bio
kirk denson
bio
kirk denson
“
exceeding expectations, with a passion for production excellence.
”
Long Island, New York
Nashville, Tennessee
Los Angeles, California
Dallas, TX
Marin Cty, CA
Chicago, IL
Born on Long Island, New York, Kirk Denson has been involved in the music and entertainment industry since childhood. He attended Fisk University and American Baptist College in Nashville, moved to Los Angeles and gained invaluable production experience working for Stevie Wonder's Black Bull Entertainment and Savoy Records.
Kirk relocated to Dallas, Texas to intern for music industry legend Paul Christiansen at Video Post and Transfer. While in Dallas he founded Denson Productions and Communications, a production company that focused on Live Sound Reinforcement and Production Management.
The 1990’s proved to be extremely busy as Kirk was hired as an Audio Tech for the Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Atlanta, while touring internationally with Kirk Franklin as his Production Manager and Sound Engineer. Kirk continued touring as a Live Sound Engineer and Production Manager, working with such names as Kool & The Gang, Cameo, Bobby Brown, New Edition, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond and others, finally landing at The Potter’s House Worship Center in Dallas as the Senior Audio Engineer.
While employed at The Potter’s House, Kirk was offered an internship, and subsequently hired to work at George Lucas’ Skywalker Sound, where he is currently a “Project Daily” Music and Sound Effects Editor. While there his Sound Effects and Music Editing work on a documentary entitled “Amandla!, A Revolution in Four Part Harmony” garnered an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Music and Sound for News and Documentary.
Kirk is currently the Technical Director at the House of Hope Arena, a 10,000 seat worship facility and performance arena in Chicago, IL.
In 2017 Kirk founded the postproduction facility KDP! Post where he continues to work on Music mixes and Sound for Television and Film projects.
Recent Mixes
Recent Mixes
Recent Studio Mixes
2018
Robert Glasper Experiment: Live
2017
Leroy Barncord
Mixed and Mastered
2016
Pennal “PJ” Johnson
Produced and Mixed and Mastered
MEMa
MEMa
TechKno Academy
Kirk’s experience prompted a desire to give back to underserved communities and to create a recording studio on wheels. His nonprofit organization, The MEMa Studio, Inc. (Mobile Educational Multimedia Studio) is still working on that long-term goal, while operating an after-school program for underserved teens called “TechKno Academy”.
The TechKno Academy after school program has attracted nationwide attention, after CNN invited the teen participants to screen their new docudrama, CHICAGOLAND, in 2014. The CNN producers conducted a “Producer’s Master Class” for the teens. WGN News produced a segment on the program: WGN Tech-Kno Segment.
foundation
foundation
Since 2012, The Mobile Educational Multimedia Studio Foundation has operated an after-school program "TechKno Academy" programs on Chicago's South Side.
The MEMa Studio is a nonprofit organization committed to exposing underserved youth to an arts education in a recording studio on wheels, housing state-of-the-art music and film technology.
The Program connects students with industry professionals to conduct music, video production, and career skills workshops, through a program called "TechKno Academy". TechKno Academy 2020 is currently running in conjunction with After School Matters - a non-profit organization that offers South Side Chicago high school teens innovative out-of-school activities through S.T.E.M. programs and the nationally recognized Gallery programs.
These days, since the onset of Covid-19, TechKno Academy teens participate remotely gaining valuable on experience collaborating with their peers on socially conscious music and film projects. Students gain self esteem, create new friendships and have learning experiences which will help establish a path to a career in music & film production.