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Audio Recording Awesomeness

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About Ken Theriot

Hi! I’m Ken Theriot and I want you to know there’s something the audio industry doesn’t like to talk about. It’s that recording high quality audio – even at home – is not nearly as hard as it looks.

I launched Home Brew Audio to prove it. The main hurdle isn’t the technology but the intimidating language that surrounds it.

I translate the complex into the simple, so you can stop wrestling with manuals and start focusing on your creative performance.

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Why Choose Our Audio Recording Courses?

What does it take to create truly great audio? You need a mentor who understands the process from every possible angle. Ken Theriot is the force behind Home Brew Audio. With a career spanning decades as a performing musician, a recording engineer for others, a creative audio producer, and a working voice actor, he brings a 360-degree perspective to his teaching that is simply unmatched.

His courses are your opportunity to learn from someone who has not only mastered the technology but also lived the life of an artist. For truly tailored guidance, book a one-on-one session and put that comprehensive experience to work for you.

Ken’s Career Background

Ken Theriot’s experience as a performing musician provides him with a practical understanding of the needs and challenges a musician or singer faces in a home recording environment. As an acoustic folk-pop performer, he is a fantastic asset for musicians and singers.

Through his platform, Home Brew Audio, Ken explains the technical complexities of audio recording, making it accessible for beginners. He focuses on achieving professional results with affordable equipment, which is ideal for those new to home audio recording or those wishing to improve a track record of poor audio quality.

As an audio producer, Ken has demonstrated his ability to guide audio production projects from conception to completion. His experience in producing both his music and that of other artists is proof of his understanding of the entire recording process.

Ken’s experience as a composer and songwriter provides him with a unique and invaluable perspective as a recording coach. His focus on melody, harmony, and storytelling in his music allows him to understand the core elements of a song and how to best capture them in an audio recording.

Ken’s work as a professional voiceover actor provides him with expertise in vocal recording, which is a significant advantage for his students. His experience in a variety of voiceover genres, from eLearning to commercials, demonstrates an understanding of vocal nuance and the technical requirements for capturing a clean, professional vocal track. Ken’s work as a professional

Teaching and mentoring are what tie all his other areas of expertise together. Ken has created a supportive and accessible learning environment for aspiring audio creators. His ability to simplify technical topics, his focus on empowerment, and his desire to see his students succeed all underpin his credibility as a teacher, coach and mentor.

I Make Audio Recording Easy for Everyone

It makes me sad when I hear someone say “I wanted to start a podcast. But the technology and stuff just seemed so overwhelming that I just gave up the idea.” I’ve heard that many times. And not just about podcasts, of course. The same thing happens to people who have dreamed of recording their own music, getting into voiceovers or narrating audiobooks. 

I’ve always had a knack for taking a hard topic and breaking it down to make it easy to understand. I think the audio recording world is NEEDLESSLY hard to understand. Overly-technical terms are used to describe something super easy. Some of that is leftover jargon from pre-computer days of tape recorders and other bits of hardware. I get that. But anyone who was not around during those days will be confused for no reason. So my goal is to translate the stupidly confusing terms and concepts into “normal-people language.” 

I Only Teach What You Need to Know

The audio recording and editing world is huge! There are tons of rabbit holes you could get lost in. And they are deep. I am not trying to turn you into an audio “engineer.” the amount of stuff you ACTUALLY need to know in order to record, edit and produce your own audio is a tiny fraction of audio engineers need to know. So I only teach the stuff you need to know.

Get Free Stuff!

There are hundreds of posts that are filled with great information of everything from audio gear and software and how to use it all, to tips on how to make your audio recordings sound awesome. You will find information for both musicians and folks just recording their voices, whether that is for paid voiceover work, or just to narrate your own videos or podcasts. Find all these posts here.

You can also get free videos from our flagship course, “The Newbies Guide To Audio Recording Awesomeness” by clicking here.

Courses

We have several courses available that will teach you how to set up a home recording studio (what gear to buy, etc.), how to make your audio sound great without spending a ton of money, and how to use Audacity and Reaper recording software. You can take a look at all my courses here.