Alison Madden
Phone - (347) 859-5194
Email - madden.alison.m@gmail.com
Profile
I'm a 21-year-old born and raised in NYC, taking a break from college to focus on gaining experience in pro audio and pursuing my passion for music production. I bring a can-do attitude I enjoy solving problems. I'm confident in my ability to learn fast, think on my feet, and adapt to a variety of challenges. Looking forward to meeting you and I'm sure we'll get along!
Audio Skills
Multi-track recording of vocals, guitar/bass, and drums; cleaning up and processing recorded audio
MIDI recording and programming
Mixing in-the-box and on consoles + outboard gear
Everyday and creative use of studio effects including compressors, gates, delay, reverb, EQ, filters, vocoders, saturators, distortion, etc.
Microphone selection and placement for vocals, drums, amplifiers, pianos, and more
Synthesizer programming (subtractive, additive, FM, and wavetable synthesis)
DAWs: Deep familiarity with Ableton Live; proficiency with Logic Pro and Pro Tools
Plug-Ins: Antares Auto-Tune; Izotope RX, Ozone, and Neutron suites; NI Kontakt and Reaktor; Waves suite
Speaker cabinet wiring and construction; soldering
MIDI recording and programming
Mixing in-the-box and on consoles + outboard gear
Everyday and creative use of studio effects including compressors, gates, delay, reverb, EQ, filters, vocoders, saturators, distortion, etc.
Microphone selection and placement for vocals, drums, amplifiers, pianos, and more
Synthesizer programming (subtractive, additive, FM, and wavetable synthesis)
DAWs: Deep familiarity with Ableton Live; proficiency with Logic Pro and Pro Tools
Plug-Ins: Antares Auto-Tune; Izotope RX, Ozone, and Neutron suites; NI Kontakt and Reaktor; Waves suite
Speaker cabinet wiring and construction; soldering
Audio Experience
Contributed recording, editing, production, and mixing to a broad range of records, from alternative pop to EDM to singer-songwriter music
Completed college courses on studio engineering and production (10 credits) and edititing and mixing in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and Ableton Live (6 credits) Many personal projects
Completed college courses on studio engineering and production (10 credits) and edititing and mixing in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and Ableton Live (6 credits) Many personal projects
Examples of my Work
"Used To Be" [Singer-Songwriter]
Written and performed by Lily McWhirter. Engineered, produced, and mixed by Alison Madden and Lily McWhirter.
A lovely tune. The minimal production on this song was a fun departure from the electronic maximalism I'm comfortable with.
"PissNet" [Hyperpop]
Written and performed by Alison Madden. Engineered, produced, and mixed by Alison Madden.
This one's a playful dig at the absurdity of many hyperpop lyrics (100 gecs in particular). It makes no sense and it makes me very happy.
"Starman" [Pop]
Written by David Bowie. Engineered, produced, and mixed by Alison Madden and Brea Fournier.
This was a project for our production class in which we were tasked with getting as close as we could to the original recording in the limited time given.
My remixes of Montero (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X and The Fire by Kayzo and Krankdat
Written and performed by Lily McWhirter. Engineered, produced, and mixed by Alison Madden and Lily McWhirter.
A lovely tune. The minimal production on this song was a fun departure from the electronic maximalism I'm comfortable with.
"PissNet" [Hyperpop]
Written and performed by Alison Madden. Engineered, produced, and mixed by Alison Madden.
This one's a playful dig at the absurdity of many hyperpop lyrics (100 gecs in particular). It makes no sense and it makes me very happy.
"Starman" [Pop]
Written by David Bowie. Engineered, produced, and mixed by Alison Madden and Brea Fournier.
This was a project for our production class in which we were tasked with getting as close as we could to the original recording in the limited time given.
My remixes of Montero (Call Me By Your Name) by Lil Nas X and The Fire by Kayzo and Krankdat
Other Skills
PC & Mac setup, maintainence, and troubleshooting
Productivity applications: Microsoft Office, Google Drive/Docs Suite
Creative applications: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & Premiere Pro, Audacity, Blender
Musical instruments: Guitar, electric bass, keyboard
Bartending: Fast & efficient mixing of large drink orders, bar & glass cleaning and organizaiton. Certificate from New York Bartending School.
Conversational Spanish
Productivity applications: Microsoft Office, Google Drive/Docs Suite
Creative applications: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & Premiere Pro, Audacity, Blender
Musical instruments: Guitar, electric bass, keyboard
Bartending: Fast & efficient mixing of large drink orders, bar & glass cleaning and organizaiton. Certificate from New York Bartending School.
Conversational Spanish
Other Experience
DJing for professional mixers and dancefloors
Interned at TMWRK management oranizing artists' schedules as well as miscellaneous tasks
Interned at Screen Door Records maintining the website and managing the mailing list
Interned at TMWRK management oranizing artists' schedules as well as miscellaneous tasks
Interned at Screen Door Records maintining the website and managing the mailing list
Education
High School: Graduated with honors from Poly Prep Country Day School
College: Completed 59 credits at NYU Tisch's competitive Clive Davis Institude for Recorded Music
College: Completed 59 credits at NYU Tisch's competitive Clive Davis Institude for Recorded Music
Additional Information
Awards: Winner, Rienzi foreign language poetry recital competition, 2016.
Personal Interests: Music production, songwriting, sound design, and deejaying; artificial intelligence as an artistic tool; tabletop gaming (RPGs, card games, and board games); miniature-painting; animation
Personal Interests: Music production, songwriting, sound design, and deejaying; artificial intelligence as an artistic tool; tabletop gaming (RPGs, card games, and board games); miniature-painting; animation