I study computer science and performance design (a subfield of performance studies) and do various music projects, where I produce, mix and master, but also play with at various festivals and local venues.
I have previously worked in online marketing, maintaining various websites and doing all kinds of audio and music related stuff
Was the Assistant Manager of Commercial Client Operations for FedexOffice in Australia back in the day. Been a small Art Gallery / Print Room Manager and professional framer - (for major/larger gallery exhibitions) and was in Hospitality Management for several years and utterly miserable when doing it I must confess.
Then an assistant carer for my father after his last stroke.
I had a secondary bout of pancreatic surgery (2 in 10 years) that led me to follow my bliss finallyā¦ Music
Iām at the fake it till you make it stage - but the budget is at about the better start waiting tables phase.
Far less glamorous a reality than many of you on here.
Past year and a bit Iāve done one album, one, ep, onto a third, looking at getting a live performance rig (to try and help make ends meet), done several paid for remixes and collaborations and well yesā¦
Previously Iāve been moderator on Yamaha based forums, done sound design for Concrete FX Kubik & Kubik2, did presets for a rather well known drum synth back in the day and am an all round fabulous nobody.
Unlike the rest of the family who are art therapists, lawyers, business managers and a Professor, I was particularly good at painting and printmaking once upon a time.
You know, all those things that really help put food on the table.
Takes bow and exits stage left.
I used to be in computersā¦ some fancy systems enginere jobā¦
untill my head crashedā¦ funny enough, i could fix all computers.
except my own (the brain) so i started working with homelessā¦
untill i failed misserably in live, and almost become my own student.
lucky for me, i found some new live in puppetry and music.
so i feel sane-ish and happy again
but i dont think i will ever be important in anything, ever again.
So you chooseā¦ i can be a failure, or just an unknown puppeteer/musicianā¦
if i chooseā¦ it be the latter Hooray for puppets and music
Gotta say Iām finding all this rather fascinating!
Itās really cool to have a bit of background on the folks here. somehow makes the posts more real, a bit like putting a face to name if you know what I mean?
I have been an audio visual technician since 2000. A little hard to explain, but we build/install automated A/V systems. Think University lecture theatres, Boardrooms, Medical simulation labs, video confering and some.
No kids (2cats,1GF(sounds like a nasty Jap porno))
So I have ample time to play with my expensive toys, I just need some inspiration/ideas.
My name is Jeremy, nice to meet you.
I work as an account manager for a large printing company. My specialty is in direct mail such as CRM & loyalty programs. It is okay for what it is, I do get out of the office some days for client meetings and to do the odd presentation. Itās not a dream job but It pays the bills, which is important as I have a 2 1/2 year old & 4 1/2 year old. Music is purely therapy for me, and gives me something to look forward to if the family happens to go to bed early:)
Freelance sound engineer. And resident engineer for a really nice recording studio in my hometown (Lecce).
When doing freelance i mostly participate as location sound mixer or boom-operator. But also in audio postproduction (editing-sonorization and that stuff) for audiovisuals.
Freelance IT systems engineer/sytem admin.
I look after things for a number of smaller companies that donāt want or canāt afford full time IT staff.
I also subcontract to a company that develops custom solutions for one of the UKās big telecoms providers.
Editor in chief for a small Swedish union-affiliated newspaper. Been a journalist for 15 years except a few when Iāve been involved in the music biz on the digital distribution side, worked for the government and for the communications department of the Swedish Union of Journalists.
Invoice auditing in telecom management. But, soon to be back to a more data oriented position of fixing things.
Working on a computer all day is, I think, one of the main reasons the Elektron boxes are so great for me. I can get away from the computer and still make music in a very intuitive way.