Ken Freeman Audio Engineer Lake Balboa, CA 91406 (914)-552-3698 [email protected]
SKILLS
Chief Engineer A1 Mixing Engineer - Studio, FOH Live, Broadcast, Theatre Recording Engineer - Acoustic, electric, & orchestral recordings, MIDI Programming, Voice-over Music Production Sound design Advanced Pro Tools editing Proficient in operating Avid, Digico, and Yamaha live sound consoles
EXPERIENCE
TOTO, Los Angeles, CA - FOH Engineer, Audio crew chief 2010 - PRESENT ● FOH engineer for full production arena touring ● Audio crew chief - responsible for management, recommendations, and hiring of audio staff ● Overseeing selection and implementation of all audio gear and staff ● Live recording for DVDs and promotion ● Provided multitrack recording and effects rental system ● Analysis, repositioning, and tuning of local PA systems
Michael McDonald, Nashville, TN - FOH Engineer August 2014 - September 2014 ● FOH engineer ● Overseeing selection and implementation of all audio gear and staff ● Provided multitrack recording and effects rental system ● Analysis, repositioning, and tuning of local PA systems
Steve Lukather, Los Angeles, CA - FOH Engineer, Audio crew chief 2008 - 2009 ● FOH engineer
● Audio crew chief - responsible for management, recommendations, and hiring of audio staff ● Overseeing selection and implementation of all audio gear and staff ● Provided multitrack recording and effects rental system ● Analysis, repositioning, and tuning of local PA systems
Fourplay, Los Angeles, CA - FOH Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix engineer, Production, Disklavier & Keyboard tech 2002 - Present ● Responsible for all audio and live sound ● Studio recording and mixing ● Live DVD recording and 5.1 mixing ● Production including co-producing, arranging, advance Pro Tools manipulation, and MIDI programming ● Keyboard and Disklavier programming and sound design
Bob James/Tappan Zee Records, Dobbs Ferry, NY - Recording & Mix Engineer, FOH Sound Engineer, Studio Manager, Studio Designer, Studio installation, Production, Synthesizer Programming 1991 - Present ● Recording and Mixing album projects ● Studio management responsibilities included - Tape library inventory, database creation, excel charting, recording session coordination, general office duties ● Touring FOH engineer ● Road Manager/Production manager (1991-2004) ● Audio crew chief - responsible for the management of all audio staff ● Overseeing selection and implementation of all audio gear and staff ● Live recording for DVDs and promotion ● Provided multitrack recording and effects rental system ● Analysis, repositioning, and tuning of local PA systems
Enfinity Productions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sound Designer and operator of Mega-musicals - P Ramlee, Putri Gunung Ledang & The Secret Life of Nora 2008 - 2011
Ken Freeman Productions - Owner - production company 2002 - Present
Services include: 5:1 surround mixing studio Music production, recording, mixing and editing Live event production and audio engineering Surround sound mixing Film score mixing TV promotion sound design and mixing Voice-over & Editing Location video shoots Theatrical sound design & mixing Studio design and installation Location audio recording Select Client/Artist List: 3G Productions Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Riot Games Phil Ramone Inc. ESPN PECA music Warner Brothers Records Kennedy Awards MTV Linda Eder “All My Children” Wayne Krantz Pavarotti and Friends Gabriela Anders Meatloaf Unplugged Harvey Mason Celine Dion Nathan East Diane Schurr Chuck Loeb Liza Minelli Bob James Brian Wilson Pet Sounds Larry Carlton DVD Robbin Ford Miles Davis Look Alike Productions Clint Eastwod (Midnight in Teresa Caprio the Garden Of Good and Evil)
Crystal Sound Inc, New York, NY - Recording Engineer, Synth Programmer, Video synchronization expert, House Bass Player 1990 - 1992
Studio responsibilities included - Tape library inventory, database entry, recording session coordination, general office duties, Remote recordings, Equipment repair
Freelance Musician, Memphis, TN & New York, NY - Professional bassist 1979-1992 Freelance bassist, Electric Bass, Bass Violin, Keyboards Elvis American Musical Todd Rungren - Up against it Kiss of the Spider Woman Terry Mike Jeffery Band
EDUCATION
Memphis State University, Memphis, TN - Jazz and Commercial Music
Certifications
Dante Level 1 & 2 - (Audinate, Portland, OR) Digico SD training - (Schubert Systems, Los Angeles, CA) Digico SD Masters Series training-Advances Part 2 (Schubert Systems, Los Angeles, CA)
D&B - Workflow, small line array - (D&B Asheville, NC) D&B - Workflow, J Series - (D&B Asheville, NC) SMAART - (Penn University campus) L’Acoustics Line array & K2 - (L’Acoustics Los Angeles, CA) Meyer Sound System fundamentals - (Portland, OR) Internet History, Technology and Security - (Coursera - University of Michigan)
AWARDS
❖ Recording & Mixing engineer for Latin Grammy Album - Nestor Tores “This Side of Paradise” ❖ Gold Record - Fourplay “Elixir” - Programming ❖ Cover of ProSound News magazine (October, 1998)
Album Discography
Espresso - Bob James A Manhattan Affair - Mike Silver - Fourplay, Engineering Catalano Associate Producer, Mixing Movie "Coach Bernie" Music Asianergy 2 - Jack Lee Engineer, mixer Mastering Good Piranha, Bad Piranha - Asianergy, Vol. -1 Jack Lee Mixing Wayne Krantz Cool Again - Gabriela Anders Refugee -Hector Martignon Mixing Quartette Humane - Bob Angels of Shanghai - Bob James James/David Sanborn Engineer, Mixing Associate Producer, Engineer, Mixing Soul Quest - Keiko Matsui, Jill Jenson - Jill Jenson Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Mixing Esprit de Four - Fourplay Ultrablue - Ultrablue Mixing Production, Engineer, Mixing - Grammy nominated Howie 61 - Urban Flamingo - Bob James Wayne Krantz Mixing Engineer Associate Producer, Engineer, 90 Degrees at Midnight - Randy Mixing Scott Mixing X - Fourplay Engineer, Keyboard Altair & Vega - Bob James Technician, Mixing, Co-Producer Engineer, Mixing, Producer Double Standards - Lea DeLaria Art of the Trio: 1997-2001 - Brad Engineer, Mixing Mehldau Engineer Babyface Songbook - Kirk Art of the Trio 1996-2001 - Brad Whalum Engineer Mehldau Engineer Overtime - Dave Holland Digital Let's Touch the Sky - Fourplay Editing Engineer, Mixing The Art of Intimacy - Veronica Bossa Beleza - Gabriela Anders Martell Mixing, Producer Mixing Unknown Soldier - Unknown Jazz and World Music Sampler Soldier Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Mixing Journey - Fourplay Digital Editing, Krantz Carlock Lefebvre - Wayne Engineer, Synth Programming Krantz Mixing Last Tango in Rio - Gabriela Smooth Jazz Hits Engineer Mixing Anders Mixing Christmas Eyes - Bob James Peace of Mind - Carmen Cuesta Engineer, Mixing Engineer, Mixing Energy - Fourplay Audio Engineer, Portrait of Bill Evans - Bob James Engineer, Mixing, Producer - Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Grammy nominated Remixing Ground Xero Ill -Insanity Take It from the To - Bob James Mastering Engineer, Mixing The Duets - Luciano Pavarotti With All My Heart - Harvey Mason, Digital Editing Sr. Engineer
Broadway My Way - Linda Eder Portrait of Kevin Mahogany - Mixing Kevin Mahogany Engineer, Mixing Live at Birdland - Dave Holland Space Cowboys Soundtrack Digital Editing Engineer Wings to Walk This Road - John Unconditional - Kirk Whalum Stoddart Engineer Digital Editing, Engineer Heartfelt - Fourplay Digital Editing, Whisper from the Mirror - Keiko Engineer, Producer, Programming Matsui Engineer Liza's Back = Liza Minnelli Digital Won't You Let Me Love You? - Editing Walter Beasley Mixing Morning, Noon, & Night - Bob Yes, Please - Fourplay Engineer, James Engineer, Mixing, Synthesizer, Synth Programming Producer, Synth Prg. Joy Ride - Bob James Engineer, Smooth Jazz: Sweet Love Mixing Engineer, Mixing Listen - Chuck Loeb Engineer, Urban Life - The V.I.P. Club Mixing Engineer Snowbound - Fourplay Engineer Art of the Trio, Vol. 5: - Brad 4 Fourplay - Engineer Mehldau Engineer Gil Parris - Gil Parris Engineer, Dancing on the Water - Bob Mixing James Associate Producer, Engineer, Mixing My Romance - Kevin Mahogany Engineer Epiphany Project - Epiphany Project Engineer, Mixing The Moon, the Stars... - Chuck Loeb Engineer, Mixing From the Heart - Kim Waters Engineer, Mixing Playin' Hooky - Bob James Engineer, Mixing In a Heartbeat - Chuck Loeb Engineer, Mixing Warner Bros. Jazz Christmas Party Engineer The best of Bob James - Bob James Engineer, Mixing, Producer Joined at the Hip - Bob James Engineer, Mixing Soul Searching - David McMurray Engineer Naked City - Avenue Blue Engineer This Side of Paradise - Nestor Torres Engineer, Mixing - Latin Straight Up - Bob James Engineer Grammy Winner Holiday - Russ Freeman Engineer Casino Lights '99 Warner Artists - Restless - Bob James Montreux Location recorder Programming, Engineering, Mixing Mixing - Grammy nominated Friends for Schuur - Diane Schuur 1993 Passion - Alexander Zonjic Engineer Engineer Life in the Tropics - The Rippingtons Engineer Minnelli on Minnelli - Liza Minnelli Post production
DVD Discography MTV Meatloaf - Unplugged Pavarotti and Friends Brian Wilson - Pet Sounds Dave Koz - Live at Jamz Bob James- Live at Jamz Lee Ritenour- Live at Jamz Fourplay - Live in Capetown Fourplay - Live in Tokyo with New Japan Orchestra Bob James & Keiko Matsui - Altair & Vega Fourplay - Java Jazz Bob James Shanghai Angels - Java Jazz Tom Scott Live - Java Jazz Chuck Loeb - Java Jazz Manhattan Transfer - Java Jazz New York Voices - Java Jazz Triple Play - Java Jazz Eric Benet - Java Jazz Jack Lee - Java Jazz Harvey Mason - Java Jazz Chaka Kahn - Java Jazz Eliane Elias - Java Jazz Eric Darius - Java Jazz Bobby Lyle - Java Jazz Duo Voci (Diane Warren's Greatest Hits) - Java Jazz