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Hello! I'm Brendan McDonnell, a Nashville-based audio engineer and AI audio model trainer with a passion for turning raw recordings into clean, usable sound and data. I analyze and repair artifacts, apply spectral and manual edits, and craft model-ready clips. I also annotate and QA to help AI systems understand audio content, collaborating with teams to refine guidelines and ensure consistency. I've spent years recording, mixing, and editing audio for broadcast, online, and live applications. My experience includes overseeing production workflows, coordinating with archives, and delivering high-quality audio assets for commercials, podcasts, and music projects. I thrive on meticulous work and creative problem solving.…Hello! I'm Brendan McDonnell, a Nashville-based audio engineer and AI audio model trainer with a passion for turning raw recordings into clean, usable sound and data. I analyze and repair artifacts, apply spectral and manual edits, and craft model-ready clips. I also annotate and QA to help AI systems understand audio content, collaborating with teams to refine guidelines and ensure consistency. I've spent years recording, mixing, and editing audio for broadcast, online, and live applications. My experience includes overseeing production workflows, coordinating with archives, and delivering high-quality audio assets for commercials, podcasts, and music projects. I thrive on meticulous work and creative problem solving.

Brendan McDonnell

Audio Engineer, Sound Designer, Music Producer, +1

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Hello! I'm Brendan McDonnell, a Nashville-based audio engineer and AI audio model trainer with a passion for turning raw recordings into clean, usable sound and data. I analyze and repair artifacts, apply spectral and manual edits, and craft model-ready clips. I also annotate and QA to help AI systems understand audio content, collaborating with teams to refine guidelines and ensure consistency. I've spent years recording, mixing, and editing audio for broadcast, online, and live applications. My experience includes overseeing production workflows, coordinating with archives, and delivering high-quality audio assets for commercials, podcasts, and music projects. I thrive on meticulous work and creative problem solving.…Hello! I'm Brendan McDonnell, a Nashville-based audio engineer and AI audio model trainer with a passion for turning raw recordings into clean, usable sound and data. I analyze and repair artifacts, apply spectral and manual edits, and craft model-ready clips. I also annotate and QA to help AI systems understand audio content, collaborating with teams to refine guidelines and ensure consistency. I've spent years recording, mixing, and editing audio for broadcast, online, and live applications. My experience includes overseeing production workflows, coordinating with archives, and delivering high-quality audio assets for commercials, podcasts, and music projects. I thrive on meticulous work and creative problem solving.

Available to hire

Hello! I’m Brendan McDonnell, a Nashville-based audio engineer and AI audio model trainer with a passion for turning raw recordings into clean, usable sound and data. I analyze and repair artifacts, apply spectral and manual edits, and craft model-ready clips. I also annotate and QA to help AI systems understand audio content, collaborating with teams to refine guidelines and ensure consistency.

I’ve spent years recording, mixing, and editing audio for broadcast, online, and live applications. My experience includes overseeing production workflows, coordinating with archives, and delivering high-quality audio assets for commercials, podcasts, and music projects. I thrive on meticulous work and creative problem solving.

Skills

Pro Tools

Adobe Audition

Adobe Premiere Pro

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Audacity

Experience Level

Pro Tools

Expert

Adobe Audition

Expert

Adobe Premiere Pro

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Expert

Audacity

Intermediate

Work Experience

Audio Engineer Specialist at Omnicom Studios

November 20, 2025 - Present

Analyze and classify audio artifacts such as noise, clipping, echoes, and compression issues in provided clips. Filter and repair audio artifacts using spectral/manual edits and standard restoration workflows to create clean, model-ready clips. Deliver detailed and accurate annotations to train and enhance AI audio models. Review and quality-assure annotations created by other team members to ensure consistency and correctness. Develop clear and comprehensive annotation notes, particularly for edge or ambiguous cases. Collaborate with the training team to refine project guidelines and boost agreement among annotators. Maintain a sharp attention to detail throughout classification and QA processes.

Audio Engineer at Omnicom Studios

October 20, 2022 - November 19, 2025

Record, mix, and edit audio for commercial productions, including voice overs for TV, online, and radio. Build sound design to tell stories with audio. Advise and recommend music options. Run supervised sessions with producers, creatives, and talent. Closely follow best practices for delivering high-volume commercial tagging work. Lay back audio to final picture and deliver for broadcast and online use.

Audio Director at Park View Christian Church

November 20, 2016 - Present

Engaged with internal and external users to communicate verification statuses and troubleshoot deliverables issues. Edited, mixed, and mastered audio projects, ensuring high standards for artist showcases and recordings. Coordinated with archive teams to preserve audio assets, enhancing the overall efficiency of the production workflow.