WEB APPS: I built SubAligner, Tracebook, Phase Invaders, and Zoid. I learned some DSP (MATLAB), UI design, devOps, and marketing. The biggest business benefit is learning how to talk to customers and do product development.TECHNICAL TRAINING: I wrote 5 eBooks, created 12 online courses, and produce 5 online summits. I learned a lot about sound system design and calibration best practices, effective communication and marketing, and empathetic teaching. The business benefit is in meeting other life-long learners that support your projects and show up at your events.

I have a passion for audio and have worked hard to find a place in the industry. Along the way I have talked to as many sound engineers and sound designers as I could, and in 2011 I began documenting those conversations in the form of a podcast. This eBook includes the best parts of those podcasts, with great information on audio technology and valuable advice on education and jobs.

Sound engineer/designer for corporate, concert, and theatrical events for the past 20 years, recently expanded into live streaming and video production.

Zé Dos Frangos released their first album, Portugal/Slovakia, May 16, 2009, at an ambitious, trans-Atlantic release party in Austin, Texas. American band members in Austin connected with their European counterparts via satellite. The double EP, one half from Portugal, the other from Slovakia, incorporates English, Portuguese, and Slovak lyrics and combines several musical genres including Indie Rock and World Music. The album developed from collaborations with European bands AA Tigre, The Loosers, Gala Drop, and Vanilla Club.Formed in 2007 by American expat Nathan Lively, the band (from Austin, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and Slovakia) combines ingredients of American alternative rock, low-fi electronic beats, and traditional Spanish music, resulting in a distinct, original flavor. All the musicians are neo-traveling gypsies--disillusioned with the American Dream, looking for new value with wanderlust in their bones. The Austin Chronicle listed the band as a Top Pick of the 2008 SXSW music festival. Chronicle reviewer Doug Freeman cited the band’s greatest strength s, “male/female vocals softly intertwining over sparse indie electronics.”Ze Dos Frangos information, tour dates, and music downloads are available at www.zedosfrangos.com.

Mixing FOH for a nine-piece band on a Digico SD5 and completing sound system optimization with 27 channels of Meyer Sound SIM3 at arenas across the US for the Ringling Bros. circus and managing a team of 3 audio engineers.

Support regional hotel directors. Setup and operation of large multi-room hotel audio, video, and lighting systems.

Mix FOH and stage monitors for 440 seat Meyer Sound venue featuring local and internationally touring artists.

Mix rock bands and hip-hop. Design mix rack and optimize sound system.

Install new sound system at Buddhist Zen center. Operate A/V at 111 Minna Gallery. Modify tape deck circuit boards for professional cassette transfers.

On-call FOH mix engineer for world music and dance events.

Sound Design, Musical Composition, and Sound System Design/Optimization for theatre, gallery, and other performing arts spaces.

Zughaus was founded in 2009 and formed into a space conducive for a reciprocal creative environment; allowing artists to come together and present their ideas in a non-traditional art gallery.

Translate five hours of Portuguese dialog, create video subtitles, and mix audio in surround for the art installation "WHEN I WAS PORTUGUESE."

Period specific military sound cues for the world premier of "FightingMac!"

Create transitional elements and specific cues for the west coast premiere of Sarah Ruhl's Passion Play at Live Oak Theatre in Berkeley, CA.

Original sound design for this British drama required research to find appropriate music and ambient sounds for the setting of Uxbridge, England.

Theatrical adaptation of the 1985 film Clue.

Install and Operate multi-channel software mix system forBurning Libraries

Successfully implemented 10 venues with the online Clubstr Calendar. In charge of all communications as well as marketing strategy development.

Coordinate rehearsals and performances for 82 artists

Build and operate custom wireless mix system for 4 month US national tour of musical Route 66.

Automated the mix for Actors and Orchestra for Man Of La Mancha

Assist Roy Taylor in the installation of his sound design for the world premiere of a new opera, The Dragonfly Queen.

Interpret audio needs for 12 new works of dance. Coordinate withlocal crew.

Provide dependable show operation for this classic musical. Includes mixing 10+ RF mics, musicians, and sound cues. Train local mic tech.

Implemented new speaker array techniques and trained local Slovak crews.

"A Mais Velha Profissão" won 2005 Golden Globe for Best Production

Adapted theatre techniques to outdoor stage for the widely touring group O'QueStrada (oquestrada.com). Record the debut album for Mistura Pura.

Installed their permanent sound system and invented sound design for gallery exhibits. Responsibilities also included equipment purchase and rental and artist communication.

Music for the play Expat/Inferno, which, won Best Overall Production in the 2003 Fringe Festival.

Music and sound/video cues for the premier of Two Little Indians. Directed by Lee Breuer.