Hello! My name is Gene Castillo and I am a sound engineer from Long Beach, CA. I have many years of experience in sound design, music production, and live sound reinforcement. I am easy going, adaptable, and can think well on my feet or under stressful situations. I am proficient with industry standard tools and ready to help. Thank you for your consideration!

Experience 

- Session/Mix Assistant - The Compound Studio. Long Beach, CA. 2025 - Present 

Operate recording console and signal effect processors for recording sessions. Set up/tear down equipment such as drum kits, microphones, and guitar rigs. Create rough balance mixes after recording. Manage digital organization between artist and studio owner.

- Repair Technician, Guitar Center Inc. Cerritos, CA 2019 - Present

Diagnose and repair musical instruments. Advise and perform repairs, custom modifications and paint finishes.

- Independent Production Audio Editor/Engineer, CA. 2015 - Present

Create assets, edit, mix, and master audio for online short films, games, music, and animations. Run recording sessions for music tracking, VO, foley, and ADR. Organize team documentation in physical and digital environments.     

- Stage Crew, Live Nation - House of Blues. Anaheim, CA. 2016 - 2018

Build staging for live performances. Patch in performer audio signals to house consoles. Assist performers, house sound engineers and lighting directors during load in/load out. Maintain/repair house equipment such as cables, backline gear, microphones, and small lighting fixtures. 

Education 

- California State University Dominguez Hills. Carson, CA. — B.A. Digital Media Arts - Audio Recording. 2025.

Software Proficiency

AUDIO:
ProTools, Logic Pro, Reaper, Abelton Live, Izotope RX, Melodyne, Sound Toys.

Adobe:
Photoshop, Audition, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Media Encoder, Substance.

3D/Gaming:
Unity Engine, Adobe Substance 3D, Blender.

MISC:
Microsoft Office (52 wpm), Adobe Acrobat, Numbers, Pages, Keynote.


Skills

Professional Skills

Studio Recording, Field Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering, Sound Effects, Foley, Studio maintenance, Soldering/wiring, Guitar tech.

People Skills

Sociable, Strong work ethic, Honest, Strong Oral and Written Communication, Creative, Takes initiative.

Favorites

  • Jukebox Heroes

    Classic tracks with a strange new twist to them. I engineered, mixed, and mastered some of the tracks on the record.

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  • Crash Re N. Vented

    Songs from the Crash Bandicoot video game series used as an intro for a video game podcast I worked on.

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  • The Remaining Few

    A short film I worked on based on The Last of Us video game series. I worked on sound design and some of the music.

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