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Craft Your
Sound. Vision.
Future.

I help creative and production teams turn complex workflows into reliable content, systems and automation. Three decades across audio, video, broadcast systems, and AI integration.

1000+Projects Completed
30+Years Experience
24hAvg Turnaround
Signal Active
Live Audio Mixing✦Broadcast Mixing✦Mastering✦Video Post Production✦Live Vision Mixing✦Technical Direction✦IT Networks✦Cloud Infrastructure✦Live Streaming✦Cybersecurity✦AI Consulting✦Sound Design✦Colour Grading✦Workflow Automation✦Remote Production✦Dolby Atmos✦Live Audio Mixing✦Broadcast Mixing✦Mastering✦Video Post Production✦Live Vision Mixing✦Technical Direction✦IT Networks✦Cloud Infrastructure✦Live Streaming✦Cybersecurity✦AI Consulting✦Sound Design✦Colour Grading✦Workflow Automation✦Remote Production✦Dolby Atmos✦
What I Do

Services &
Expertise

End-to-end technical production across audio, video, IT infrastructure, and AI - delivered with precision from Melbourne.

Audio Engineering
01

Audio Engineering

From stage to studio, every frequency perfected.

Professional audio engineering across live events, broadcast, and studio environments. Delivering clarity, punch, and depth that makes your sound stand out.

  • Live Mixing (FOH & Monitors)
  • Broadcast Audio Mixing
  • Studio Recording & Mixing
  • Mastering & Stem Mastering
  • Podcast & Voice Production
  • Audio Post Production
  • Sound Design
  • Dolby Atmos Mixing
Video Production
02

Video Production

Compelling visuals crafted with technical precision.

End-to-end video production from live events to post production. Whether it's a broadcast, corporate event, or film - the result will be polished and professional.

  • Live Vision Mixing & Switching
  • Video Post Production
  • Technical Direction
  • Colour Grading & Finishing
  • Motion Graphics & Titles
  • Broadcast & Multi-Camera
  • Event Livestream Direction
  • Corporate Video Production
IT Infrastructure
03

IT Infrastructure

Robust systems that keep your operation running.

Designing and deploying reliable IT and broadcast infrastructure for live events, studios, and enterprises. From network architecture to cloud and cybersecurity.

  • Live Streaming Infrastructure
  • IT Network Design & Setup
  • Cloud Infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • Cybersecurity & Hardening
  • Broadcast IP Networks
  • Remote Production (REMI)
  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • System Integration & Automation
AI & Consulting
04

AI & Consulting

Future-proof your workflow with intelligent solutions.

Practical AI integration and technical strategy for studios, agencies, and businesses. Bridging cutting-edge technology with real creative and operational output.

  • AI Workflow Integration
  • Custom AI Tool Development
  • LLM & Automation Consulting
  • AI-Assisted Post Production
  • Technical Strategy & Roadmapping
  • Emerging Tech Advisory
  • Training & Upskilling
  • Proof-of-Concept Builds
AI and Automation

Concrete ways to
work together

Five engagements that turn repetitive work into reliable systems. Each one is scoped around a real workflow and ends with something you can use.

AI Workflow Audit

I review how your team actually works, find the repetitive tasks and bottlenecks, and show where automation will pay off first.

Outcome
A prioritised list of practical automation opportunities, ranked by effort and impact.
Format
Fixed-scope audit, usually one to two weeks.

AI Prototype Sprint

We pick one valuable workflow and build a working proof of concept around it, using your real content and tools.

Outcome
A working prototype you can evaluate before committing to a build.
Format
Focused sprint, typically two to four weeks.

Custom Automation Build

I connect the tools, APIs, databases and internal processes you already use so work moves without manual copy and paste.

Outcome
Reliable automation that removes repetitive manual steps from a real workflow.
Format
Project engagement, scoped after the audit or sprint.

Production Systems Integration

I connect AI, broadcast, media, cloud and operational systems so they work together instead of in isolation.

Outcome
Systems that exchange data reliably across production and business tooling.
Format
Integration project, planned around your existing stack.

Team Training and Adoption

I help teams adopt AI safely and consistently, with practical habits rather than vague policy.

Outcome
A team that uses AI tools confidently, repeatably and within clear boundaries.
Format
Workshop series plus reference material.

By the Numbers

Proven Track Record

1000+
Projects Completed
30+
Years Experience
200+
Live Events Mixed
98%
Client Satisfaction
Vision Feed
03
About Duncan

30+ Years of
Craft & Precision

Duncan Underwood is a Melbourne-based audio engineer, video post production specialist, and AI & technology consultant with over three decades of hands-on experience across music, film, broadcast, and digital media.

Having worked across independent releases, commercial productions, and enterprise technology projects, Duncan brings a rare combination of deep technical knowledge and genuine creative sensibility to every engagement.

Whether you're an indie artist chasing that elusive mix, a production company needing reliable post-production, or a business ready to integrate AI into your workflow - Duncan delivers results that speak for themselves.

Founder of MyEvent Productions and MyEvent Labs, building creative production systems, AI tools and digital products.

Pro Tools (Certified)
DaVinci Resolve
Logic Pro X
Adobe Premiere & After Effects
AI/ML Tooling & Integration
Python & Automation Scripting
Dolby Atmos & Spatial Audio
Podcast & Broadcast Standards
Audio waveform visualization
Selected Work

Projects That
Define the Standard

A selection of recent work across audio, video, and technology consulting.

Audio Mixing · Mastering

Indie Rock EP - Full Mix & Master

Complete mixing and mastering for a 5-track indie rock EP. Enhanced clarity and punch while preserving the raw, live energy of the recordings.

Pro ToolsMusic MixingMastering
Podcast Production

Tech Podcast Series - Weekly Production

Ongoing weekly podcast production with remote guest integration, noise reduction, dynamic processing, and show notes preparation.

PodcastDialogue EditNoise Reduction
Video Post Production

Commercial - Video Post & Audio

End-to-end post production for a 60-second TVC including edit assembly, colour grade, sound design, and broadcast delivery.

Video EditColour GradeAudio Post
AI & Technical Consulting

AI Workflow Integration - Production Studio

Designed and implemented an AI-assisted workflow for a mid-size production studio, removing repetitive manual steps and shortening turnaround on recurring deliverables.

AI IntegrationAutomationConsulting
Audio Post Production

Audiobook Production - ACX Delivery

8-hour audiobook with consistent levels, noise removal, chapter markers, and full ACX compliance for Audible distribution.

AudiobookVoiceoverACX
Video Post Production

Short Film - Post Production

Full post production for an award-shortlisted short film: edit, grade, sound design, score integration, and festival delivery package.

Film EditDaVinci ResolveSound Design
Code, Labs and Experiments

Things I build

Software I design and build under MyEvent Labs, plus personal tools. Real projects across production tools for live work, AI tooling and developer utilities.

Labs product

Prompt Me Live

Problem
Live presenters and hosts need reliable script prompting during a show without expensive dedicated hardware.
Built
A cross-platform teleprompter with dual-window control and show views, Word and text script support, flip and scroll-speed control, and centre arrows.
Result
Used as the prompting tool on live events.
TypeScriptDesktop
View project
Labs product

Tab Cleaner

Problem
Browser tabs pile up and duplicate across the same sites during long working sessions.
Built
A privacy-first extension for Chrome and Edge: keep one tab per website, group by site, sort A-Z or by the order they opened, and ungroup back to plain tabs.
Result
A free download and everything runs locally; tab URLs are never sent anywhere.
JavaScriptChrome/Edge extension
View project
Labs product

Conntivity

Problem
Streaming teams need to see playback confidence and bandwidth while a feed is live, not after it drops.
Built
An HLS player that renders a stream and reports playback and bandwidth telemetry in real time.
Result
Used to monitor live streams and diagnose connectivity issues.
JavaScriptHLS.js
View project
Open tool

Claude Companion

Problem
AI coding sessions run unattended, and watching state or approving requests from the keyboard breaks flow.
Built
A Bitfocus Companion module that shows live session state on hardware buttons and lets you approve or deny requests from the controller.
Result
A Companion module in use on production controllers.
TypeScriptBitfocus Companion
View project
Labs product

AI HQ

Problem
Choosing between AI models is hard because pricing, benchmarks and releases change constantly.
Built
A command center to compare models, track pricing, monitor benchmarks and discover new releases.
Result
A public tool for keeping up with the AI landscape.
TypeScriptNext.js
View project
Labs product

Postr

Problem
Drafting platform-specific social posts and threads is repetitive and slow.
Built
A terminal-first AI social content studio: turn a rough idea into platform-ready posts, threads and rewrites using your own AI provider key.
Result
Released and free to download for Windows, macOS and Linux.
GoCLI
View project
Case Studies

How the work
comes together

Short, concrete examples from systems built for production, streaming and AI work.

Live broadcast

Prompting and timing for live shows

Situation
Live presenters and stage teams needed reliable script prompting and shared timing without dedicated hardware rigs.
Challenge
Prompting, speaker timing and stage cues were split across unrelated tools, which made show days fragile.
Work completed
Built Prompt Me Live, a cross-platform teleprompter with dual-window control and show views.
Result
A prompting and timing setup that runs from ordinary machines and follows the show structure.
Tools and systems
TypeScriptDesktopWeb
Streaming systems

Seeing a live stream before it fails

Situation
Streaming teams had no live view of playback confidence or bandwidth while a feed was on air.
Challenge
Problems were only diagnosed after a drop, when the audience had already noticed.
Work completed
Built Conntivity, an HLS player that renders a stream and reports playback and bandwidth telemetry in real time.
Result
Live monitoring used to spot connectivity problems while there is still time to react.
Tools and systems
JavaScriptHLS.js
AI and automation

Controlling AI coding sessions from hardware

Situation
AI coding agents run for long stretches and need occasional approvals, which pulls attention away from other work.
Challenge
Watching terminal state and approving requests from the keyboard interrupts flow and does not scale across a busy control desk.
Work completed
Built a Bitfocus Companion module that mirrors live session state onto hardware buttons and sends approve or deny actions back.
Result
AI session state and approvals handled from the controller already in use, without staying glued to a terminal.
Tools and systems
TypeScriptBitfocus Companion
Network Live
Client Feedback

What Clients
Are Saying

Feedback from artists, producers, broadcasters, and businesses across Australia.

"Duncan mixed our live show at the Forum and it was the best sound we've ever had on stage. Every instrument sat perfectly in the mix - the crowd couldn't stop talking about it."

James

Touring Musician

Live Audio Mixing

"We brought Duncan in to handle the broadcast audio for our national conference. Flawless execution across three days, multiple rooms, and a live stream. Absolute professional."

Sarah

Event Producer

Broadcast Mixing

"The mastering Duncan did on our EP was transformative. It went from sounding like a demo to something that genuinely competes on streaming platforms. Highly recommend."

Marcus

Independent Artist

Audio Mastering

"Duncan designed and deployed our entire live streaming infrastructure from scratch. It's rock-solid, scales perfectly, and we haven't had a single outage since launch."

Priya

Head of Digital, Media Company

IT Infrastructure

"The colour grade on our documentary was stunning. Duncan understood exactly the mood we were going for and delivered something that felt cinematic and intentional."

Tom

Filmmaker

Video Post Production

"Duncan mixed our live show at the Forum and it was the best sound we've ever had on stage. Every instrument sat perfectly in the mix - the crowd couldn't stop talking about it."

James

Touring Musician

Live Audio Mixing

"We brought Duncan in to handle the broadcast audio for our national conference. Flawless execution across three days, multiple rooms, and a live stream. Absolute professional."

Sarah

Event Producer

Broadcast Mixing

"The mastering Duncan did on our EP was transformative. It went from sounding like a demo to something that genuinely competes on streaming platforms. Highly recommend."

Marcus

Independent Artist

Audio Mastering

"Duncan designed and deployed our entire live streaming infrastructure from scratch. It's rock-solid, scales perfectly, and we haven't had a single outage since launch."

Priya

Head of Digital, Media Company

IT Infrastructure

"The colour grade on our documentary was stunning. Duncan understood exactly the mood we were going for and delivered something that felt cinematic and intentional."

Tom

Filmmaker

Video Post Production

"Duncan mixed our live show at the Forum and it was the best sound we've ever had on stage. Every instrument sat perfectly in the mix - the crowd couldn't stop talking about it."

James

Touring Musician

Live Audio Mixing

"We brought Duncan in to handle the broadcast audio for our national conference. Flawless execution across three days, multiple rooms, and a live stream. Absolute professional."

Sarah

Event Producer

Broadcast Mixing

"The mastering Duncan did on our EP was transformative. It went from sounding like a demo to something that genuinely competes on streaming platforms. Highly recommend."

Marcus

Independent Artist

Audio Mastering

"Duncan designed and deployed our entire live streaming infrastructure from scratch. It's rock-solid, scales perfectly, and we haven't had a single outage since launch."

Priya

Head of Digital, Media Company

IT Infrastructure

"The colour grade on our documentary was stunning. Duncan understood exactly the mood we were going for and delivered something that felt cinematic and intentional."

Tom

Filmmaker

Video Post Production

"The colour grade on our documentary was stunning. Duncan understood exactly the mood we were going for and delivered something that felt cinematic and intentional."

Tom

Filmmaker

Video Post Production

"We hired Duncan to consult on integrating AI into our post production workflow. Within a month we cut our turnaround time in half. The ROI was immediate and obvious."

Rachel

Post Production Supervisor

AI Consulting

"Duncan was our technical director for a 5,000-person live event. Multi-camera, live stream, LED walls - he coordinated everything seamlessly. I wouldn't use anyone else."

Chris

Creative Director

Technical Direction

"Our network was a mess before Duncan came in. He redesigned the whole thing, added proper cybersecurity, and now everything just works. Should have called him years ago."

Lena

Studio Manager

IT Networks

"The podcast series Duncan produced for us sounds genuinely world-class. His ear for detail and understanding of voice production is exceptional. Our listeners noticed immediately."

Daniel

Podcast Host

Podcast Production

"The colour grade on our documentary was stunning. Duncan understood exactly the mood we were going for and delivered something that felt cinematic and intentional."

Tom

Filmmaker

Video Post Production

"We hired Duncan to consult on integrating AI into our post production workflow. Within a month we cut our turnaround time in half. The ROI was immediate and obvious."

Rachel

Post Production Supervisor

AI Consulting

"Duncan was our technical director for a 5,000-person live event. Multi-camera, live stream, LED walls - he coordinated everything seamlessly. I wouldn't use anyone else."

Chris

Creative Director

Technical Direction

"Our network was a mess before Duncan came in. He redesigned the whole thing, added proper cybersecurity, and now everything just works. Should have called him years ago."

Lena

Studio Manager

IT Networks

"The podcast series Duncan produced for us sounds genuinely world-class. His ear for detail and understanding of voice production is exceptional. Our listeners noticed immediately."

Daniel

Podcast Host

Podcast Production

"The colour grade on our documentary was stunning. Duncan understood exactly the mood we were going for and delivered something that felt cinematic and intentional."

Tom

Filmmaker

Video Post Production

"We hired Duncan to consult on integrating AI into our post production workflow. Within a month we cut our turnaround time in half. The ROI was immediate and obvious."

Rachel

Post Production Supervisor

AI Consulting

"Duncan was our technical director for a 5,000-person live event. Multi-camera, live stream, LED walls - he coordinated everything seamlessly. I wouldn't use anyone else."

Chris

Creative Director

Technical Direction

"Our network was a mess before Duncan came in. He redesigned the whole thing, added proper cybersecurity, and now everything just works. Should have called him years ago."

Lena

Studio Manager

IT Networks

"The podcast series Duncan produced for us sounds genuinely world-class. His ear for detail and understanding of voice production is exceptional. Our listeners noticed immediately."

Daniel

Podcast Host

Podcast Production
How It Works

Simple Process, Exceptional Results

01

Brief & Discovery

Share your project goals, timeline, and references. Duncan reviews everything and responds within 24 hours.

02

Quote & Scope

Receive a transparent, itemised quote with no hidden costs. Once approved, the project is locked in and scheduled.

03

Production

Work begins. You'll receive progress updates and can provide feedback at key milestones throughout the process.

04

Delivery

Final files delivered in your required formats. Revisions included. Ongoing support available for follow-up work.

Insights

Notes from the work

Short, practical observations from production, streaming and AI projects.

Where AI saves time in post production

I use AI where the task is repetitive and the result is easy to check: transcription, rough assembly, first-pass captions and pulling metadata out of long recordings.

That removes the tedious first pass so creative decisions get more of the time. I keep a human check on anything that leaves the building, and I do not hand final creative calls to a model.

What creative businesses should automate first

Start with the work you repeat every week, not the work that sounds impressive. In most studios that is moving files, renaming and logging, syncing calendars, and turning the same information into quotes and schedules.

Automate the boring, high-frequency steps first. They are cheap to fix, easy to measure, and they free up time that people actually notice.

Building tools for live production

For live work, reliability beats features. Prompt Me Live is kept deliberately simple, avoids unnecessary moving parts, and runs from an ordinary machine.

Live work has no undo. The tools stay simple, work offline where they can, and behave predictably under pressure.

FAQ

Common questions

Quick answers about the work, where it happens and how to start a project.

What does Duncan Underwood do?

Duncan Underwood is a Melbourne-based creative technologist and technical consultant. He works across audio engineering, video production, IT infrastructure and AI consulting for creative and production teams.

Where is Duncan Underwood based?

Duncan Underwood is based in Melbourne, Australia, and works with clients across Australia and remotely worldwide.

How much experience does Duncan Underwood have?

More than 30 years of hands-on experience across music, film, broadcast, live events and enterprise technology. He is the founder of MyEvent Productions and MyEvent Labs.

Does Duncan offer AI consulting for creative businesses?

Yes. He helps studios, agencies and production teams integrate AI into real workflows, including automation, custom tool development, AI-assisted post production, technical strategy and training.

How do I contact Duncan Underwood?

Use the contact form on this site, email duncan@duncanunderwood.com or call +61 487 290 222. Enquiries are usually answered within 24 hours.

Does Duncan offer Dolby Atmos mixing?

Yes. Dolby Atmos and spatial audio mixing and mastering are part of the audio service, alongside stereo mixing, stem mastering, audio post production and sound design.

Does Duncan work with clients outside Melbourne?

Yes. Duncan is based in Melbourne, Australia, and works with clients across Australia and remotely worldwide, including live event, broadcast and remote production projects.

What industries does Duncan Underwood work with?

Music and independent artists, video and film production, live events and broadcast, corporate and enterprise media, and creative studios.

Get In Touch

Let's Build
Something Great

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Email
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