Rena Kozak / SoundPony Audio - Full CV
Studio Engineering Credits
Dot Cardigan - “Assorted Sounds” Album - mastering engineer 2022
Hairnet - “The Complete Peel Sessions” - Mastering Engineer - 2022
Tim Hecker - “The North Water (Original Score)” - assistant engineer - 2022
Cor de Lux - “Media” Album - mix engineer - 2022
Love Language - “Trying to Reach You” EP - recording engineer, mix engineer - 2021
Mount Eerie - Live to air performance of “Lost Wisdom” - mix engineer - 2021
Kue Varo - “Daffodil 11” album - Producer, recording engineer, mix engineer - 2021
Sled Island Rock Lotto - various artists album - Mastering engineer - 2021
Hermitess - “Celestial” - EP - mix engineer - 2020
Live at Saint Zo - In-studio performance series - Producer, recording engineer, mix engineer (Land of Talk, Dirty Milk, Kue Varo, Cedric Noel, Love Language) - 2020
Astral Swans - “Strange Prison Remixes” - remix producer, mix engineer - 2019
Preoccupations - “New Material” - editor - 2018
Preoccupations - “Pontiac 87” single - mix engineer - 2018
Chris Reimer - “Hello People” double LP Album - Producer - 2018
Child Actress - “Milking a Dead Cow” Album - recording engineer, mix engineer - 2017
Chris Reimer - “The Chad Tape” Album - Producer - 2012
Gold - “Losing Your Hair” EP - mix engineer - 2012
Warning By Sea - “Work Exchange” EP - recording engineer, mix engineer - 2007
Pressure Kill Common Style “Sad Animal” EP - recording engineer, mix engineer - 2006
Freelance Live Sound/Touring Audio and Production Experience
Kid Koala/The Storyville Mosquito - December 2022 - Taiwan - FOH
Guster - Nov 2022 - Cancun - Monitors
Kid Koala/The Storyville Mosquito - May 2022 - Abu Dhabi - FOH, August 2022 European Tour - FOH
Wolf Parade - January/February 2020 - North America Tour TM/FOH
The Strokes - September 2019-January 2020 - Production Coordinator
Guster - July-September 2019 - USA Tour, Monitor Engineer
Pinegrove - April 2019 - European Tour, FOH
Albert Hammond Jr - September-December 2018-January 2018 - European and USA tours, TM/FOH
Big Wreck - July/August 2018 - various summer festival - in ear monitors
Albert Hammond Jr - June 2018 - promo tour - TM/FOH
Preoccupations - April/May 2018 - North American Tour - TM/FOH
Albert Hammond Jr. - March 2018 - Canadian Dates - Monitors
Alvvays - Nov 2017 - Eastern Canadian tour - TM/FOH
July Talk - October 24-29 - Alberta tour - FOH
Pinegrove - October 2017 - US Tour - FOH
Red Bull Tour Bus - Sept 2017 - Bastids’s BBQ tour, Western Canada - System tech, FOH mix, production manager
Maggie Rogers - June-August 2017 - International Tour (USA, EU, AU, Japan) - FOH
Preoccupations - May/June 2017 - EU tour - FOH
Preoccupations - April 2017 Coachella & west USA tour, May 2017 east USA tour - TM/FOH
Maggie Rogers - January 2017 USA tour, February 2017 European tour, March/April 2017 USA tour - FOH
Preoccupations - September-November 2016 - USA tour - TM/FOH, November-December European tour FOH
Preoccupations - August 2016 - USA tour - TM/FOH/Mons from FOH
Red Bull Tour Bus - July 2016 - Various Canadian festivals - System Tech and FOH mix
Holy Ghost! - June/July 2016 - Various USA festivals - TM/Mons
Operators - April 2016 - USA tour - TM/FOH
Viet Cong - October 2015 - TM/FOH/Mons from FOH, - West Coast US and Canadian tour
Red Bull Tour Bus - September 16-19 2015 - Rifflandia Festival, Victoria BC - System tech and monitor mix
Calgary Blues Fest - August 31-Sept 2 2015 - Kirby Centre stage - FOH mix. List of artists available upon request
Beirut - July 2015 - Various Summer Festival Dates - Monitor mix
Sled Island Music and Arts Festival - June 2015 - Mainstage system tech, production manager, FOH mix tech (Television, Viet Cong)
Red Bull Tour Bus - Spring/Summer 2015 - Dine alone records 10 year anniversary tour, western Canadian dates. System tech, monitor mix, production manager.
Red Bull Tour Bus - Spring/Summer 2014 - Skratch Bastid’s BBQ tour, western Canadian dates. System tech, FOH mix, production manager.
MacEwan Hall/Ballroom - 2012-2018 - 1200 and 900 cap venue - system tech, FOH mix, monitor mix, production coordinator. List of events available upon request.
Concorde Entertainment Group - 2012-2018 - house audio technician for several venues including Flames Central (Palace Theatre), Local 522 and the Wildhorse Saloon tent - system tech, FOH mix List of performances available upon request.
Manchild US Tour - October-November 2010 - TM/driver for touring band supporting Women
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks - Spring/Summer 2007 - Magnetic Consequences Canadian national tour, monitor tech.
Audio Technician/Production Management Employment
Students’ Association of Mount Royal University - Production Coordinator - 2012-2015 - House audio tech for all Wyckham House venues, maintenance and inventory of all technical production equipment, hiring and training of staff as set up crew and event operators, management of staff hours and payroll, designing and conducting audio lectures and seminars for students and staff.
University of Calgary Students’ Union - House Audio and Technical Coordinator - 2008-2012 - Sound system design and implementation for all MacEwan Hall venues, scheduling staff and technicians for all concerts and events, tech advances with all touring acts, rigging and safety supervision, maintenance of audio and lighting equipment, instructor of training seminars for crew, budget management for technical equipment purchases and rentals.
Sound Art Calgary - Audio Technician and Inventory Manager - 2006-2008 - FOH and monitor mix for various concerts and events, equipment prep and maintenance, supervision of inventory records, coordination of rentals and quotations.
The Beach Advanced Audio - Assistant Engineer - 2002-2006 - recording and mixing of music, ADR, and foley in a variety of formats (experience with Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Reason, and analog tape tracking). Installation and repair of several large format analog consoles.
IATSE Local 212 Employment
Jubilee Auditorium - Approved Audio Technician - 2015-2017
Alberta Theatre Projects - FOH and Monitor Mix - May 2015
General Crew - 2005-2010
Theatre Calgary - Monitor Mix/RF tech - Beauty and The Beast - January-April 2008
Theatre Junction at The Grand - FOH Sound Mixer - Fall Concert Series - September-October 2007
Theatre Calgary - FOH Sound Mixer - American Dance Awards - June 2006
Theatre Calgary - FOH Sound Mixer - Guys and Dolls - February-May 2006
Audio Instructor
Seminar Instructor - February 2018 - Introduction to Live Sound Reinforcement seminar for Alberta Music
Seminar Instructor - April 25 2017 - Introduction to Live Sound Reinforcement seminar for Toronto Women In Music
Independant Lecturer - Summer 2015 - Girls Rock Camps, Calgary/Lethbridge
Independant Lecturer - Spring 2015 - Various training sessions in sound theory and audio systems for Parkdale Grace Fellowship Church
Backstage Support Services - January 2010, January 2011 - Crew training in concert set up, stage etiquette and safety
Academy of Production and Recording Arts - Spring and Fall 2005 - Instructor of lectures on sound theory, studio and sound reinforcement audio.
Additional Training and Experience
-Computer skills in audio programs including Pro Tools, Smaart, Meyer Compass and
MAPP Online, Logic, Ableton. General computer skills in a variety of programs and highly proficient in both Mac and PC platforms.
-Extensive experience with a wide range of digital and analog large format consoles
-Digico SD Series training - October 2018
-Smaart Operator Fundamentals seminar presented by Gerr Audio - February 2018
-Rigging Training presented by Backstage Support Services - 2010, 2011, 2012
-Meyer Sound System Design and Implementation seminar - 2010 and 2015
-Certificate from The Academy of Production and Recording Arts in Advanced Audio Production - 2002
