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My goal is to solve information management problems, drawing upon my extensive technological experience. In particular I seek to preserve, document, digitize and monetize audio and video collections. I have been responsible for recording, reproduction, distribution, broadcasting and performance of media for many audiences reaching hundreds of thousands of people. I have excelled in every stage of my career as a producer, engineer (including two Grammy-nominated albums), archivist, webmaster, webcaster, broadcaster, program director and DJ.
Technology can be used as a powerful tool or an ineffectual crutch. I build tools out of crutches, bringing media to life.
Experience |
• Founded technical service company to provide audio system engineering, remote recording, rentals and consultation. Responsible for hundreds of recording projects including engineering, media delivery and extensive documentation. Managed every project's audio format decisions, equipment configuration, data storage and metadata. Achieved guru-level expertise with two decades of format evolution, including digital audio files, digital tapes, analog tapes, data storage media and session formats.
• Developed, administered and wrote all copy for silentway.com, a 400,000-word technology and music information resource, which generates 462,000 hits per month and a 59% gross margin. Designed, implemented and deployed a major migration of silentway.com to the Drupal CMS, including extensive use of CCK, Views and taxonomy. Assisted migration of the San José State University School of Library and Information Science website to Drupal 7. Developed the hearnet.com partners directory and thirteen more domains.
•Developed The Ultimate Tracksheet, a comprehensive documentation tool and digital audio storage calculator for recording sessions. Beta Tester under NDA for large technology companies. Technical consultant to hundreds of engineers and all major Northern California recording studios, including Skywalker Sound, The Plant, Fantasy and Hyde St. Studios.
• Selected clients from a longer list of over four hundred:
David Byrne; Jane's Addiction; Elvis Costello; Coldplay; Duran Duran; Steve Miller; Norah Jones; Tori Amos; Erasure; Doobie Brothers; Seal; Sarah McLachlan; Maroon 5; Joss Stone; Live; George Clinton; Jurassic 5; Emmylou Harris; Indigo Girls; Lucinda Williams; Richard Thompson; Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Dave Alvin; Khaled w Carlos Santana; Dave Chappelle; Booker T. Jones; Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and Todd Rundgren; Ornette Coleman; Stern Grove Festival; Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival.
• Produced hundreds of successful, creatively fulfilling recording and web projects.
• Selected releases from a longer discography of over seventy:
Recorded Grammy nominated Richard Thompson album "Dream Attic," 2010 Grammy nominee for Best Contemporary Folk Album.
Recorded Grammy nominated Ramblin' Jack Elliott album "I Stand Alone," 2006 Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Recorded the 2004-2009 Stern Grove Festival seasons, including 77 Artists on 39 dates for albums, videos, podcasts and broadcast.
Recorded tracks by Duran Duran, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Seal, Norah Jones, Erasure and Tori Amos on "This Is Alice Music" compilations for KLLC-FM.
• Used niche-marketing methods to capitalize on two untapped markets (remote recording and rental) with one collection of recording equipment. Predicted and profited from drastic industry shifts. Forged strong relationships with hundreds of artists and corporate clients in the diverse Bay Area music community and beyond. See silentway.com for recording and rental service details.
Audio and computer systems installation, support, consulting and sales for audio equipment rental company. Created inventory database to track hundreds of items. (San Francisco Bay Area)
Built and configured a new multi-room recording facility. Taught studio techniques, ran lab sessions. (SF)
Managed radio advertisement media and duplication for commercial recording studio. (SF)
Skills |
Expert: Drupal CMS administration (Views, CCK, theming, modules, etc.), Google Adsense/Analytics, SEO, affiliate revenue, XML sitemaps, Digital media metadata management and content distribution, FlowPlayer/SWFTools/Shoutcast/MP3/AAC encoding and streaming servers, HTML, phpBB, web project development, DreamHost server configuration.
Proficient: PHP, MySQL, Apache, BSD UNIX, Cron, RSS aggregation, phpMyAdmin, XML, CSS, DBTextWorks, Flash, JavaScript, AppleScript.
Expert: OS X (Mac OS user since 1985), advanced Excel scripting, Word, Google Docs, advanced iTunes hacking, Automator, AccountEdge/MYOB, QuicKeys, Adobe GoLive CS, library database search strategies, Zotero.
Proficient: Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000, NT, Photoshop, ImageReady, FileMaker Pro, LibGuides/CampusGuides, Cisco WebEx, Desire2Learn, Blackboard Collaborate/Elluminate, DBTextWorks.
Expert: RADAR V/24, Tascam DA-88/98/38/78, Panasonic DA-7, Alesis ADAT/XT20/M20, digital format transfers, MOTU Digital Performer.
Proficient: Pro Tools, Logic, Sonic Solutions, Studer A827 2" 24-track, classic mic techniques, wordclock/timecode sync.
(See silentway.com for more on engineering proficiency and a detailed professional history.)
Education |
Working toward a Masters Degree, concentrating on audio and video archive management, digital services and emerging technologies.
Graduated at top of class from Recording Arts and Technology program.
Audio Engineering courses in the Music/Recording Industry program (now known as Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts).
Post-graduate courses in Mass Communications and Journalism.
Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. DJ (WJRH-FM); Lead singer in winner of Battle of Bands.
Other Experience |
Grammy voting member of NARAS (National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences) since 1998. Completed CLA/MLA "Cataloging Musical Scores and Sound Recordings" workshop in 2012. Member of ALA, SLA, CLA and MLA. Internships at WZZO-FM (Allentown PA), WCAU-AM (Philadelphia) and "Mike Schmidt Live." Program Director for WSPS-FM.
Publishing: Published author in peer-reviewed Library Student Journal (in press as of 3/2012). Co-founder, editor and writer for The Vid, a literary journal of articles, essays, fiction, poetry and art. Author of SF Weekly DIY FYI Musicians' Guide, Bay Area Net Music Company Directory, DA-88 Guide (11,000+ word user's manual), Mac Tips Newsletter, more.
Theater: Music Director and various roles in: "The Real Inspector Hound" (Stoppard), "Lysistrata" (Aristophanes) and "Viva Karaoke."
Personal: Graduate of St. Paul's School (Concord, NH). Pub Quiz MC. Radio news host for the Rose Resnick Lighthouse For The Blind's Broadcast Services. Singer in many bands since college. Gigging DJ (Appropriate).
Also see this linkedin.com profile. References and address available upon request.