Kennard R. Morris II
924 W. 3rd St. Unit 1
Azusa, CA 91702
Cell :(626) 488-2390
KennardMorris@aol.com

Objective
Seeking work as sound mixer/sound designer for television and motion picture sound.

Summary
• Over twelve years of musical composition and production experience.
• Over twelve years of live recording and sound engineering experience.
• Access to a vast array of recording and production equipment.
• Thorough knowledge of computers and computer based sound applications.
• Extensive familiarity with staging and live show production.

Professional Experience
Mar. 2002 - Present Recording Engineer—West Covina, California Your Local Studio (Mobile Digital Recording Studio): Ownership of a mobile recording studio and full digital recording/mixing facility. Have mixed on commercials and shows for BET, MTV, The History Channel, Spped Network, Yahoo, Microsoft, etc. both within the US, and internationally. Have mixed on feature films, indie films, shorts, TV shows, pilots, reality shows, documentaries, EPK, etc. Fully 24bit digital recording and editing facility. Responsibilities include: recording, mixing, dialog editing, clean up, sound design, marketing, sales, client acquisition, billing, and delivery of finished product.

June 2002 – Present Production/Stage Manager—Inland Empire, California Various indoor/outdoor events throughout the Southern California region: Worked as production/stage manager, stage support, sound tech, marketing director, etc. Worked with headlining acts including: The Emotions, Poncho Sanchez, Bobby Lyle, Joe Sample, Ricky Lawson, The Escovedo Family feat. Sheila E, Vesta Williams, Roy Ayers, Howard Hewitt, etc. Responsibilities have included, arranging radio buys, coordinating street teams, acquiring back line, interfacing with talent and technicians, coordinating rehearsals and sound-checks, insuring continuity of event, managing a team of personnel, writing ad copy, emceeing, announcing, and most other tasks associated with live concert production.

Sept 1993 - Present Computer Consultant—Southern California Region Morris Computer Services (computer consulting firm): Responsible for maintaining and implementation of various computer systems. Instruction in pro-audio apps including:
Digital Performer, Bias Peak, and ProTools.

June 1993 to Present Producer/Engineer—West Covina, California Moyo Productions (Recording Studio and Production Company): Recorded and produced all genres of music, including Dance, Hip-Hop, R&B, Gospel, Rock, etc. Have worked with many local and regional acts. Remixed and composed tracks for many acts both signed, and unsigned. Created music and sound beds for national commercials, corporate training videos, radio spots, etc.

Education
USC School of Music – Jazz Studies Major with an emphasis on Bass

Credits - Excerpts
Weakest Antelope Starring Adam Carolla – Sound Mixer
Yahoo Movie Traveler w/Quddus Phillipe – Sound Mixer
View Park Prep. Documentary – Sound Mixer
Butler Bear for Super Deluxe.com – Boom Operator
Heels (Indie Feature) – Sound Mixer
Patsy’s Place (Pilot) – Sound Mixer
Too many to list here. Full filmography available upon request

Group Affiliations
ASCAP - The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Mix Master Directory – Remote Recording Studio (Your Local Studio)