl's Jr., Tillamook, Coors Light, Jeep

·     Audio editing and clean-up

·     VO recording

·    Sound Design

·    Mix

·    On set, production sound engineering

·    Consulting on build-out of multi-functional audio mixing suites and recording studio

·    Music editing

 

Freelance, Sound Designer for Film, 2012-Present

·    Sword in the Hand – Producer and location sound recording

·    Decisions – Sound editing and final mixing

·    BFF – Sound editing and final mixing

·    The House with No Doors – Sound design, music and final mixing

·    Down the Line – Sound design, final mix and mastering (London Film Festival 2014)

·    Elvis Pelvis – Sound design, field recording and final mixing

·    Some Trees Don’t Grow Straight – Foley, sound design and final mixing

 

Freelance, Sound Work for Other Projects, 2012 - Present

 ·   Scottish Chamber Orchestra – Recorded live music performance, mic placement

·   Chabot Science Observatory – Composed original music for planetarium show

·   InSpace – Developed interactive audio experimental film called Life in 3D

·   University of Edinburgh – Produced interactive audio game for Kinect

 

Ugosound, Sound Designer, 2005-2007

·   Dialog editing

·   Sound design

·   Music Mixing

·   Foley recording

 

Sonic Arts, Sound Editor / Studio Assistant, 2005 - 2006

 TV series Declassified (History Channel) and Pinks (Speed Channel) 

·       Dialog editing, SFX placement and archiving

·       Managed and maintained professional post-production facility

·       Set up recording sessions for voice over, music and Foley

·       Liaison between clients, producers and talent

·       Organized and archived SFX library

 

 Education

University of Edinburgh - Masters in Sound Design, 2013

UCLA Extension - Certificate in Audio Engineering and Recording, 2006

University of Oregon - Bachelors in Anthropology and Minor in Music, 1997

  

Volunteer

RSPB Scottish Birdfair – Produced promotional video from live event recordings, 2014

Symphony of the Birds, Edinburgh Botanic Gardens – Microphone placement and live mix for children’s audio visual performance, 2013

AES Game Audio Conference, London – Assisted in set up and break down of AV equipment for live presentations, 2012