Kenny Regan

About

Composer/audio editor specializing in longform picture-driven music edits and mixes, with TV credits including the comedy series "Crossing Swords." Experienced blending diegetic jazz with suspenseful orchestral scoring, building seamless transitions with stingers/silence, and using Cubase templates plus iZotope RX-driven dialogue integration for high-retention web/advertising content; based in Portland, OR and seeking remote work around $70k.

Experience

Education

Key Strengths

• Seamlessly blends diegetic production music with dramatic underscore to match on-screen beats
• Strong stylistic matching via transcription plus mix processing for authentic vintage sound
• Retention-focused audio pacing framework (attack/body/release) applied to web content
• Creative integration of dialogue snippets into music to sustain energy in ad content
• Template-driven Cubase workflow enabling fast iteration without sacrificing creativity
• Consistency across slates using reference tracks, cross-referencing prior videos, and gain staging
• Adaptable turnaround (can deliver within an hour when required) with proactive pre-production prep

Reference Highlights

• Highly creative; elevates briefs beyond expectations
• Deep contextual understanding of creative tasks
• Draws on a wide range of references and experience
• Producer confidence to assign almost any task with minimal oversight
• Holistic approach to deliverables
• Strong grasp of digital/YouTube audience dynamics
• Work drives attention, likes, and reshares across multiple IPs
• Publicly recognized/positively received music by fans
• Industry-standard (or above) technical capability
• Consistently high-quality mixes and technical delivery
• Seamless integration of music, SFX, and dialogue
• Able to create full audio from scratch for animation
• Fantastic instincts; quick to land comedic timing
• Extremely reliable; delivers on time in fast-paced environments
• Transparent about timelines and tradeoffs under pressure
• Collaborative and receptive to feedback
• Extremely professional, clear, and consistent communicator
• Helps teams feel sound/music is in steady hands
• Impressive quality of work
• Creates compelling sound that matches storytelling intent
• Highly versatile across different IPs/vibes
• Major contribution: created soundtrack for all company games
• Tailors audio to scenario/level-specific features
• One-of-a-kind / standout talent
• Completely proficient technically
• Reliable delivery of multiple deliverable types
• Consistently high-quality mixes (“perfect”)
• Work consistently approved by art directors and clients
• Strong musical taste and references; captures the right vibe
• Creates enriching, mood-matching sounds
• Professional under pressure
• Flexible and adaptable to changing needs
• Active, clear, professional communicator
• Proactive; initiates field research and external sound collection
• Engaged throughout the full production process (from storyboard onward)