Valerie Gard

FOH & System Engineer

Serious About Sound. Mildly Obsessed.

FOH & system engineering for tours and productions that need clarity, power and zero drama.

13+

Years in Live Sound

2×

TPiMEA Award Winner

EN · DE · RU

Trilingual

What I Do

FOH engineer for Disney orchestra film scores, Dimash, AR Rahman, and artists across genres — from opera halls to festival main stages.

System design and optimization for arenas, festivals, and large-scale productions. d&b, L-Acoustics, Meyer Sound, Clair — across three continents.

DiGiCo and Dante certified trainer. Workshops at Sennheiser Middle East. Consulting on system, FOH, and network engineering.

FOH mix for the launch event — one of the region’s largest entertainment openings.

Mixing a full orchestra performing John Williams’ scores to picture.

System engineer for the Dubai 2025 show — arena-scale production.

System engineer at one of Germany’s biggest rock festivals — 90,000+ attendees.

FOH Audio Engineer of the Year — back-to-back wins after 2023.

Profiled in the “Women in Pro Audio” series — read it here.

d&b audiotechnik · L-Acoustics · Meyer Sound · Clair
ArrayCalc · R1 · Soundvision · LA Network Manager · EASE Focus · Lake

DiGiCo · Yamaha CL/PM · Midas Pro · Avid Venue · Allen&Heath
DiGiCo certified trainer & support

Dante Level 3 certified trainer · Digital audio protocol design & troubleshooting
Also: iOS/Android developer — created WaveCalc