Yago Franco

• Mixed live audio sources such as vocals, instruments and playback devices during performances.
• Recorded, mixed, and mastered audio tracks in the studio.
• Created soundscapes, sound effects and audio editing for film and television productions.

Founder member of the group 4zero4, a group that develops research and creation involving sound art and audio visual.

This group performed live concerts and had partnerships with other artists, creating original tracks and sound design for theater, cinema, and dance shows.

• Creation of music and sound effects for audio visual productions.
• Attended rehearsals to practice live sound effects and music playback.
• Met with producers and directors to create goals for sound production.
• Examined scripts to define most needed sounds and sourced or produced needed files.
• Gathered, prepared, operated and maintained all equipment and supplies necessary for planned activities.
• Composed original music scores for Corpo Coletivo, Inmundos and Mezcla theatre companies.
• Used Ableton Live and Max MSP to tag and organize music tracks.
• Applied skills to music records and production.
• Directed, planned, created and led musical performances in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais e Bahia

Technical responsible for the sound system of the theater, supporting the productions that came on, scheduling the maintenance of equipment with the supplier and performing and mixing for concerts and theatre plays.

• Inspected and reviewed equipament systems to ensure compliance with rider of programation.
• Ran sound checks and assessed the equipment to ensure proper functionality, troubleshooting any issues that came up.
• Maintained a strong working knowledge of various types of audio equipment, including digital and analog mixing systems and wireless microphones.
• Actively involved in safety drills demanding electrical measures and reforms.

I started doing customer service, scheduling and setting up rehearsal sessions, over time I started to operate the shows and make recordings, until I became one of the main technicians of the studio, making the main recordings, editions, mixes and mastering.

• Partnered with performers and producers to determine and create desired sounds for productions.  
• Engineered recording sessions and produced musical soundtracks for various artists, including  Antonio Carlos e Jocafi, Renato Piau and Marcelo Callado.
• Live sessions operation for various artists, including Jards Macalé, Jorge Mautner, Ava Rocha and others.
• Utilized recording analog equipment: pre-amps, console, eq and comps.
• Prepared for live recording sessions by selecting and setting up microphones, splits and signal flow.
• Set up for recording sessions through choosing appropriate preamps, microphones and monitor system.