I started announcing baseball games when I was a freshman in highschool and went on to land a primetime slot on 89.7 KRNL, my hometown's college radio station when I was 16 years old. I announced PSA's, read the news, interviewed local talent, held competitions and ran the boards to boot.
I was a four year Iowa All-State Speech Contestant in Group Improv, Solo Male Narration, Radio Announcing and graduated a Thespian
I am an accredited audio engineer with major label experience as a producer, engineer and mastering engineer with a keen sense of microphone selection, microphone placement, compression and limiting and have successfully produced demo reels for working professionals in and around Los Angeles, CA
I have a classical training in music with a Bachelor's of Music in Low Brass Studies with Honors in Electroacoustic Music Composition from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
I am a seasoned audiophile with all dues paid to the audio industry in LA and up the West Coast.
Protools 6.4.1 with 2 888/24, Bias Peak, Reason
TDM and RTAS plugins with apoggee "big ben" clock on 10.3.9 mac
cascade ribbon mic, yamaha pm 1000 console, RCA BC-6b consolette from 1948 NBC Studio A, vintage EQ and compression
Telefunken tube mic with Dave "Dizzle" Mod, Western Electric Dynamics
otari tape machine, SSL 6056E series console, Grommes, Altec Compression, Drawmer Gate
I am a funny, whitty, improvisational-type with free association being one of my strong areas. I think on my feet. In addition to this, I was a construction foreman and owned my own general contracting business in Los Angeles, CA for 8 years: Stine Builders. The gruff hard sells are a way of life for me and I can bark like nobody's business!