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Ness Smith-Savedoff

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Drummer, Sound Engineer, Audio Editor
Member since 2021

Location

  • Sherman Oaks, CA

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Ness is available for

I am available to edit, engineer, mix, compose, or voice over for podcasts, live broadcasts, or radio features.
  • Editing
  • Engineering
  • Music
  • Producing
  • Recording
  • Voice
  • Other

About Ness

Ness Smith-Savedoff is a musician, sound designer, and audio editor based in Los Angeles. While attending Oberlin College and the Maine College of Art he pursued experimental sound art and electronic music resulting in a broad understanding of audio technology. As an audio editor, Ness has produced, recorded, edited, and mixed podcasts about artists, public policy, comedy, and medicine. He has scored and sound-designed children's stories and daily news shows. As an audio engineer, Ness has set up PAs, mixed front-of-house and monitors, and worked with bands, theater groups, opera ensembles, and movie nights. He is also a professional drummer in the American contra dance scene and a former radio DJ. 

Ness' Portfolio

Experience

Skills

  • Mixing
  • Tape Syncs
  • Sound Design
  • Scrubbing and Audio Editing
  • Scoring
  • Producing
  • Hosting
  • Field Recording
  • Composition
  • Booking
  • Audio Engineering
  • Voiceover

Equipment

  • Behringer XR18
  • Shure SM57
  • Shure SM58
  • Shure PGDMK6
  • FIFINE K669
  • HyperX SoloCast
  • Roland TD-25
  • Roland SPD-30
  • Roland TD-50
  • Ableton
  • Reaper
  • Max/MSP
  • Izotope RX/Ozone

Previous Work

  • Sound Designer & Production Mixer at Little Stories Everywhere, Wondery (2022)
  • Audio Editor & Mixer at Sexy Unique Podcast (2022 - Present)
  • Production Mixer at Vox Creative (VMPN) (2022 - 2023)
  • Audio Editor at People of Programmatic Podcast, Xaxis (2021 - 2022)
  • Recording Engineer at CurtCo Media (2021)
  • Supervising Audio Editor at Back Table (2021 - present)
  • Music Technology Consultant at Richman Music School (2021 - 2022)
  • Producer & Engineer at The Weeds, Vox Media (2021)
  • Live Sound Engineer at Portland Intown Contra Dance (2016 - 2020)
  • Lead Sound Engineer at Congress Square Park (2018 - 2019)
  • Podcast Editor at Center For Global Development (2012)
  • DC Bureau Intern at Free Speech Radio News (2012)
  • News Editor, DJ at WOBC-FM (2011 - 2012)
  • Podcast Producer at Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center (2011)
  • DJ, News Anchor, Board Member, Educator at WMPG-FM (2006 - 2020)