Jonathan Siri-Mohs

Experience

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  Seamlessound (self-employment)

  Jul 2008 - now

  Live Sound Mix Engineer

  - Currently running sound at The White Squirrel in St. Paul, MN, mixing bands on what is being called “One of the best stages in the cities”- Contracted for AVEX events in Minneapolis for running sound for large events, meetings, social gatherings. 32 Channel digital boards, line array speaker setups, etc.- Employed with the City of Minneapolis for Music and Movies in the Park in the summer of 2019. Large complex setups (Lake Harriet Bandshell), running sound for all kinds of live events- Sound Engineer for the biggest Cambodian wedding band in MN, summers of ‘19 and ‘20. Also, Setup and teardown in multiple venues, use other venue’s equipment- Setting up and running live sound for countless of other live events and music concerts Show less

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  Seamlessound

  Jul 2008 - now

  Sound Designer, Audio Editor/Mixer & Location Sound Recordist

  - Dialog editing, processing, sweetening, and pre-mixing- Sound design/edit sound effects- Record custom sound effects in the field and Foley in the studio as needed- Perform voice over/ADR session recording, scheduling, and directing- Record/perform Foley- Conform and sync sound cuts to picture changes- Create sound effects passes on sequences- Layback/mix (5.1 surround/stereo/3D/Binaural)- QC deliverables to ensure quality standards and mixing specs are met (including M&E stems for localization)- Communicate/coordinate with all departments/dept. heads on film teams- Record location audio/dialogue on film/TV/commercial video sets- Compose musical score for filmsKey Achievements:- Co-founded a successful and thriving business and manage everything that comes along with business ownership (sales, business development, marketing, accounting, etc.)- Have worked on several dozen successful independent feature films, award winning short films, TV reality shows, countless corporate/commercial videos, live music engineering/recording events, live sound for theater and TV events, audio recording for comedy albums and podcasts, and sound effects recording- Won several achievement awards at film festivals for best sound, etc Show less

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  Sparkhouse

  Jul 2015 - Dec 2019

  Sound Designer/Editor/Mixer/Engineer

  - Managed audio at each stage of production of short animation episodes- Assisted in development of sound studio standards and practices- Maintained music databases- Imported and logged sound effects into databases- Organized media and databases- Edited dialog from voice over recordings and created a timing specific rough edit for animators- Edited music and composed musical score- Recorded voice over sessions, assisted with picking takes as well as directing talent- Created SFX/asset sheets from reading scripts and spotting sessions- Sound designed effects to rough picture edit and Foley SFX to create new assets- Mixed and mastered audio for final mix print of each episode/film- Communicated and coordinated with audio team as well as other department heads- Trained other departments/teams on audio processes and tools- Coordinated with video team to optimize workflows and maximize efficiencyKey Achievements:- Promoted to Audio Lead and handled the entire audio production process on a 45-minute animation film myself- Quickly promoted from temporary sound engineer to lead sound designer/engineer due to creativity and audio engineering abilities- Honed voice over engineering skills and learned to serve as director during the sessions- Composed some original pieces of music- Created Music Supervisor position on several series' and cataloged music library to source for future projects Show less

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  Aaron Stokes

  Feb 2018 - Feb 2019

  Audio Editor & Re-Recording Mixer

  - Performed sound editing for all elements (dialog, foley, SFX, ambience, music)- Prepared and organized Pro Tools sessions for temp mixes- Edited, noise reduced, mixed and prepared Dialogue for TV broadcast quality and specs- Mixed television episodes to current broadcast specsKey Achievements:- Honed skills in editing audio and mixing quickly due to tight deadlines in the realty TV world- Started as internship at a Post facility but gained the Head Audio Engineer’s trust and consequently took on a higher workload and was tasked with the final mixing to television distribution specifications- Worked on several, well known/big name reality shows noted below Show less

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  The Orbiting Human Circus

  Nov 2018 - Sept 2020

  Lead Sound Designer

  - Design very technically specific and challenging sound effects to fit an immensely vibrant and immersive narrative podcast- Record custom sound effects in the field and Foley in the studio as neededKey Achievement: - Quickly promoted from Sound Designer to Lead Sound Designer due to work ethic, creativity, and storytelling abilities

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  A&E

  Apr 2020 - Feb 2022

  Audio Editor/Designer/Mixer

  - Sound editing, sound design, music supervision, and mixing of "History This Week", a History Channel podcast, as well as Lifetime Movie Channel's: "I Love A Lifetime Movie" podcast

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  The Bulwark media organization

  Jun 2021 - now

  Audio Editor/Engineer/Mixer

  - Engineer several podcast recording sessions per week (troubleshoot issues, ensure best audio captured remotely)- Edit and mix dialogue and music, and publish several podcasts each week- Work with high profile talent (tv personalities, politicians, political pundits, authors) in an engineering and producing capacity, troubleshooting their home recording setups.

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  Topic studios

  Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

  Lead Sound Designer

  - Creating and delivering very complex and immersive sound design for the all new fictional narrative, sci-fi drama podcast series staring Jessica Chastain, "The Space Within"

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  VoiceOver LA

  Mar 2023 - now

  Audio Editor/Mixer

  - Editing / mixing audio and managing deliverables for film and TV series' dubbing foreign language to English- Editing text to speech application audio; audio books and similar projects- Remotely engineer voice over recording sessions