Scruffy Cohen

About Me

I'm a live sound and studio reording engineer. I'm graduatng from the Paradise Valley Community College Music Industry Studies program with a degree in Audio Production Technologies with an emphais on studio recording. I've gained experience in a wide variety of large scale productions, working roles including FOH and stage crew for concerts, audio engineering for theatre production, and studio recording engineering and production. I've also produced concerts both independently and in small venue settings.

Show Experience

Thru The Looking Glass, PVCC CPA, 9/13/2024
- Rock show with three bands
  - Setup, FOH mixing, tear down
Singer/ Songwriter Performance, PVCC Student Center, 9/14/2024
- Performances by several performers with acoustic guitars and keys accompanying vocals
  - Setup, FOH mixing, tear down
PVCC Faculty Mixtape Show, PVCC CPA, 11/6/2024-11/9/2024
- Large scale rock show with professional production as expected from performers with touring experience, and eight singers rotating throughout the show
  - Setup, FOH mixing, tear down
Electronic Music showcase, PVCC outdoor stage, 12/11/2024
- Electronic music show with five speakers using a one-to-one setup to support experimental sound design
  - Setup, FOH mixing, tear down
Singer/ Songwriter Performance, PVCC outdoor stage, 12/11/2024
- Performances by several performers with acoustic guitars and keys accompanying vocals
  - Setup, FOH mixing, tear down
Desperado Film Festival, PVCC CPA, 1/24/2025
- Showing of film with unmastered audio, with Q&A session afterwards
  - FOH
PVCC Faculty MTV Show, 2/26/2025-3/1/2025
- Large scale rock show with professional production as expected from performers with touring experience, and with eight singers rotating throughout the show
  - Setup, FOH mixing for rehearsals, stage tech crew for shows
PVCC Jazz Ensemble Show, PVCC CPA, 4/23/2025
- Concert with five jazz ensambles and an experimental band
  - Setup, FOH mixing, tear down
PVCC Fine Arts Awards Ceremony Pre Show, PVCC outdoor stage, 4/30/2025
- Outdoor rock concert before the PVCC Fine Arts department's annual awards ceremony at which I was awarded Music Student of the Year
  - Setup, FOH mixing, tear down
The Clockmaker's Daughter Theater Performance, PVCC CPA, 6/13/2025-6/28/2025
- Performances of the musical The Clockmaker's Daughter
  - Sound effects on QLab, assisting performers with and troubleshooting wireless microphones
Salt River Music Festival, 7/19/2025
- Independently produced concert with performances by six different bands
  - Setup, primary FOH engineer, stage manager, tear down
UNION32 Battle of the Bands
- Two round battle of the bands with fifteen bands in the first round and five bands in the second round
  - Stage crew
Immortalized Productions Halloween Show, Blooze Bar 10/31/2025
- Small venue show featuring five bands
  - Show producer, FOH, setup and tear down for each band
Avanzee Concert, Fiesta Latina, 4/11/2026
- Small venue featuring a norteno sax band
  - Show producer, FOH
Between The Lines Theatre Performance, PVCC CPA, 4/18/2026
- Performance of the musical Between The Lines
  - FOH focused on band