Callum McCreath is a London-based freelance sound engineer, with experience in pop recording, location classical recording and live sound. A graduate of the Tonmeister course a the University of Surrey, Callum has worked with artists, composers and engineers across a wide range of genres. Callum has recorded with both singer-songwriters and bands on a variety of genres including pop, rock, gospel, jazz and funk. This includes working with artists like FEET, Flat Party, Patrick Wolf and more as an assistant, recording engineer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer. Having worked with location recording companies such as Floating Earth, World of Sound and Classic FM, Callum has worked in some of the most prestigious venues across the country including Edinburgh Castle, Westminster Hall and St Paul’s Cathedral. Callum has also engineered his own orchestral, choral and chamber music recordings in venues such as St Alfege Church, Greenwich and St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. Callum has worked on several scores for both short films and TV, including recording the BAFTA-winning score for Rage Against The Regime: Iran. Through his work on short films, Callum has recorded various genres including classical, jazz and pop.

Callum McCreath

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Callum McCreath is a London-based freelance sound engineer, with experience in pop recording, location classical recording and live sound. A graduate of the Tonmeister course a the University of Surrey, Callum has worked with artists, composers and engineers across a wide range of genres. Callum has recorded with both singer-songwriters and bands on a variety of genres including pop, rock, gospel, jazz and funk. This includes working with artists like FEET, Flat Party, Patrick Wolf and more as an assistant, recording engineer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer. Having worked with location recording companies such as Floating Earth, World of Sound and Classic FM, Callum has worked in some of the most prestigious venues across the country including Edinburgh Castle, Westminster Hall and St Paul’s Cathedral. Callum has also engineered his own orchestral, choral and chamber music recordings in venues such as St Alfege Church, Greenwich and St George’s Cathedral, Southwark. Callum has worked on several scores for both short films and TV, including recording the BAFTA-winning score for Rage Against The Regime: Iran. Through his work on short films, Callum has recorded various genres including classical, jazz and pop.

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Callum McCreath is a London-based freelance sound engineer, with experience in pop recording, location classical recording and live sound. A graduate of the Tonmeister course a the University of Surrey, Callum has worked with artists, composers and engineers across a wide range of genres.

Callum has recorded with both singer-songwriters and bands on a variety of genres including pop, rock, gospel, jazz and funk. This includes working with artists like FEET, Flat Party, Patrick Wolf and more as an assistant, recording engineer, mixing engineer and mastering engineer.

Having worked with location recording companies such as Floating Earth, World of Sound and Classic FM, Callum has worked in some of the most prestigious venues across the country including Edinburgh Castle, Westminster Hall and St Paul’s Cathedral. Callum has also engineered his own orchestral, choral and chamber music recordings in venues such as St Alfege Church, Greenwich and St George’s Cathedral, Southwark.

Callum has worked on several scores for both short films and TV, including recording the BAFTA-winning score for Rage Against The Regime: Iran. Through his work on short films, Callum has recorded various genres including classical, jazz and pop.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Recording Studio Intern at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
August 31, 2024 - October 13, 2025
Acted as house engineer and studio manager for the 23/24 academic year. Responsible for client liaison, booking and engineering in the studio, as well as gear maintenance. Recorded and mixed live student performances at the Trinity concert hall in Blackheath. Engineered a BAFTA award-winning television score.
PA Technician at University of Surrey
July 31, 2023 - October 13, 2025
Rigged and operated a temporary PA system for performance recitals and departmental concerts. Worked with a different engineer and performers each week, adapting setup to keep focus on the engineers and performers being assessed. Engineered recordings for two days of recitals requiring extensive planning and communication with musicians to accommodate diverse genres.
Assistant Recording Engineer at Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
August 31, 2022 - October 13, 2025
Rigged 10 microphones around the venue and ran 3 MADI streams from FOH alongside comms. Worked independently for most of the week, then assisted with running fibres down to the OB truck. Initiated the recording one night, ensuring backups were working and synchronised with timecode after other engineers faced MADI stream loss just before a show. Operated the Pyramix project during post-production and helped with quality assurance under a tight deadline.
Sound Technician at Balstock Festival
September 1, 2024 - October 13, 2025
Rigg ed and operated several venues for a live music festival. Got unfamiliar equipment up and running quickly, and liaised with artists to keep the event running smoothly. Commended for professionalism and hard work throughout the weekend.
Freelance Assistant Engineer at Various
January 1, 2022 - Present
Assisted on 63 recordings at the University of Surrey, including pop and classical, in studios and on location. Rigg ing, fault finding, tape operating in Pro Tools, Reaper and Pyramix; writing take notes; reading scores; ensuring musicians were comfortable in the studio. Also worked with World of Sound, Floating Earth, Classic FM, Lightship 95 and Battery Studios on large-scale classical concerts.

Education

BSc (Tonmeister) in Music and Sound Recording at University of Surrey
September 1, 2021 - October 13, 2025
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze & Silver Award at Duke of Edinburgh Award
September 1, 2016 - June 1, 2018
A-levels (Music, Maths, Further Maths, Physics) at Knights Templar School
September 1, 2014 - July 1, 2021

Qualifications

Dante Level 2 (2nd Edition)
April 1, 2025 - October 13, 2025

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services