Ken Freeman
Audio Engineer
Lake Balboa, CA 91406 (914)-552-3698 kenfreeman@aol.com
SKILLS
Chief Engineer
A1 Mixing Engineer - Studio, FOH Live, Broadcast, Theatre
Recording Engineer - Acoustic, electric, & orchestral recordings, MIDI Programming, Voice-over
Music Production
Sound design
Advanced Pro Tools editing
Proficient in operating Avid, Digico, and Yamaha live sound consoles
EXPERIENCE
TOTO, Los Angeles, CA - FOH Engineer, Audio crew chief 2010 - PRESENT
● FOH engineer for full production arena touring
● Audio crew chief - responsible for management,
recommendations, and hiring of audio staff
● Overseeing selection and implementation of all audio gear and
staff
● Live recording for DVDs and promotion
● Provided multitrack recording and effects rental system
● Analysis, repositioning, and tuning of local PA systems
Michael McDonald, Nashville, TN - FOH Engineer August 2014 - September 2014
● FOH engineer
● Overseeing selection and implementation of all audio gear and
staff
● Provided multitrack recording and effects rental system
● Analysis, repositioning, and tuning of local PA systems
Steve Lukather, Los Angeles, CA - FOH Engineer, Audio crew chief 2008 - 2009
● FOH engineer
● Audio crew chief - responsible for management, recommendations, and hiring of audio staff
● Overseeing selection and implementation of all audio gear and staff
● Provided multitrack recording and effects rental system
● Analysis, repositioning, and tuning of local PA systems
Fourplay, Los Angeles, CA - FOH Engineer, Recording Engineer, Mix engineer, Production, Disklavier & Keyboard tech
2002 - Present
● Responsible for all audio and live sound
● Studio recording and mixing
● Live DVD recording and 5.1 mixing
● Production including co-producing, arranging, advance Pro
Tools manipulation, and MIDI programming
● Keyboard and Disklavier programming and sound design
Bob James/Tappan Zee Records, Dobbs Ferry, NY - Recording & Mix Engineer, FOH Sound Engineer, Studio Manager, Studio Designer, Studio installation, Production, Synthesizer Programming
1991 - Present
● Recording and Mixing album projects
● Studio management responsibilities included - Tape library
inventory, database creation, excel charting, recording session
coordination, general office duties
● Touring FOH engineer
● Road Manager/Production manager (1991-2004)
● Audio crew chief - responsible for the management of all audio
staff
● Overseeing selection and implementation of all audio gear and
staff
● Live recording for DVDs and promotion
● Provided multitrack recording and effects rental system
● Analysis, repositioning, and tuning of local PA systems
Enfinity Productions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sound Designer and operator of Mega-musicals - P Ramlee, Putri Gunung Ledang & The Secret Life of Nora
2008 - 2011
Ken Freeman Productions - Owner - production company 2002 - Present
Services include:
5:1 surround mixing studio
Music production, recording, mixing and editing Live event production and audio engineering Surround sound mixing
Film score mixing
TV promotion sound design and mixing Voice-over & Editing
Location video shoots
Theatrical sound design & mixing
Studio design and installation
Location audio recording
Select Client/Artist List:
3G Productions
Riot Games
ESPN
Warner Brothers Records MTV
“All My Children” Pavarotti and Friends Meatloaf Unplugged Celine Dion
Diane Schurr Liza Minelli
Brian Wilson Pet Sounds DVD
Miles Davis
Clint Eastwod (Midnight in the Garden Of Good and Evil)
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Phil Ramone Inc. PECA music
Kennedy Awards Linda Eder
Wayne Krantz
Gabriela Anders Harvey Mason
Nathan East
Chuck Loeb
Bob James
Larry Carlton
Robbin Ford
Look Alike Productions Teresa Caprio
Crystal Sound Inc, New York, NY - Recording Engineer, Synth Programmer, Video synchronization expert, House Bass Player
1990 - 1992
Studio responsibilities included - Tape library inventory, database entry, recording session coordination, general office duties, Remote recordings, Equipment repair
Freelance Musician, Memphis, TN & New York, NY - Professional bassist
1979-1992
Freelance bassist, Electric Bass, Bass Violin, Keyboards Elvis American Musical
Todd Rungren - Up against it
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Terry Mike Jeffery Band
EDUCATION
Memphis State University, Memphis, TN - Jazz and Commercial Music
Certifications
Dante Level 1 & 2 - (Audinate, Portland, OR)
Digico SD training - (Schubert Systems, Los Angeles, CA)
Digico SD Masters Series training-Advances Part 2 (Schubert Systems, Los Angeles, CA)
D&B - Workflow, small line array - (D&B Asheville, NC)
D&B - Workflow, J Series - (D&B Asheville, NC)
SMAART - (Penn University campus)
L’Acoustics Line array & K2 - (L’Acoustics Los Angeles, CA)
Meyer Sound System fundamentals - (Portland, OR)
Internet History, Technology and Security - (Coursera - University of Michigan)
AWARDS
❖ Recording & Mixing engineer for Latin Grammy Album - Nestor Tores “This Side of Paradise”
❖ Gold Record - Fourplay “Elixir” - Programming
❖ Cover of ProSound News magazine (October, 1998)
Album Discography
Espresso - Bob James
Silver - Fourplay, Engineering
Movie "Coach Bernie" Music mixer
Good Piranha, Bad Piranha - Wayne Krantz
Cool Again - Gabriela Anders
Quartette Humane - Bob James/David Sanborn Engineer, Mixing
Soul Quest - Keiko Matsui, Engineer, Mixing
Esprit de Four - Fourplay Production, Engineer, Mixing - Grammy nominated Howie 61 - Wayne Krantz Mixing Engineer
90 Degrees at Midnight - Randy Scott Mixing
Altair & Vega - Bob James Engineer, Mixing, Producer
Art of the Trio: 1997-2001 - Brad Mehldau Engineer
Art of the Trio 1996-2001 - Brad Mehldau Engineer
Let's Touch the Sky - Fourplay Engineer, Mixing
Bossa Beleza - Gabriela Anders Mixing
Jazz and World Music Sampler Engineer, Mixing
Krantz Carlock Lefebvre - Wayne Krantz Mixing
Smooth Jazz Hits Engineer Mixing
Christmas Eyes - Bob James Engineer, Mixing
Energy - Fourplay Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing, Producer - Grammy nominated
Ground Xero Ill -Insanity Mastering
The Duets - Luciano Pavarotti Digital Editing
A Manhattan Affair - Mike Catalano Associate Producer, Mixing
Asianergy 2 - Jack Lee Engineer, Mastering
Asianergy, Vol. -1 Jack Lee Mixing
Refugee -Hector Martignon Mixing
Angels of Shanghai - Bob James Associate Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Jill Jenson - Jill Jenson Engineer, Mixing
Ultrablue - Ultrablue Mixing
Urban Flamingo - Bob James Associate Producer, Engineer, Mixing
X - Fourplay Engineer, Keyboard Technician, Mixing, Co-Producer
Double Standards - Lea DeLaria Engineer, Mixing
Babyface Songbook - Kirk Whalum Engineer
Overtime - Dave Holland Digital Editing
The Art of Intimacy - Veronica Martell Mixing, Producer
Unknown Soldier - Unknown Soldier Engineer, Mixing
Journey - Fourplay Digital Editing, Engineer, Synth Programming
Last Tango in Rio - Gabriela Anders Mixing
Peace of Mind - Carmen Cuesta Engineer, Mixing
Portrait of Bill Evans - Bob James Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Remixing
Take It from the To - Bob James Engineer, Mixing
With All My Heart - Harvey Mason, Sr. Engineer
Broadway My Way - Linda Eder Mixing
Live at Birdland - Dave Holland Digital Editing
Wings to Walk This Road - John Stoddart Engineer
Heartfelt - Fourplay Digital Editing, Engineer, Producer, Programming
Liza's Back = Liza Minnelli Digital Editing
Morning, Noon, & Night - Bob James Engineer, Mixing, Producer, Synth Prg.
Smooth Jazz: Sweet Love Engineer, Mixing
Urban Life - The V.I.P. Club Engineer
Art of the Trio, Vol. 5: - Brad Mehldau Engineer
Dancing on the Water - Bob James Associate Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Epiphany Project - Epiphany Project Engineer, Mixing
From the Heart - Kim Waters Engineer, Mixing
In a Heartbeat - Chuck Loeb Engineer, Mixing
The best of Bob James - Bob James Engineer, Mixing, Producer
Soul Searching - David McMurray Engineer
This Side of Paradise - Nestor Torres Engineer, Mixing - Latin Grammy Winner
Casino Lights '99 Warner Artists - Montreux Location recorder Mixing
Friends for Schuur - Diane Schuur Engineer
Life in the Tropics - The Rippingtons Engineer
Minnelli on Minnelli - Liza Minnelli Post production
Portrait of Kevin Mahogany - Kevin Mahogany Engineer, Mixing
Space Cowboys Soundtrack Engineer
Unconditional - Kirk Whalum Digital Editing, Engineer
Whisper from the Mirror - Keiko Matsui Engineer
Won't You Let Me Love You? - Walter Beasley Mixing
Yes, Please - Fourplay Engineer, Synthesizer, Synth Programming
Joy Ride - Bob James Engineer, Mixing
Listen - Chuck Loeb Engineer, Mixing
Snowbound - Fourplay Engineer 4 Fourplay - Engineer
Gil Parris - Gil Parris Engineer, Mixing
My Romance - Kevin Mahogany Engineer
The Moon, the Stars... - Chuck Loeb Engineer, Mixing
Playin' Hooky - Bob James Engineer, Mixing
Warner Bros. Jazz Christmas Party Engineer
Joined at the Hip - Bob James Engineer, Mixing
Naked City - Avenue Blue Engineer
Straight Up - Bob James Engineer Holiday - Russ Freeman Engineer
Restless - Bob James Programming, Engineering, Mixing - Grammy nominated
1993 Passion - Alexander Zonjic Engineer
DVD Discography
MTV Meatloaf - Unplugged Pavarotti and Friends
Brian Wilson - Pet Sounds Dave Koz - Live at Jamz Bob James- Live at Jamz Lee Ritenour- Live at Jamz Fourplay - Live in Capetown
Fourplay - Live in Tokyo with New Japan Orchestra Bob James & Keiko Matsui - Altair & Vega Fourplay - Java Jazz
Bob James Shanghai Angels - Java Jazz Tom Scott Live - Java Jazz
Chuck Loeb - Java Jazz Manhattan Transfer - Java Jazz
New York Voices - Java Jazz Triple Play - Java Jazz
Eric Benet - Java Jazz Jack Lee - Java Jazz Harvey Mason - Java Jazz Chaka Kahn - Java Jazz Eliane Elias - Java Jazz Eric Darius - Java Jazz Bobby Lyle - Java Jazz
Duo Voci (Diane Warren's Greatest Hits) - Java Jazz