Luke Brevoort is an audio engineer, producer and musician based in Cleveland.
Hi, I’m Luke (he/him). I’ve been obsessed with recorded sound since age five and have been making and manipulating recordings for nearly as long. Most of my work and education has been in music production, but in recent years I’ve developed a passion for audio storytelling, both fiction and non-fiction.
From 2004-2008, I studied audio production at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. After an intense post-college decade during which I toured with a band, managed a bookstore, opened a brewery and started a family, I expanded my part-time passion into a full-time occupation, producing music, podcasts and other audio magic out of my home studio.
Whether it’s finding the perfect little timing edits that make a dialogue exchange poignant, bringing a story to life with field audio and foley, composing a simple little synth melody or recording many layers of polyrhythmic percussion, I love crafting compelling, transportive audio moments.
WHAT I DO:
I work on audio projects of all sorts, including music, podcasts, audiobooks, film, video games, live performance and more. Specifically, I focus on:
Audio Post-Production: editing, sound design, mixing and mastering. I have a natural ear for timing (musical, dramatic, comedic and otherwise). I know when to augment a piece with music, sound design or effects and also when to show restraint. I can bring together disparate sound sources - including audio in need of repair - into a balanced mix and process it to industry standards.
Music Composition & Recording: custom, original scoring. I’m always composing and recording music in a wide variety of styles. I can provide pieces from my library of work or write and record original pieces for your project. I also specialize in producing/arranging other artists’ music, from pop to experimental.
Creative Project Management: with 10+ years of management experience, I know how to communicate clearly and get things done. I love taking an idea, breaking it down into logistics and keeping things on track throughout a project. Caring about every little detail is what I do.
TOOLS I USE:
I use ProTools, Ableton Live, Adobe Audition, Audacity and iZotope RX among other tools, plus I’m quick to learn unfamiliar software as needed. My 600 sq. ft. studio features 24-track digital recording, the Arturia suite of vintage synth and effect unit emulators, plus an unconscionably large collection of instruments that I’ve accumulated over my 25+ years as a musician.
If you’re looking for someone who is as detail-oriented as they are passionate and who will help shape your project into something compelling and professional-sounding, I’m your guy.
Selected work below. CV available upon request.
SELECTED WORK
SIGNALS & BRIDGES
[podcast] Curator, Researcher, Host, Engineer, Producer, Editor, Mixing, Mastering, Publishing
A music podcast exploring the strange and wonderful world of library music and the people who made it. I review thousands of tracks, compile thematic playlists, research the music and musicians behind it, write and record host segments, mix and publish each ~1 hour episode.
VENGEANCE
[podcast] Engineer, Producer, Editor, Sound Designer, Composer, Mixing, Mastering, Publishing
Bi-weekly, 41+ episode actual-play tabletop RPG podcast. For each episode, I recorded and edited 2+ hours of dialogue, then sound designed each scene, composed original music, wrote and recorded a host segment, assembled a recap segment from previous episodes and published the episode to podcast platforms.
A collection of music and sound design excerpts from the show can be found here.
THE AFT - IZEU
[music] Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering, Publishing
Colin Holter and I set out to make a record in the style of late-80’s/early 90’s art-rock albums like Peter Gabriel’s “So” or Tears For Fears’ “Songs From The Big Chair.” A mostly-remote pandemic project recorded, mixed and mastered entirely in my home studio, I had a blast figuring out how to produce his songs with era-appropriate sounds using digital versions of vintage synths and other gear.
THE RETURN & DEPARTURE OF ARODIAS
[audiobook] Producer, Engineer, Editor, Mixing, Mastering
An epic poem in iambic pentameter chronicling the picaresque exploits of an unlikely group of travelers.
VIGOR: INTO DUST
[music] Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering
I composed, performed and recorded original music for a successful Kickstarter campaign for a tabletop RPG, now published. I used excessive analog tape processing and distortion to create a sound that matched the post-apocalyptic setting of the game.
BOOKHOUSE BREWING
[video] Producer, Editor, Composer, Mixing, Publishing
I produced a video for the company’s kickstarter campaign, directing, filming and audio engineering multiple interviews and composing original music. I edited the lengthy footage into a coherent and compelling video that told the story of the company and helped achieve the campaign’s fundraising goal of $15,000.
ULTIMO MAXIMO
[music] Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Engineer, Mixing, Mastering, Publishing
An album of instrumental music and sound. My debut solo release, the album is the result of a three-year experiment of creative work in isolation: the project was created start to finish with no outside input. The album was featured on WOSU’s Classical 101 program.
FLOTATION WALLS - OBELISK
[music] Percussionist, Engineer, Editor, Mixing, Mastering, Publishing
I set up a mobile recording studio to capture the six-piece band in their rehearsal space, contributing percussion myself. I then combined those recordings with extensive sampling and post-production elements to create this two-track release.
FLOTATION WALLS - NATURE
[music] Engineer, Mixing, Production Assistant, Co-Arranger, Percussionist
I was brought in to help wrap up the years-long production of this sprawling art-pop masterpiece. I engineered and mixed several demo sessions, assisted with major and minor arrangement changes to several tracks, provided general production assistance and performed additional percussion. I assisted in coordinating the album’s release and booked/managed/performed in the band’s subsequent year-long tour.
KASLO - OHIO! EP
[music] Assistant Engineer, Co-Writer, Co-Producer, Percussionist
I assisted producer/engineer Josh Antonuccio in setting up a mobile recording studio in an old house to record the six-piece band. I also performed percussion and assisted with post-production and mixing at 3 Elliott Studio in Athens, Ohio. I coordinated the EP’s release and booked/managed a tour in support of the album.
ALI ZJANA - ANTENNAS
[music] Producer, Arranger, Engineer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Mixing, Mastering
A brooding, quirky little song, written & produced in an afternoon at the RTVC 329 Studio in Athens, Ohio.
KASLO - WATCHING THE CAROUSEL COLLAPSE
[music] Co-Arranger, Percussionist
After I engineered & produced a demo of an as-yet unnamed singer-songwriter duo, we collaborated over the next several months on full-band arrangements of twelve songs, culminating in this album, recorded at 3 Elliott Studios in Athens, Ohio.
THEMES FOR JOHN
[music] Composer, Engineer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Mixing, Mastering
A handful of little instrumental pieces produced for a film project that never saw the light of day.