Brian Kemble
Sacramento, CA, 95820|-- LinkedIn Profile | Personal Website
CAREER SUMMARY
Audio Engineer – Post-Production Editor
Audio professional with 9 years’ experience in installation, recording, and post-production.
Wide range of production experience, providing clients with high end mixes and dialog in podcasting, social media content, and production of studio recordings.
Adaptive and flexible when presented with change, developed through learning both entrepreneurial and editorial mindsets as the owner and operator of a freelance business for 8 years.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Avid Pro Tools
A/V Installation
Adobe Premiere Pro
Microsoft SharePoint
MacOS/Windows
Logic Pro X
Post-Production Editing
Microsoft Word
Adobe After Effects
Final Cut
Google Suite
Microsoft Excel
MILITARY SERVICE
U.S. Air Force, Travis AFB, CA2018 – Present
Audio/Video Director
Creative director and production manager for the Air Force Band’s video and musical performance teams, overseeing a portfolio of 5+ project regularly. Responsible for strategic planning and preparation for the USAF Public Outreach program, creating over 70 audio/video productions.
Oversee and supervision of teams ranging from 4 to 30 members to produce mixes for social media campaigns and in-person performances resulting in more than 180,000 views on social media and reaching over 50,000 people live.
Identified gaps in remote communications systems. Spearheaded team to address rapidly changing conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed and implemented action plan, improving collaboration between 22 teams using tools such as Slack and the Google Suite.
Facilitated transition to Logic Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro software, enabling project collaboration and growth of production teams.
Improved processes in scheduling and preparation, raising project quality while enabling team flexibility and innovation through a 30% reduction in workload.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance business grown from scratch in Boulder, CO Cincinnati, OH and in Northern California focusing on Audio/Video services.
Kemble Audio and Video, Various Locations, USA2014 – Present
Freelance engineer and performer concurrently with primary work and school responsibilities since 2014.
Collaborate with clients to manage and produce media projects on time and on budget.
Business growth through advertising to potential clients, using Google Ads and social media.
Grand Teton Music Festival, Teton Village, WYSummer 2018
An organization providing world-class performances, supported by a gathering of musicians from across the country. “One of the best places in the country to hear classical music in the summer.” – The Wall Street Journal.
Assistant Audio Engineer
Between time as a student and enlistment in the Air Force, contributed towards the audio engineering team at GTMF, recording concerts and managing team documents.
Coordinate the acquisition and cataloguing of $1M in audio equipment.
Partner with American Public Media to publish selected performances on Performance Today.
Upgraded facilities from analog to digital, ensuring team met functional deadline.
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH2016 - 2018
Audio Engineer
A position while attending UC for graduate school, this role included the recording, mixing, and filming of events as well as post-production editing and archival of data, supporting University library systems.
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO2013 - 2016
Audio Engineer and Stage Manager
Incorporating work into student life, this position served guest artists, faculty, and students through capturing audio from live performances and mixing the audio to create a record to be given to performers and archived.
EDUCATION
Master’s degree, Music
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
Bachelor’s degree, Music
University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO
Certifications: University of Colorado Music Technology Certificate; Google Project Management Certificate; Certified Associate in Project Management; Google UX Design Certificate
VOLUNTEERING AND LEADERSHIP
Audio/Video Post-Production and Copywriting with WordsAlive
Shelter maintenance for Human Society of the East Bay
Young Artist Entrepreneurship Apprentice with Cincinnati music collective, Concert:NOVA.
