Rajeev Naidu

Rajeev S. Naidu, Ed.D., is an accomplished audio engineer, educator, and Recording Academy/GRAMMYs member with extensive expertise in recording, mixing, post-production, and live sound. He spent six years at the Grammy Award-winning company EDnet, collaborating with Sony, Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, and Skywalker Sound, and for over a decade has been a live sound engineer and board member at SF Live Arts, working with artists such as Joan Baez, Molly Tuttle, and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. His productions have reached #13 on the Billboard All Genres chart and earned over 3.7 million streams as of 2025. Dr. Naidu  holds an Ed.D. in Learning & Instruction from the University of San Francisco, and has presented research on psychoacoustics, semiotics of sound, and the role of deliberate practice in audio engineering skill development at national and international conferences, combining technical expertise with academic rigor to mentor the next generation of audio professionals.

• Audio recording
• Audio mixing and post-production
• Music production
• Sound design for film

• Deliberate practice
• Self-regulated learning
• Psychoacoustics
• Semiotics

• Academic Advisor, Learning and Instruction Committee (2025-Present)

• University of San Francisco, EdD in Learning and Instruction, 2024
• San Francisco State University, MA in Broadcast Electronic Communications Arts, 2014
   

• Recording and Mixing Engineer, Trakworx Recording and Mastering (2021-Present)
• Professional Membership, Recording Academy/GRAMMYs, (2020-Present)
• Live Sound Engineer and Board Member, San Francisco Live Arts (2014-Present)
• Senior Lecturer in Audio Production, San Francisco State University (2013-Present)

• Broadcast Education Association, Faculty Audio Competition, Best of Show Award, 2025
• Broadcast Education Association, Faculty Audio Competition, Award of Excellence, 2025
• San Francisco State University, Graduation Faculty Speaker, 2024
• Billboard Top 200 Albums, Top 20 All Genres (Producer Credit), 2017