Description

Music Producer/Sound Designer/Audio Engineer/Educator

Accomplished, innovative, passionate, and exceptionally dedicated sound arts professional with over 25 years of experience in the industry, music and post-production, education and management as well as diversity and inclusivity. Excellent reputation for outstanding leadership, professional development, team building, resolving problems, and maintaining a high level of quality service. Billboard charting singer songwriter and artist with film, television, and magazine publications.

EDUCATION

ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY

SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

WORK EXPERIENCE

PYRAMIND

2022 – Present

https://pyramind.com

AVID TECHNOLOGY

2018 – Present

OAKLAND RECORDING

2018 -Present

oaklandrecording.com
Master’s Degree

Music Production and Sound Design for Visual Media.

Bachelor’s Degree

Radio and Television (Audio Engineering)

Ableton Live Program Lead/ Course Instructor

• Developed Pyramind curriculum and taught courses in Music Production with Ableton Live. Film Audio in Pro Tools. Specialized in developing students’ music production, arrangement, and orchestration skills.

Avid Learning Partner

• Teaching Pro Tools certifications courses including Specialist, Professional, and Expert levels in both Music Production and Post Production.

Founder/Director of Education

Developed and managed business and curriculum
Taught the process of recording, engineering, mixing, and mastering at a professional recording studio.
Established partnerships with Avid, Ableton Live, Bitwig, Warm Audio, Mixed in Key, Universal Audio, SoundToys
Pro Tools Ultimate – Expert Certified Music Production & Post Production

Avid Certified Instructor – Pro Tools

Ableton Live

Unity C# C++

Unreal Engine FMOD

Wwise RX10

MaxMSP Microsoft Office Xcode

Virtual Studio Code
Dialogue & SFX Audio Editing

AV Technician
SKYLINE STUDIOS

2015 – 2019

skylinestudios.com
Chief Audio Engineer/Producer
EDUCATOR

San Francisco Film School
SAE Atlanta
SJ Expression College
SAE Ex’pression College
SJSU School of Music
University of Silicon Valley
SFSU
Managed audio recording process using Pro Tools and kept a highly organized file and backup system
Composed original music for clients and produce numerous albums.
Client list includes: NBC “Law & Order”, Universal, CBS, AMC “Into the Badlands, NPR “How I Built This”, Fox “Family Guy” (Steph Curry)

Sound Arts/Interactive Audio Instructor/ Course Coordinator
Collaborated with faculty to organize and coordinate student development, coursework, and seminars that encouraged, supported, and motivated student success
Performed routine maintenance and system upgrades for 30+ professional recording studios housing large and small format analog and digital consoles.
Configured and maintained the Avid S6 controller
Developed and implemented course curricula for the Audio program degree including lectures, multimedia presentations, lesson plans, and online course lessons.
Taught courses from basic to advanced recording, music production, mixing, synthesis, studio maintenance, basic to advanced post-production.
Pro Tools certification courses in Music Production and Post-Production.
*  Received the highest student evaluations in 2015 of any instructor since the opening of the Atlanta campus and achieved first 100% student retention and graduation ratings.
*  Utilized program and product knowledge with Ableton Live and Native Instruments to establish the first SAE Atlanta Music Production and Songwriters Club offering weekly workshops and tutorials as well as competitions for students.
SOFT SKILLS

 

Leadership Skill

Effective Witten & Verbal Communication

Project Management

Analytical Strategical Thinking & Problem Solving

Collaboration and Team Building Exceptional Time Management
* Head instructor partnered with SAE marketing team to educate and drive program enrollment by performing live music production showcases at various mainstream events throughout Atlanta (A3C Hip Hop Festival, Music Midtown, Atlanta Freaknik, Outkast Day, as well as countless music venues). Performances included producing beats live with Ableton Live and Maschine.
FREELANCE ENGINEER

DWIGHT REYNOLDS RCA/SONY
Music Producer/Audio Engineer/ Sound Designer

• Engineer to Multi-Platinum producer, Dwight Reynolds, discovered by Clive Davis

• Setup, operated and managed all Pro Tools sessions for Dwight as he produced various major label artists

• Clients Included: Usher, Justin Bieber, Akon, Whitney Houston, Pitbull, Busta Rhymes

• RCA/Sony
• Mixed sessions and organized all

Pro Tools sessions

• Recorded, engineered, and mixed Vega’s forthcoming album for Beck’s label, Bong Load Records

• Organized all Pro Tools sessions, created printed stems of each track, and imported them into Ableton Live to create a live performance set

• Co-writer and producer for Kobalt Publishing sync music catalog

Billboard Charting Singer-Songwriter and Artist

Compose original music with songwriter James London for independent and major label artists
Clients include Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Dondria, and Jade Wilson.
Composed original music for commercial and film content.
Clients Include: Abercrombie & Fitch, Ecko Unlimited, PlayNetwork, MySpace, Microsoft, Facebook, SF Giants, Hollister, NBC/Universal, CBS