Brendan St. Gelais
Nashville,TN
Summary
Brendan St. Gelais is a music producer, engineer, and composer in Nashville TN. Brendan worked under Grammy nominated Paul Moak at The Smoakstack in Berry Hill, TN for six years before assembling his own studio where he now writes, records, and produces songs across many genres. His productions have appeared on television and in video games and, as a staff composer, he has written and produced over 200 songs for the Soundstripe catalog.
Brendan is a member of the Recording Academy and lives with his wife, son, and his dog Kiko in Nashville, TN.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Music Producer/Audio Engineer
Self Employed
01.2014 - Current
- Collaborate with songwriters and bands to determine and achieve desired sound for production.
- Help artists establish and maintain achievable deadlines for their projects as well as facilitate the hiring of musicians, mixing and mastering engineers.
- Provide constructive feedback to artists during pre-production, refining lyrics, music, and melodies for maximum impact.
- Accrued over 200 Producer and Engineer credits with an associated 500,000,000+ streams
- Perform on artist's recordings, playing various instruments
- Work along side music industry professionals such as labels, artists, managers, session players,
- Own and operate private studio with a Pro Tools rig as well as a collection of outboard gear, microphones, guitars, amps, drums, keyboards, and organs.
Composer
Soundstripe
02.2020 - Current
- Write and record 5 instrumental songs per month within requested genres
- Collaborate with songwriters to write and record lyrics and music for film/tv
- Play various instruments on recordings
- Adhere to a strict deadlines and turn in process for each song
Studio Manager
The Smoakstack
02.2014 - 12.2019
- Supervised studio staff for timely, accurate and high-quality task completion.
- Lead recording sessions for clients by engineering and running Pro Tools
- Recruited, trained, and developed high-performing and artist-focused team from scratch.
- Coordinated intern training programs to enhance engineering skills in areas such as Pro Tools proficiency, equipment setup and teardown, and basic recording technique
- Maintained studio equipment, including microphones, instruments, and computers to limit schedule disruptions.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on industry trends as well as technological advancements applicable to the studio''s specialized services.
- Pleasantly greeted customers and asked open-ended questions to better determine needs.
Skills
- Genre Versatility
- Pro Tools proficient
- Guitar, bass, piano, organ
- Music editing
- Mixing
- Engineering
- Live recording
- Team management
Timeline
Composer
Soundstripe
02.2020 - Current
Studio Manager
The Smoakstack
02.2014 - 12.2019
Music Producer/Audio Engineer
Self Employed
01.2014 - Current
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