My interest in audio and recording began as a child when I was gifted a 2” reel-to-reel tape recorder. In school, I found the love of performing as a musician with multiple scholarships. After a career in IT, I followed the advice of many people that I ought to be on radio and became an on-air news anchor. When I discovered audiobooks where I could combine all of my passions and skills, I was hooked! I now have over 130 audiobooks published and many of the audiobooks I've narrated are listed among the Best Audiobooks of All Time by Bookauthority.org.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
- Bachelor of Science, Music / Journalism, Eastern Michigan University, MI
- Associate Degree, Digital Electronics / Robotics, Henry Ford Community College, MI
- Radio Diploma cum laude, Specs Howard School of Media Arts, MI
- News Director, Reporter, Producer and On Air Personality at the Big Rapids Radio Network, Big Rapids, MI; WAJR-AM, Morgantown, WV; and WDET, Detroit, MI.
- Voice Over Artist and Producer at Spoken Word Creation, LLC
- Sean Pratt - Nonfiction Audiobook & Business Coaching
EQUIPMENT
- Microphone – Rode NT1
- Interface – Focusrite Scarlett Solo (2nd Gen)
- Computer – Dell Inspiron 3670 (Windows 10 64-bit, Intel Core i5-8400 @ 2.80 GHz, 32.0GB RAM, Intel UHD Graphics 360, 1TB SSD)
- DAW – Adobe Audition 2022, Build 22.2.0.61
- Effects – Adobe’s Parametric Equalizer, DeEsser, and Single-band Compressor. Wave Audio DeBreath, NS1 Noise Reduction, and X-Crackle.
- Headphones – Sennheiser HD 280 PRO
- Studio Monitors – PreSonus E4.5