Keith Kelley is a dual graduate from the Sheffield Institute for the Recording Arts in both the Audio Works and Tech Works programs. He also holds an MA in English and Media Studies from Rutgers University. Keith has been a professional audio engineer since 1999, working in virtually every capacity of the industry. Keith has logged thousands of hours recording, mixing, mastering, and doing post production audio for film. He has extensive experience in live sound; mixing front-of-house or monitors for the likes of Lil’ Durk, fun., Megan thee Stallion, Rick Ross, Wale, Fountains of Wayne, Rusted Root, Léon, Phil Lesh and Family, and Jimmy Wayne; additionally he has served as a system tech for Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Big & Rich, John Legend, Dirty Heads, Train, and countless others. 

Alongside the rock n’ roll clientele, he has provided audio services for high profile clients like Merck Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, the World Health Organization, Princeton University, as well as political figures including Michelle Obama, along with many governors and senators. Keith’s tech interests span from vintage audio restoration to modern digital integration like Dante and Crestron. Now back at Sheffield, Keith is teaching the next generation of AV professionals as an instructor in the Audio Works and Tech Works programs. As Sheffield’s in-house engineer, he works in our soundstage and studios to help artists and brands create world-class audio and video content.