R o b e r t   W a i t 

Composer/Songwriter/Producer/Engineer 
Audio and Music Consultant
Apple Consultant 

website: www.robertwait.com
email: rob@robertwait.com  

Grammy Nominated 2023
Member ASCAP (Writer and Publisher)                                                       
Member Audio Engineering Society 

SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS 

  • Songwriter, Film & TV Composer, Multi-instrumentalist 
  • Music Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixer, Studio Consultant 
  • Sound Designer, Editor, Re-recording Engineer 
  • Expert Audio skills (Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Logic, plug-ins (iZotope, UAD, Waves, Soundtoys, etc.), analog equip, Mic techniques, gain staging and signal flow)
  • Expert Computer Skills (Mac-based music, film, writing, spreadsheet, and database programming) 
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
  • Excellent organizational skills 
  • Apple Products Consultant
  • Former Film and Video Editor (Final Cut, and 14 years as a Visual Effects Editor, Supervisor and Consultant at Digital Domain, Paramount Pictures, Rhythm & Hues, Boss Films, Available Light, and others) 
  • Former Story Analyst for Columbia Pictures and Touchstone Pictures 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Abbreviated List) 

Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real (2021)    
Recording and Mixing Engineer                      
Song for Ad Campaign 

Lulu Simon (2021)
Recording and Mixing Engineer                      
Video Series 

OH Open House Gallery (Singapore, 2021)  
Composer/Songwriter/Producer/Engineer          
Days and Counting 

Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real (2020)    
Recording and Mixing Engineer                      
Sound Check Songs 

Willie, Lukas, Micah Nelson (2020)                
Recording and Mixing Engineer                      
Farm Aid 

Willie, Lukas, Micah Nelson (2020)                
Recording and Mixing Engineer                      
John Lennon Tribute 

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Dr. John (2020)       
Recording and Mix Engineer (Guilded Splinters)        
Dr. John Tribute Album 

Willie Nelson, Karen O, Micah Nelson (2020)      
Recording and Mixing Engineer            
“Under Pressure” remake 

Particle Kid (Micah Nelson) (2020)                      
Recording and Mixing Engineer                      
Farm Aid and Others 

“36 Seconds” (Documentary) (2022 release)          
Composer                                                  
Netflix 

“How I Started Working In Hollywood” (2020)
Composer/Podcast Recording and Mix Engineer      
Kheng & Co

Songwriting, Producing, Mixing On-going)      
Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer            
MPL Music Pub/Others 

Studio Consultant (On-going)                              
Creative and Technical Advisor                      
Freelance 

Product Specialist (Sept 2017-July 2019)              
Sales and Customer Service                          
Apple 

“Reflections” (Short Film – 2018)                    
Composer/Sound Designer/Re-recording mixer  
DWM Productions 

“Thank You” – The Roamies (2015)                        
Mixing and Mastering Engineer                  
The Roamies 

Video Series:  History of Songs (2015)                  
Producer/Writer/Editor                      
Santa Clara University 

"Code Black" Logos (2014)                                      
Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer        
Universal Music Group 

Stories From Women’s Liberation (2013)              
Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer        
Jennifer Lee Films 

"Robot Land" Theme Park Music (2012)                
Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer        
Iguana Digital Prod. 

"Iguana Digital" Company Composer (2012)        
Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer    
Iguana Digital Prod. 

"Gringoman" (Animated Series Pilot) (2011)        
Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer        
Iguana Digital Prod. 

"Monsters From The Past" (2008)                          
Composer                                            
National Geographic 

"Countdown with Keith Olbermann" (2007)          
Songwriter/Performer                              
MSNBC 

"Best Cases Ever: Ghosts" (2007)                            
Composer                                                  
Fox Television 25th Anniversary Special

"Best UFO’s Ever Caught On Tape” (2007)              
Composer                                                  
Fox Television 25th Anniversary Special

“Dear Significant Other” (CD) (2003)                        
Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer            
Emotional Wreckords 

“Modern Marvels" (Multiple Episodes) (2003)      
Composer      
History Channel 

"Under the Influence" (2002)                                    
Composer/Songwriter                                   
Dash Gardner Films 

“Winter” (Recording Artist – Sweden)
Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer 

Emotional Wreckords 

"Talk Fast" (Documentary) (2002)                            
Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer            
Deauxboy Prod. 

"Ghosts:  Caught On Tape" (2000)                            
Composer                                                  
Fox Television 

"Mosaic Media" Company Logo (2000)                    
Composer                                                  
Mosaic Media 

"Tin Man Alley" (2000)                                                
Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer            
Emotional Wreckords 

"Why In The World Do They Do That?"(1999)        
Composer                                                  
USA Television 

"The Universe Interactive" (Game) (1999)              
Composer/Songwriter                                  
Integrated Arts 

"World's Greatest Hoaxes" (1998)                            
Composer                                                  
Fox Television 

"Fallen" (1998)                                                              
Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer            
Warner Bros. 

"UFO’s: The Best Evidence” (1997)                            
Composer                                                  
Fox Television 

"Spectacle" (now "Moving Units") (1997)                
Producer/Engineer                                        
Supreme Recordings 

"Mary Jane Colter:  The Desert View" (1997)          
Composer      
Catskill Films 

"Prophecies of the Millennium" (1997)                    
Composer                                                 
Fox Television 

"Miracles and Visions" (1996)                                    
Composer                                                  
Fox Television 

“Michelob" Commercial (1996)                                
Composer                                                  
Marcus Films 

"Breakaway" (1996)                                                    
Composer/Songwriter                                   
Century Film Partners 

"Alien Autopsy" (1995)                                              
Composer                                                  
Fox Television 

"Hover Strike" (Video Game) (1994)                        
Producer/Engineer/Composer                         
Atari 

“Mom and Dad Save The World” (1992)                  
Composer - Additional Music                                         
Warner Bros./HBO 

"Shot Tracker" Editorial Database (1998)              
Database Developer                                     
Various Companies 

"Man's Best Friend" ('70's Sequence) (1996)         
Cameraman/Editor       
New Line Cinema

"Interview With The Vampire" (1994)                    
Editorial Supervisor (Visual Effects)                
Digital Domain 

"True Lies" (1994)                                                      
Editorial Supervisor (Visual Effects)                
Digital Domain 

"Color Of Night" (1994)                                            
Editorial Supervisor (Visual Effects)                
Digital Domain 

"Alien3 " (1992)                                                          
Visual Effects Editor                                    
Boss Film Corporation 

"St. Matthew Passion" (Concert) (1991)                
Director/Cameraman/Editor                            
San Jose Symphony  

"Cloud Walkers" (Sherpa Doc) (1991)                    
Director/Cameraman/Editor/Composer
  
Elf Adventures, Ltd. 

"Ghost" (1990)                                                          
Visual Effects Editor                                    
Available Light Ltd. 

"Flight of the Intruder" (1990)                                
Visual Effects Editor                                    
Available Light Ltd. 

"Last Action Hero" (1990)                                        
Visual Effects Editor                                    
Available Light Ltd. 

"Vital Signs" (1990)                                                  
Assistant to Producer                                   
20th Century Fox 

Story Dept. - MacDonald/Parkes (1990)              
Story Analyst/Reader                                   
Columbia Pictures 

"True Believer" (1989)                                              
Post Production Coordinator                          
Columbia Pictures 

Sting "Nothing Like Sun" (Concert) (1989)            
Associate Producer/Co-Editor                        
New England Digital 

"My Science Project" ((1985)                                  
Ass't to Director/Post Prod. Coord.                 
Touchstone Pictures 

"Gundam" (Feature Film) (1984)                            
Associate Producer                                      
Lion's Gate Films 

"Under Fire" (1983)                                                  
Apprentice Editor/Production Ass't                 
Lion's Gate Films 

AWARDS and ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Own and operate state of the art  Pro Tools/DP/Logic recording studio (1994-Present); Top Seller status, CD Baby (2003); Best Modern Rock CD and Song Finalist – Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2003 and 2001; Top Earner Status, ASCAP (2000); Created and Developed "Shot Tracker" Editorial Tracking System (1990-2000) used at Available Light, Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues;  Established and Supervised the Editorial Department at Digital Domain 1994 (while it was Jim Cameron's Visual Effects Company); story Analyst for Walter Parkes and Laurie McDonald (1990); Film and Video Columnist - EQ Magazine 1988. 

OTHER INFORMATION 

education               Bachelor of Arts Degree, School of Motion Pictures and Television, UCLA (1983).  Trained in Re-Recording with Walter Murch and Richard Portman (1980-81). Also attended U.C. Berkeley (1980), Berkeley Film Institute (1980), and Stanford (1979),  

computers              Expert level skills with Apple Hardware and Software for music composition, recording, and editing, film and video editorial, screenwriting, word processing, Studio Design, Web Design, etc.  Expert level skills with Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Logic Pro, Reason, Izotope RX, countless Audio Plug-Ins, Final Cut Pro, Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, StudioVision Pro, Excel and Word.  Professional Database Programming skills with Filemaker Pro. 

music                     2 Award winning cd’s released as an artist; Composed, Performed, and Produced many TV and Film Scores and Songs; Ability to play multiple instruments:  guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, voice; Extensive training and experience with both analog and digital multi track recording, mixing, and mastering (see above);  Expert knowledge and abilities in Recording Studio design, construction, and Operation.

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