Ashante Taylor
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Extremely self-motivated current student with more than 10 years of experience as a music producer, composition writer, musician, and audio engineer in multiple studios nationally doing daily tasks involving innovating post and pre-audio editing and mixing, and mastering. A vast knowledge of music theory that can be translated across multiple genres and string instruments. Dependable, reliable, and always ready to learn and grow.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Live Performer | Guitarist
Jayla Darden
06.2014 - Current
- Interpreted and modified music to personalize performances.
- Achieved desired tonal and harmonic balance by communicating clearly with musicians.
- Practiced guitar chords and scales to maintain full proficiency with each piece of equipment.
- Learned new songs for performances and tour concerts.
- · Performed live on Beats Radio, at The Regent Theater, at The Basement LA
- Maintained guitars and related equipment in good working order.
Freelancer
One Oak Pottery
10.2022 - 10.2022
- Planned and scheduled rehearsals and performances and arranged details such as locations, accompanists and instrumentalists.
- Directed groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Loaded and unloaded technical equipment while in venue
- Setup and Broke down all equipment
- Handled requests for specific musical selections.
- Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
- Composed and arranged original music successfully for various projects.
Wedding Performer
Freelance
06.2012 - 12.2019
- Utilized improvisation techniques to enhance shows.
- Applied knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
- Managed variety of technical equipment used in performances.
- Collaborated with other entertainers to create engaging acts.
Chief Audio Engineer
Freelancer
04.2019 - 07.2019
- Set up the studio
- Prepared, packed and transported audio equipment for events and location recording.
- Collaborated with clients to determine project scopes and set milestones.
- Mixed and mastered vocal arrangements and music compositions, and optimized songs, and albums.
- Maintained and repaired sound equipment.
- Set up and tested equipment prior to events, broadcasts, and recordings.
- Separated instruments, vocals and peripheral sounds and mixed during post-production stage.
- Transformed audio recordings into digital formats for editing and archiving.
- Prepared for recording sessions by selecting and setting up microphones.
- Controlled microphones, sound levels and outputs to produce high-quality tracks for variety of clients.
- Collaborated with artists, producers and engineers to create audio recordings.
- Mixed voices, music and taped sound effects for live performances and pre-recorded events.
Audio Engineer Intern
The HUB
02.2018 - 03.2019
- Set up, maintained and operated audio recording equipment and performed troubleshooting and audio system breakdown for broadcasts.
- Collaborated with clients to determine project scopes and set milestones.
- Performed sound quality checks and front-of-house mixing to maintain company sound system.
- Prepared, packed and transported audio equipment for events and location shoots.
- Prepared for recording sessions by selecting and setting up microphones.
- Collaborated with producers and performers to determine and achieve desired sound for productions.
- Collaborated with artists, producers and engineers to create audio recordings.
- Recorded speech and music in digital formats.
- Controlled microphones, sound levels and outputs to produce high-quality tracks for variety of clients.
Music Producer | Singer-Songwriter | Composer
Adidas
06.2018 - 10.2018
- Selected appropriate pieces to meet performance needs and showcase skills.
- Applied knowledge of harmony, melody, rhythm, and voice production to individualize presentations and maintain audience interest.
- Wrote and arranged Indie Alternative and Hip-Hop music in original styles.
- Composed and arranged original music successfully for various projects.
- Recorded speech and music in digital formats.
- Enhanced sound quality and added various sound effects to recordings.
Audio Engineer Intern
Kingdom Of God Church
09.2010 - 12.2011
- Collaborated with clients to determine project scopes and set milestones.
- Performed sound quality checks and front-of-house mixing to maintain company sound system.
- Connected microphones to analog mixing board using 8-channel snake.
- Wired speakers and monitors to the mixing board using XLR cables.
- Properly executed signal flow using communication and teamwork.
- Live tracking engineering for choir and band.
- Mixed down choirs and bands
Education
Associate of Science - Audio Engineer
SAE Institute
Atlanta, GA02.2024
Associate of Science - Music Production
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL05.2023
Skills
- Pro Tools
- Logic Pro X
- Ableton Live
- Maschine
- Active Listening
- Waves Bundle
- Native Instruments
- UAD Bundle
- Serum
- Omnisphere
- Tearing Down Equipment
- SSL Duality
- Mixing Board
- Audio Tracking
- Live Tracking of Bands
- Setting up Recording Session
- Live Performances
- Digital and Analog Audio Consoles
- Signal Flow
- Cable Recognition
- MIDI Controllers
- Audio Editing and Mixing
- Vocal Tracking, Editing and Tuning
- Composing Musical Scores
- Critical Thinking
- Creative Story Telling Ability
- Mastery in Multiple Genres
- Plug-ins, Audio Effects, and VST’s
- Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Sound Design
- Wavetable Synthesis
- FM Synthesis
- LFO’s and EVO’s
- Melodyne
- Cogent Communicator
- Reliable
- Preamps and Postamps
- Condenser and Dynamic Microphones
- Rigging Audio Systems
- Music Theory
- Guitarist, Bassist, Pianist Ukelelist
- Competent Violinist
- Drum Programmer
- Quality Results
- Efficient and Effective
Timeline
Freelancer
One Oak Pottery
10.2022 - 10.2022
Chief Audio Engineer
Freelancer
04.2019 - 07.2019
Music Producer | Singer-Songwriter | Composer
Adidas
06.2018 - 10.2018
Audio Engineer Intern
The HUB
02.2018 - 03.2019
Live Performer | Guitarist
Jayla Darden
06.2014 - Current
Wedding Performer
Freelance
06.2012 - 12.2019
Audio Engineer Intern
Kingdom Of God Church
09.2010 - 12.2011
Associate of Science - Audio Engineer
SAE Institute
Associate of Science - Music Production
Full Sail University
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