clayton skinner

Sound Designer & Composer

Savannah, GA, USA
Motivated sound designer and composer with three years experience from the Savannah College of Art and Design and Savannah State University. Attending two schools at once to achieve a balance of sound design, music composition, and electrical engineering. Have worked as a supervising sound editor, ARD recordist/editor, recording/mixing engineer, live sound engineer and most times a mixture of jobs.

Familiar with a multitude of professional sound technology: multiple DAWs, recorders, microphones, digital control surfaces, and musical instruments. Experienced in composing for visual media as well as live performance. Experience in software programming as well as basic circuitry.

Work Experience

The Ocean Exchange

Production Mixing and Post Sound Editing

The Ocean Exchange is the intersection where organizations from around the world advance and promote their cutting edge solutions and innovations in materials, devices, processes, and systems. As a part of their intern program, I am working with peers to create media that reflects the emerging technology that Ocean Exchange facilitates.

This internship involves creative and guerilla style filmmaking to spread the word about green technology.
July 2015 - October 2015 Georgia, United States

Dollhouse Productions

Studio Intern

This internship was in a hands on studio that involved everything from taking apart an Amek board and soldering connections to experimental style recording techniques to noise reduction and clean up of dialogue for film.

Best known for their use of Ampex tape machines, Dollhouse is an analagoue revival studio. While there I was able to engineer sessions for Wildchild (Austin, TX), Creepoid (Philadelphia, PA) and edit on a documentary following the band 30 Seconds to Mars.
November 2014 - Present Georgia, United States

The Mars Theatre

Live Sound Engineer

Set up and breakdown as well as live mixing for Bands, Choirs, and Theater Productions.
November 2014 - January 2015 Springfield, Georgia, United States

Savannah Stage Company

Live Sound Engineer

Responsible for creation of songs and sound fx that have the ability to play until necessary and seamlessly end on command in a live show environment.
March 2013 - June 2013 Savannah, Georgia, United States

University Of New Hampshire

Audio/Video Technician and Projectionist

Set up and breakdown equipment for a variety of live shows, including bands, a cappella groups, magicians, movie screenings, etc. Responsible for live mixing of the event.

Also operated 35mm projector as well as 3D projector for the UNH Memorial Union Building movie theater.
January 2012 - January 2013 Durham, New Hampshire, United States

Education

Savannah College Of Art And Design (SCAD)

Bachelors in Sound Design

January 2012 - Present Savannah, Georgia, United States

Creative Fields

Composition
Film & Television
Programming
Circuity