Sound designer, audio engineer
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Sound designer, audio engineer

EDUCATION
New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE Grad: May 2020
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Political Science, minor in Music Technology
New York University, New York, NY, USA January – August 2019 New York University Berlin, Berlin, Germany January – August 2018

Relevant Coursework; Oral Histories, Recording and Production, Mixing and Mastering, the Age of Listening, Immersive Sound for Screen, Electronic Music Production

WORK EXPERIENCE
NYU Production Lab August 2019 – December 2020
Sound Engineer
New York, New York (https://wp.nyu.edu/productionlab/labcast/)
• Mixed and mastered podcast episodes for “Labcast”, now available on streaming platforms
• Followed hard production deadlines for streaming and publishing

Gazelian Records (Label) September 2018 – December 2020
Sound Engineer, Production Assistant
Sound and Music Recording Group, NYU (https://www.nyuad-music.tech/)
• Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered various students and bands for publication
• Spear-headed stage design and equipment set up for student-led band performances
• Represented music recording group for various media outlets in Abu Dhabi

The Gazelle, NYUAD’s weekly paper August 2019 – May 2020
Music Columnist, Contributing Writer
Abu Dhabi, UAE (------------/staff-member/reema-el-kaiali)
• Co-author of weekly music-based column, “Earwormz” which explored digestible ways to perceive music and audio

PUBLISHED AUDIO PORTFOLIO
HOTWOK – Untitled EP: Recording, production, and mixing
NYU LABCAST – Season 2, Season 3 (podcast): Producing, mixing and mastering
MUSIC REVOLUTIONS – Post-revolution Evolutions of Arabic Music (podcast): Writing, recording, producing, mixing and mastering
MAPPILLAI: AN ITALIAN SON-IN-LAW IN INDIA – A Book By Carlo Pizzati (audiobook): Recording, mixing, mastering and sound design
THE BACCHAE – An audio performance by theatre company Exit 11: Audio engineer, sound designer, editor and sound specialist (https://rb.gy/vhy1hh)

SKILLS
Language: English, Arabic – Native Fluency; Spanish, German – A2 Proficiency;
Software: Avid ProTools (Avid Certified 110), Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, Adobe Audition;
Instrumentation: Piano (classically trained); Bass Guitar, Drums, Voice (self-taught).