Sofia D. Kellum
Recording and Mix Engineer
Austin, TX · (512) 555 0116 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/sofiadkellum
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Ten years of studio tracking, overdub and mix work for record projects
INDUSTRIES
Commercial recording studios, independent labels, singer songwriter projects
SPECIALTIES
Drum and vocal recording, microphone selection, mixing, session management, master preparation
SYSTEMS
Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Waves plugins, analog console and outboard gear
CREDENTIALS
Member of the Audio Engineering Society; voting member of the Recording Academy
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in audio engineering
Executive Summary
Recording and mix engineer in a commercial studio, tracking bands and mixing records for independent labels. Ten years behind the console, strong on drum and vocal capture, and known for mixes that hold up on a phone speaker as well as on monitors.
Signature Achievements
- Engineered about two hundred and forty record projects and mixed a hundred and ten of them.
- Two records she mixed reached the top twenty on national college radio, and one earned a regional award nomination.
- Cut average setup time for a full band session from three hours to seventy minutes with a documented microphone plan.
- Rebuilt the studio patch bay and cable runs, which ended the intermittent noise that had been costing takes.
- Trained five assistant engineers, three of whom now run their own sessions at the studio.
Professional Experience
Recording and Mix Engineer
Barton Springs Recording, Austin, TX 2020 to present
Three room commercial studio running about three hundred session days a year for label and independent clients.
- Tracks full bands, overdubs and vocals and manages the session from load in to backup.
- Mixes records in the box with analog summing and delivers alternate versions on request.
- Selects and places microphones and maintains the microphone locker and outboard gear.
- Directs assistant engineers and keeps the file structure the studio archive depends on.
Staff Engineer
Red River Sound Company, Austin, TX 2016 to 2020
Two room studio serving local bands, advertising clients and voice recording sessions.
- Engineered tracking and overdub sessions under visiting producers.
- Handled setup, teardown and daily maintenance of the live room and control room.
- Edited comps and prepared sessions for mixing.
- Ran voice recording sessions for regional radio spots.
Licensure and Certification
Member, Audio Engineering Society
Voting member, Recording Academy
Education
Bachelor of Science in Audio Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 2015
Core Skills
Studio tracking · Microphone technique · Mixing · Pro Tools · Vocal comping and editing · Signal flow and patching · Gear maintenance · Session management · Assistant supervision