Samuel Pickens engineering a session
New York City

Samuel
Pickens

Podcast engineer, music producer & guitarist
Recording · Production · Mixing

I engineer and post produce podcasts, record and mix in the studio, and capture concerts in film and audio. Fourteen consecutive years engineering podcasts at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

I'm a podcast engineer and music producer based in New York. I record and post produce podcasts from location capture through to finished master, for interview series, panel formats and live events.

In the studio I record, produce and mix for artists and labels at Engine Room Audio in New York, including album launch campaigns for Sumerian Records. I play guitar and piano on much of what I work on, and I've tracked several hundred musicians across Montreal, New York, Los Angeles, London and Brighton.

With Landmark Events I record and edit concerts in both film and audio, from capture through to final delivery. In Davos I also run capture logistics for CNBC, BBC, Bloomberg, France 24, Euronews and NHK.

Trained in Audio Engineering at Recording Connection (RRFC) and Music Technology at McGill University. Pro Tools, Logic, iZotope RX. Fully bilingual in English and French.

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Podcast

Engineering and post production for interview and panel formats. Location recording, editing, spectral restoration, and mastering to broadcast loudness standards.

Recording a podcast session in a treated booth
On location, Davos.

The TrustMakers

Edelman Foundation · Engineer, Davos
“Devex's Raj Kumar On the Trust Test Facing Global Development”

Agenda Dialogues

World Economic Forum · Engineer, Davos
“Davos 2026: Global Economic Outlook” with Christine Lagarde, Kristalina Georgieva, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Albert Bourla, Mohammed Al-Jadaan and Andrew Ross Sorkin

Lip Service

Assistant engineer
Brent Faiyaz on being labeled toxic, love, and fame

ADP Payroll

Assistant engineer · Corporate podcast series
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Studio

Recording, production and mixing, from single vocal overdubs to full band tracking.

Montreal · New York · Los Angeles · London · Brighton

I'm comfortable being the engineer, the producer, or the player, and knowing which one the session actually needs.

Samuel Pickens at a studio control room desk

Zāna, “Summertime Rebel”

Engineer, producer, and musician (guitar, piano) across her full album

Engine Room Audio

New York City, recording, production and mixing

Sumerian Records

Album launch campaigns, production and delivery
Samuel Pickens tracking acoustic guitar in a live room
Tracking guitar. I play on the records I make.
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Broadcast & events

Concert and event capture in film and audio, plus media coordination for international networks. Crew and kit logistics, signal paths, scheduling.

CNBCBBCBloombergFrance 24EuronewsNHK

World Economic Forum, Davos

Getting clean audio out of rooms that were never built for it. Knowing the venues and the failure modes before anyone unpacks a case.

Aga Khan Foundation, Aga Khan Music Awards

Lisbon · Audio, videography and event consultation

The Aga Khan Music Awards recognize musicians working across the Muslim world and its diasporas. The 2018 to 2019 laureates included Oumou Sangaré, Ballaké Sissoko, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Dariush Talai and Mustafa Said.

Laureates →

Landmark Events

Recording and editing concerts in film and audio
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Sam Rye

My own project. Writing, playing, producing and mixing. Nine releases since 2020.

Samuel Pickens playing guitar in a live room
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Background

Samuel Pickens at the World Economic Forum, Davos
World Economic Forum, Davos.
Education
Audio Engineering at Recording Connection (RRFC)Music Technology at McGill University
Instruments
Guitar · PianoSession playing and arrangement
Tools
Pro Tools · Logic · iZotope RXBroadcast loudness compliance
Languages
English · FrenchFully bilingual
Availability
Available for travelOn site studio setups
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Work with me

Recording & production

Tracking through to finished record. Full band or overdubs, in person or remote.

Mixing

Records, singles and EPs. Mixed to translate on real speakers, not just in the room.

Session guitar & keys

Parts written and played for your record. Guitar and piano, remote or in the room.

Podcast engineering

Location recording through to finished master. Single episodes or full series.

Audio repair

Spectral restoration in iZotope RX for noise, hum, clipping, bleed and room tone. Salvaging recordings that cannot be shot again.

Broadcast & event media

Concert and event capture in film and audio for conferences, festivals and awards.

Tell me what the project is, when it is, and where. I'll tell you straight whether I'm the right person for it.

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Contact

sam@samuelpickens.com