Tonmeister · Vienna

pit kaufmann

Live sound, recording and post-production for concerts, musical theatre and broadcast — from the first draft to the final master.

  • live sound
  • recording
  • postproduction
Pit Kaufmann behind the mixing desk
What I do

live, studio, post

live sound

FOH and monitors for concerts, musical theatre and broadcast events. System design, plots and patch are settled long before the doors open, so show day is about the music.

recording

Sessions on location and in the studio, classical through contemporary. Planned from the score, not from the channel list.

postproduction

Editing, mixing and mastering for record, film and stream — the stage where a recording becomes a release.

Selected work

recent productions

In early 2025 I joined forces with colleagues to found Arts & Tonic. My work stays the same, but sharing resources and a team of people I trust means we can take on complex and large-scale productions more easily and at a higher standard.

Visit Arts & Tonic
  1. Oper im Steinbruch — Tosca

    01 — Live Sound

    Oper im Steinbruch — Tosca

    FOH · St. Margarethen

    Photo © Oper im Steinbruch / wearegiving

  2. Mozart Requiem

    02 — AV Production

    Mozart Requiem

    Sound Engineering · Madrid

    Photo © Mario Dominguez Soler

  3. Wiener Festwochen Eröffnung

    03 — Live Sound

    Wiener Festwochen Eröffnung

    FOH · Vienna

    Photo © Tim Dornaus

  4. Die Zauberflöte

    04 — AV Production

    Die Zauberflöte

    Sound Engineering / Technical Engineering · Salzburg

    Photo © Werner Kmetitsch

  5. ECR Opening

    05 — Broadcast Sound

    ECR Opening

    Sound Engineering · Vienna

    Photo © Sebastian Kreuzberger

  6. Wiener Opernsommer — Traviata

    06 — Live Sound

    Wiener Opernsommer — Traviata

    FOH · Vienna

    Photo © Wiener Opernsommer

About

musician first, engineer second

I started with classical guitar and music theory, added piano and jazz bass at the Conservatory of Luxembourg, and finished my Tonmeister diploma at the mdw in Vienna in 2023. I have always been fascinated by the creative use of technology to shape sound. The musical intention comes first, and the technical solution follows from it.

In addition to Arts & Tonic, I work as Tonmeister and media creator at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.

Pit Kaufmann
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