Akheam Jackson FOH • Monitor Engineer • Radio Recording Engineer
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Professional Resume

AKHEAM
JACKSON

Front of House • Monitor Engineer • Radio Recording Engineer

Live audio engineer with over 12 years of professional experience across concert venues, international touring, festivals and live recording. Focused on musical mixes, reliable artist monitoring, system integration and calm technical execution in high-pressure production environments.

Professional Experience

Live production experience.

REBEL Entertainment Complex

Senior / Lead In-House Audio Engineer — FOH & Monitor
Toronto, Ontario
2016 — Present
  • Lead venue audio support from load-in through show close for touring artists, concerts, corporate events and resident programming.
  • Mix Front of House and monitors, manage soundchecks, patching, guest-engineer integration and live-show troubleshooting.
  • Advance technical riders, input lists and stage plots while coordinating microphones, RF, IEMs, playback and touring-system requirements.
  • Maintain and troubleshoot DiGiCo console workflows, d&b system infrastructure, Shure wireless systems and venue audio distribution.

CBC

Part-Time Freelance Radio Recording Engineer
Greater Toronto Area
On Location
  • Record live artists, bands and special performances at venues for CBC broadcast and digital platforms.
  • Operate Avid S6L and Pro Tools multitrack systems while managing recording splits, routing, clocking, patching and session organization.
  • Deploy instrument, vocal and audience microphones while maintaining clean gain structure and reliable recording signal.
  • Coordinate with producers, venue engineers and stage teams while providing real-time recording verification and troubleshooting.

Danforth Music Hall

Freelance FOH / Monitor Engineer
Toronto, Ontario
2022 — Present
  • Mix FOH and monitors for touring artists, concerts and venue productions.
  • Support load-in, stage patching, line checks, soundchecks and touring-system integration.
  • Work with visiting engineers and production crews to integrate guest consoles, playback and stage audio systems.
  • Provide fast real-time troubleshooting and mix adjustments throughout live performances.

International Touring

Shubh — Monitor Engineer

Shubh International Tour

Monitor Engineer
Australia • New Zealand • Dubai
  • Prepare monitor-world workflows from advance and rehearsals through live-show execution.
  • Program console files, input/output routing, snapshots and show documentation before touring.
  • Build and maintain individual artist and band IEM mixes with emphasis on vocal clarity, musical balance and performer confidence.
  • Integrate touring monitor systems with local stage infrastructure, wireless systems, IEM transmitters and production audio.
  • Perform real-time mix adjustments, cue monitoring and troubleshooting while responding quickly to artist requests.
  • Coordinate closely with FOH, backline, stage management and local production teams throughout rehearsals and performances.

Technical Toolkit

Production systems & workflow.

Consoles Avid S6L • DiGiCo SD12 / Quantum • Midas HD96 / M32 • Avid Profile / SC48 • Yamaha
Software / Networking Pro Tools • Waves / SoundGrid • Dante Controller / DVS • Smaart • Shure Wireless Workbench
RF / Monitoring Shure Axient Digital • ULX-D • PSM1000 • IEM workflows • RF coordination
Systems d&b audiotechnik • L-Acoustics • JBL • EV • MADI • Dante • AVB • digital / analog splits

Additional Production Experience

VELD Music Festival

DJ Tech / Stage Manager
2018 — 2022
  • Supported festival stage operations and DJ technical requirements across high-volume live production environments.
  • Prepared and verified DJ systems, playback, signal flow and artist technical requirements before performances.
  • Coordinated stage workflow, production communication and fast artist changeovers throughout festival programming.

Legacy Awards — ZoomerMedia / Insight Productions

FOH / Traffic Mixer
2022 — 2023
  • Supported FOH audio routing, production patching and signal flow for the televised live production.
  • Assisted with rehearsals, artist transitions and coordination between stage, FOH and broadcast production teams.
  • Managed show-critical audio traffic and troubleshooting during live performance segments and production cues.

Education & Training

Education Metalworks Institute
Diploma — Audio Engineering & Music Production

The Mico University College
Bachelor of Education — Music Education
Training Smaart Certification
Dante Level 1 & 2
Shure Wireless Workbench Training
d&b R1 / ArrayCalc Training

Selected Artists Supported in Live Production

Selected artists supported through house FOH, monitor, venue and live-production engineering roles.

Burna Boy • Future • Chronixx • Rema • H.E.R. • PARTYNEXTDOOR • Summer Walker • Shaggy & Sting • Don Toliver