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I’m a guitarist, composer and audio engineer from Brooklyn. I write and play in all styles and am eager to work on more films, docs, TV shows, whatever projects need music and sound.
mikebennettmusic.webs.com

My resume, in brief:

I’m a musician, audio engineer and educator from Brooklyn. I’ve taught, composed and played in NY and LA for the last 9 years. Training at Touro College and working at Digital Island Studios, I understand the technical side of recording, mixing and engineering. I’m familiar with all types of music production hardware and software, I’m especially proficient with Digital Performer and ProTools. I’m well-spoken and highly organized, personable and hardworking. I’m smart, efficient, and very easy to work with. I have great ears, a positive attitude and implacable attention to detail.

Experience
Scored and Mixed the short film ‘Flights’ October 2012
Assisted in every step of this indie short’s production, from early drafts of the script to the final edit. My main role was composer, but I also recorded location audio, live and programmed sound effects and mixing in post.
Reference – Jeff Sutton, [email protected]

Scored Documentary for the New Haven Friends Center Summer 2012
Worked hand in hand with SXSW-winning cinematographer Jon Miller to compose, record, mix and master soundtrack for this short documentary
Reference – Jon Miller, [email protected]

Scored Trailer for PBS Documentary ‘Half The Sky’ February 2012
Reference – Josh Bennett, [email protected]

Internship, Digital Island Studio 71 w 23rd St, Suite 504, New York, NY July 2010-April2012
Assisted in setup and breakdown of location recordings; use of extensive mic techniques, various stereo pairs, signal routing up to 32 channels
Mixing of live recordings in ProTools, editing in Sound Blade
Video Editing and media transfer
Mastering and Cataloging of DIS library
Reference – Bill Siegmund, [email protected]

Scored and Mixed Alice Bonvicini’s thesis Documentary on Wilhelm Reich December 2009-March2009
Provided musical cues
Mixed audio and ambient sound

Recorded and Mixed 4-song Demo For Chris Dingman World Music ensemble May – June 2010

Guitar Instructor: NYC Guitar School, TakeLessons.com and Private students July 2012-Present
Private one-on-one guitar and music theory instruction
Organized and directed intensive group lessons for beginning guitar students
Coached students on group performance and band stage dynamics
Gave lectures and instruction on songwriting history and techniques
Reference – Amy Molewski, [email protected]

Co-Founder Black & White Productions 2012 – Present
Songwriting and Production Team
Producing, arranging, recording, live performances, remixes
facebook.com/blackandwhiteny, reverbnation.com/blackandwhiteny

Solo Performance Project – Invisible Man, Guitar Beatbox and Voice 2004 – Present
Composed and arranged original material
Produced the 1997 “Invisible Man” CD/DVD at Casanova Studios, Brooklyn (January – June 2007)
Launched website mikebmusic.com (June 2006)
Performed at numerous venues in New York and Los Angeles, including Southpaw and Rockwood Music Hall

Education

Certificate in Audio Engineering, Touro College September 2009 – June 2010
Completed certificate program in audio engineering (DMX) at Touro College, 4.0 GPA. Courses include Acoustics, Electronics, Digital Mixing, MIDI, Post Production. Experience in ProTools, Ableton Live, Reason

Bachelors in Music, Wesleyan University May 2000
Graduated Cum Laude with a bachelors in music, concentration on composition. Composed 90 min suite of music for 15 piece band as thesis competition. Scored Josh Bennett’s thesis film “Swiftly Into Darkness.” Experience playing in Jazz ensembles, Brazilian and North African ensembles. Extensive training in Jazz and Classical theory.

Skills

I have over 25 years experience on guitar, both writing and performing. My education, experience and passion for music have equipped me with highly sensitive ears and a wide range of knowledge. I have a deep understanding of music theory, performance and production techniques, first-hand knowledge of many types of music, including – but not limited to – Rock, Hip-Hop, Pop, Indie, African, Brazilian, Jazz, Classical, Latin. I’m very familiar with Digital Performer and ProTools software, as well as Logic, Sound Blade, Reason, Ableton, Cubase, and most other DAW’s.
For the most recent examples of my musical work, please visit mikebennettmusic.webs.com