About Me

ROGER JAY
LOS ANGELES, CA.
Freelance Sound Editor/Mixer.

A multi-instrumentalist for 25 years ranging from the Guitar, Bass, Piano and Drums, but most predominantly on the Guitar. Also spent 12 years as a Touring Musician, Touring Guitar Tech/Bass Tech for Major & Indie recording artists, and a Stage Audio/Lighting Tech Foreman for theatre production and live events.

EXPERIENCE
VoiceTrax West • Studio City, CA • August 2011-
Freelance Sound Editor/Mixer
• Dialogue, ADR, sfx, backgrounds & music editorial
• Audiobook editorial/mixing

Sonic Magic Studios • Culver City, CA • May 2011-July 2011
Sound Intern
• Convert OMF's to Protools

• Convert QT to multiple codecs
• Archive Deliverables utilizing FileMaker Pro
• Audio & Video QC
• Cue Foley
• Assist Foley Artist in group Foley
• Assist in Dialogue assembly
• Digidelivery Protools sessions

Road Crew • Tour Bus, Life • January 2003-December 2008
Guitar Tech/Bass Tech/Stage Manager
• Pennywise • Epitaph/Myspace Records • June 2008-December 2008
• Sugarcult • V2/Artemis/Fearless Records • April 2008-June 2008
• Fenix TX • MCA/Drive-Thru Records • 2005-2006
• Denver Harbor • Universal Records • 2003-2005

Six Flags Magic Mountain • Valencia, CA • June 1996-January 2001
Stage Technician Foreman
• Theatre production, stunt shows & live events
• Rigged sound & lighting
• Delegated duties to 30-40 stage techicians
• Ran sound & lighting

• Set & props construction/maintenance
• Follow Spot Operator

SELECTED CREDITS
Captain Fin (Short) 2011
SFX Recordist/Sound Designer/Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer
• "Official Selection" FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL '12
• Multiple award-winning short film

Waitress (Short) 2011
Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer
• "Official Selection" CLERMONT INT'L FILM FESTIVAL ’12

Doritos "Too Much" (Commercial) 2010
Location Sound/Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer

The Collaborator (Audiobook–Narrated by Michael Bell) 2011
Sound Editor/Mixer

Scorpion King 3 (Feature) 2011 – Foley Cue

Rites of Passage (Feature) 2011 – Foley Cue

Bling Ring (TV Movie) 2011 – Foley Cue

SKILLS
Mac and Windows OS | Protools 6-9; HD and LE | Control 24 | D-Control
• Understanding & application of signal flow, proper gain staging, timecode, frame rate, sample rate, bit depth, Nyquist Theorem, recording, advanced automation, plug-in mapping, spilling VCA's, custom fader groups, custom fader mapping, MIDI sequencing & mapping, sound editorial, elastic audio, audio restoration, pre-dubbing, mixing in Stereo and 5.1 for motion pictures and music. Disk Repair Utilities. Calibration, maintenance & troubleshooting.

Field Recorders | Portable Recorders | Field and Studio Microphones
• Location sound and sfx recording with Sound Devices, Sony PCM-D50, and Zoom H4n recorders. Strong knowledge of microphone types, polar patterns, and application.

OTHER SKILLS
• iZotope RX2 Advanced, Cedar DNS One, VocAlign, Unreal Development Kit, Filemaker Pro, Microsoft (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook), Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor, Photoshop, and a strong background in Music Theory and Composition.

EDUCATION
Full Sail University • Winter Park, FL
Bachelors of Science, Recording Arts '11
3.5 GPA / 100% Attendance


REFERENCES
PROFESSIONAL:

Ryan Young
Re-Recording Mixer
Levels Audio • Hollywood, CA
(510) 676-6516

Andrew Feliciano
Studio Owner • Engineer
VoiceTrax West • Studio City, CA
(818) 317-7524

Karlos Colon
Instructor
Recording Consoles • Music Producing and Arranging
Full Sail University • Winter Park, FL
(813) 382-5870


PERSONAL:

Darian Rundall
Studio Owner • Producer • Engineer • Mixer
Mo' Punch Recording • Hermosa Beach, CA
(310) 901-2490

Mike Pipgras
Sound Editor
Sony Pictures Post • Culver City, CA
(818) 916-8620