Shady Abu-Taleb Cairo, Egypt

Contacts:
E-mail : shady.abutaleb@gmail.com
Mobile: +2 010 0729 6399

EDUCATION Bachelor of Law, Ain Shams University , Graduated 2018

Thanaweya Amma, Gamal Abd Al Nasser School, graduated 2011

WORK Freelance audio post producer, 2017 - Present

EXPERIENCE
● Editing and restoring dialogue for interviews, podcasts, youtube
videos, tutorials, films and series..
● Sound design, music and TVR placement for movies, series, and
documentaries
● Work projects included:
○ Cicada (2020)
○ The End - ‫النهاية‬
○ Khan Tiuola - ‫خان تيوال‬
○ Saheb El Makam - ‫صاحب المقام‬
○ Curfew - ‫حظر تجول‬
○ The Platform - ‫المنصة‬
○ Counterattack - ‫هجمة مرتدة‬
○ ADEF’s virtual summer camps 2021
○ Episodes of Mada Masr’s podcast
● Music production, mixing, and mastering

Session recording and mixing sound engineer, Istudio, 2023 - Present

Handling hundreds of thousands of Egyptian Pounds worth of audio

equipment and utilizing it in recording and mixing high quality industry
standard audio projects.

Addiction sponsor, The Behman Addiction Department, 2023

The Behman psychiatric hospital is the highest regarded psychiatric
hospital in the middle east

● Helping fellow patients with personal experience through their

recovery journey.
● Giving daily reports to the clinical team on the different states the
patients are in, and any notable comments.
● Supporting fellow patients on their trips outside of the rehabilitation
center.

Sound studio manager and senior post producer, 2021 - 2022

In the Arab Digital Expression foundation sound studio. Responsibilities

included:

● Managing studio reservations, appointments, cancellations, and

payment for studio hours.
● Handling budgeting, inventory, and upkeep of different studio
equipment.
● Recording different materials using the resources available at the
studio.
● Post-production of different materials including editing, mixing, and
mastering of different audio visual material including music,
voiceover, podcasts, and youtube videos.

Senior assistant audio editor, Hiway Studios, 2019 - 2021

Hiway Art Studios is one of the leading Egyptian post production studios. It
has been led by its co-founder and top Egyptian mixer Ahmed Gaber since
2013

● Receiving all materials from the production team and verifying their
validity.
● Editing and dialogue restoration for TV shows and films.
● Sound design of foley/SFX and ambiance.

Content developer, Arab Digital Expression Foundation, 2019 - 2020

● Designing different workshops that fall within ADEF’s educational

methodology to be used in the different ADEF projects by facilitators
and trainers.
 ● Specifying the needs of each workshop from materials, tools,
different educational multimedia tools.
● Laying out a structured base for the workshop including time limit,
sequencing the different activities and properly explaining them for
the different facilitators.

Intern, Hiway Art Studios, 2018 - 2019

● Receiving the different materials and preparing them for

post-production.
● Editing dialogue/ambiance within deadlines.
● Making sure the finished episodes/movie are back with the
production team at the agreed upon time.

Sound and Music trainer, Arab Digital Expression Camps 2011 - 2018

● Developing different sound and music workshops for the campers.

● Testing software, equipment, and choosing the most compatible
with the workshops.
● Facilitating workshops.
● Participating in and overseeing different extracurricular activities
during the camp.
● Helping the campers with their final projects technically and
creatively.
● Recipient of Prince Claus Fund for participation in 2017 camp as
trainer.

Freelance Dog Trainer, 2014 - 2018

● Training the dogs and their owners on basic obedience and proper
dynamics.

● Following up with the owners on the progress of the dog and

providing follow up training for any persistent issues.

Full-Time facilitator/trainer, Nafas Agro Culinary School, 2015 - 2017

https://www.cuipcairo.org/en/directory/nafas-school-agroculinary-arts
-and-sciences
 Nafas is an agro-culinary school that reimagines the kitchen, the cook and the diner as
components of larger ecological cycles.

● Preparing my work-station with all the necessary tools and

ingredients.
● Facilitating a session about agriculture/culinary arts.
● Time management for every station.
● Cleaning my workstation and returning all the tools/ingredients to the
storage.

VOLUNTEER Volunteer Training of Trainers’ Trainer, Arab Digital Expression

WORK Camps, 2018

● Briefing the different trainers about the camp’s system, training

philosophy, and goals
● Facilitating workshops for the trainers about different subjects
ranging from facilitation, to the campers and their age range.

Volunteer coordinator, CirCairo, Al Mawred Al Thaqafi, 2012

● Meeting and greeting different bands/dancers/performers and

helping them with transportation inside Cairo, time management,
and making sure their stay is pleasurable and fun.

Volunteer organizer, The Spring Festival, Al Mawred Al Thaqafi, 2010 -

2011

● Meeting different bands/dancers/performers, helping them with

transportation inside cairo, time management, and making sure their
stay is pleasurable and fun

Group Leader, Arab Digital Expression Camps, 2009 - 2010

● Helping the campers with ice-breaking activities, and getting to know

each other
● Making sure the campers get to the different sessions on time and
properly prepared
 ● Bringing the session and the trainers anything they need
(tools/papers/water) during the sessions
● Helping the trainers with workshop facilitation and making sure
group dynamics remain healthy and fun

EXTRA Training of Trainers workshop, Arab Digital Expression Camps, 2011 -

CURRICULAR 2018
ACTIVITIES ● Training the different trainers on facilitation, dealing with the
camper’s age range, leadership skills, and plenty of
experimentations with the different curriculums we were developing.

Epic101 Studios Music Production Course, 2016

● A 6 week music production course covering music production, music

theory, synthesis, arrangement methods, mixing, and mastering
among more

SKILLS Project coordination

Sound recording and post production
Music production
Bass player
Professional Communication
Organizational skills - time management as well as documentation
Fast, enthusiastic learner
Teamwork - both leading and participating

Languages: Arabic - Native speaker

English - Fluent
German - A2 and currently in intensive courses to reach C1.

PERSONAL DATA Date of birth: 6-03-1994

Place of birth: Cairo, Egypt
Nationality: Egyptian