Will Shanks Email & Phone Number

Scotts Valley, CA, US

• Product Manager for a market-leading professional audio company, providing product concepts and roadmap priorities for innovative, best in class audio tools for modern music production. Working cross-functionally with.
• Unison Integrated Preamps-January 2014 to todayManaging groundbreaking projects in mic preamp technology blending analog and digital disciplines, blurring the lines between analog and emulation. Establishing a new.
• Moog Multimode Filte XL-Feb. 2017Facilitated IP/brand licensing for, and conceived award-winning digital filter set combining an amalgam of sounds and features from the original Minimoog, Sonic Six, Voyager synthesizers.
• Ocean Way StudiosWorked in collaboration with Ocean Way recording founder and producer Allen Sides to create a one of a kind dynamic studio room emulation with real proximity effect and 3D dispersion pattern modeling.
• Studer A800-December 2010Created a new product category in plug-in market with tape machine emulation; delivered record-breaking revenue for a single product on UA's UAD platform. Market research and product.
• Empirical Labs FATSO-July 2009Facilitated IP/brand licensing and worked closely with original hardware manufacturer in product planning, design and evaluation for one of the best-selling products available for the UAD.

Scotts Valley, CA, US

• Served as key marketing communications contributor, Editor for monthly webzine and quarterly newsletter. Functioned as liaison to third party writers and magazine reviewers to ensure accurate marketing and technical.
• EMT 140- November 2004Provided key program data from a four-month algorithm voicing project in which I tuned UA's best-selling plate reverb emulations by ear, and provided GUI/controls development
• Roland RE-201 Space Echo- March 2006Lead an extended voicing and QA project ensuring product was highly representative of original hardware counterpart, and provided GUI/controls development
• Webzine- With over 25,000 subscribing readers in 2005, regularly ranked #1 most popular contributor with monthly “Analog Obsession” column

• Provide passionately creative audio production and technical expertise for a diverse range of clients specializing in independent artists and labels. Extensive experience with digital audio workstations and other.
• Brainspoon-eponymous (engineering, production, mix)
• Spirit and the Bride- The Fall of Man (engineering, production, mix)
• Trailer Park Troubadours- Trailercana (engineering)
• Til Willis- Crimson Wind (engineering, production, mix)
• Fainting Goats- Native Sounds Of The Golden West (engineering, production, mix)