Wade Alin
1155 South Scoville Avenue
Oak Park, IL 60304
[email protected]
(773) 501-9167
Sound Design Reel:
http://www.wadealin.com/WA.SD.112014.mp4
Qualification Summary:
• Outstanding working knowledge of digital recording and mixing, music, voice, and sound effects production.
Working knowledge of 5:1 mixing, adr, and foley.
• Computer Skills: Complete knowledge and professional use of: Steinberg Nuendo, Cubase, and Wavelab,
Avid Pro Tools, Sony Sound Forge, Adobe Audition. Knowledge of Wwise, html, css, ActionScript, and Native
Instruments .ksp language.
Work Experience:
• Freelance Commercial Composer/Sound Designer/Mix Engineer (2002 - present) RK Music (New
York), Squeak E. Clean (Los Angeles), Sonixsphere (Chicago).
- Composition, sound design, and audio mixing for advertising, cable and network television. Clients include: ABC, Starz,
HBO, Adidas, Ad Council, Gamestop, Sony, American Express, Chrysler, ESPN.
• Brand Designer (2002 - present) Starz, Reelz, A&E, The Crime and Investigation Network, HBO, Time
Warner Cable, and The Biography Channel
- Key team member in “sonic re-branding” campaigns. Responsibilities include composition, sound design, and audio
mixing for national television networks.
• Standard Beat Company / Beatserv (2008-present)
- Sole Proprietor of a boutique loop and sampling company providing royalty-free drum loops and original samples for
creative use in audio production.
• Post/Mix Engineer (1998 - 2002)
RK Music/Mixology Post (New York, NY)
- Responsibilities included day to day maintenance of a Emmy award winning production house, recording and mixing
music, voice over, and sound effects for cable and network television. Responsibilities extended to system and acoustical
design, file delivery systems, client relations, and website maintenance.
Additional Freelance Experience :
• Music Production (New York - Chicago) Worked with artists on conceptualizing, recording, and mixing full length
releases. Artists include Chemlab, i:Scintilla, SMP, Everything Goes Cold, Christ Analogue, The Atomica Project.
• Splash Multimedia (Seattle, WA) Sprite creation and motion design in Macromedia Director.
• Cargo Music (San Diego, CA) Built interactive, self contained Shockwave applications for promotional purposes.