Description
Experienced Production Sound Mixer and Boom Operator with a strong background capturing clean, high-quality audio for film, documentary, branded content, interviews, and live event productions. Skilled in managing on-location sound under fast-paced and unpredictable conditions, including lavalier placement, boom operation, wireless monitoring, mixer/recorder workflows, and troubleshooting signal issues in real time. Adept at collaborating closely with directors, producers, and camera teams to ensure efficient communication and seamless production flow. Known for maintaining a calm, professional presence on set while delivering reliable audio capture in both controlled and challenging environments. Brings a sharp ear, technical precision, and a deep understanding of storytelling through sound, with additional experience in livestream audio, music production, and sound design that supports versatile, polished results across a wide range of productions.
Special Skills & Experience
Experienced audio professional with a versatile background spanning production sound mixing, boom operation, live event audio, livestream engineering, music production, sound design, and immersive sound facilitation. Skilled in capturing clean, intelligible dialogue and environmental sound for film, documentary, interviews, branded content, and live productions, with a strong ability to adapt quickly in fast-paced and unpredictable environments.
Proficient in on-location sound workflows including field mixer/recorder setup, wireless lavalier systems, boom microphone operation, gain staging, frequency coordination, monitoring, signal routing, troubleshooting RF interference, and maintaining consistent audio quality in both controlled and challenging shooting conditions. Experienced collaborating closely with directors, producers, camera operators, and talent to support efficient set flow while protecting sound integrity.
Strong working knowledge of boom technique, mic placement, room tone capture, plant mic strategies, and problem-solving around wardrobe noise, reflections, wind, and environmental sound contamination. Comfortable managing multiple talent setups, interview-style productions, run-and-gun shoots, sit-down corporate content, and intimate documentary environments. Known for staying calm under pressure, communicating clearly, and maintaining a professional, grounded presence on set.
Additional experience in livestream and hybrid event production, including OBS setup and routing, virtual event audio preparation, signal flow management, stream optimization, and integrating external audio sources for stable online broadcast delivery. Familiar with remote event coordination, digital event access workflows, and creating reliable, audience-friendly virtual audio experiences.
Background in music production and sound design brings a highly trained ear for tone, dynamics, ambience, and emotional nuance. Skilled in critical listening, audio shaping, and understanding how sound supports story, mood, and audience engagement. Experience with recording, editing, arranging, and producing original audio content contributes to a strong sense of sonic detail and creative problem-solving across both production and post-oriented environments.
Also experienced in facilitating sound baths, meditation-based audio experiences, and community-centered wellness events, demonstrating strengths in holding space, reading room energy, working with live acoustics, and designing immersive sound environments. This unique background supports strong interpersonal communication, presence, adaptability, and intuitive listening in collaborative creative settings.
Technical strengths include audio equipment setup and teardown, cable management, on-set organization, time management, fast troubleshooting, and maintaining clean, efficient workflows. Comfortable learning new gear quickly and adapting to different production scales, from solo and small-crew shoots to larger multi-department environments. Reliable, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering high-quality sound with professionalism, flexibility, and care.