Biography

Biography

Shafayat Faisal — Audio Engineer & System Engineer, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Head of Audio Production & Systems Engineering — Audio Engineer & System Engineer · Dhaka, Bangladesh

An accomplished systems engineer and engineering director with over 22 years of foundational and leadership experience in live audio architecture, high-pressure broadcast management and infrastructure engineering.

Authoritative expertise overseeing multi-million-dollar corporate hardware deployments, designing arena-scale acoustic line-arrays (D&B Audiotechnik SL-Series) and managing complex networked audio matrices across Dante / NDI. Merges a deep engineering foundation with enterprise-grade IT capabilities — Linux server environments, smart system automations and custom RF optimization schedules.

Born 1984 in the Chittagong district and based in Dhaka, Shafayat has balanced rigorous technical frameworks with active cultural passion across his career — from national stadium events to Guinness World Record capture.

Media & Press

  • “Headbangers Paradise” returns with a night to remember — The Daily Star

    Coverage of the Headbangers Paradise 2 concert at ICCB, Dhaka, crediting the sound engineers behind the event (September 2022).

    The Daily Star ↗

  • The Strange World of Audio Engineering in Dhaka — Border Movement

    A two-part feature on audio engineering in Dhaka by Maliha Mohsin, discussing training, resources and the challenges engineers face in the city (January 2020).

    Border Movement ↗

  • From Pantera to Purnota: Oni Hasan shreds through a night of heavy metal nostalgia — The Business Standard

    Coverage of Oni Hasan’s concert at Aloki, Dhaka, including a note on the venue’s acoustic design and live sound (July 2025).

    The Business Standard ↗

Experience

Head of Audio Production & Systems Engineering

Blues Production — Dhaka, Bangladesh

2023 — Present
  • Govern strategic technical architecture, engineering workflows and system design for the nation’s largest live televised broadcast formats and public installations.
  • Direct procurement, lifecycle and deployment of multi-million-dollar inventory — premium D&B Audiotechnik arrays and flagship digital control matrices.
  • Consult with international event architects and institutional project directors on structural acoustic engineering approvals.
  • Build training curriculums for junior engineers: network routing, acoustic safety and RF signal monitoring.

Senior Sound & System Engineer

Blues Production

2015 — 2023
  • Resident engineer for national stadium events, symphonic showcases and multi-day international acoustic festivals.
  • Engineered low-latency digital signal backbones over multilayered protocol networking for critical live broadcast events.
  • Conducted physical acoustic modelling across complex topographies before array rigging.

Independent Systems Specialist & Audio Engineer

Independent

2004 — 2015
  • Worked alongside engineering pioneers like Fuad Shihab mapping acoustical characteristics and deploying early digital arrays.
  • Engineered monitor distributions, multi-channel sub-mixes and system matrices for high-tier international touring outfits.

Flagship Deployments

Core Technical Expertise

Line Array Architecture

D&B Audiotechnik (SL-Series, GSL, KSL, J, V) · Adamson · JBL Professional

Mixing Control Systems

Digico (SD10, SD9) · Avid (S6L, Venue SC48) · Yamaha · Soundcraft · Midas (M32)

Acoustic Modelling & Tools

Smaart Suite v9 · ArrayCalc · SoundVision · R1V3 · MAPP XT · Blueprint AV

Network & Systems IT

Dante / NDI · Linux (Debian, Ubuntu) · Proxmox VE · Docker · Home Assistant

Education & Credentials

  • + Telecommunication Engineering
  • + Dante Level 2 Certified — Audinate
  • + Harman Professional Audio Systems Designer
  • + Harman Networking Essentials
  • + Digico Digital Console Engineering
  • + Adamson Certified System Engineer
  • + Avid Certification
  • + D&B Audiotechnik System Management Certification
  • + Diploma in Sound Engineering — Audio Academy, India

Permanent Structural Installations

Bangladesh Military Museum — Court Side

Designed, configured and signed off the integrated sound reinforcement matrix, dynamic light projection systems and architectural show-control laser timing paths.

Premium Academic Institutions — Australian International School , DPS Junior, Glenrich International School

Conducted structural room impulse response calculations and deployed tailored acoustic damping configurations with distributed premium sound systems.

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