I'm an Audio Engineer, Music Producer and voice-over artist with 10 year background working in radio, post-production studios, and theater with a comprehensive skill set that includes music composition in various genres, recording, editing, mixing and sound design with high proficiency in Pro tools and other Digital Audio Workstations. -Audio Engineer at Al Oula Radio 107.4 Full-time Dates Employed Dec 2013 – Present Location United Arab Emirates First employee at this establishment, tasked with establishing the Sound Brand Identity for the newly founded first Heritage Cultural National Radio Station in The United Arab Emirates •Set up and maintain audio archive and sound library for Recorded Heritage Audio Material including Music, Tribal Chants Ambient Sound Effects and Historical Audio Clips •Establish and maintain the station audio identity via all stages of audio production of Sweepers, Jingles, Show Intros, Music Beds, Radio Features, Radio Documentaries and Radio Dramas. •Create new sound themes and audio branding ideas to connect the UAE Cultural Heritage to modern and young listeners •Produce Radio Packages on-demand for On-Air Shows. •Manage sessions of recorded radio shows with radio hosts and guests. •Vocal Coaching of newly hired hosts and voice-overs •Work closely with show producers to edit scripts as per local cultural dialect. •Audio Restoration of old folk music and recordings -Audio Producer at Montage TV Production Full-time Dates Employed Jan 2012 – Dec 2013 Employment Duration 2 yrs Location Dubai Managed all stages of audio post-production for Television and Radio Commercials as well as corporate videos •Set up and maintained equipment for studio voice-over recording sessions. •Maintained and updated Voice-Over library with regular recruitment of new voice-over talent demos. •Coordinated with clients and the selected voice-over talents to schedule recording sessions. •Guided talents during sessions to achieve client goals •Edited, mixed and finalized audio according to required audio specs fo Tv and Radio Commercials •Produced Jingles, Music Compositions and Sound Design for various commercial brands such as Volkswagen, Pampers, Dettol, Ariel. •Coordinated with Video Editors, Animators and Producers to achieve client goals in final delivery -Freelance Sound Designer and Music Composer at Creative Cloud Production Dates Employed Oct 2015 – Sep 2017 Employment Duration 2 yrs Location United Arab Emirates Managed audio post-production for newly founded "Majid Kids Tv" as a client for the following projects •Composed and produced Sound Branding Jingle Package for Majid Kids Tv comprised of a master tracks and cut-downs for promotional use of Tv station. •Composed and produced Jingle Package and background music for two seasons of Kasslan Cartoon Series. •Sound designed, mixed and delivered final audio for two seasons of Kasslan Cartoon Series (80 episodes)

Ibrahim Hamandi

I'm an Audio Engineer, Music Producer and voice-over artist with 10 year background working in radio, post-production studios, and theater with a comprehensive skill set that includes music composition in various genres, recording, editing, mixing and sound design with high proficiency in Pro tools and other Digital Audio Workstations. -Audio Engineer at Al Oula Radio 107.4 Full-time Dates Employed Dec 2013 – Present Location United Arab Emirates First employee at this establishment, tasked with establishing the Sound Brand Identity for the newly founded first Heritage Cultural National Radio Station in The United Arab Emirates •Set up and maintain audio archive and sound library for Recorded Heritage Audio Material including Music, Tribal Chants Ambient Sound Effects and Historical Audio Clips •Establish and maintain the station audio identity via all stages of audio production of Sweepers, Jingles, Show Intros, Music Beds, Radio Features, Radio Documentaries and Radio Dramas. •Create new sound themes and audio branding ideas to connect the UAE Cultural Heritage to modern and young listeners •Produce Radio Packages on-demand for On-Air Shows. •Manage sessions of recorded radio shows with radio hosts and guests. •Vocal Coaching of newly hired hosts and voice-overs •Work closely with show producers to edit scripts as per local cultural dialect. •Audio Restoration of old folk music and recordings -Audio Producer at Montage TV Production Full-time Dates Employed Jan 2012 – Dec 2013 Employment Duration 2 yrs Location Dubai Managed all stages of audio post-production for Television and Radio Commercials as well as corporate videos •Set up and maintained equipment for studio voice-over recording sessions. •Maintained and updated Voice-Over library with regular recruitment of new voice-over talent demos. •Coordinated with clients and the selected voice-over talents to schedule recording sessions. •Guided talents during sessions to achieve client goals •Edited, mixed and finalized audio according to required audio specs fo Tv and Radio Commercials •Produced Jingles, Music Compositions and Sound Design for various commercial brands such as Volkswagen, Pampers, Dettol, Ariel. •Coordinated with Video Editors, Animators and Producers to achieve client goals in final delivery -Freelance Sound Designer and Music Composer at Creative Cloud Production Dates Employed Oct 2015 – Sep 2017 Employment Duration 2 yrs Location United Arab Emirates Managed audio post-production for newly founded "Majid Kids Tv" as a client for the following projects •Composed and produced Sound Branding Jingle Package for Majid Kids Tv comprised of a master tracks and cut-downs for promotional use of Tv station. •Composed and produced Jingle Package and background music for two seasons of Kasslan Cartoon Series. •Sound designed, mixed and delivered final audio for two seasons of Kasslan Cartoon Series (80 episodes)

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I’m an Audio Engineer, Music Producer and voice-over artist with 10 year background working in radio, post-production studios, and theater with a comprehensive skill set that includes music composition in various genres, recording, editing, mixing and sound design with high proficiency in Pro tools and other Digital Audio Workstations.

-Audio Engineer at Al Oula Radio 107.4 Full-time
Dates Employed Dec 2013 – Present
Location United Arab Emirates

First employee at this establishment, tasked with establishing the Sound Brand Identity for the newly founded first Heritage Cultural National Radio Station in The United Arab Emirates
•Set up and maintain audio archive and sound library for Recorded Heritage Audio Material including Music, Tribal Chants Ambient Sound Effects and Historical Audio Clips
•Establish and maintain the station audio identity via all stages of audio production of Sweepers, Jingles, Show Intros, Music Beds, Radio Features, Radio Documentaries and Radio Dramas.
•Create new sound themes and audio branding ideas to connect the UAE Cultural Heritage to modern and young listeners
•Produce Radio Packages on-demand for On-Air Shows.
•Manage sessions of recorded radio shows with radio hosts and guests.
•Vocal Coaching of newly hired hosts and voice-overs
•Work closely with show producers to edit scripts as per local cultural dialect.
•Audio Restoration of old folk music and recordings

-Audio Producer at Montage TV Production Full-time
Dates Employed Jan 2012 – Dec 2013
Employment Duration 2 yrs
Location Dubai

Managed all stages of audio post-production for Television and Radio Commercials as well as corporate videos
•Set up and maintained equipment for studio voice-over recording sessions.
•Maintained and updated Voice-Over library with regular recruitment of new voice-over talent demos.
•Coordinated with clients and the selected voice-over talents to schedule recording sessions.
•Guided talents during sessions to achieve client goals
•Edited, mixed and finalized audio according to required audio specs fo Tv and Radio Commercials
•Produced Jingles, Music Compositions and Sound Design for various commercial brands such as Volkswagen, Pampers, Dettol, Ariel.
•Coordinated with Video Editors, Animators and Producers to achieve client goals in final delivery

-Freelance Sound Designer and Music Composer at Creative Cloud Production
Dates Employed Oct 2015 – Sep 2017
Employment Duration 2 yrs
Location United Arab Emirates

Managed audio post-production for newly founded “Majid Kids Tv” as a client for the following projects
•Composed and produced Sound Branding Jingle Package for Majid Kids Tv comprised of a master tracks and cut-downs for promotional use of Tv station.
•Composed and produced Jingle Package and background music for two seasons of Kasslan Cartoon Series.
•Sound designed, mixed and delivered final audio for two seasons of Kasslan Cartoon Series (80 episodes)

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Language

English
Fluent
Arabic
Fluent
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Audio Engineer and Music Producer at Al Oula Radio 107.4
December 1, 2013 - Present
Produced the sonic branding for the first Heritage Cultural National Radio Station in the United Arab Emirates. Produced sweeps, jingles, show intros, music beds, radio features, radio documentaries and radio dramas. Created new sound themes and audio branding ideas to connect UAE Cultural Heritage to modern and young listeners. Produced radio packages on-demand for on-air shows. Set up and maintained audio archive and sound library for Recorded Heritage material including music, tribal chants, ambient sounds, effects and historical audio clips. Managed sessions of recorded radio shows with radio hosts and guests. Vocal coaching of newly hired hosts and voice-overs. Collaborated with show producers to edit scripts and with radio director to develop new branding ideas. Audio restoration of old folk music and recordings.
Voice Actor at Self-Employed / Freelance
August 1, 2013 - Present
Recorded voice-overs in American English, Classical Arabic and Lebanese Arabic for over 40 TV and radio commercials for clients such as Nescafe, Uber, Fiat, Renault, Shoemart, Spotify, Microsoft, and Dubai Police. Recorded dubbing of minor characters for one season of the Arabic cartoon series 'Detective Khalfan' for Majid Kids TV.
Audio Engineer at Montage TV Production
February 1, 2012 - December 1, 2013
Managed all stages of audio post-production for TV and radio commercials as well as corporate videos. Produced jingles, music compositions and sound design for brands such as Volkswagen, Pampers, Dettol, Ariel. Edited, mixed and finalized audio to required specs for TV and radio commercials. Coordinated with video editors, animators and producers to achieve client goals. Set up and maintained equipment for studio voice-over recording sessions. Maintained and updated voice-over library with regular recruitment of new talent demos. Guided talents during sessions to achieve client goals.
Freelance Sound Designer and Music Composer at Creative Cloud Productions
October 1, 2015 - August 1, 2017
Managed all stages of audio post-production for the newly founded Majid Kids TV as a client; composed and produced sound branding jingles for Majid Kids TV, including master tracks and cut-downs for promotional use. Composed and produced jingles and background music for two seasons of Kasslan Cartoon Series. Sound designed, mixed and delivered final audio for two seasons of Kasslan Cartoon Series (80 episodes).
Volunteer Sound Designer and Live Sound Operator at Lebanese American University
December 1, 2009 - May 1, 2011
Designed and operated live sound for three LAU theatre performances for the major theatre productions; supervised sound for three LAU theatre productions including 'The House of Bernarda Alba' and 'The Blind'; sound designed and operated live sound for over 20 student theatre productions.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts - Radio/TV/Film at Lebanese American University - Beirut
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services