Objective

MMT candidate who wishes to be able to apply the theory gained from educational endeavors in a positive working environment.

Experience

2/2005-present Sound Designer New York, NY

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- Creating sounds and environments for live theater.

- Controlling sound live through Max/MSP.

- Speaker placement, wiring.

- Recording Foley-style effects

6/2004-present Audiovisual Engineer New York, NY

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- Mastering and compression of MIDI and audio ringtone material.

- Sound operation and mixing for short theater/film projects.

- Production of own music for publishing.

- General photo and graphics editing work on Photoshop.

- Mastering and remastering of sound recordings.

- On-site sound recording of live music.

2003-2004 NYU Music Technology Studios New York, NY

Studio Monitor

- Responsible for administering equipment to studio users.

- Troubleshooting studio problems.

2002–2003 Imperial Music Studios San Juan, PR

Guitar Instructor

- Taught classical/popular guitar to children and adults.

- Many genres, covering classical to rock guitar.

1999–2001 University of PR Recording Studios Río Piedras, PR

Studio Technician

- Responsible for troubleshooting in the studio facilities.

- Tutoring for students within the studios.

- Mixing board work as well as general office duties.

Education

2003–present New York University New York, NY

- Working on Master’s Degree in Music Technology, Tonmeister Honor’s sequence, DSP and live sound concentration (MMT).

- Member of the Audio Engineering Society.

- Classes in Tisch School of the Arts’ Interactive Telecommunications program. Computerized systems design and implementation.

1997-2003 University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras, PR

- Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

- BA in Music, extended studies in Mathematics.

Software and other abilities

Proficient in Digidesign ProTools 6, Sonic Solutions Mastering Suite, Steinberg Cubase SX, Steinberg Nuendo, Cakewalk Sonar 3.0, MOTU Digital Performer 3/4, Peak, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 6.0 and Vegas 4.0, Ableton Live 3, Matlab/Scilab, Csound, Max/MSP, Emagic Logic Audio 5.5/6, Syntrillium CoolEdit Pro/Adobe Audition, Adobe Photoshop 7/8CS, Propellerhead Reason, ReWire, Coda Finale 2001, Audacity, and general office software including the Microsoft Office Suite and web-design software such as Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash. Programming experience in C/C++, HTML and BASIC. Authoring VST Plugins in Microsoft Visual C++. Music transcription and arrangement. Design and implementation of digital filters. Highly proficient in microphone placement and live recording for both stereo and surround sound setups. MIDI controller design and construction through hardware programming of Microchip PIC chips. General electronics knowledge, including capacitance, resistance and inductance elements in AC/DC circuits, and data transfer protocols and signal implementations. Soldering and general woodshop experience. Fully bilingual English/Spanish, proficient in French.

Clients

Sonic Branding Solutions, LLC; Turtle Shell Productions; SeaFoxx (band); Buddha on a Laptop (band); others.

Contacts

Address: 202 Hester Street, Apt. 4, New York, NY, 10013

Cel: (787) 671-2539, (917) 701-0719

Email: rjo218@nyu.edu, boricuanz@hotmail.com.

Website: http://homepages.nyu.edu/~rjo218; http://homepages.nyu.edu/~rjo218/MARMOG