Sonora Collins
Audio Engineer
Spokane,WA
Summary
Professional Sound Technician with excellent microphone techniques and experience setting up and operating audio equipment. Manages multiple projects with little direction. Specialize in audio engineering in both live and studio settings. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Freelance Audio Engineer
Sonority Sound Recording
Spokane, WA
02.2015 - Current
- Own Home recording studio and live sound equipment
- Have done many audio editing for different musical projects
- Have produced and promoted live shows for local talents
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately
- Recorded speech and music using recording equipment
- Set up, maintained, and operated audio recording equipment and performed troubleshooting and audio system breakdown for POD cast broadcasts
- Separated instruments, vocals, and peripheral sounds and mixed during post-production stage
- Collaborated with producers and performers to determine and achieve desired sound for productions
- Used special software to mix and edit tracks, including PRO TOOLS 12 Ultimate and Logic Pro X
- Provided audio mixing and recording expertise to field and studio-based productions
- Mixed and mastered vocal arrangements and music compositions, and optimized songs and albums using elements, including equalization, compression, and stereo enhancement
- Prepared for recording sessions by selecting and setting up microphones
- Communicated with record pools, record labels, radio stations, and DJ coalitions for song placement and artist branding
- Enhanced sound quality and added various sound effects to recordings
- Created and maintained sound libraries and set up ambient sound microphones for crowd and cage
- Performed sound quality checks and front-of-house mixing to maintain company sound system
- Regulated volume level and sound quality during recording sessions
- Worked with video editors to synchronize audio with video segments
- Captured and recorded audio using standard field audio equipment.
- Performed site surveys to determine and design appropriate setup and audio equipment needs for various types of live events.
Education
Certificate in Audio technology. Currently enrolled - Audio Engineering
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, WA06.2021
Skills
- Live sound, and stage setup Producing, and editing audio performances Sound to film productions
- Musician, singer, and songwriter enforced by Music Theory, and Contemporary Harmony techniques
- Audio editing
- LOGIC
- Musician
- PRO TOOLS
- Recording
- Sound
- Computer proficient
- In-studio recording
- Pro Tools expertise
- Audio signal processing
- Audio Mixers
- Audio editing and synthesis
- Voice recording
- Sound Editing
- Mixing sound input
- Microphone usage
Certification
- Certified Audio Engineer (CEA)
Timeline
Freelance Audio Engineer
Sonority Sound Recording
02.2015 - Current
Certificate in Audio technology. Currently enrolled - Audio Engineering
Spokane Falls Community College
- Certified Audio Engineer (CEA)
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