WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance AV project designer – from 2024
Providing project design services for AV companies focusing on installed and performance sound systems. I consult with clients and architects from the first meeting to the finalized project documentation.
Project design support for audio system distributors, integrators, and installers - creating documentation, sound system design, modeling and simulations.
Freelance audio engineering educator – from 2024
I founded an online course curriculum for emerging audio engineers.
I teach both online and in-person lessons.
Freelance audio engineer – since 2014
I work for rental companies as sound system tech/designer (recently mainly L’Acoustics K1/K2/Kara) and I mix FOH/monitors at festivals, events and conferences.
I can operate almost any mixing console and mainstream DAW.
I handle and coordinate RF systems and audio IT networks (APs, DHCP, switches, VLANs, trunks) for Dante, device control, NDI etc.
I mix FOH for music bands and musical theatre.
AVETON, s.r.o. – full-time employee 2021-2023
Project design in the field of AV systems, stage machinery (rigging, chain hoists, trusses), interior acoustics and structural acoustics for performance spaces, event halls, schools and offices, including project documentation for public tenders.
I perform wide range of certified acoustic measurements, such as measurements of reverberation time, sound isolation, noise and speech transmission index.
I make 3D models for calculation and for acoustic and sound systems simulations.
Tools I use on everyday basis include AutoCAD, SketchUp, Excel/Word, Odeon, EASE, Insul, NTi Data Explorer, REW and speaker prediction software, such as Soundvision or ArrayCalc.
Previous internships and work experience
Head of sound department, musical theatre sound designer
(The Karlin Theatre - malá scéna, Prague, 2024+)Musical theatre audio engineer
(Brno Municipal Theatre 2017-2018)Studio recording engineer
(3bees recording studio, Prague 2014-2017)Sound intern
(Czech TV, 2016)
FORMAL EDUCATION
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
The Janáček Academy of Performing Arts, Czech Republic
Ing., Audio Engineering - graduated 2020
TOOLS AND SOFTWARE
Smaart, NTi Data Explorer and XL2, REW, OpenSoundMeter
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhinoceros
EASE, Odeon, Insul
Soundvision, ArrayCalc, Mapp, EASE Focus, Audio Shaper
Wireless System Manager, Wireless Workbench
ProTools, Reaper, Logic Pro, Cubase, QLab, VMix
DiGiCo, Yamaha, Allen&Heath, Avid, Midas, Behringer
Microsoft Office, GIMP, Inkscape
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
Merlijn van Veen - Line Arrays and Subwoofer Techniques (LEVEL 2)
Bob McCarthy - System Design & Optimization Training
Mauricio Ramirez - Portable System Deployment
L'Acoustics - System fundamentals
L'Acoustics - K2 system
DANTE Level 3 Certified
OTHER
Currently based in Prague, Czech Republic
Speak English (C1/C2 dle CEFR) and Czech fluently
Learning German
Electrical engineer qualification
EU driving license - category B
CONTACT
Ing. Vojtěch Panenka
+420 773 175 561
vojtech.panenka@gmail.com