About

Little Echoes is an Audio and Video Production Company founded by Shawn Biggs Bumgarner in 1998. It was initially envisioned as a studio based record label and released a handful of cds and records from local indie bands in the early 2000s. Most of Shawn’s work was as a Recording and Mixxing engineer but currently works a mastering engineer, Front of House Engineer and produces video content. He runs a small project studio with mobile capabilities. He does mixxing and mastering work out of Meow Mixx studio in San Francisco. He operates a simple 6 camera video setup to capture live music performance to create quick and efficient Social Media Content.

Philosophy:

Work to Achieve Clarity through Simplicity 

SELECT RESUME:

FOH Engineer / Production Manager for Lagwagon 2023 Punk In Drublic European Festival Tour [all shows filmed and recorded]

FOH Engineer for Samiam at Frantic City Festival – Atlantic City

FOH Engineer for Lagwagon No More Carroponte European Tour August 2022

20 shows in 8 Countries – 500 cap clubs to 25,000 person festivals.

All shows Filmed and recorded

Front of House Engineer / Production Manager for Jawbreaker – 2017 through 2022 

Production Manager handling all national and international logistics, production planning and advancing, backline, crew and stage management

Monitor Engineer for Reunion show at Riot Fest 2017 on the main stage to 30,000 people

Filmed and recorded all shows 2017-2019

Front of House Engineer for select shows and for the Dear You 25th Anniversary Tour

Chief Engineer / Studio Manager at Studio Paradiso – 2006 to 2019

Studio Management, Development, Maintenance

Recorded, Mixed and Mastered 350 sessions / 1400 songs Live in the Studio for daytrotter.com from 2008 through 2016

Overdub Recording for Cirque Du Soleil’s OVO album

American Conservatory Theater – Recorded the score for the Theater production of War Music. Produced and recorded the score to Tis Pity She Was a Whore including percussion and programming

Business development to transition the studio to a film stage for content creation for the Tech and Medical Industries 

Assistant Engineer at Motor Studios – 2004 to 2006

Assistant Engineer on Records by NOFX, Lagwagon, No Use For a Name, The Real Mckenzies, Dead to Me and others at the Fat Wreck Chords owned studio.

Technical Director at Space 550 – 2003 to 2009

Sound and Lighting Technician for a 1600 person Nightclub and Event Venue – Sound and Lights for a wide variety of acts including Slick Rick, Too Short, RuPaul, Mos Def, Deborah Cox, KRS-One

MEDIA:

Jawbreaker – FOH Engineer for Dear You 25th Anniversary Tour

Filmed and Recorded every Jawbreaker Show 2017-2019

I recorded over 1200 Songs for Daytrotter from 2008-2016. This cover of the song “Goodbye Horses” performed by Crosses (featuring Chino from Deftones) is the most listened to piece of music I have recorded.

Vocal overdubs for Cirque du Soleil:

Recorded the score for the American Conservatory Theater’s production of War Music