Audio
FOH and monitor mixing, IEM, RF coordination, line-array alignment and system tuning.
Moscow, live production since 2020
Daniil
Melnik
Sound / Video / Show Control / Technical Direction
I can take any seat on a production — from running cable to mixing the headliner to running the whole technical side. Concerts, festivals, corporate and state events, built to run on time and sound right.
- 0years in live production
- 0shows at the State Kremlin Palace
- 0years as Chief Specialist at Technograd
ShamanLolitaNikolay BaskovDabroDenis MatsuevTatyana KurtukovaSretensky Monastery ChoirOtta OrchestraMUZ-TVand many more
ShamanLolitaNikolay BaskovDabroDenis MatsuevTatyana KurtukovaSretensky Monastery ChoirOtta OrchestraMUZ-TVand many more
01 — About
From the bottom of the crew to the top of the rider.
I started in 2020 at the very bottom of the crew and climbed through every position since — stagehand, technician, monitor engineer, FOH engineer, video engineer, technical director. I can take any seat on a production, and I know the work of each one first-hand.
That path means I understand a production from the ground up — how the audio network is patched, how the media server is mapped, how a Crestron room is programmed, and what to do when something fails ten minutes before doors. I'm the person on the team who can fix the Arduino on the stand, bring back a dead Windows machine and mix the headliner.
Since 2020 I've delivered concerts, weddings, corporate events and state-level productions — including three shows at the State Kremlin Palace, Concert Hall “Moscow” and the VDNH “Russia” exhibition.
02 — Expertise
One engineer across the whole signal chain
Video & Media Servers
Show playback, projection mapping, LED walls, live switching and streaming workflows.
Control & Integration
Custom RP2040 controllers that run whole equipment racks, plus the show-control glue that ties audio, video and lighting into one system.
Planning & Production
Technical riders, budgets, equipment procurement and on-site problem solving, from load-in to strike.
03 — Experience
Selected roles & projects
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Chief Specialist, Technograd Complex
Led audio and AV for the venue: sound engineer for events, plus video engineering and lighting support. Selected and commissioned amplification and AV systems for lecture halls, tuned line arrays, and trained staff. Programmed Crestron and cue-based control, and built a lot of custom controllers on RP2040 that ran entire equipment racks over RS-232, RS-485 and MIDI, plus relay blocks and Art-Net nodes. Ran vMix, Resolume and Epiphan workflows.
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Technician & Monitor Engineer, Otta Orchestra
Stage technician and monitor engineer for the orchestra’s live performances.
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Featured events
Sound engineer at Harat's Pub (2022). New Year 2022/23 at the Hermitage Garden. MUZ-TV birthday event (2024). Three shows at the State Kremlin Palace. Concert Hall “Moscow”. Concerts with Shaman, Lolita, Nikolay Baskov, Dabro, Denis Matsuev, the Sretensky Monastery Choir and many more.
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Sound Engineer, Video Engineer & Technical Specialist — Rental Companies & Freelance
Weddings, corporate events, birthdays and concerts. Long-running work at the VDNH “Russia” exhibition pavilion: selecting and configuring audio gear, running events as sound and video engineer, and acting as the on-site technical problem-solver — stands, holograms, controllers, computers. Also provided equipment rental for guests and exhibitors across the country, and independent sound engineering for private projects.
04 — Gallery
From the desk & the stage
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05 — Contact
Let's build your next show.
Open to sound, video and technical roles — from hands-on engineering to technical direction. Happy with night shifts, touring and business trips.