RYAN WATSON
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Music Producer
Everything Studios
Burbank
02.2025 - Current
- Work with Everything studios in Burbank, doing vocal edit, mastering, and recording session preparation
- Through Everything, play a key role on many mix, engineering, and mastering sessions for up and coming artists
- Learned many valuable skills such as drum microphone setup, high level signal flow analysis, and how to get the best out of a recording artist
Lead FOH Engineer
Guitar Merchant
Canoga Park
12.2024 - Current
- Currently work certain weekend shows at the Guitar Merchant in Canoga Park as lead FOH engineer
- Each event presents a different setup, work with each artist to achieve the best sound out of them as possible, such as artist who brought a separate interface and bluetooth mic, which required rearranging many inputs/outputs
- Mix for a wide variety of styles/genres such as RNB, Metal, Folk, Hip Hop, and more
Event Director
Motion Flix
Marina del Rey
05.2025 - 11.2025
- Organized large scale outdoor movie events for different locations each day, such as apartment complexes, public spaces, and private residential domiciles
- Drove van to location, communicated with client, scouted location for the optimal setup, then greeted guests and stayed on high alert for any technical difficulties
- Worked in unpredictable environments, quick thinking and improvisation were key, such as fixing a wireless headphone transmitter minutes before the event
Co-Lead Producer
VOVE Record Label
Northridge
08.2024 - 06.2025
- Worked as a co-lead producer for VOVE, the on campus record label at CSU Northridge, operates as a fully functioning recording and live production label
- As co-lead was the main communicator with artists, assisting with songwriting, mixing, mastering, engineering
- Co-produced numerous albums for signed artists, listening for feedback and helping them achieve their visions, and producing weekly live events for said artists
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Music Industry Studies
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, CA05.2025
Skills
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Event planning
- Sound engineering
- Workflow optimization
- Collaboration
- Musical Equipment Expertise
- Technical Adaptability
- Working Under Pressure
- Project management
Timeline
Event Director
Motion Flix
05.2025 - 11.2025
Music Producer
Everything Studios
02.2025 - Current
Lead FOH Engineer
Guitar Merchant
12.2024 - Current
Co-Lead Producer
VOVE Record Label
08.2024 - 06.2025
Bachelor of Arts - Music Industry Studies
California State University, Northridge