AUDIO ENGINEERING & PODCAST PRODUCTION
Erek Ladd is a multi-passionate creative, with experience as an audio engineer, musician, and content creator. Originally hailing from the US, Erek’s work has taken him across the globe working in recording studios, behind the camera, and more recently, in the living rooms of his dedicated YouTube and Twitch audiences. After 10 years of calling Australia home, Erek is currently in the upstate New York region, where he spends his time as both a dedicated husband and dad, avid video game collector, and a hard-working creative.
Having previously owned and operated a thriving recording studio, Erek’s engineering and production experiences have spanned far and wide, working with the likes of Fr Rob Galea, Beatemups, and Heine House Entertainment, to name a few. Much of Erek’s work is in the field of audio engineering (recording, as well as pre- and post-production), having produced multiple podcasts and records for himself and clients alike.
In addition to engineering and production, Erek is also a multi-skilled musician, specialising in bass, drums and guitar, all of which he has been playing from an early age. Erek has worked with multiple well-known video game content creators and video game developers on the composition of jingles and soundtracks, with his most notable contributions being featured in the arcade-style racer, Hotshot Racing, and wave-based shooter, Horizon Shift. His most treasured endeavour to date however involves his own personal project, Retro Game Remix, where he is dedicated to breathing new life into classic video game songs through full band covers and modernized mixes. He has released multiple projects on vinyl, with his most recent works distributed by Troggo Studio.
Erek is also the creator and host of the Turn Based gaming podcast which airs on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts to an engaged and loyal audience. With this same spirit, he has cultivated a wholesome and supportive community in his Discord who all chat on the daily. Erek loves being part of the gaming and music communities, and thrives on creating content for both the young and young-at-heart to enjoy.
Erek’s services and passions go behind just working with those in the gaming space however, with clients spanning across the business, marketing and lifestyle industries. He has worked on podcasts and YouTube channels producing content in graphic design, religion, sobriety, coaching and more.
To find out how Erek can help with getting your content off the ground, send an inquiry to howdy@erekladd.com. You can view his recent work and clients here.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Erek Ladd (JRPG Content)
Retro Game Remix (VGM Covers)
Turn Based (Podcast)
CAPABILITIES
Recording
Mixing
Mastering
Audio Production
Audio Editing
Sonic Branding
Jingle Composition
Music Composition
Music Performance
Video Game OSTs
Voice Over
Podcast Production
Podcast Intros
Podcast Editing
Video Editing
RECENT WORK
Examples of music composition, video editing & podcast production.
Hard rock inspired track composed for The Gaming Shelf YouTube channel.
Arrangement, Composition, Mixing, Mastering, and Performance (Guitar & Bass)
Smart and professional for the Fearless Designer podcast.
Arrangement, Composition, Mixing, Mastering, and Performance (Guitar & Bass)
Thought provoking and video game inspired for the Turn Based podcast.
Arrangement, Composition, Mixing, Mastering, and Performance (Guitar & Bass)
Indie/folk, laid back composed for the Now I Know podcast.
Arrangement, Composition, Mixing, Mastering, and Performance
A tribute to 80’s pop for Switch Wicked’s 80s inspired merch line.
Arrangement, Composition, Mixing, Mastering, and Performance.
Intro Theme — Nontendo Podcast
Composition, Production, Mixing and Mastering
Water Slick — Hotshot Racing OST
Production and Composition (in collaboration with Jason Heine), Music Performance (Electric Guitars & Bass)
Intro Theme — Breakfast of Champions
Composition, Recording, Mixing and Mastering
Jacqui Naunton / White Deer
YouTube Video Editing (Canva Tutorials & Longform Videos) & Podcast Audio Editing
Erek Ladd (Me!)
Weekly YouTube videos focused on JRPG/RPG content.
Outside The Chapel Podast
Multi-camera video edits + podcast production
Emi Giaquinta
Video game music analysis