Charles D. Thompson
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
C. ad3rhn@r.postjobfree.com
PROFILE
A very well rounded Musician in the areas of Orchestrating, Arranging, Transcribing, and Electronic Music. Trained from the classroom on Trumpet since the age of 11 and started Arranging at age 15. A quick learner, who is very Hardworking, Passionate, and talented musician able to conform and create for any genre/style of music. I am a Forklift Operator, Machine Operator, and a janitor.
EXPERIENCE
National Vision
Forklift Operator
F:03/2023 T:01/2024
Open and closed tickets(order forms, 50-450+), put them back through the computer, watched my shipping labels come out and had at least 5–10 labels Each, as a forklift operator i grabbed at least 8-16+- 24 boxes, loaded them onto each other, put them on the truck, then i got the other small boxes, and did cherry picking on the left side, on every Friday
Walmart
Stock Associate/ Janitor
F: 08/2022 T:02/2023
Stocked every day groceries, from frozen vegetables, to the dairy, in between every aisle
Stocked paper towels,pet food,housewares, toys, camp equipment, automobiles cleaners, lotions, and toothpaste
Also made sure to sweep the store before opening
Music Director, Braeswood A.G. Church 2014-2022
Selects music to perform for desired groups and ensembles Arranges/Orchestrates music for selected charts
Encourages musicians to put in extra time at rehearsals Recruits for the Music ministry department for all aspects of worship Mixer/Sound board trained(Analog/Digital) SoundcraftVi series, Yamaha, Beringer, Allen&Heath live32
Birthed a youth group of singers and musicians
Band Director, Saint Catherine Montessori School, 2017-2018 Teach music theory and aural skills
Motivated and encouraged progression in instrumental music Planned and prepared lessons/strategies related to a musical goal Acquired necessary teaching material
Assessed every child’s musical abilities and gave feedback on improving Audio Engineer, T&S Productions, Houston,Texas — 2016-2017 Produced well balanced audio for club venues and churches Adapted quickly to different Audio mixing boards
Learned use of multichannel and enhancements to live recordings and studio work Able to troubleshoot through most problems2003–2005 Brass Instructor, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas 2016-2017 Responsible for maturation of sound quality for all Brass Instruments
Abilities to help interpret style of play from song to song Abilities to Teach theory, aural skills, and brass pedagogy Assessed musical abilities of all brass players and gave recommendations on improvements Abilities to provide strategies in wind playing and techniques to sustain that level of play
EDUCATION
Texas Southern University — B.A. Music Performance, 2017 SKILLS
Finale Music Arranging Software, Logic Pro(DAW), Maschine(DAW), Pro Tools(DAW), Sibelius, G selector, ProPresenter, Media Shout, Studio Live, Adobe, Microsoft Excel, etc.