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Hi, I'm Caleb Soo Hong Brenner, a passionate musician and music engineer based in Somerville, MA. With a strong background in jazz drumming and extensive experience in music production and sound engineering, I love combining my artistic skills with technical expertise to create engaging musical and educational experiences. I enjoy teaching and collaborating with diverse groups, and I am always excited to take on new projects that challenge my creativity. In addition to my love for music, I'm deeply interested in the science of sound and technology, coding synthesizers and building electronic instruments. I strive to bring together culture, psychology, and engineering in innovative ways, whether through private instruction, curriculum development, or immersive multimedia projects.…Hi, I'm Caleb Soo Hong Brenner, a passionate musician and music engineer based in Somerville, MA. With a strong background in jazz drumming and extensive experience in music production and sound engineering, I love combining my artistic skills with technical expertise to create engaging musical and educational experiences. I enjoy teaching and collaborating with diverse groups, and I am always excited to take on new projects that challenge my creativity. In addition to my love for music, I'm deeply interested in the science of sound and technology, coding synthesizers and building electronic instruments. I strive to bring together culture, psychology, and engineering in innovative ways, whether through private instruction, curriculum development, or immersive multimedia projects.

Caleb Soo Hong Brenner

Drummer, Music Producer, Audio Mixer, +1

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Hi, I'm Caleb Soo Hong Brenner, a passionate musician and music engineer based in Somerville, MA. With a strong background in jazz drumming and extensive experience in music production and sound engineering, I love combining my artistic skills with technical expertise to create engaging musical and educational experiences. I enjoy teaching and collaborating with diverse groups, and I am always excited to take on new projects that challenge my creativity. In addition to my love for music, I'm deeply interested in the science of sound and technology, coding synthesizers and building electronic instruments. I strive to bring together culture, psychology, and engineering in innovative ways, whether through private instruction, curriculum development, or immersive multimedia projects.…Hi, I'm Caleb Soo Hong Brenner, a passionate musician and music engineer based in Somerville, MA. With a strong background in jazz drumming and extensive experience in music production and sound engineering, I love combining my artistic skills with technical expertise to create engaging musical and educational experiences. I enjoy teaching and collaborating with diverse groups, and I am always excited to take on new projects that challenge my creativity. In addition to my love for music, I'm deeply interested in the science of sound and technology, coding synthesizers and building electronic instruments. I strive to bring together culture, psychology, and engineering in innovative ways, whether through private instruction, curriculum development, or immersive multimedia projects.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Caleb Soo Hong Brenner, a passionate musician and music engineer based in Somerville, MA. With a strong background in jazz drumming and extensive experience in music production and sound engineering, I love combining my artistic skills with technical expertise to create engaging musical and educational experiences. I enjoy teaching and collaborating with diverse groups, and I am always excited to take on new projects that challenge my creativity.

In addition to my love for music, I’m deeply interested in the science of sound and technology, coding synthesizers and building electronic instruments. I strive to bring together culture, psychology, and engineering in innovative ways, whether through private instruction, curriculum development, or immersive multimedia projects.

Skills

Experience Level

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Intermediate

Language

English

Fluent

Korean

Advanced

Work Experience

Music Engineering Teaching Fellow at Tufts University Center for Education Engineering and Outreach

June 1, 2025 - Present

Code a 10-voice polyphonic additive synthesizer in Max/MSP, construct educational speaker, guitar, and microphone projects for students, develop a 2-week curriculum covering physics of sound, room and instrument acoustics, electronic instrument design, and recording and production. Collaborate with 3 other instructors to teach lessons to diverse high school students.

Private Drum Instructor at Jammin With You

September 1, 2024 - Present

Teach students reading music, ear training, and drumming techniques. Construct age-appropriate lessons based on developmental motor skills and attention spans.

Arts Management Assistant and Video/Audio Editor at Americas Musicworks

May 1, 2022 - Present

Edit videos for Americas Musicworks performance groups: sound mixing, design, color grading. Establish relationships with local and out-of-state venues via meetings and emails with owners. Communicate with venue management to confirm availability and accessibility standards.

Founder and Reseller at Second Verse Music

June 1, 2022 - Present

Founded a direct-to-consumer musical instrument and equipment resale business. Direct and manage all sales and shipments between seller and buyer. Value gear with local music stores, over ten thousand dollars of instruments and equipment sold.

Media and Music Development Intern at Xrisp

December 31, 2023 - July 28, 2025

Created home screen music for Norioke: mixed-reality karaoke experience on Noricube platform. Worked on the theme music for Norifarm, a Metaverse farm-to-fork delivery app. Used translation skills to market the launch of Norifarm on social media in Korean and English. Created spatial audio sound effects for 3D animations.