Patrick Cole

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Telephone: 077******** - Email: acw9se@r.postjobfree.com

Personal statement

A highly motivated and experienced in music, music technology and also computer Science currently looking to resume my professional career after dedicating the last five years to raising a family and back to education to gain a degree. During my professional break I have done by best to refresh my skills and keep up- to date with the latest industry developments. Have had experience liaising with working with young people through teaching of music and drums playing skills.

Key Skills

Music Production, Music Technology, Teaching Kit Drum, Events Management

Project Management, Computer Network and Telecommunication, Data Mining,

Data Base Design Concept.

Employment History

In-House Writer, Producer, Decadent Records, London

(June 2007 – Present)

Achievements and responsibilities:

Writing and recording music, arranging music, for fellow artist

Playing and working on the drums tracks

Making sure the productions are well done, and remixes are on time

Self employed while, Back to College then University

(2009 – 2016)

Action Dog London, Teaching music recording, production, and Dj mixing

Event Management Bars.

Creative Director, Producer, CAP Production, London

(March 2005 – 2007

Achievements and responsibilities:

Prepared a documentary entitled Yea Blood or No Blood, which was aimed at highlighting the social issues and dispelling common misconception within the Black Ethnic minority surrounding the donation of blood.

Recording Artist, Reverb Music, Publisher Warner Chapel Music, London

(October 1998 –Present)

Achievements and responsibilities:

Wrote, produced, performed and toured with the hit dance music single ‘Pasilda’ (Afromedusa). It became a number.1 in US billboard charts as well as Spain, Italy, Europe, Canada and Turkey.

Drummer and Vocalist, London Afro Bloc, London

(Jan 1992 –Oct 1997)

A member of a 22-piece drum and brass band playing Samba Reggie. Toured in Europe with original Bloc Olodum from Brazil.

Represented Great Britain in the opening and closing ceremony in the Commonwealth Games in Canada.

Toured with the Rebirth Jazz Band from New Orleans. Participated in the Melt Down Festival in London (featured Debbie Harry, Elvis Costello etc.).

Performed in the Future Sound of Africa in the Barbican in London alongside Manu Dibango, Hugh Masekela, Zap Mama, and Airto Moreira.

Distributor and A&R, G&M Distribution, London

(April 1988 –Nov 1992)

Part of a team purchasing records from artists and record labels worldwide that are marketed and sold to make the top 20 music charts and radio airplay. I was responsible for all the commercial aspects and for new contracts, and negotiations.

Education

BSc (Hons) Degree, Business Intelligence at, London South Bank University (Top-up)

(September 2015 – September 2016)

St Patrick’s College, London

(September 2013 – June 2015)

BTEC level 5 Higher National Diploma

Network Engineering and telecommunication Systems

A-levels:

Art – History

School Name Rokeby Stratford London

GCSEs, grade A-C, including Maths and English

References

References are available upon request.

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