Current
Self-employed, 2010 – Sumsound and UTS:ProSchool
As you may have read in my blog posts, I have launched a new stage in my career, as a self-employed mixer and trainer. My studio is “Sumsound at Trackdown” and I can be booked for premixing for feature film, or full mix for TV or Digital distribution. Full audio post services can be provided by Trackdown with the mix completed in my theatre.
I am also lecturering the short courses at the UTS:ProSchool, Australia’s first, and longest running Digidesign education partner.
Previous Employers
Digidesign Australia and New Zealand – Senior Applications Engineer
(2003-Feb 2010)
As part of the international AVID corporation, my role was to locally represent the Digidesign division amongst the film, radio, music and TV broadcast clients with a strong emphasis on workflow support, operational knowledge and the ICON range of products. Gathering client feedback on where we are and where they want us to go was a large component of my role.
Syncrotech Systems Design – Professional Audio Product Manager, Australia; (2 years)
Syncrotech are a boutique audio infrastructure provider and distributor of international leading brands in the audio broadcast and production industries. My role was to manage Syncrotech’s distribution channel of some 30 music stores domestically, and provide secondary “consultancy” sales support to the GM, typically into government depts and broadcasters such as the ABC or SBS.
Mountainsound Audio Production – my own company, running various ProTools systems for non-linear video post (part- time 5 years)
David + John Recordings – Audio Engineer, Radio/TV/Film
Val Morgan Cinema Advertisers – Audio Engineer (2 years)
Pearl & Dean Cinema Advertisers – Audio Producer/Engineer (1 year)
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre – casual T.S.D. operator
P&O Holidays – Senior Stage Manager, Fair Princess cruise liner.
Darling Harbour Authority – casual stage manager/live sound operator
SAE Technology College, Sydney – Supervisor for student recording sessions
Qualfications
Masters of Design Science (Audio), Sydney University 2003, Deans Honour List.
Bachelor of Arts (Music Production), Southern Cross University. 1997
Tonmeister Award SAE Technology College, Sydney 1997
Workplace training
Click here to see my Avid Digidesign Certification listing
Avid Digidesign ProTools V8 ICON, Post and Music Expert certifications (310I, 310P and 310M levels). One of the few people in the world to hold all the most advanced Pro Tools qualifications.
AVID Certified Service and Repair-person course (ACSR). Accreditation for AVID “Unity” Network Maintenance. Throughout 2004, up for renewal this year. Avid “Interplay” training, March 07. Avid “ISIS” training TBC.
Apple OSX Troubleshooting, Apple Sydney, 2003.
Australian Institute of Management, Essential Selling skills. 2002
Associations
At various times in my career I have been a member of the following professional associations…
Australasian Sound Recordings Association
Peak body for the Australian audio archiving industry and associated government departments such as Screensound Australia, National Library of Australia and the National Australian Archives.
Australian Screen Sound Guild
Industry association for the Audio Post production companies that polish, mix, edit and design audio for television and film.
Australian Guild of Music and Speech
An association of music academics devoted to qualification and standards of musical education in partnership with its predecessor, the original London based Guild. My membership of the AGMS qualifies me in their eyes as a proficient singing teacher.
