MICHAEL RAMOS

Los Angeles, CA 714-***-**** adx2fr@r.postjobfree.com

SOUND DESIGNER

Versatile and accomplished professional with a proven track record in Sound Design, Audio Editing, Content Production, Music Supervision, Streaming, Voice Over, and Radio. Result driven, with a deep passion for creating immersive auditory experiences and comprehensive skill set across the audio production spectrum. Crafting captivating soundscapes and editing audio with precision, producing engaging content, and curating impactful music selections. Unique blend of technical expertise and artistic vision. Collaborates seamlessly with diverse teams and adapts to evolving project requirements. Creates successful partnerships and delivers high-quality productions with a proven track record in an increase of sales and engagement. Exceptional attention to detail, assessing risks, while maintaining creativity and ability to innovate using content and data. Seasoned professional in the audio industry dedicated to delivering excellence and making a lasting impact through contributions to sound design, audio production, and immersive storytelling. Tasteful and Technical program experience

SKILLS

Avid Pro tools HD Logic Adobe Premier Adobe Audition Adobe Suite Ableton Live Izotope Audio Editor NexGen OBS Studio Re-Stream Sound Synthesis Midi Serum Massive Native Instruments Waves Analog and Digital Signal Flow SSL Consoles DJ Pioneer Serato licensing software

LANGUAGES

Bilingual - fluent in English and Spanish

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Spotify, Los Angeles, CA 03/2020 - 08/2023

Sound Designer

• Lead Sound Designer on Spotify Originals and Exclusives - Podcasts & Audio Books – As lead sound designer I successfully implemented the increased consumption of the content by 110% percent 2020-2023 bringing Podcast revenue and programming to an all-time high and taking Spotify Originals Podcast and Exclusive to charting #1 in the top 10 global lists

• Managed Audio and Video Editing of music, sound FX, creative soundscapes and Voice Over for top award-winning shows / Podcast such as Joe Rogan, Call Her Daddy, and Serial Killers - which increased revenue and consumption massively surpassing yearly expectations

• Developed Audio and Video campaign’s around show hosts to bring relevancy and awareness in our social posts and trailers for Spotify Social Media resulting in a overall engagement increase by 150% in 2020 – 2022

• Supervised the scheduling of show release dates, adding cues for ads to play while listening and was the selected soul sound designer on all Spotify Holiday Specials and diverse campaign specialty shows such as the award winning Bass Reeves’ and HITMEN

• Working with a diverse group of writers, and research teams to create the tone of the episodes / shows, I fully produced all the content gathered to mixing and mastering completion using top software Pro tools, Adobe Suite, Slack, Jira and many others while cataloging database and reporting and understanding of music royalties to major music libraries

• Developed designed experiences with Tech companies such as TikTok, Twitch and many other trend setting sources via branded embedded streaming that brought an immense increase of subscribers to Spotify and was part of the innovative beta testing for the Spotify and Recordbox collaboration

Dees Entertainment, Rick Dees, Burbank, CA 07/2006 - 05/2020 Production Director

• As Production Director for The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown, and Rick Dees in the Morning Show I led the growth of award winning programing by 250% gaining affiliates in over 100 countries globally and hundreds of radio stations and streaming media

• Managed content for Dees global media platform in over 100 countries / and 50 states in America following and creating top social media trends while producing topical content to broadcast coming in #1 in major markets such as Los Angeles and New York

• Directed creative content development via trending campaigns for global and local broadcasts catering to our demographic with topical content while following FCC Standards and Local Community Standards

• Produced all the production intros, sweepers, candid phones, imaging, comedy bits, and original music beds. Recorded and edited radio shows hosted by Rick Dees while performing live On-Air with Dees on major markets leading it to becoming the most listened to show in the world, winning a NAB Marconi Award and inducting Dees in the Broadcasters Hall of Fame

• Worked in sync with Rick Dees and Executive Producer to develop relevant Audio/Video content for radio, streaming platforms and social media - becoming the longest running countdown radio show in the world

• Master engineer for Rick Dees Studios, including scheduling of recording sessions with artist, artist relations and liaison, studio rentals, TV projects and all On-Air duties

Netflix, Los Angeles, CA 04/2018 - 07/2018

Music Composer

• Wrote and produced original music for films on Netflix - Including D.L. Hughley’s “The Contrarian” while working directly with the talent to accommodate the style, mood, and creative direction of the project

Rockstar Games, Santa Monica, CA 1/2010 – 07/2010

Voice Over Artist

• Voiced a character on Red Dead Redemption - Awarded for Best Dialog and Game of the Year 2010, including Best Interactive score and Music of the Year at the Game Audio Network Guild Awards

Emmis Communications, Burbank, CA 1/2008 – 07/2012 Imaging/ Branding Director - Movin’ 93.9 FM / Power 106 FM

• Wrote, voiced, and produced creative scripts for on-air commercials and station branding working with major Digital Media Companies and campaigns. Developing content with creators from different demographics, developed creative branding campaigns, produced Imaging sound elements and Production for on-air morning show programming, and worked directly with Program Director and Sales team to write commercials to client’s specifications. Produced all audio elements for morning show while maintaining to our brand demographic, PPM, consecutively charting in the Top 10 / Nielsen ratings DJ/ Radio Mixer, Los Angeles, CA

• Professional Radio MixShow DJ on Power 106 FM, KWIE, 104.3FM, NOWFM and dozens of syndication affiliates DJ for Artist and Corporations such as: Pitbull, Fat Joe, Sony, D.L. Hughley Featured DJ at: MTV, LATV, Rock the Bells Festival, 420 Festival, Organic Festival, House of Blues, Hot Import Nights, Urban Network Summit, Insomniac Events

• On Air Radio DJ following FCC standards directing of playlist, PPM, and branding while live mixing performance of music on-air in major markets using Serato, Tidal, Apple Music, Recordbox, Soundcloud, and many top DJ resources

Calikings Marketing, Music Marketing Director, Los Angeles, CA 2/2005 – 7/2012

• Developed network with record labels and distributors such as Def Jam, Sony, Universal to liaison between radio DJ’s, and Program Directors and introduce new music to radio

•Distributed music directly from the record labels to the Radio Stations setting up Mixer meetings, Network Mixers Events, while growing a winning database of top Market DJ’s, DJ Companies (Serato, Pioneer, Traktor) and many artist globally

• Introduced Digitizing of Vinyl to digital to distribute digital formats to radio DJ’s/ mixers in preparation for Serato and Digital forms of DJ’n, vast experience in working with music- centric partners and labels

EDUCATION

Radio and Television Broadcasting Workshop Instructor / Cal State Long Beach Long Beach City College

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