Alfredo Oresto

(813)435-8632

www.pineboxproaudio.com

pineboxrecording@gmail.com

Full time recording studio maintenance technician. From small custom bits, to large format console repair and refurbishment, to multiroom turn-key facility commissioning. I have worked on many of the top recording studios in Los Angeles, as well as at numerous private studios for high profile clients around the United States.

Skills and Experience:    

• In field repair of professional recording consoles and electronics

• Studio design, consultation, layout, and wiring

• Service, refurbishment, transportation, and installation of large format consoles

• Studio analog/digital troubleshooting and repair on component level

• Patchbay layout design, assembly, and installation

• Soldering and multi-pair cable construction 

• Familiar with many control surfaces and DAW integration 

Work History: 

• Pinebox Studio Service - Owner 2011-2024

• Freelance recording studio tech.

• The Desk Doctor - Tech March 2015 - October 2021

• Troubleshooting, repair and field service of various recording consoles as well as general studio maintenance and design.

• Building of custom recording consoles, both of SSL and proprietary origin; The Custom Series 75 recording console built in house according to client spec. 

• The Village Studios - Tech July 2017 - November 2019

• Stewardship of all consoles, gear, and microphones used in the day to day operation of four commercial recording rooms and seven private studios. 

• Daily backup of all sensitive session data from clients as well as tape session prep and calibration. 

• The Village is ranked on Billboard’s 2017 list of the top 25 recording studios in the world.

• Westlake Studios - Tech ~2015

• Tech shop repair of outboard gear and microphones.

• Westlake is famous as being the main recording venue of the single best selling album of all time among other very noteworthy recordings and artists. 

• SAE -  Studio Instructor June 2013 - August 2015

• Instructing classes with studio sessions and console operation, as well as administering console tests and session guidance. 

• Conducting workshops for the benefit of the students in subjects congruent to their audio education. 

• Signature Sound - Manager/Engineer September 2011 - February 2013

• Responsible for booking studios, hiring engineers, managing, and scheduling interns as well as buying and selling equipment, and other daily studio tasks. 

• Session engineer when requested.