Duncan Underwood · Melbourne
One operator who can mix the show, direct the vision, build the network and write the software behind it.
I'm Duncan Underwood. For more than 30 years I've worked across live and broadcast audio, video production, IT infrastructure and AI. I help production and creative teams solve the complicated problems that sit between those disciplines.
Capabilities
Most production problems cross boundaries: the audio fault that is really a network fault, the slow edit that is really a workflow problem. I work across all four, so the problem gets solved where it actually lives.
CH 01 / Audio
Mixing for live events, broadcast and the studio, through to mastering and delivery.
On a live show the mix is only as good as the network and stream carrying it. I build and run those too.
CH 02 / Video
Multi-camera live vision, technical direction and post production for broadcast, events and corporate work.
Audio, vision and stream are run as one show, not handed between three suppliers.
CH 03 / IT & Systems
IT and broadcast infrastructure for live events, studios and businesses, from network architecture to cloud and security.
Designed by someone who also has to mix and switch on these systems under show conditions.
CH 04 / AI & Software
Practical AI integration and custom software for studios, agencies and production teams.
Built around real production workflows and shipped as working tools. The Labs section shows them.
Proof
Founder of MyEvent Productions (opens in a new tab) and MyEvent Labs (opens in a new tab), building creative production systems, AI tools and digital products.
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
Selected work
Three systems I designed and built under MyEvent Labs to solve problems from live production, streaming and AI-assisted work, followed by a sample of delivered projects.
Live broadcast
Streaming systems
AI and automation
Recent project work across audio, video and technology consulting.
Audio Mixing · Mastering
Complete mixing and mastering for a 5-track indie rock EP. Enhanced clarity and punch while preserving the raw, live energy of the recordings.
Podcast Production
Ongoing weekly podcast production with remote guest integration, noise reduction, dynamic processing, and show notes preparation.
Video Post Production
End-to-end post production for a 60-second TVC including edit assembly, colour grade, sound design, and broadcast delivery.
AI & Technical Consulting
Designed and implemented an AI-assisted workflow for a mid-size production studio, removing repetitive manual steps and shortening turnaround on recurring deliverables.
Audio Post Production
8-hour audiobook with consistent levels, noise removal, chapter markers, and full ACX compliance for Audible distribution.
Video Post Production
Full post production for an award-shortlisted short film: edit, grade, sound design, score integration, and festival delivery package.
Labs
Software I design and ship under MyEvent Labs, plus personal tools. Real, released projects across production tools for live work, AI tooling and developer utilities.
Labs product
A cross-platform teleprompter with dual-window control and show views, Word and text script support, flip and scroll-speed control, and centre arrows.
StatusUsed as the prompting tool on live events.
Labs product
An HLS player that renders a stream and reports playback and bandwidth telemetry in real time.
StatusUsed to monitor live streams and diagnose connectivity issues.
Open tool
A Bitfocus Companion module that shows live session state on hardware buttons and lets you approve or deny requests from the controller.
StatusA Companion module in use on production controllers.
Labs product
Choosing between AI models is hard because pricing, benchmarks and releases change constantly.
A command center to compare models, track pricing, monitor benchmarks and discover new releases.
StatusA public tool for keeping up with the AI landscape.
Evidence forAI Workflow Audit
Labs product
Drafting platform-specific social posts and threads is repetitive and slow.
A terminal-first AI social content studio: turn a rough idea into platform-ready posts, threads and rewrites using your own AI provider key.
StatusReleased and free to download for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Labs product
Browser tabs pile up and duplicate across the same sites during long working sessions.
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.
StatusA free download and everything runs locally; tab URLs are never sent anywhere.
Need a tool like this built around your own workflow?
Tell me about your workflowWays to work together
For AI, automation and systems work, these turn repetitive effort into reliable systems, and each is scoped around a real workflow. For audio, video or a live show, skip straight to a conversation.
Step 1
Send me the goal, the timeline and any references. I review everything and reply within 24 hours.
Step 2
You get a transparent, itemised quote with no hidden costs. Once approved, the work is locked in and scheduled.
Step 3
Work begins. You get progress updates and can give feedback at key milestones.
Step 4
Final files delivered in the formats you need. Revisions included. Ongoing support available for follow-up work.
About
I'm a Melbourne-based audio engineer, video post production specialist and technology consultant, with more than three decades of hands-on experience across music, film, broadcast and digital media.
I've worked on independent releases, commercial productions and enterprise technology projects. That mix is the point: I understand the creative brief and the systems it has to run on.
So whether you are an artist chasing a mix, a production company that needs dependable post, or a business ready to put AI into a real workflow, you deal with one person who can see the whole problem.
I'm the founder of MyEvent Productions (opens in a new tab) and MyEvent Labs (opens in a new tab), building creative production systems, AI tools and digital products.
Notes
Short, practical observations from production, streaming and AI projects.
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.
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.
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
Quick answers about the work, where it happens and how to start a project.
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.
Duncan Underwood is based in Melbourne, Australia, and works with clients across Australia and remotely worldwide.
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.
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.
Use the contact form on this site, email duncan@duncanunderwood.com or call +61 487 290 222. Enquiries are usually answered within 24 hours.
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.
Yes. Duncan is based in Melbourne, Australia, and works with clients across Australia and remotely worldwide, including live event, broadcast and remote production projects.
Music and independent artists, video and film production, live events and broadcast, corporate and enterprise media, and creative studios.
Under MyEvent Labs he has built Prompt Me Live (a cross-platform teleprompter for live shows), Conntivity (an HLS stream monitor with real-time playback and bandwidth telemetry), Claude Companion (a Bitfocus Companion module for controlling AI coding sessions from hardware buttons), AI HQ (a tool for comparing AI models, pricing and benchmarks), Postr (a terminal-first AI social content studio) and Tab Cleaner (a privacy-first tab manager for Chrome and Edge).
A fixed-scope review, usually one to two weeks, of how a team actually works. Duncan finds the repetitive tasks and bottlenecks and delivers a prioritised list of practical automation opportunities, ranked by effort and impact.
Yes. Video services include live vision mixing and switching, technical direction, multi-camera broadcast and event livestream direction, alongside live and broadcast audio mixing and streaming infrastructure.
Most production problems cross boundaries, such as an audio fault that is really a network fault. Duncan has more than 30 years of hands-on experience across all four areas, so a problem is diagnosed and fixed where it actually lives rather than passed between suppliers.
Contact
A few lines about the project or the problem is enough to start. I reply within 24 hours.
Based in Melbourne. Working with clients across Australia and remotely worldwide.
