Producer, Engineer, Mixer, Performer, Manager

PAUL JEFFERSON

** ************ *****, *** *, QUINCY MA 02169 617-***-**** PAUL.S.

*********@*****.***

PROFILE

** ***** ********** ** * variety of administrative positions

* ***** ********ce in personnel and budget management, particularly related

to musicians 15 years experience in diverse cultural and socioeconomic

environments

20 years performing experience

Excellent reliability, organization, interpersonal skills and business

sense Outstanding comprehensive, analytical and technical skills

Versatile and in-demand Bandleader/MD, Saxophonist, Keyboardist

Freelance Producer, Engineer and Mixer; Studio and Live environments

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Musician/Sound Engineer/Bandleader at Brick Park Entertainment 2010-2013 (

www.brickparkent.com)

Responsibilities: Corporate/Wedding client relations, personnel/project

management, audio engineer, producer, performer

Audio Engineer and Business Development Associate at Soundscape Boston

2011-2012 (www.soundscapeboston.com) Responsibilities: Engineering, mixing

and editing music and spoken word using Pro Tools, DP, Logic etc, client

management and relations, general office duties, email/phone/fax; MS

Office, Mac and Windows systems.

Internship at Mix One Studios Fall 2010 (www.mixonestudios.com)

Responsibilities: General office duties, making coffee, studio setup and

tear-down for a variety of session types (music, jingle, ad)

Internship at Ted Kurland Associates Fall 2008 (www.tedkurland.com)

Responsibilities: General office duties, copying, emails, answering phones

etc. Assisted in contract proofing, tour booking, advertising and general

management for some of the biggest names in the Jazz world.

Musician/Manager/MC/Sound Engineer at DownTown Fever Boston 2010-2011

Responsibilities: Catastrophe prevention, client relations, budget

management, personnel management, performance

Leader of Berklee Prince Ensemble featuring faculty and star students

2008-2010

Responsibilities: All administrative duties relative to managing a 17-piece

band of the busiest students and faculty at Berklee College of Music.

Writing and arranging music, directing rehearsals, booking gigs, general

administration.

Graphic Designer and Web Administrator at Berklee Groove 2008-2011

Responsibilities: Designed web and print layouts for the paper using Adobe

InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro, Wordpress, etc. Answering phones,

publishing oversight. Together with Editor Zac Taylor, I transformed the

existing print publication into the cost-saving (and now thriving) website

at berkleegroove.com by composing a full business plan over Summer 2009

semester.

Recording Artist/Web developer with Dear Havanah 2009-2011 (

www.dearhavanah.com) SKILLS

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5+ years Office experience as Receptionist, Data Entry clerk, PA,

Secretary, Web and Graphic Designer, Researcher

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Expert with Mac OS X & iWork, Microsoft Windows & Office, Adobe Creative

Suite and much more

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Web design and maintenance using Dreamweaver, Flash, CMS (Wordpress,

Joomla!, Drupal) etc

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HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, C and VB coding experience

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Superb filing/file management skills

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Excellent telephone demeanor

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Typing speed 80+ WPM

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Live and Recorded Performance (Saxophones, Keyboards)

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Band management and Musical Direction

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Production of Pop, Rock, Jazz and World music

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Audio engineering, mixing and mastering

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Music Arranging/Orchestration/Sequencing/Transcription

EDUCATION

Berklee College of Music

[2008 –2011]

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Professional Diploma in Music Production and Engineering, Magna cum

Laude

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World Scholarship Tour

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Graphic Designer at The Groove 2008-2010

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Web Administrator at The Groove 2010-2011

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Dean’s List every semester

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Berklee All-Stars, Atlanta, GA 2009

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Performances with Michael McDonald, Don Was, Tower of Power, Blood Sweat

& Tears and many more

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Studied Saxophone with Dino Govoni and Frank Tiberi

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland [2005 – 2008]

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B.A. Applied Music; specializing in Music Technology and Performance

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Founder and manager, Samson and the Soul Cats (event band for hire)

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Performances on Sax/Keys/Vox all over the UK with a variety of acts

Holy Cross College, Bury, England

• 4 AS-Levels/3 A- Levels (Music, Computing, Chemistry, Law)

Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester, England

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Internationally-renowned specialist music school

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Studied Classical Piano, Saxophone and Voice, studied full spectrum of

theory, composition, history

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

[2002 – 2004]

[1997-2001]

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