Brendan du Toit
Audio Engineer
Cape Town,WC
Summary
Creative Audio Engineer with 20 years of recording and mixing experience. Areas of expertise include television broadcasting and studio recordings. Talented at quickly setting up equipment and utilizing special software to mix and edit tracks, including Pro Tools. Tech-savvy and hardworking with excellent troubleshooting abilities.
Overview
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1
Certification
1
1
year of post-secondary education
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Audio Engineer
Self
Cape Town, Western Cape
01.2001 - Current
- Collaborated with producers and performers to determine and achieve desired sound for productions.
- Adjusted sound according to variances in temperature and tonal needs.
- Separated instruments, vocals and peripheral sounds and mixed during post-production stage.
- Performed high-quality recording, mixing, mastering, sound design and production in professional television broadcast studios.
- Used Pro Tools to mix and edit tracks.
- Set up and tested equipment prior to events, broadcasts and recordings.
- Performed sound quality checks and front-of-house mixing to maintain company sound system.
- Mixed and mastered vocal arrangements and music compositions, and optimized songs and albums using elements, including equalization, compression and stereo enhancement.
- Performed various setups, tear downs and mixing for live television broadcasts, theatrical performances and conferences.
- Maintained and repaired all sound equipment.
- Worked with video editors to synchronize audio with video segments.
- Provided audio mixing and recording expertise to field and studio-based productions.
- Enhanced sound quality and added various sound effects to recordings.
- Executed field and studio audio at highest level of quality, meeting producer and client expectations
- Prepared for recording sessions by selecting and setting up microphones.
- Performed site surveys to determine and design appropriate setup and audio equipment needs for various types of live events.
Education
Sound Engineering Diploma - Audio Engineering
01.2001 - 12.2001
Skills
Audio Mixers
Certification
CEA - Certified Audio Engineer
Timeline
CEA - Certified Audio Engineer
12-2001
Audio Engineer - Self
01.2001 - Current
Cape Audio College - Sound Engineering Diploma, Audio Engineering
01.2001 - 12.2001
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