(Joshua) Davis Barney
Phone: (703) 946-2067 | Email: davis@rowdymouseaudio.com | Vienna, VA, 22182
Education
American University, Washington D.C.
M.A., Audio Technology May 2022
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
B.A., Telecommunications May 2018
Audio Experience
Live Events
Wide-ranging operations experience in concert, theater, and hotel environments, for local and national acts, small event spaces, general sessions, etc…
Front of house mixing, recording, and live streaming for National Historic Landmark church, and Children’s Theater at Wolf Trap national park.
Recording engineer for bands in professional recording studio at American University.
Familiarity with a diverse range of production equipment.
Audio Production and Sound Design
Taught a college level Live Audio course.
Extensive experience with ProTools, Ableton Live, and other audio tools.
Sound design, recording and Foley experience in films, commercials, podcasts and video games.
Extensive experience composing, recording, and producing original music.
Job Experience
Senior Technical Lead, Encore (Washington, D.C.) March –May 2024
Same duties as below, with an added role as a team leader.
Technical Lead, Encore (Washington, D.C.) January 2023 –March 2024
Set/strike/operation of small to large scale AV systems at the Waldorf Astoria and other hotels.
Act as a supervisor for small scale ballroom event set/strikes.
Operate a wide range of production equipment with a specialty in audio equipment.
Interface with clients and guests to ensure delivery of a top-quality event experience.
Audio Visual Technician, CVW Event Productions (Washington, D.C.) November –December 2022
Load in, load out, set/strike for corporate events in the D.C. area such as the National Portrait Gallery
and Washington Convention Center.
Adjunct Professor, Community College of Baltimore County (Essex, MD) August –December 2022
Taught a 15 week long Live Sound Reinforcement course.
Created lectures, labs, assignments, and exams to help students learn live audio concepts.
Theatrical Technician, Wolf Trap Children’s Theater in the Woods (Vienna, VA) May – August 2022
A1 and production lead for Children’s Theater in the Woods.
Advanced calls with all performing artists and ran front of house during daily shows.
Audio-Visual Technician, Old Presbyterian Meeting House (Alexandria, VA) July 2021 – January 2023
Front of house audio mixing for live church services, concerts, and special events.
Live stream production involving audio, camera, graphics switching, and computer networking.
Live Sound Technician, The State Theatre (Falls Church, VA) May 2021 – January 2023
Set/Strike/Operations for local/national/international musical acts and performers.
Operations of audio, lighting, and basic video.
Live Sound Engineer, Union Stage (Washington, D.C.) May – July 2022
Ran FOH, monitors, and stagehand work at various venues around Washington, D.C. such as Union Stage,
Howard Theatre, Miracle Theatre, and Jammin’ Java.
Teaching Assistant, American University (Washington, D.C.) January – May 2022
Assisted in class lectures, hold office hours, and help students understand concepts of 3D audio.
Guest lecturer on VR audio and 3D audio implementation.
Studio Technician, American University (Washington, D.C.) September 2021 – May 2022
Assisted in running, maintaining, and repairing audio equipment at Kreeger Studio at AU.
Assisted clients with equipment setup and troubleshooting.
Audio Editor, Green Connections Media (Washington, D.C.) May – September 2021
Edited weekly episodes for environmental podcast.
Technical Support Representative, PDC IDenticard (Manheim, PA) November 2018 – July 2020
Provided remote technical support to technicians and customers for access control systems.
Technical Assistant, King Street Wireless (Alexandria, VA) July – October 2018
Worked with a multi-national team to test and troubleshoot 4G LTE routers for product release