Ekaterina (Katia) Karkkainen

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T: 615 810 7817            E: kateaudio@gmail.com

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Objective

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A dedicated audio engineer and educator with 8-year experience in TV audio production/post pro (including live broadcast of Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014), studio recording/mixing, live sound, and Master of Fine Arts degree in Recording Arts and Technologies is seeking a position as an A1/A2.

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Education

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Middle Tennessee State University

Master of Fine Arts in Recording Arts and Technologies — August 2014-May 2017)                                                                                    

• Class and project emphasis in studio recording/mixing, audio production, and post production for visual media

• Final Project title:  "Audio Production and Post Production Practices for Concert Specials” (TV, DVD, Streaming)

 

Russian Gnesins’ Academy of Music

Moscow, Russia

Bachelor of Music in Audio Engineering and Production — 2007-2012                            

Emphasis in recording of classical and jazz music, including orchestras and big bands; introduction to pop/rock music recording and mixing.

 

State Gnesins’ Musical College

Moscow, Russia

Associate of Music in Music Theory, Music Teacher — 2002-2006                                                  

Emphasis in Solfeggio, Harmony, Music Form and Analysis, Music History, Counterpoint, Piano

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Experience

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Stage Technician/A1/A2 (freelance), IATSE Local 500

Fort Lauderdale, FL — November 2017 – present

Audio set up, patching, FOH and monitor mixes. Working at various venues: Adrienne Arsht Center, Fillmore, South Miami Dade Cultural Center, Miami Dade County Auditorium, and more.

 

A1 (part-time), First United Methodist Church

Boca Raton, FL — October 2017 – present

A1: Live sound reinforcement at Sunday worships (the band consists of drums, bass, two guitars, piano, 7 vocals). FOH + 6 monitor mixes + 1 mix for video feed

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Graduate Teaching Assistant, Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, TN — September 2014 - May 2017

Graduate Teaching Assistant in Recording Industry program

 

Accomplishments

• Tutoring for Recording Studio Techniques classes in studios A, B, D and E

• Producer and Engineer of Summer “Sounds Alike” Projects

• Teaching Assistant in the Analogue Recording and Advanced Live Sound classes

• MIDI lab assistant involving tutoring and maintenance

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Audio Engineer, “Ostankino” Television Center

Moscow, Russia — February 2011 - August 2014

Audio Post Production for TV programs

 

Assistant Mixer and A1, ANO Sports Broadcasting “Panorama”

Moscow, Russia — August 2011 - April 2014

Mixing Stereo and 5.1 audio for live HDTV broadcast. Major sporting events including 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia

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FOH engineer, Concert Hall of Russian Gnesins’ Academy of Music

Moscow, Russia — April 2010 - August 2012

Running FOH and monitor mixes

 

FOH engineer, Freelance

Moscow, Russia — June 2007 - March 2010

Live sound engineer (mixer) for jazz, rock and folk-rock bands, run FOH and MON mixes. Jazz festival in Archangelskoye, jazz festival in Ermitage garden, jazz festivals in Pavel Slobodkin’s concert hall, Grushin Festival

 

Assistant Engineer, State Gnesins' Musical College, Recording Studio

Moscow, Russia — September 2006 - May 2007

Classical music editing in Magix Samplitude, assisting during the recording sessions

 

Skills

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• Studio music recording and mixing

• Recording audio on location

• Pro Tools HD (advanced user)

• Cubase, Samplitude, Final Cut Pro X

• Analogue large-format consoles: API Vision, API Legacy, SSL Duality, SSL AWS; digital consoles: Allen & Heath iLive, Digidesign Venue, Yamaha M7CL, Yamaha DM2000

• Live broadcast: Studer Vista 9, TC Electronic D22, TC Electronic 6000, Dolby DP570/571/572

• Troubleshooting

• Audio Production and Post Production for video

• 5.1 mixing (music, TV programming)

• Music Production

• Teaching

• Piano performance

• I am always in the process of exploring the world of audio and open to learning new skills.

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Professional membership: Audio Engineering Society

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References

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Bill Crabtree

Professor, Director of M.F.A. in Recording Arts and Technologies at MTSU

Bill.Crabtree@mtsu.edu

615-494-7908 

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Daniel Pfeifer

Professor of Recording Industry at MTSU

Dan.Pfeifer@mtsu.edu

615-898-5944

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Matt Foglia

Professor of Recording Industry at MTSU, primary advisor for the Final Project

matt.foglia@mtsu.edu

615-904-8424

 

Gary Nattrass

Sound Supervisor SKY TV Osterley London; in 2012-2014 was a Commentary Systems Manager for Olympic Broadcast Services on the Sochi 2014 Olympic & Paralympic games

GaryNattrass@aol.com

+44 7833 766966 (Great Britain)

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Projects

 

Accomplished at Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN):

 

○ Led studio recordings and mixing of Alexis Gomez (semi-finalist of American Idol show) songs

○ A1 for Bonnaroo 2016 Music Festival four day shoot, including on-location recording, live mixing, and 5.1 studio mixing

○ Director for the “Blast Off” concert shoot of the Nashville Symphony orchestra at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center; PrEditor of the Schermerhorn Promo Video of concerts for children (audio+video).

○ A2 for the End of the Semester Show (MTSU)

○ Engineer at the studio A sessions for “40 Days Around The World” project (musicians with disabilities): www.40days.vsatn.org

○ Monitor engineer for the 4th of July show in Nolensville, TN (2015)

○ Engineer at the Omni Studio Full Band sessions (Fall 2016)

○ Final Project: Mixing the excerpts from the live shows produced by MTSU students: Dark Side of the Moon live tribute (5.1); Maren Morris’ performance at Bonnaroo-2016 (5.1); Nashville Symphony’s “Blast Off” (Stereo); Promo Video for Nashville Symphony; Riders in the Sky at Franklin Theater (Stereo).Final Project: Mixing the excerpts from the live shows produced by MTSU students: Dark Side of the Moon live tribute (5.1); Maren Morris’ performance at Bonnaroo-2016 (5.1); Nashville Symphony’s “Blast Off” (Stereo); Promo Video for Nashville Symphony; Riders in the Sky at Franklin Theater (Stereo).

 

Accomplished at ANO Sports Broadcasting “Panorama” (Sochi and Moscow, Russia):

 

• 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Hockey broadcast (February, 2014): Assistant Mixer

• 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Curling (March, 2014): Assistant Mixer

• Snowboard World Cup in Sochi, Russia (February, 2013): boom operator (A2), assistant mixer

• World Winter Paralympic Preliminary Competitions Biathlon in Sochi (March, 2013): Boom Operator (A2), Assistant Mixer

• Cross Country Ski World Cup in Sochi (March,2013): Boom Operator (A2), Assistant Mixer

• The 27 World Summer Universiade games in Kazan, Aquatic competitions (July, 2013): A1

• The IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia (August, 2013): Assistant Mixer

Hockey Channel One Cup in Sochi (December, 2013): Assistant Mixer

 

Accomplished at Ostankino TV center (Moscow, Russia):

 

TV programs: “Stories From The Future” (5 Channel, St. Petersburg), “Serve Motherland” (Channel One Russia), “Field of Miracles” (Channel One Russia)

 

Accomplished at the Concert Hall of Russian Gnesins’ Academy of Music (Moscow, Russia)

 

• Russian jazz bands: Anatoly Krall’s big band, Oleg Lundstrem big band; Arkady Shilkloper, Valery Grokhovsky, Daniil Kramer, Igor Brill, Yakov Okun, Sergey Manukyan

• American jazzmen: Worked as a FOH engineer at Herbie Hancock’s master-class for Gnesins’ Academy students in May 2012, as well as Craig Handy, James Spaulding;

• Polish jazzmen: Zbigniew Namyslowsky, Lesek Mozdzer, Andrzej Jagodzinski

 

Miscellaneous live sound projects (Moscow, Russia):

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Live sound engineer (mixer) for jazz, rock and folk-rock bands, run FOH and MON mixes. Jazz festival in Archangelskoye, jazz festival in Ermitage garden, jazz festivals in Pavel Slobodkin’s concert hall, Grushin Festival

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