Jon Gerdemann
Hollywood, Ca - 415.314.8156

Audio Engineer - Pro-Tools Engineer - Location/Post Audio - Mastering Engineer


 

EDUCATION

   Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences Tempe, AZ
      Major: Audio Recording/Editing/Mixing/Production/Post/Live

   Ecole Supérieur de Réalisation Audio-Visuelle Nice, France
      Major: Production & Post Audio/Editing Sound & Film/Mixing & Mastering/Photo & Video

   Miramar/Palomar/USIU San Diego, CA
      Major: General Studies/History/IT/Art/Language

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

   Independent Contractor, 1999-Present
      Audio/Photography/IT & Web/French
         • Conform/Deconform Audio Sources/Stems:
            o Syncing Audio Sources
            o Upmixing from Mono/Stereo to Surround
            o Encoding final product & creating deliverables
         • Post Film Production

            o Cleanup of Source Audio/Mixing
            o VO and ADR Recording
            o Foley & Sound Design
            o Music Supervision
         • On Set Work
            o Sound Mixer/Recordist, Boom Op
         • Music Studio Work
            o Recording/Mixing/Editing/Mastering
            o Studio Setup & Supervision
            o Gear Consulting
            o Pro-Tools/Logic/Cubase/Sonor/Reason/Waves Lessons
         • Photography/IT & Web/French
            o Weddings/Portraits/Art/Diverse
            o Mac/PC Repairs & Upgrades
            o French Tutoring/Translation/VO

   Audio Engineer, August 2008-February 2009
      Skyline Studios – Oakland, Ca
         • Post Production & Editing for TV Shows
         • ADR & VO Recording
         • Music & TV Mixing

   Internships:
         • 2008, Skyline Studios - Oakland, CA
         • 2007, Living Head Studios – Phoenix, AZ
         • 2006, Iguana Studio – London UK

CERTIFICATIONS

         • Pro-Tools, Waves Plug-Ins, SmAArt, Reason, M3000

EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCE

         • Consoles
            Analog/Digital/Control Surfaces (SSL, NEVE, Control24, CI24, etc)
         • Outboard Gear
            o Dynamic Processors (1176, LA2A, Distressor, etc.)
            o Time Based Processors (M3000, S6000, etc)
         • Software
            o Pro-Tools, Logic Pro, Auto-Tune, Waves, Reason, etc.
         • Recorders/Mixers
            o Mac/PC
            o Alesis HD24/Tascam 24/24
            o Otari MTR 90/Studer a827
            o Zaxcom DEVA 5.8/Sound Devices
            o Alesis Masterlink

SKILLS

         • Photography – Digital SLR, Manual Film SLR/Rangefinder/TLR
         • Computers – IT/Web/Networking/Office/etc.
         • Instruments – Guitar, Bass, Banjo, Keyboard
         • Artistic – Drawing/Painting/Graphic Design/etc.
         • Languages
            o English (Fluent)
            o French (Fluent)
            o Spanish (Some)
            o Good Level of Reading Comprehension for Latin Based Languages
         • Troubleshooting, Attention to Detail, Prioritizing, Research, Written &            Verbal, Signal Flow, etc.