Creative audio producer with more than 20 years of professional experience producing broadcast-quality audio for music, documentaries, branded content, commercials, film, podcasts, and immersive media. I guide musicians, provide critical feedback, mix music remotely, and master utilizing a hybrid hardware approach. I’ve also taught audio production as a university professor for more than a decade, mentoring students in storytelling, critical listening, interview recording, and professional production workflows. I love collaborating with creative teams and clients to craft engaging listener experiences from concept to final delivery.

Kyle Knickerbocker

Creative audio producer with more than 20 years of professional experience producing broadcast-quality audio for music, documentaries, branded content, commercials, film, podcasts, and immersive media. I guide musicians, provide critical feedback, mix music remotely, and master utilizing a hybrid hardware approach. I’ve also taught audio production as a university professor for more than a decade, mentoring students in storytelling, critical listening, interview recording, and professional production workflows. I love collaborating with creative teams and clients to craft engaging listener experiences from concept to final delivery.

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Creative audio producer with more than 20 years of professional experience producing broadcast-quality audio for music, documentaries, branded content, commercials, film, podcasts, and immersive media. I guide musicians, provide critical feedback, mix music remotely, and master utilizing a hybrid hardware approach.

I’ve also taught audio production as a university professor for more than a decade, mentoring students in storytelling, critical listening, interview recording, and professional production workflows. I love collaborating with creative teams and clients to craft engaging listener experiences from concept to final delivery.

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Work Experience

University Audio Production Faculty at University of Colorado Denver; Indiana University; Trinity College; Michigan Technological University
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2022
Designed and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in recording arts, audio production, sound design, film sound, live sound, synthesis, mastering, and professional audio engineering. Mentored hundreds of students in audio storytelling, critical listening, interview recording, editing, and production workflows. Developed project-based curriculum emphasizing narrative structure, collaborative creativity, and professional production standards. Directed complex recording sessions while coaching performers toward authentic, conversational takes, and managed multiple simultaneous productions while balancing instructional, creative, and technical responsibilities.
Freelance Audio Producer / Sound Designer / Mix Engineer
January 1, 2003 - Present
Produce narrative, commercial, and music-focused audio projects from concept through final delivery for agencies, filmmakers, musicians, software companies, and commercial clients. Responsibilities include guiding interviews, editing narrative audio (including dialogue editing and restoration), designing soundscapes, composing original music, mixing, and mastering to broadcast-quality standards. Extensive client collaboration to interpret creative briefs, incorporate feedback, and deliver on deadline. Experience includes producing commercial campaigns for Qualcomm, Fox Sports, Red Bull, Rolex, AMA Superbike Championship, and Moose Racing; editing interview-driven podcast audio for 2K Games; and delivering full post-production audio (dialogue editing, restoration, sound design, scoring, final mixes) for award-winning documentary films. Also includes remote recording, field recording, and preparation of final masters.
Owner / A&R at Sub Pressure Recordings
January 1, 0000 - Present
Owner and A&R for Sub Pressure Recordings. Professional composer and mastering engineer with commercial releases across film, electronic music, advertising, and interactive media.

Education

Master of Science, Recording Arts at University of Colorado Denver
January 1, 0000 - January 1, 0000
Bachelor of Science, Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts at University of California San Diego
January 1, 0000 - January 1, 0000

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Computers & Electronics, Gaming