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Nicholas Parker
589 Essex Street
Lynn, MA, 01901
781.492.6426
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nickparkersound@gmail.com
Objective
To track and mix great music so that it reaches its true potential.
Experience
Sherwood Forest Studios
Bedford, MA (2008). Engineer
• Mic’ed, tracked and mixed full bands using Pro Tools and Digital Performer.
Wellspring Sound
Acton, MA (2008). Intern/Engineer
• Ran sessions with rock, folk and jazz clients, using pro-tools, and radar.
• Mic’ed for drums, lead vocals, a-cappella groups, piano, B3 organ with Lesley cab, acoustic
guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, bass, and upright-bass.
• Built working 16channel studio from scratch for rough mixing projects.
• Set-up live sound systems for rock and folk bands around the state.
Bristol Studios
Boston, MA (2007-2008). Internship Program
• Worked directly with singers and hip-hop clients to track vocal parts, using digital performer.
• Many repeat clients of my own.
• Mic’ed for lead vocals, a-cappella groups, electric guitar, drums and acoustic guitar.
• Head-Intern, helping to train interns coming into the program.
Skills
Thorough knowledge of Pro Tools, Radar, Digital Performer, Cubase, Reason, Waves, Sample Tank, Guitar Rig and Autotune.
Home studio production project for the last 4 years (www.myspace.com/thedisband). Used my ability to motivate and inspire others to organize and direct a collaborative creative project with over 20 musicians which has produced three albums (please see attached CD).
Played guitar and gigged for 14years.
Meticulous attention to detail over both short and long term projects.
Attentive listener, problem-solver as a teacher, shaper of students' views towards learning objectives.
Extremely self-motivated work ethic. Self-directed project management in the research, development and construction of 2 over 150 page dissertations.
Education
Bristol Studios Certificate Program.
Engineering I; Engineering II; Digital Performer; Reason (2007).
PhD English (presidential scholar).
Boston College. (forthcoming, December 2008).
MA English. Boston College (2002).
M(Phil) English. University of Leeds, UK (1999).
BA(Hons) Literature. Liverpool John Moores University, UK (1997). |