Esme
McDermott

Esme McDermott is an audio engineer based in Los Angeles.

Esme is currently working as a mix assistant for Audio WMC, preparing, editing, and delivering products with a high attention to detail to dense classical scores for film, television, and the video game industries. Her classical training in both piano and clarinet allow her to bring musical and creative expertise to her work, as well as the technical skills she cultivated during her four years studying audio at the Jacobs School of Music.

She got her start in the world of classical music recording as a production assistant for the Musical Arts Center in Bloomington Indiana, overseeing the creation and delivery of large multitrack recordings for the University's robust archiving practice. She has also worked in the fields of live broadcast, analog audio tech and repair, as well as live theater and opera.