Sean Keval

Producer & Music Director

LinkedIn • Full time

Jan 2018 - Present • 8 yrs 9 mos

Direct end-to-end music production pipelines, songwriting, creative arrangement, and audio quality control for label artist releases and corporate client commissions.  Core Responsibilities & Pipeline Management: • Executive Production: Oversee full project lifecycles from initial concept, chord progression, and melodic arrangement through vocal tracking, live session musician coordination, and final master sign-off. • Artistic Direction & Songwriting: Collaborate with recording artists to refine song structure, dynamic flow, and sonic identity tailored for modern commercial appeal. • Quality Assurance & Audio Standards: Conduct rigorous audio quality checks across all session multitracks, ensuring pristine gain staging, noise-free stem archiving, and mix balance.  Distribution & Industry Compliance: • Partner directly with digital distributor Believe Music to ensure full metadata compliance, ISRC embedding, and lossless 24-bit WAV master delivery for worldwide DSP distribution. • Guarantee strict adherence to streaming loudness requirements (Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal) and broadcast sync standards.  Commercial Branding & Jingles: • Composed, produced, and engineered original brand jingles, corporate audio themes, and sonic identities for notable clients, including EDOT (PT Nabati Group) and RS. Rotinsulu.

Freelance Music Producer & Audio Engineer⁠

Independent Practice • Freelance

Jan 2016 - Present • 10 yrs 9 mos

Serve as lead music producer and senior audio engineer delivering end-to-end music production, surgical vocal editing, mixing, and mastering for international recording artists and commercial brands globally.  Key Achievements & Portfolio Highlights: • Independently produced, tracked, mixed, and mastered over 90% of a 37+ verified Spotify track catalog, transforming raw acoustic and vocal demos into broadcast-ready releases. • Successfully completed full production, multi-instrument tracking, and mix/mastering for international artists, including US-based Pop-Punk projects. • Delivered high-impact commercial audio branding, custom pop tracks, and jingles for major corporate clients like Recheese Nabati and PT Nabati Group.  Technical Expertise & Workflow: • DAW Mastery (Logic Pro X 10+ Years): High-speed session template architecture, stem routing, multi-bus processing, zero-latency setups, and disciplined project hygiene. • Surgical Vocal Editing: Manual pitch correction via Celemony Melodyne & Antares Auto-Tune, vocal comping, tight timing pocketing, de-essing, breath cleanup, and vocal arrangement. • Precision Mixing & Loudness Optimization: Versatile mastering ranging from DSP streaming standards (-14 LUFS for Spotify/Apple Music) to punchy CD (-8 LUFS) and ultra-loud commercial targets. • Processing Suite: Driven by Jaycen Joshua's God Particles, FabFilter Suite, UAD, Waves, Lexicon, and iZotope RX/Ozone for pristine clarity.  Deliverables & Quality Assurance: • Mix translation testing across nearfield monitors, headphones, smartphones, and club sound systems. • Complete stem archiving, organized project files, lossless WAV delivery, and ISRC metadata readiness.

Music Producer

Nabati • Freelance

Apr 2024 - May 2025 • 1 yr 1 mo

Commissioned as the primary music producer and audio engineer for the high-profile commercial virtual/meta-artist initiative "Arbi Seo" under the Recheese Nabati brand.  Commercial Music Production & Sound Design: • Custom Composition & Arrangement: Spearheaded the creation of high-energy, modern commercial pop tracks specifically crafted to resonate with youth and Gen-Z demographics. • Sonic Branding: Translated corporate brand guidelines into catchy melodic hooks, vibrant synth arrangements, and radio-ready production. • End-to-End Mix & Master: Delivered polished, punchy mixes optimized for cross-platform audio playback across digital media ads, streaming platforms, and broadcast campaigns.  Multimedia Sync & Campaign Execution: • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partnered directly with creative directors, brand strategists, and video production teams to synchronize music beats seamlessly with visual animation timelines. • Sync & Stem Delivery: Delivered organized multitrack stems, instrumental passes, edit-friendly loops, and broadcast masters under tight turnaround windows. • Agile Workflow: Maintained rapid iteration capability to execute client revisions quickly while preserving high audio fidelity.