Shamar Johnson

Experience

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  Pitch Beats Production LLC

  Mar 2012 - now

  Freelance Audio Engineer

  Combine individual audio tracks, balance levels, apply equalization, effects, and create a cohesive mix for a final product. Optimize the audio quality of a mix, ensuring consistency across tracks, adjusting dynamics, apply final processing, and preparing the audio for distribution. Manage sound reinforcement and mixing during live events, ensuring optimal audio quality for the audience and adjusting levels, EQ, and effects in real-time. Create and manipulate sound effects, atmospheric sounds, and audio elements for various media projects for; film, TV, video games, and VR. Sound editing, mixing, and mastering for film and TV. Assembling and organizing raw video footage into a cohesive sequence, ensuring proper pacing, timing, and continuity. Removing unwanted sections, refining transitions, and ensuring seamless flow between shots. Adjusting color grading, adding visual effects, improving audio quality, and synchronizing audio with video. Incorporating text overlays, graphics, titles, and animations to enhance the visual appeal and convey information effectively. Synchronize audio with visuals and enhance overall sonic experience. Design and create sound effects that enhance visuals and actions in media production. Perform and record live sound effects to stimulate everyday actions and movements. Utilize surround sound and audio formats for a three-dimensional audio environment. Develop musical themes, motifs, or leitmotifs that represent key concepts in the film. Arrange musical sections, build tension and release, and create dynamic contracts that support the narrative of the film. Synchronize features to align music with specific scenes and moments in the film. Ensure music blends well with dialogue and other sound elements in the film. Specialize in the science and study of sound and its behavior in physical spaces, room design, soundproofing, and acoustic treatments for optimal sound quality. Show less

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  Pitch Beats Production Group

  Mar 2023 - now

  Music publisher administrator

  Managing the copyrights of musical compositions. Registering songs with performing rights organizations, protecting intellectual property, and ensuring proper royalties are collected. Promoting songs to artists, record labels, and other potential users. Secure placements for songs in various media, like films, TV shows, and commercials. Monitoring the usage of songs and collecting royalties from various sources, such as streaming platforms, radio stations, and live performances. Negotiating publishing deals with songwriters and composers, which may include advances, royalty splits, and creative control. Offering creative input and feedback to songwriters and composers to enhance the commercial potential of their work. Maintaining and organizing a catalog of songs, which include tracking and documenting all relevant information about each composition. Issuing licenses for the use of songs and negotiating terms with licensees, such as synchronization licenses for use in TV and film. Collaborating with international sub-publishers to ensure that royalties are collected globally. Staying up-to-date with industry trends, emerging artists, and changes in music consumption to make informed business decisions. Ensuring that all activities adhere to copyright laws and regulations. Show less