SF Bay Area-based audio engineer of 15 years specializing in audio analysis. My listening skills set me apart, and I’ve used them to analyze attributes of audio (frequency, distortion, spatialization, noise), music theory (rhythm, tempo, time signature, song structure), and content (dialogue mistakes, noises, bad edits by previous engineers, unwanted phrases/info) for clients like Apple, Meta, Gracenote, and Pollen Music Group. Current: Audio Editor, Big Toe Audio Audio Research Panelist, Pollen Music Group Audio Producer, Red Hot Topics with Dr. Roni Producer, KALX-FM Previous: Audio Quality Evaluator, Meta (via AI Data Innovations) Media Archives Engineer, Other Minds Music Annotator, Apple (via Rose International) Audio Engineer, Howling Music Audio Analyst, Gracenote…

Benjamin Monson

SF Bay Area-based audio engineer of 15 years specializing in audio analysis. My listening skills set me apart, and I’ve used them to analyze attributes of audio (frequency, distortion, spatialization, noise), music theory (rhythm, tempo, time signature, song structure), and content (dialogue mistakes, noises, bad edits by previous engineers, unwanted phrases/info) for clients like Apple, Meta, Gracenote, and Pollen Music Group. Current: Audio Editor, Big Toe Audio Audio Research Panelist, Pollen Music Group Audio Producer, Red Hot Topics with Dr. Roni Producer, KALX-FM Previous: Audio Quality Evaluator, Meta (via AI Data Innovations) Media Archives Engineer, Other Minds Music Annotator, Apple (via Rose International) Audio Engineer, Howling Music Audio Analyst, Gracenote…

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SF Bay Area-based audio engineer of 15 years specializing in audio analysis. My listening skills set me apart, and I’ve used them to analyze attributes of audio (frequency, distortion, spatialization, noise), music theory (rhythm, tempo, time signature, song structure), and content (dialogue mistakes, noises, bad edits by previous engineers, unwanted phrases/info) for clients like Apple, Meta, Gracenote, and Pollen Music Group.

Current:
Audio Editor, Big Toe Audio
Audio Research Panelist, Pollen Music Group
Audio Producer, Red Hot Topics with Dr. Roni
Producer, KALX-FM

Previous:
Audio Quality Evaluator, Meta (via AI Data Innovations)
Media Archives Engineer, Other Minds
Music Annotator, Apple (via Rose International)
Audio Engineer, Howling Music
Audio Analyst, Gracenote

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Language

English
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Intermediate

Work Experience

Audio Editor at Big Toe Audio
August 1, 2024 - Present
Carefully listened to dialogue recordings to ensure sound quality and content accuracy. Edited and produced podcasts and radio shows using Pro Tools, maintaining high audio standards and fluid storytelling.
Audio Research Panelist (Freelance) at Pollen Music Group
July 1, 2024 - Present
Passed a series of listening tests to become an Expert Listener. Provided critical feedback on sound quality and attributes of audio clips remotely.
Music Producer/Audio Engineer at Benjamin Monson Audio
January 1, 2016 - Present
Produced instrumental compositions for sync, streaming, radio, and collaborations. Mixed and mastered productions to various loudness standards. Edited, organized, and delivered audio files according to client specifications in a hybrid remote setting.
Audio Quality Evaluator (Freelance) at Meta (via AI Data Innovations)
November 1, 2024 - November 2, 2024
Analyzed audio content played through VR headsets and rated frequency content and sound directionality using proprietary interfaces to inform quality improvements.
Media Archives Engineer (Contract) at Other Minds
May 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Digitized physical media from the record label archive ensuring pristine quality. Accurately labeled media items for inventory database management.
Music Annotator (Contract) at Apple (via Rose International)
November 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023
Analyzed rhythm, tempo, time signature, and structure of a wide variety of music tracks. Annotated 80 to 200 songs weekly using Smart Tempo in Logic Pro and reported software bugs.
Audio Engineer (Freelance) at Howling Music
October 1, 2021 - November 30, 2021
Labeled and sorted production music archive songs by genre and mood, performed track cutdowns for commercial sync purposes.
Audio Analyst (Contract) at Gracenote
March 1, 2017 - August 31, 2019
Analyzed frequency content of music clips for automotive media applications, created EQ settings for up to 200 diverse music clips weekly, using proprietary UI to support machine learning data collection.

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science - Sound Arts at Ex'pression College for Digital Arts
May 1, 2014 - September 30, 2016

Qualifications

Audinate - Dante Certification Level 1
August 1, 2020 - August 8, 2035
Audinate - Dante Certification Level 2
August 1, 2020 - August 8, 2035
Avid | User, Pro Tools (Version 11)
September 1, 2015 - August 8, 2035
Avid - Operator, Pro Tools | Music (Version 11)
November 1, 2015 - August 8, 2035
Avid - Operator, Pro Tools | Post (Version 11)
December 1, 2015 - August 8, 2035

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Non-Profit Organization
    uniE603 Safe Money Radio - Brad Pistole with Wade Pfau and Michael Finke
    Responsible for: Audio editing, quality control I assembled this radio show as an employee of Big Toe Audio. Host: Brad Pistole Guests: Wade Pfau and Michael Finke Producer: Shane Sharkey radio…
    uniE603 Other Minds PSA
    Responsible for: Script writing, voiceover recording, voiceover performance, audio editing, audio mixing, audio production I created this PSA for UC Berkeley's KALX-FM. It promotes awareness of experimental music nonprofit Other Minds, and provides an example of the music and events curated by Other Minds. Music by Galina Ustvolskaya; some script elements derived from Other Minds' mission statement, website, and personnel. voiceover psa radio…
    uniE603 Adam and Leonora Audiobook Excerpt (Draft)
    Responsible for: Recording, editing, voiceover direction Preliminary excerpt from an audiobook I'm currently producing. Author: Carol Jameson Narrator: Ian Lambton audiobook voiceover…