Mauricio Escamilla

703-915-6859

mescamilla.com

mauricio.escamilla@gmail.com
 

Objective

A consistently unique, creative, and emotively powerful sonic career.

 

Education

MSc Sound Design

The University of Edinburgh

September 2011-September 2012

 

BFA Kinetic Imaging (Animation, Video, and Sound)

Virginia Commonwealth University

August 2006- June 2010

 

Work Experience

Freelance Sound Design Artist, Music Producer, and Audio Engineer for:

  • Film

  • Animation

  • Commercial

  • Theatre production

  • Podcast

  • Audio Books

  • live performances

  • more

Theatre Productions:

Nike, or We Don’t Need Another Hero by Ngozi Anyanwu. The Lark, NY. 2017. Live Percussion and Sound Design.

iNegro / The Maturation of an Inconvenient Negro by Kareem Lucas. Cherry Lane Theatre, NY. 2018. Music Composition.

A Walk Into Slavery by Hollis King. The Billie Holiday Theatre, Brooklyn, NY. 2019. Sound Design and Live Audio Mixing.

The Bandaged Place by Harrison David Rivers. Powerhouse Theatre, Poughkeepsie, NY 2019. Music Composition and Sound Design.

On the Grounds of Belonging by Ricardo Perez Gonzales. Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT 2019. Music Composition and Sound Design.

The Bandaged Place by Harrison David Rivers. Roundabout Theater. 2023 Sound Design and Music.

soft by Donja R Love, Directed by Whitney White. MCC Theater 2023. Music Composition


Podcasts:

Red Bulletin by Red Bull: Family Crest 2023, Ready for the Big Time 2022.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: Raw Material Season 6: Six Degrees. 2019. Music Composition, Sound Design, and Mixing.

+more

Various Podcasts recorded through CDM Sound Studios, NY.



DreamTek / First Agency / Google / WeWork Event Space

Freelance/On-Call Audio Engineer, October 2017-Present

  • Event Technician for a large variety of special events ranging from corporate, promotional, live music performances, talk panel discussions, and more.

  • Assistance and command of stage setup, signal flow and connection, Crestron operated lighting, projection, and sound, live audio channel mixing, signal gain/equalization, communication systems, etc.

  • Use of Yamaha CL3, CL5, Midas X32, Shure wireless microphones, lavalier, ribbon and condenser microphones for performances.


CDM Sound Studios
Freelance Audio Engineer,
September 2018-2019

  • Voice-over recording engineer for audiobook and podcast recording studios

  • Use of Reaper and Pro Tools DAWs, various microphones and hardware


Explosion Robinson

Sound Designer and Mixing Engineer, October 2015 - September 2016

Freelance / On Call 2016 - Present

  • Audio mixing and sound design for broadcast and web trailers, teasers, commercial spots, films, animations, 360 videos, and more.

  • Music composition, producing, and mnemonic branding

  • Worked closely within the company's creative and technical aspects alongside founder and creative director Stephen Hermann.

  • Worked directly with professional voice-over talent, directors, and producers.

  • Clients include: Google, Samsung, Viacom, Nickelodeon, Hulu, Logo, Microsoft, VH1, Webbys, and more.

 
  

Proficiencies and Skills

Spanish and English fluency

Oral and written

 

Musician and Producer

Drummer, percussionist, and live performer of 20+years

Electronic music producer, sound design artist, and composer

 

Operating systems

Mac OS X and Windows XP/Vista/7

 

Audio Software

Avid Pro Tools 12/HD, Ableton Live 11/12, Nuendo 7, Apple Logic Pro 9, Reaper, Sony Vegas, Sound Forge, Adobe Audition, Max/MSP, FMOD designer/sandbox, Audacity.

 

Audio Hardware

Microphones: Dynamic, Condenser, Ribbon (ex. Sure SM57/58, AKG C414, Sennheiser MD

421, Sennheiser ME66, Nuemann KM 184, Neumann ui87, Schoeps CMC641, Coles 4038 etc)

Wireless: Sennheiser ew 112-p G3 Wireless Portable Microphone System, Shure ULX-S

Interfaces: Apogee Symphony/Rosetta, Motu 896/8pre/Ultralite mk3, Fireface 400/800, Sapphire Pro, Tascam FW-1884.

Portable/On-location: Zoom F4, Sound Devices 702 and 744t, Zoom H4n

Mixers and Consoles: Yamaha QL3, QL5, Toft Series ATB-O8M/ATB-16, Yamaha M7CL , Mackie 1604 vlz3, Mackie 24-8, Yamaha O2R, Yamaha LS9, Soundcraft Si Expression, AWS 900 Solid State Logic.

Speakers/Monitors/Line Arrays: Genelec, KRK, Yamaha, Dynaudio, Mackie, JBL, QSC Systems.

Cables: NL4,XLR, 1/8”, 1/4” TRS, RCA/Phono, Firewire 400/800, USB 2/3.

 

Visual Software

Final Cut Pro 7-10, Vegas Video, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Resolume Avenue

 

Video Hardware

Cameras: Panasonic VDR-D310, Canon T2i, Canon 5D Mark III

3LCD Projectors

Cables: DVI, VGA, RCA, Firewire, HDMI, Mini Display, 8-pin Mini-Din.

Tape Machines: Sony DSR-11 NTSC PAL Mini DV Player Recorder, Sony DHR-1000 MiniDV DV DVCAM Digital Video Player Recorder, Sony HVR-M15E Deck Mini DV and DvCAM tape player/recorder.

 

Other

Microsoft Office

 

Please contact me for professional references.