I'm Chris Cracknell, a studio engineer and music producer based in the United Kingdom. I designed and built my own commercial studio, engineered hundreds of recording and mixing sessions, and led audio production projects from concept to product. I also manage client relationships, marketing and social media, and oversee part-time staff and freelance session musicians. I volunteer as a studio engineer and mentor with Audio Active, teaching young people audio skills. Earlier in my career I held leadership roles as an Operations Director for TEC Construction and Chillchalet, which gave me a strong foundation in team management, systems and client service that I bring into every creative project.…

Chris Cracknell

I'm Chris Cracknell, a studio engineer and music producer based in the United Kingdom. I designed and built my own commercial studio, engineered hundreds of recording and mixing sessions, and led audio production projects from concept to product. I also manage client relationships, marketing and social media, and oversee part-time staff and freelance session musicians. I volunteer as a studio engineer and mentor with Audio Active, teaching young people audio skills. Earlier in my career I held leadership roles as an Operations Director for TEC Construction and Chillchalet, which gave me a strong foundation in team management, systems and client service that I bring into every creative project.…

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I’m Chris Cracknell, a studio engineer and music producer based in the United Kingdom. I designed and built my own commercial studio, engineered hundreds of recording and mixing sessions, and led audio production projects from concept to product. I also manage client relationships, marketing and social media, and oversee part-time staff and freelance session musicians.

I volunteer as a studio engineer and mentor with Audio Active, teaching young people audio skills. Earlier in my career I held leadership roles as an Operations Director for TEC Construction and Chillchalet, which gave me a strong foundation in team management, systems and client service that I bring into every creative project.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Intermediate

Work Experience

Studio Engineer and Producer at Goldtone
January 1, 2015 - Present
Designed and built my own commercial studio; Engineered for hundreds of recording and mixing sessions; Lead on audio production projects, overseeing the whole creative process from demo to product; Manage client relationships, marketing and social media; Manage part time member of staff and freelance session musicians.
Studio Engineer (Freelance) at Self-employed (Freelance)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Studio Engineer for freelance projects; Installed a new sound desk and computer system for Iain Archer’s studio, including bespoke wooden units and system setup; Engineered sessions for regular clients; Design and build of sound systems and mixing desks for varied settings (church, theatre, voice-over studio).
Studio Engineer (Volunteer) at Audio Active
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
Engineered for recording sessions; Taught young people audio engineering skills and offered mentoring support.
Studio Engineer at Nick Franglen’s Studio
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2013
Set up and engineered for recording sessions; Maintained studio equipment; Installed new soundcards, which led to an entire rethink of his workflow and full rewire of the studio; Assisted with setting up the audio aspects of off site art installations.
Operations Director - Part Time at TEC Construction Ltd
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2016
Responsible for IT, HR and Finance of £12m turnover building company; Managed a team of staff and freelancers; Implemented and maintained new cloud based management software and systems.
Operations Director at Chillchalet Holiday Company
January 1, 2000 - December 31, 2011
Set up and managed my own business delivering high quality, affordable snowboarding holidays; Responsible for 5 properties and 15 staff across 3 resorts in France.

Education

Diploma in Design Thinking at Open University
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2013
Certificate in Graphic Design at Central St Martins, London
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2012
A Level: Art, Design and Technology, Business Studies at St Columbus, Dartford
January 1, 1991 - December 31, 1993

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services
    paper Amanda Whiting - The Liminality of Her

    After remixing a track for Amanda Whiting, she asked if I could help with her next album. The role grew from engineering the recording sessions to producing, mixing and mastering the entire thing.

    I engineered the sessions, micing up all instruments to record the tones we wanted and running the sessions to make sure we got all the stems we needed. Then I took all the recordings back to my studio to add overdubs, vocals and eventually mix and master the whole record, deliving masters to be used for both streaming and for vinyl.

    The first run of vinyl sold out immediately after airplay on 6Music and BBC Radio 2, as well as coverage worldwide on various stations.

    I am so happy with how this record turned out, Amanda wanted it to sound somewhere between hip hop, classic jazz and otherworldy and I think I hit that.

    https://www.twine.net/signin