Freelance audio engineering

Clean, musical mixes that feel finished.

JRAudio helps bands, podcasters, venues, and businesses turn raw recordings into focused, polished audio ready for release, pitch, stream, or publish.

Westminster, CO
Remote and on-site
Recording
Music, voice, live sound
Post
Mixing, mastering, repair

Production support without the studio ego

Audio that gets out of the way and lets the performance land.

Whether the source is a band session, a home vocal take, a live board capture, a podcast session, or a full song demo, the goal is the same: clarity, impact, and a final file that plays well everywhere.

Services

Built around the real work of finishing audio.

Recording

Remote, on-site, and project-based recording support for bands, voiceover, dialogue, and business media.

Mixing

Balance, EQ, compression, effects, automation, and mix revisions for rock, metal, hip-hop, podcasts, and corporate work.

Mastering

Final level, tonal polish, translation checks, release-ready files, and project-specific delivery prep.

Drum & vocal editing

Drum tightening, vocal comping, voiceover cleanup, timing repair, breaths, clicks, room tone, and natural dialogue edits.

Audio restoration

Noise, hum, clipping, distortion, and intelligibility cleanup using restoration tools including iZotope RX.

Live sound

On-site live audio support for venues, businesses, events, and performance environments.

Capabilities

A practical toolkit for music, spoken word, and live audio.

Project scopes are built around the source material, deadline, and final delivery needs. Quotes are project based, with remote and on-site work available from Westminster, Colorado.

Education & certifications

  • Recording Arts degree, University of Colorado Denver, 2016
  • Dante Level 2 certified
  • Q-SYS Level 2 certified

Tools & monitoring

  • Studio One and Reaper
  • Focusrite 18i20 and RME Fireface 800
  • Kali LP-6 monitors
  • Steven Slate Mix Bundle and iZotope RX

Clients & formats

  • Bands and independent artists
  • Podcasters and dialogue projects
  • Venues, events, and businesses
  • Rock, metal, hip-hop, podcast/dialogue, and corporate audio

Workflow

  • Send files remotely or schedule on-site support
  • Share references, deadlines, and delivery needs up front
  • Get a clean first pass, then refine with focused revisions
  • Turnaround depends on project size and scope

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Music mix

Indie vocal mix

Lead vocal cleanup, spatial effects, low-end control, and final stereo mix pass.

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Podcast

Interview cleanup

Room noise reduction, voice leveling, edit tightening, and platform-ready loudness.

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Live capture

Board mix repair

EQ shaping, harshness control, ambience support, and cleaner playback translation.

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About JRAudio

A practical ear for projects that need to sound intentional.

JRAudio is run by Jeff Richardson, a Westminster, Colorado-based audio engineer with a degree in Recording Arts from the University of Colorado Denver, class of 2016. Jeff is also a musician with 21 years of guitar playing experience, bringing a player's ear to the technical side of recording, editing, mixing, and live sound.

Best fit projects include bands, podcasters, venues, businesses, voiceover recordings, live sound, audio restoration, and anyone who needs a reliable finishing ear. Jeff works remotely and on-site with a practical, project-based workflow.

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