Nate has experience in multiple realms of the audio world. This includes live sound, post-production editing & recording, sound design for theatre & film, and on-location recording.​ His work spans diverse audio settings that include recording & editing studios, theaters, movie sets, hotels, an amusement park, and more.​
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He has extensive proficiency across industry-standard software such as ProTools, Izotope RX, LogicPro, QLab, Dante, etc. He's experienced operating equipment including mixing consoles, wired and wireless microphone systems, loudspeaker and monitor systems, and live instrumentation.
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Sound and art act as tools which allow Nate to express his creative motives through something he's passionate about. He creates to induce ideas, emotions, and present information in an absorbable way.
FILM
Boom Operating, Sound Design, Editing, Mixing
Marine Corps 250th Anniversary Tribute
​(2025) Washington, D.C.
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Sound Recordist & Operator for Washington, D.C. interviews.
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Featured on National Parks Service socials.
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Love & Terror
​(2025) New York City, NY
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Sound Recordist & Operator for Love & Terror film.
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Periscope Post & Audio
​(2024) Chicago, IL
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Audio intern. Involved in studio sessions involving SFX, foley, dialogue, background editing. ADR and music recording.
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Zipper
​(2023)
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Sound replacement project. Redid the sound design, effects, backgrounds, mixing & mastering. Dialogue files provided.
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Taxi Driver
​(2023)
Sound replacement project. Redid the sound design, effects, backgrounds, mixing & mastering.
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Mountain Ben
​(2023) West Lafayette, IN
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Sound design. Composed and arranged music for specific scenes in Benjamin Smith's Mountain Ben.
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LIVE
Live entertainment, events, radio, DJ
Sandbar Stage
​(2025) Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH
Front-of-house mixing of 13 bands and 425 sets over a couple month period. Assisted during setup and strike.
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Marriott HQ
Weathervane
​(2026) Bethesda, MD
Operations Supervisor - Events
Audio/Visual setup, operation, strike, oversight
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​(2024) Whitefield, NH
Front-of-house mixing, sound design, and A2 work for seven different productions including Cabaret, Clue, Romeo & Juliet.
WCCR Radio
BEOND Radio
​(2022-24) West Lafayette, IN
Cary Quad student radio show host. Organized themed playlists and segments for live playback.
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​(2021-26)
Nate's own radio show under the moniker "sumbeond." Sets are all mixed live in one take, then released to YouTube.
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MUSIC
Released music on all streaming platforms
Medea
(2024)
Nate and Co-Sound Designer Chloe Pate originally created all music and sounds for this play, designed the sound system and built the Q-Lab show-file.
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Tape Dust
(2026)
Upcoming 4th album release by sumbeond.
anklya
(2024)
3rd album release by sumbeond. Produced, mixed and mastered by Nate.
cymatics
(2023)
2nd album release by sumbeond. Produced, mixed and mastered by Nate.
disk lover
(2023)
1st album release by sumbeond. Produced, mixed and mastered by Nate.