House Musician or House Bandleader

(16 years)

TWENTY SIX YEARS OF?????? INSPIRING AUDIENCES (WITH EXPERT DRUM SET AND PERCUSSION PLAYING)????????????

-Served as house drummer on the Empress of the North to great acclaim by audiences, featured performers, band members, and cruise directors.

-Sight read charts with ease.

-Easily create fitting drum parts in a remarkable range of musical styles.

-Perform locally and nationally on drum set and percussion for top acts such as Jackson Berkee of Manhiem Steamroller, Andy O, Edmonia Jarrett, Scott Law, Ponticcello, the Pan Leggo Steelband, and the Jackson Street Swing Band.

-Play drum set over seas in countries that have included Chile, Thailand, and Venezuela.

OFFER WIDE-RANGING MUSICAL SKILLS

-Seven years experience creating and leading some of the most successful bands in the Puget Sound area.

-Regularly lead bands for top clients, such as Boeing and Microsoft, and work with top area agents, such as Andy Mirkovich, Entco International, Professional Entertainment, and Marry ?????McFaul???????

-Create lively compositions and arrangements that get noticed.

-Use excellent music technology skills to produce clean, readable charts and program MIDI backing tracks to enhance the sound of musical groups.

-Perform irresistible and unique music on steel drum, an instrument that adds a maritime theme to music and could provide a very (original, singular) unique??????? touch to river boat entertainment that other lines would have difficulty matching.

INTERACT WELL WITH PASSENGERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS

-Speak fluent Spanish and Portuguese.

-Convey a friendly, open persona.

ADAPT WELL TO BOAT LIFE/CLOSE QUARTERS

-Raised in a commercial fishing family. (spent summers working on commercial fishing boat)???????

Employer #1

Self Employed, Seattle, WA and elsewhere

Position: Owner/operator.

Dates of Employment: 1995-present

DRUM SET/PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTALIST

-Serve as a percussionist, usually on drum set, but also on steel drum, vibraphone, marimba, Latin percussion, and a large range of other percussion instruments.

-Perform a large range of styles that include Latin, classical, jazz, and pop.

-Touring experience abroad and throughout the United States.

MANAGING THE PAN LEGGO STEELBAND (STEEL DRUM MUSIC) AND THE JACKSON STREET SWING BAND (NINE-PIECE SWING BAND)

-Manage up to nine contract musicians.

-Program MIDI backing tracks.

-Inspire the audience as a front man for the band by teaching Latin dance, singing, performing on percussion, and acting as MC in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, as the situation dictates.

-Set up and run live sound reinforcement.

-Lias with talent agents, clients, and event planners.

SOUND DESIGN AND COMPOSITION

-Arrange and compose for musical groups from one to twenty pieces and for computers and other electronic musical instruments.

-Program and compose sounds and music for video games and multi-media, currently working on a video game project with NPC Unlimited.

DRUMWORLD.TV, PROVIDING PRIVATE/GROUP PERCUSSION INSTRUCTION

-Interacting with students individually and in groups, teaching them percussion skills.

-Managing music teachers.

-Planning and organizing student events, such as recitals.

-Creating student newsletters.

-Liasing with music store managers

GENERAL OWNER/OPERATOR DUTIES

-Web site builder/manager.

-Accounting.

-Scheduling.

-Marketing and publicity.

-Mailing list manager.

Employer #2

America West Steamboat Company

Last-Minute Sub Drummer in the Golden Nugget Showroom Band.

11/15/04-11/22/04

PLAID DRUM SET IN HOUSE BAND

-Plaid dance and cocktail music.

-Plaid accompanying music for nightly shows.

-Read all necessary musical charts

-Interacted very well with passengers

Employer #3

Chief Sealth High School

Seattle, WA

Position: Percussion Section Teacher, Chief Sealth Band Program

CREATED AND TAUGHT A PERCUSSION CURRICULUM

-Created and lead the Chief Sealth Percussion Ensemble.

-Demonstrated techniques on many percussion instruments.

General Duties: create and teach percussion curriculum, create and lead Chief Sealth Percussion Ensemble, demonstrate techniques on many percussion instruments, testing 123