Objective
To obtain work in the following areas: Live sound mixing for FOH or monitors, tour managing, studio recording/mixing, on-location sound and post production mixing for film/video/TV.
I never feel like I have to go to work. Instead I feel grateful to have a job that I love. I have been told that being a sound-man is a thankless job, but I disagree with that. The many different people I work with do indeed thank me for my hard work and positive attitude every single day. My job is 50% audio knowledge and 50% people skills. Being friendly and professional while also passionate about the quality of my work is what separates me from most of my peers.
I have been working around live music sound systems and recording studios in one capacity or another since 1991. Since 1995 I have toured internationally with ten different bands, and I have also worked in professional recording studios. In 2005 I began mixing sound for various bands and venues around the San Francisco bay area. In less than one year I was promoted to being the head sound-person at The Bottom of the Hill, one of the premier live music venues in the San Francisco bay area. I regularly mix live sound at The Elbo Room and also do freelance work at other audio related jobs such as on-location sound recording for film/TV/video.
I've toured with The Riverdales, Mr. T Experience, The Groovie Ghoulies, The Queers, The Muffs, Teen Idols, The Misfits, The Bellrays, Stars of Track and Field, and The Thermals. Other headliners, support bands, and people that can testify to my work ethic include: Green Day, The Smugglers, Boris The Sprinkler, Chixdiggit, The Gadjits, Husking Bee, Screw 32, Cub, The Lillingtons, Squirtgun, Gwar, Shikasta, the owners of Lookout Records, 10-Til-2, The Twilight Singers, Jeff Klein, The Big Sleep, The Hold Steady, and the staff members of hundreds of clubs all across North America.
“Hey Paul — From D'aria Rose, Myself and the rest of Triple Cobra, thank you for doing such a fine job, especially considering... that you were working on the fly with us. It's always a pleasure to work with someone so flexible and welcoming — and from what I heard, the sound in the house was fantastic.”
Attiss Triple Cobra
“Hey dude thanks for being such an easy guy to work with on our side. Having all the gear that we just started playing with can be a headache but you were super chill about all of it and from the sound of it people were pretty pumped on the mix. Thanks again Paul for taking care of us.”
Matt Facing New York
“Paul, Thanks for everything. We had such a wonderful time last night and your help had a large part to do with that. It all went so well last night, and we're stoked with the way everything turned out. It sounded fantastic on and off stage; thank goodness we had a sound guy who actually cared about what he was doing.”
Aymen Dexter Danger
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