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ENGINEERING

Here you can find more information about my experience as a Sound Engineer on various projects broken down based on some of my skills that are best highlighted by these works.

SOUND ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

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CHOIR BOY

Tarell Alvin McCraney

ROLE

  • Head Sound Engineer (A1)

  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)

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  • Fall 2025

  • Location: Catawba Theatre at UNCSA

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  • Led crew in assembling a sound system in a shop build, load-in, run, and load out of the production

  • Scheduled crew calls & managed labor to create a fluent work flow

  • Created documentation to accurately reflect & communicate the updated design & needs of the production

LES BELLES SOEURS

Michael Tremblay

ROLE

  • Head Sound Engineer (A1)

  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)

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  • Spring 2025

  • Location: Freedman Theatre at UNCSA

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  • Led crew in utilizing the previously installed sound system for The Wild Party as well as installed additional equipment per the needs of the design

  • Scheduled crew calls & managed labor to create a fluent work flow

  • Created documentation to accurately reflect & communicate the updated design & needs of the production

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THE WILD PARTY

Andrew Lippa

ROLE

  • Assistant Sound Engineer (ASE)

  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)

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  • Fall 2024

  • Location: Freedman Theatre at UNCSA

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  • Helped to prepare equipment designs, assemble sound system, assist load-in / strike

  • Occasionally led crew in various tasks such as pulling equipment and building racks

  • Provided assistance & advice to A2s as needed throughout the run and remained on standby for any potential system issues

A2 EXPERIENCE / SOLDERING / CUSTOM EAR RIGS

SSTI 2024 SEASON: GYPSY

Arthur Laurents (book), Jule Styne (music), & Stephen Sondheim (lyrics)

ROLE

  • Sound Apprentice / Deck Sound Engineer (A2)

  • Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (SSTI)

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  • Summer 2024 (Show #2)

  • Location: Hilton Head Island High School

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  • Worked with Head Sound Engineer to inventory the facility / equipment, prepare equipment designs, assemble sound system, assist load-in / strike, and help in other departments as needed

  • Acted as a model for high school aged students in the workplace and in performing sound related tasks / duties

  • Acted as A2 to organize and maintain 28 transmitters, mics, and various accessories for the run of the show

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  • Yamaha M7CL

  • Shure ULX-D

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SSTI 2024 SEASON: SWEET CHARITY

Neil Simon

ROLE

  • Sound Apprentice / Deck Sound Engineer (A2)

  • Southeastern Summer Theatre Institute (SSTI)

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  • Summer 2024 (Show #1)

  • Location: Hilton Head Island High School

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  • Worked with Head Sound Engineer to inventory the facility / equipment, prepare equipment designs, assemble sound system, assist load-in / strike, and help in other departments as needed

  • Acted as a model for high school aged students in the workplace and in performing sound related tasks / duties

  • Acted as A2 to organize and maintain 28 transmitters, mics, and various accessories for the run of the show

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  • Yamaha M7CL

  • Shure ULX-D

JAZZ ENSEMBLE

ROLE

  • Deck Sound Engineer (A2)

  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)

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  • Spring 2024

  • Location: Millennium Center in Winston-Salem

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  • "Improvised Music & Jazz Spring Mini-Fest"

  • Worked with Head Sound Engineer and Assistant Sound Engineer to prepare a variety of equipment designs/desires from the Director, assemble sound system, assist load-in / strike, and help update the desired design as needed

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  • Allen & Heath SQ5

  • Allen & Heath AR2412

  • d&b D20

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ENRON

Lucy Prebble

ROLE

  • Deck Sound Engineer (A2)

  • University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA)

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  • Spring 2024

  • Location: Catawba Theatre at UNCSA

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  • Worked with Head Sound Engineer and Assistant Sound Engineer to assemble sound system, assist load-in / strike, help maintain the system through the run, and assisted appropriate set up / shutdown system procedures

 

  • DiGiCo SD9

  • d&b E5, E8, Q10, E15X

  • EAW JF 60

DOCUMENTATION

SOUND SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION

COURSE DESCRIPTION

  • Sound System Documentation is a course at UNCSA that taught me how to utilize AutoCAD to create my own detailed sound documentation based of the USITT Sound Documentation Recommended Practice.

  • Learned the skills needed to make effective sound documentation that I can now continue to hone as I gain more experience and figure out what works best for me

  • Documentation including sound system diagrams, patch plots, speaker plots (ground/section), power diagrams, and time sheets.

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SOUND SYSTEM OPERATION

SOUND SYSTEM OPERATION

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
  • Sound System Operation is a course at UNCSA that taught me about different microphone types, playback sources, and various mixing consoles.
  • Programmed and operated various analog and digital mixing consoles including Soundcraft GB2R, Yamaha M7CL, Yamaha CL3, and the Meyer D-Mitri with CueStation
  • Made a DCA breakdown, mix script, and performed line by line mixing for musical numbers for assignments

GET IN TOUCH

emmo167@gmail.com

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