Vincent Descatoire
Audio Engineer — Recording · Mixing · Mastering
Paris, France · [email protected] · +33 7 78 47 76 60
Portfolio: https://linktr.ee/lostkid.vst
Profile
Audio engineer with a Bachelor in Audio Production (SAE Institute Oxford) and 1.5 years of hands‑on freelance experience at Studios Murs Du Son (Paris), running an average of ~10 recording, mixing, and mastering sessions per week for artists across hip‑hop, jazz, rock, and dancehall. Comfortable owning a session end‑to‑end, from tracking through final master, and adapting quickly to different artists, genres, and workflows. Guitarist accepted to Berklee College of Music. Fluent in French and English.
Professional Experience
Freelance Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer — Studios Murs Du Son, Paris
Feb 2025 – Present
- Independently ran an average of ~10 sessions/week (recording, mixing, mastering), totaling several hundred sessions.
- Worked across a wide range of genres (hip‑hop, jazz, rock, dancehall), adapting mic technique, signal chain, and mix approach to each style and artist.
- Owned sessions end‑to‑end: pre‑production and gain staging, tracking, editing, mixing, and mastering to delivery.
- Operated analog consoles (SSL, Neve, Audient) and DAWs (Pro Tools, Logic Pro X, Ableton) in a fast‑paced, client‑facing commercial studio.
- Built repeat working relationships with artists and producers through reliable turnaround and consistent sound quality.
Full‑Stack Web Developer — LERTI, Lyon
Sept 2022 – Jan 2025
- Developed and maintained full‑stack web applications; strengthened technical problem‑solving skills that carry over to studio session and outboard/DAW troubleshooting.
Audio Equipment Rental Assistant (Internship) — Independent rental company
Jun 2016 – Jul 2016
- Prepared, tested, and maintained recording and live sound gear for client rentals; early hands‑on exposure to professional audio equipment.
Education
- Bachelor of Audio Production — SAE Institute Oxford (Sept 2017 – Aug 2019)
- DUT Computer Science — IUT Lyon 1 (Sept 2020 – Aug 2022)
- Baccalauréat, Sciences — Institut Jean‑Paul II, Compiègne (Sept 2016 – Aug 2017)
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Core Skills
- Recording
- Editing
- Mixing
- Mastering
- Live sound (basic)
- Foley & sound design
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Tools
DAWs: Pro Tools · Logic Pro X · Ableton
Consoles: SSL · Neve Genesis · Audient
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Languages
French (native) · English (fluent)
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Selected Projects
- 2026 — Mixed sound for an independent short film
- 2025 — Freelance engineer, Studios Murs Du Son: 500+ sessions across hip‑hop, jazz, rock, and dancehall
- 2024 — Mixed several full‑length albums
- 2023 — Wrote and produced an original album
- 2022 — Recorded and mixed several rock bands
- 2021 — Wrote and produced an original album
- 2020 — Recorded and mixed an afrobeat album; recorded several rock bands
- 2019 — Foley and sound design for short and animated films