Experience: 
 

Power Within Inc.
(An event management company that specializes in motivational-style leadership events, features world-class presenters including former President William Jefferson Clinton, Dr. Phil McGraw, and Lance Armstrong)

Customer Service Representative

March 2005 to May 2006

 

  • Responsible for customer service inquiries, including answering customer queries, registering clients via electronic ticketing system, and providing detailed information on new and existing programs via email and inbound calls, and outbound calls to existing customers.

     

 

LiveTourArtists Inc.

Booking/Sales Agent

August 2004 to Jan 2005
  • Booked City of Brampton' s 2004 New Year's celebration, featuring Canadian Classic Rock Legends, the Northern Pikes and Canada 's most popular children's group, Sharon and Bram. Worked with a five-figure budget, negotiated artist fees and stayed within budget.
  • Managed and updated company database, produced mail merges for mass mail outs and executed broadcast faxes via company-owned fax broadcasting service.
 

Tribute to Rod Stewart

Musical Director/Guitarist

Summer 2004
  • Performed at Thousand Island Casino in Gananoque, Ontario and the Summer Concert Series at Windsor Raceway in Windsor Ontario
 

The Booking House Inc.

Booking/Sales Agent

Feb. 2003 to July 2004

  • Generated repeat and new business through successful client follow-up and outbound cold calling. Some venues booked include the 2004 summer concert series in La Ronde, Six Flags, Montreal (concert series booked via venue's buyer, not direct with venue), and Casino Regina, Regina Saskatchewan.

 
Music Producer/Arranger
Guitarist
  • Currently working with songwriters to produce and arrange as well as perform original music. Call for sample
 

Divamania

Rock/Pop Guitarist

2003
  • Performed in Casinos in Canada and abroad, celebrating the accomplishments of Celion Dion, Aretha Franklin, Gloria Estefan, Shania Twain and many more
 

Classical Guitarist

1998-Present

 
  • Play and record 19th and 20th century classical guitar music and popular music adpated to the classical guitar
  • For upcoming performances, click here.

Canadian Record Production Association

Canadian Content Analyst

October 1997


  • Logged domestic and internal recordings aired on Canadian radio stations by listening to VHS recordings of live broadcasts

Canadian Country Music Association

Project Coordinator Assistant

July-September 1997

  • Provided administrative and computer support
  • Helped coordinate Canadian Country Music Week and CCMA Awards
  • Liaised between artists and CCMA management
  • Data entry

TMP The Music Publisher

Student Internship Program

October-November 1997

  • Reviewed and collated writer and composer contracts
  • Liaised between artists and Business and Legal Affairs
  • Data entry

Harris Institute for the Arts - Toronto, Ontario

Recording Arts Management Honors Diploma

October 1996 -October 1997

 

Courses included:

  • Media & Perception
  • Artist Management
  • Music Publishing
  • Communication Arts
  • Computer Sciences,
  • Computer Applications
  • Business Communications
  • Graphic Design
  • Print Production
  • Marketing

Professional Musician

1986-1996

 
  • Toured through Western Canada and Northern and Southern Ontario

     

  • MIDI Programmer and Guitarist for several touring Canadian Top 40 groups including:
    - Chapeau Rouge
    - Boardwalk
    - Power Circus
    - Hit Parade

Miller's School of Music
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Music Teacher

1984-1986
  • Taught guitar to clients  between the ages of 5 to 50
Winnipeg Technical Vocational High School

Music Program

1994-1985
  • Guitarist for Company 10 Pop Music Theatrical Production  
 
Expertise:
 

Technical/Programming
  • Korg M1
  • Roland Juno 60
  • Roland R70 (drum machine)
  • Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-770 (drum machine)
  • Cakewalk
  • Cubase
  • Soundedit 16 (Mac)
  • Additional Computer Skills. See business resume

Sight Reading
  • Intermediate to advanced

Professional Affiliations
  • Member, Toronto Musicians Association (A F of M, Local 149)
  • Member, Songwriters Association of Canada

  • Member, Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada ,

 

Equipment 
  • Fender American Standard Telecaster
  • Alhambra Handmade Luthier Rio
    Classical Guitar (with L.R. Baggs iBeam Active pickup)
  • BOSS BR-1180 Digital Recording Studio
  • Line 6 POD XT Live
  • FX:Cry Baby WaWa
  • TASCAM 244 4-Track Portastudio
  • Toshiba M70 Laptop
 
References Available Upon Request