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Herman le Roux
Audio, Music and Film professional. Main strengths include: Library music scoring, Audio and Video editing and production, Guitar, piano Singing and Sound Engineering.
Show profile Hide profileCurrently seeking employment in the Cape Town area due to relocating.
EMPLOYMENT 2014 - Present: Lecturer in Sound Engineering
My Duties/Responsibilities includes:
Presenting lectures and practical demonstrations in sound engineering for 2nd and 3rd year media students.
Developing curriculum, presentation and course material.
Miscellaneous student advisor duties.
2003 - Present Freelance Sound Engineer: Experiences as a recording engineer include final mix for many Kyknet, SABC and MK television shows. These consisted mainly of documentaries which included a lot of different source materials like noisy/broken archive footage which had to get cleaned up and making sure all levels are properly synched and resolving conflict between audio tracks such as narration and music. I have run and owned my own home recording studio since 2003. My workload includes recording and mixing of artists/groups as well as composition and arranging of backtracks and Library music. Full Album recording (Including Recording engineering, Mix Engineering, Mastering Engineering) Field recording of audio for video productions. Final Mix for television programs Live Sound Engineering for concerts and seminars.
Cleaning up/restoration of noisy and broken archive footage audio
Freelance Sound Engineering taught me how to manage time as I have to present clients with a high quality finished product within an allocated time period.
2011-2013 Acoustic Engineer/Construction Project Manager - Truesound Acoustics
Truesound Acoustics is a company specializing in acoustical projects.
Duties / Responsibilities
Conceiving and construction of Acoustical Projects including Recording Studios, Radio Stations, Home Theaters, Soundproofing and/or acoustic treatment of offices, boardrooms, churches, industrial applications, schools and school halls as well as construction and installation of Audio/visual and HVAC systems.
Overseeing construction, Client relations, Quantity surveying, Quotations, Payroll, Acoustical analysis etc.
1995 - Present Musician I have been seriously studying and performing music since age 11. Although the guitar is my main instrument I also studied piano for 3 years which massively assists me in my usage of MIDI as a compositional tool which I have always enjoyed. I have been part of many acts around the country and have performed at hundreds of venues across southern africa and Europe. I also write music for artists and compose and record my own Library(background) music. I have also done a lot of session work.
EDUCATION 2008 - 2011 Music (Piano) - Diploma - Campus of Performing Arts (COPA)
Subjects included: Music Theory, Piano Technique, Sightreading, Ear Training, Music History, Ensemble, Stagecraft
2001 Sound Engineering
Allenby Campus, Centurion, South Africa
Subjects included: Sound Engineering Theory, Practical, Music Theory, Music Practical, Electronics, Business Management, Broadcast Journalism, Accountancy. 1999 Music Pretoria academy of Music Subjects included: Music Theory, Ear Training, Music Practical with Guitar as first instrument, Voice as
second. Music History, Ensemble, Stagecraft.
Matric: Capital College (Pretoria, South Africa)
Subjects included: Computer science, Biology, Geography, English, Afrikaans, Typing.
Currently seeking employment in the Cape Town area due to relocating.
EMPLOYMENT 2014 - Present: Lecturer in Sound Engineering
My Duties/Responsibilities includes:
Presenting lectures and practical demonstrations in sound engineering for 2nd and 3rd year media students.
Developing curriculum, presentation and course material.
Miscellaneous student advisor duties.
2003 - Present Freelance Sound Engineer: Experiences as a recording engineer include final mix for many Kyknet, SABC and MK television shows. These consisted mainly of documentaries which included a lot of different source materials like noisy/broken archive footage which had to get cleaned up and making sure all levels are properly synched and resolving conflict between audio tracks such as narration and music. I have run and owned my own home recording studio since 2003. My workload includes recording and mixing of artists/groups as well as composition and arranging of backtracks and Library music. Full Album recording (Including Recording engineering, Mix Engineering, Mastering Engineering) Field recording of audio for video productions. Final Mix for television programs Live Sound Engineering for concerts and seminars.
Cleaning up/restoration of noisy and broken archive footage audio
Freelance Sound Engineering taught me how to manage time as I have to present clients with a high quality finished product within an allocated time period.
2011-2013 Acoustic Engineer/Construction Project Manager - Truesound Acoustics
Truesound Acoustics is a company specializing in acoustical projects.
Duties / Responsibilities
Conceiving and construction of Acoustical Projects including Recording Studios, Radio Stations, Home Theaters, Soundproofing and/or acoustic treatment of offices, boardrooms, churches, industrial applications, schools and school halls as well as construction and installation of Audio/visual and HVAC systems.
Overseeing construction, Client relations, Quantity surveying, Quotations, Payroll, Acoustical analysis etc.
1995 - Present Musician I have been seriously studying and performing music since age 11. Although the guitar is my main instrument I also studied piano for 3 years which massively assists me in my usage of MIDI as a compositional tool which I have always enjoyed. I have been part of many acts around the country and have performed at hundreds of venues across southern africa and Europe. I also write music for artists and compose and record my own Library(background) music. I have also done a lot of session work.
EDUCATION 2008 - 2011 Music (Piano) - Diploma - Campus of Performing Arts (COPA)
Subjects included: Music Theory, Piano Technique, Sightreading, Ear Training, Music History, Ensemble, Stagecraft
2001 Sound Engineering
Allenby Campus, Centurion, South Africa
Subjects included: Sound Engineering Theory, Practical, Music Theory, Music Practical, Electronics, Business Management, Broadcast Journalism, Accountancy. 1999 Music Pretoria academy of Music Subjects included: Music Theory, Ear Training, Music Practical with Guitar as first instrument, Voice as
second. Music History, Ensemble, Stagecraft.
Matric: Capital College (Pretoria, South Africa)
Subjects included: Computer science, Biology, Geography, English, Afrikaans, Typing.
