William Stanton

Hello. I am an audio engineer, musician, and producer.I work in a range of live, studio, and post settings: front-of-house mixing at concerts and live events; producing and engineering recordings; and post-production editing and mixing.Recent engineering work includes weekly podcasts for The Intercept; live appearances with Daniel Lanois (Reflections, NYC), Terry Allen (music and word feat. Jo Harvey Allen, Bukka Allen, and Richard Bowden); and Alarm Will Sound's staging of 'What Belongs To You,' David T. Little's operatic staging of the Garth Greenwell novel feat. Karim Sulayman, directed by Mark Morris.I also recently produced audio for a live 2-night taping of John Cameron Mitchell's podcast 'Cancellation Island'–a 7-episode season starring Holly Hunter, Josh Pais, Jo Firestone, Mary Testa, and others.Some of the artists and clients I’ve worked with include Travis Scott, John Legend, Pink Siifu, Bilal, Tim Robbins, Ethan Hawke, Meshell Ndegeocello, Snarky Puppy, Nels Cline, Marshall Allen, Keyon Harrold, Suzanne Ciani, Laraaji, Drew McDowall, Sarah Davachi, Bitchin’ Bajas, Suso Saiz, Ben Neill and Eric Calvi, Xenia Rubinos.I have toured as an engineer for Julian Koster’s The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air) (29-show U.S. domestic tour, 2017) and as an engineer/programmer for numerous tours with the Virgil Moorefield Pocket Orchestra (5 tours, Europe & U.S., 2014 - 2018). I have also worked as a personal sound engineer for philanthropist George Soros, providing sound at private and work related events.See below for selected clients and projects:

Alarm Will Sound & Mark Morris

  • 'What Belongs To You' - comp. David T. Little, tenor Karim Sulayman (University of Richmond, VA, September 2024)

Fridman Gallery
New Ear Festival 2024

  • Bilal (Performance Art)

  • Pink Siifu

  • H&H Expanse

  • Larum

  • Alaara

  • Beam Splitter (3/26/23)

Shah Garg Foundation

  • Glasser - Live at Shah Garg Foundation (3/23/24)

Amant Gallery

  • Ephraim Asili - ‘Song for My Mother’ Closing Ceremony & Live Performance by H&H Expanse (2/11/24)

Public Art Fund

  • Laura Ortman & Raven Chacon - Live in Brooklyn Bridge Park - 11/05/23

47 Canal

  • Miho Hatori & Esther Sibiude - 7/28/23

  • Miho Hatori & Ana Roxanne - 7/14/23

Reflections

  • Daniel Lanois / Yai - St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church (Brooklyn, NY), 2/22/25

  • William Basinski / Flore Laurentienne - Arcadia Archive Tour 2024, The Church of Heavenly Rest (New York, NY), 11/01/24

  • Laraaji & Sam Prekop - Solar Reunion Tour, St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church (Brooklyn, New York), 4/27/2024

  • Suzanne Ciani / TimeWharp - The Church of Heavenly Rest (New York, NY), 3/02/24 

  • Bitchin’ Bajas - The Church of Heavenly Rest (New York, NY), 6/03/23 

  • Suso Saiz / Qasim Naqvi - St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church (Brooklyn, New York), 4/22/23

  • Ben Neill & Eric Calvi / Gavilán Rayna Russom - The Church of Heavenly Rest (New York, NY), 3/25/23

Ambient Church

  • Sarah Davachi / Chuck Johnson - The Church of Heavenly Rest (New York, NY), 10/08/22

  • Drew McDowall / Lucy Liyou - The Church of Heavenly Rest (New York, NY), 8/06/22

Blank Forms

  • Terry Allen 'MemWars & Truckload of Art' feat. Jo Harvey Allen, Bukka Allen, & Richard Bowden - Brooklyn Music School (Brooklyn, NY) - 10/08/24

  • Ahmed Abdullah’s Diaspora / Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few - The Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew (Brooklyn, NY) - 12/14/23

  • Bahauddin Dagar - The Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew (Brooklyn, NY), 9/09/23

  • Kahil El-Zabar Quartet - The Church of St. Luke & St. Matthew (Brooklyn, NY), 5/06/23

  • David Murray Quartet + Thulani Davis, Felipe Luciano (The Last Poets) - 99 Scott (Brooklyn, NY), 11/15/22

FourOneOne

  • TRANSATLANTIK FEST 2024

  • Graham Haynes

Notable Freelance Work:

  • John Cameron Mitchell, Cancellation Island (Topic Studios) (Brooklyn, NY), 4/8-4/9/2023. Audio Producer / Engineer (2-night live taping of a 7 episode series starring Holly Hunter, Josh Pais, Jo FIrestone)

  • AC Lincoln, Live at Fasano NY (Kelson Productions) (New York, NY), 11/12/22, Board Operator

  • Xenia Rubinos, Una Rosa Tour - World Cafe Live (Philadelphia, PA), 5/27/22, F.O.H. sound / Tour Manager

  • Vicky Chow & Jane Antonia Cornish, Sierra Live at Roulette (Brooklyn, NY), 4/18/22 - visual operator

  • DER FREISCHÜTZ, board operator (2019, Heartbeat Opera)

  • Julian Koster, The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air) featuring The Music Tapes (U.S. Tour)Touring Engineer (29-city U.S. tour featuring live musicians and actors, a multi-channel PA across multiple stages, pre-recorded cues, timed animatronics, props and special effects, and multi-track recording)

  • Virgil Moorefield Pocket Orchestra European Tours (2014 - 2018)

  • Soles of Duende feat. Raaginder, Ryann Stanbury, Okai Musik, 'Can We Dance Here?' (Gibney Dance Center, 2022)

  • Anikaya / Wendy Jehlen, 'The Women Gather' (Gibney Dance Center, 2022)

  • Welcome To Night Vale Presents 10th Birthday Party - Live at The Bell House (Brooklyn, NY) 2017, feat. The Orbiting Human Circus, John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats), and Dylan Marron

  • Amedeo Pace & Simone Pace (Blonde Redhead), A SUNDAY IN HELL live score, 2017 Bicycle Film Festival

  • Ladies of Experimental Music Festival, Knockdown Center (Queens, NY)

  • Dawn of MIDI (Cielo, 2014)

  • Carter Burwell “Air” Premiere (2014, TriBeca Film Festival Performance)

  • Michael Jackson “Xscape” Album Release Party (2014, Top of the Rock, 30 Rockefeller Center)

  • Holy Child (2014, MoMA PopRally)

  • Psychic TV (2014, MoMA PS1)

  • Vicky Chow - Live at TRANSIT (DoubleBill Festival / OtherARTS) Church of the Advent Hope (New York, NY), 5/27/13

Podcasts

  • The Intercept Briefing (The Intercept, 2024 - Present)

  • Cancellation Island (Topic Studios & iHeart Podcasts, 2025)

  • Intercepted (The Intercept, 2020 - 2024)

  • Deconstructed (The Intercept, 2020 - 2024)

  • Así Fue (National Association of Hispanic Journalists & Palabra., 2023)

  • Best New Ideas in Money (MarketWatch, 2022 - 2023)

  • Losing Control (Sports Illustrated Studios, 2022)

  • The LIST (MadGene Media / FirstLook Media)

  • Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu Season 2 (Topic Studios, 2020 - 2021)

  • Who Is? (NowThis, S2-3)

  • Rough Draft with Reza Aslan (Topic Studios)

  • Thrillist’s Best and the Rest (iHeartRadio)

  • The Orbiting Human Circus (of the Air) (Season 1 Remaster / 2nd Season) (WNYC)

  • Chuck Tingle Gets *****ed…. Christmas Special (Nightvale Present / WNYC)

Selected Studio / Live Recordings

  • Revolutions - David First (Mode Records, 2024)

  • Andrew Drurie / Thomas Buckner - (InfrequentSeams, 2024)

  • Makka West - Makka West (2023)

  • The Consummation of Right and Wrong - David First (IMPREC, 2020)

  • Intercepted with Mehdi Hasan Live, feat. John Legend & Patrice Cullors - WGA Theater (Los Angeles, CA, 2019)

  • Vicky Chow - The Stone at New School - Residency recording 4-nights - (New York, NY) 2/12 - 2/16/19

  • Keyon Harrold (Global Citizen In-Studio & Livestream, 10/26/17)

  • Enouement I - Jeanann Dara, Brian Chase, Diamond Terrifier, Jherek Bischoff (LAS, 2016)

  • Enouement II - Jeanann Dara, Brian Chase, Diamond Terrifier, Jherek Bischoff, Maria Minerva (LAS, 2016)

  • Aorta - Vicky Chow (New Amsterdam Records, 2016) - editor

  • Dreaming Awake : Philip Glass - Bruce Levingston, Ethan Hawke (Sono Luminus, 2015 & 2021)

  • this machine breathes to the rhythms of its own heartbeat - Adam Basanta & Vicky Chow (2014) 6/17/14

  • Tim Robbins (2018)

  • Meshell Ndegeocello (2012)

  • Peter Evans & Cory Smythe

  • Jose Menor

  • Kimball Gallagher

  • Gity Razaz

Venues

  • FourOneOne: Marshall Allen & The NYC All-Stars (2023); Cooper Moore (2023); Shelley Hirsch (2023); Tim Berne Trio (2023); Kid Millions (2023)

  • Wythe Hotel: Travis Scott; Mykki Blanco; House of Labeija; Todd Barry; Ilana Glazer; Julio Torres; Judah Friedlander; Slint (documentary premiere and q & a); Bun B (presentation for Nike Jordan Classic)

  • Spectrum: Roomful of Teeth; Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann), Jefferey Zeigler, Samuli Kosminen (Múm); Kayo Dot; Vicky Chow; Todd Reynolds; Zeena Parkins; Cooper Moore

  • La Sala: Dustin Wong; Kyp Malone; Brian Chase; Jherek Bischoff

  • ShapeShifter Lab: Snarky Puppy; Nels Cline; Thana Alexa; Arto Tunçboyacıyan; Becca Stevens; Jim Black; David Torn; Tim Berne; Jason Lindner; JoJo Mayer; Now Vs Now; Mark Guiliana; Hadrien Feraud; Shai Maestro

  • Brooklyn Historical Society: Henry Louis Gates; The Brooklyn Book Festival (London Review of Books); Judah Friedlander

  • The Ark: Devendra Banhart; Ingrid Michaelson

Post-Production Film / Video

  • The Autograph (narrative short) - original score

  • The Likes and Dislikes of Marj Bagley (animated short) - original score

  • Safety Plan (narrative short) - sound editing, mixing

  • The Festival (documentary short) - original score

  • Quilt (music documentary short) - audio editing, repair, mixing

  • Distant Anchors (experimental short, dance) - sound design, music

  • Herbie of Montlieu Goes to Distant Lands (doc short) - original score

  • Managing (TV pilot) - original score

  • Nikolai (narrative short) - original music

  • A Kinetic Series of Events (animated short) - original score

Residencies / Performances / Teaching

  • DCTV - Audio Fundamentals Workshop (2025) - Instructor

  • David First’s The Western Enisphere, “Revolutions” (Roulette, 2021) - Performer

  • David First: Same Animal, Different Cages (Bowerbird, 2020) - Performer

  • Anónimo, Marfa Project Rooms Residency (Marfa, TX, 2019) - Sound Installation, Collaborator

  • Sonatra - Vicky Chow (music video, 2017) - Performer

  • David First’s The Western Enisphere (Roulette, 2017) - Performer

  • EXPLO (New Haven, 2009) - Intro to Music Production - Instructor

Public Figures / Corporate Clients

  • George Soros

  • Queen Rania Al-Abdullah

  • U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

  • U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer

  • UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

  • The New York Times Building

  • Fox Business News

  • Siegel + Gale

  • SAP

  • St. Ann's School

  • Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

I was born and raised in New Baltimore, Michigan, and am a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.While a student, I attended the Residential College before transferring to the School of Music, Theater, & Dance, where I studied audio engineering and recording, composition, and jazz improvisation with Mary Simoni, Bob Hurst, and Stephen Rush. I obtained a BFA in Performing Arts Technology, Sonic Arts in 2010.In addition to my studies, I worked for the university, first as a media consultant at the Duderstadt Center (2007-2010) and later as a full-time technician at the College of Literature, Science, & the Arts (2010-2011).