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Joe Darnaby

Sound Engineer & Consultant at The Second City

Joe Darnaby has a diverse range of work experience in the audio and music industry. In 2004, they started their own recording company, Joe Darnaby Recording, where they worked as an owner and engineer, specializing in classical, jazz, rock, and acoustic music. Joe provided services such as tracking, editing, mixing, mastering, and producing for both live and studio recorded music.

In 2005, Joe worked as a Senior Audio Engineer at the Aspen Music Festival and School.

In 2007, Joe joined the Fulcrum Point New Music Project as a Technical Director and Sound Tracks Coordinator.

In the same year, they also worked as a guitarist in the pit orchestra of the Bailywick Theater Company.

In 2009, Joe worked as a freelance stage manager at Ravenswood Event Services and as a production manager at Cubby Bear.

In 2010, they joined The Second City as a Sound Engineer and Consultant.

Finally, in 2011, Joe became the Director of Audio and a member of the advisory board of Beethoven Today at the International Beethoven Project. Joe was responsible for managing live and installed audio needs for a 9-day, 100 concert festival in Chicago. Additionally, they curated new music programs for the festival as part of the Beethoven Today committee.

Overall, Joe Darnaby's work experience showcases their expertise in audio engineering, live sound production, event management, and music curation.

Joe Darnaby attended DePaul University from 2002 to 2006. During this time, they pursued a Bachelor of Music degree in Sound Recording Technology. Their field of study encompassed both the realms of science and music.

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Chicago, United States

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The Second City

Second City Works is the B2B side of The Second City, the world’s leading comedy theatre and school of improvisation. They collaborate with clients to create improv-based learning, digital content, and entertainment. By elevating messages so people want to listen, they help companies engage their workforce and win over customers. In short, theymake work better. The businesses that thrive in the chaos of ever-present change are the ones with a new toolkit. It’s a toolkit that values speed, agility, collaboration, comfort with change, willingness to fail, and the creativity to solve old problems in new ways. Ultimately, they have the toolkit of an improviser.


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201-500

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