Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Projects
Certification
Hobbies and Interests
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Brett Faris

Chelmsford

Summary

I am a versatile Sound Engineer / Audio Technician based in Essex. After becoming interested in sound, music and technology at an early age, I progressed on to university to achieve a 1st Class Distinction in Music production and Sound Engineering at Point Blank Music School. With a background rooted in theatre, I have diversified and gained working experience in the worlds of broadcast, festivals, outdoor events and touring productions. I'm also a functioning chilli addict and my everyday carry includes a bottle of Tabasco to ensure I can get my fix on the road.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Audio Engineer

Self-Employed
12.2021 - Current
  • Extensive Front Of House use of Yamaha Digital mixing consoles of all sizes for Corporate events, bands, festivals and various local theatre groups
  • Good knowledge of DiGiCo mixing consoles and systems, including populating SD Racks and creating Optocore loops
  • Good experience with setup and rigging of Martin Audio MLA Compact as well as large Point-source systems
  • Experience building custom racks such as an Autograph Signature redundant switching Dante playback system
  • Extensive use of Shure Axient digital, PSM1000 and Sennheiser RF systems and managing frequency plots with Wireless Workbench

Casual Technician

Chelmsford Theatre
11.2021 - Current
  • Working on Load-ins & Outs, facilitating received productions
  • Operating sound
  • Rigging lighting
  • Hanging cloths and assembling scenery
  • Follow spotting

Occasional Technician

Moulsham Electronics
08.2015 - Current
  • Operation of live sound systems at Essex County Cricket Ground on matchdays and other events such as awards evenings
  • Assisting with setup and operation of live sound equipment at Essex Police Headquarters' theatre and at The Chelmsford Theatres
  • Extensive use of Allen & Heath digital mixing consoles

Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's
01.2019 - 11.2021
  • Stocking shelves, rotating stock, refilling shelves/displays and serving customers

Customer Advisor

Argos
10.2017 - 01.2019
  • Serving customers, assisting with sales and products, refilling displays and pulling in/putting away deliveries

Education

Bachelor of Arts - music production and sound engineering

Point Blank Music School
London
09.2022

BTEC Music Technology Level 3 -

South East Essex College
Southend-on-Sea
07.2019

GCSEs -

The Boswells School
Chelmsford
01.2017

Skills

  • Yamaha CL/QL/DM Consoles
  • DiGiCo SD & Quantum Consoles
  • Allen & Heath SQ Consoles
  • Martin Audio MLA Compact
  • Custom equipment rack building
  • Shure Axient digital & PSM1000 Wireless Workbench
  • QLab programming for audio playback
  • Onstage audio / monitor workflows
  • Digital Audio Workstations recording & audio editing
  • Microphone positioning including for large orchestras
  • Broadcast audio production
  • Dante audio networks

Projects

  • FOH audio for Clockstock festival main stage 2023 & 2024
  • Audio 1 & Audio 2 at Tottenham Hotspur: mixing stadium sound and running playback; and managing microphones for both the live stadium production and for broadcast via club channels
  • Patch & stage tech including mic wrangling duties for Paddington in Concert UK tour 2023, Rocketman in concert, Hans Zimmer VS John Williams and other similar large orchestral shows with 60+ players close mic'd
  • Playback tech for Clockwork Orange's Ibiza Classicá orchestral dance show and the Freedom George Michael tribute with up to 32 stereo backing stems routed via Dante Virtual Soundcard
  • Corporate events such as Banking on Barnardo's

Certification

  • Dante certification Levels 1 & 2

Hobbies and Interests

I am passionate about music and sound, leading to a fascination with music production, composition and sound synthesis. I produce electronic music of varying genres with a few releases on independent record labels and enjoy DJing with my (frankly excessive) digital and vinyl music library in my spare time.

Timeline

Audio Engineer

Self-Employed
12.2021 - Current

Casual Technician

Chelmsford Theatre
11.2021 - Current

Trading Assistant

Sainsbury's
01.2019 - 11.2021

Customer Advisor

Argos
10.2017 - 01.2019

Occasional Technician

Moulsham Electronics
08.2015 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - music production and sound engineering

Point Blank Music School

BTEC Music Technology Level 3 -

South East Essex College

GCSEs -

The Boswells School
Brett Faris