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EXPERIENCE
Creative & Technical Multimedia Specialist - Freelance (2007-ongoing)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.creativefrequencies.com/mikeschmidt
• Compose music and soundscapes for visual media.
• Conceptualize and develop IP for short animated series.
• Provide technical support for multimedia production environments.
• Edited dialog for 'WARHAMMER 40k: Space Marine' (Relic Entertainment) - www.spacemarine.com
• Edited dialog for 'WARHAMMER 40k: Dawn of War 2' (Relic Entertainment) - www.dawnofwar2.com
• Tested 'PROTOTYPE' and consulted game producers at Activision/Radical - www.prototypegame.com
• Monitored Finaling Track conference room at the Game Developers Conference in Vancouver.
• Recorded location sounds during shoot, designed sound effects, mixed and mastered commercial audio for 'G4S' (FrostFX).
• Designed sound effects and mixed FrostFX's 2008 demo reel - www.frostfx.com
Software used: Ableton Live, FLStudio, Native Instruments Reaktor, Cockos Reaper, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, Steinberg Nuendo, Sound Forge, MIDI-OX, various plug-ins and outboard gear including digital and analog synths, sequencers, samplers, and signal processors.
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Digital Audio Technician - Vancouver Film School (Jan.2009-Oct.2010)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.vfs.com
• Set up deployment and systems management server to push new builds for Sound Design workstations.
• Monitored system performance and maintained network functionality.
• Provided hardware and desktop support to students, instructors, department staff and workstations.
• Worked closely with Sound Design department to ensure software ran properly and securely.
• Worked with hardware vendors to trouble shoot RMA and fix damaged or faulted hardware.
• Managed software licenses and iLok accounts.
• Troubleshot network problems and administered peripherals, printers, fax machines and scanners.
• Educated staff and students on common security procedures and requirements of safe and secure computing.
• Upgraded all Sound Design department staff & student computers to Leopard OS.
• Assisted with Digidesign ICON digital console installation.
Software used: Apple Remote Desktop, Deploy Studio, Terminal, Digidesign Pro Tools, MaxMSP, Reason, Final Cut Studio, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Excel, XServer, Radmind, VMware Fusion, Boot Camp, Active Directory/DNS.
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Live Electronic Music Performer, Videographer, Promoter - Sequential Circus (2008-ongoing)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.sequentialcircus.ca
• Shot and captured promotional footage for SEQUENTIAL CIRCUS 7.
• Performed live electronic/analog/industrial/dubstep set at SEQUENTIAL CIRCUS 6.
• Shot and captured promotional footage for SEQUENTIAL CIRCUS 5.
• Promoted SEQUENTIAL CIRCUS 4 and assisted with event management.
• Performed live electronic/analog/glitch/idm set at SEQUENTIAL CIRCUS 3.
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SFX Support for "SKATE 2" - Electronic Arts/Blackbox (May-Oct.2008)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.skate.ea.com
• Implemented ambient SFX and offstage emitter spheres.
• Tuned collision audio physics and surface rolling sounds.
• Defined model surfaces with material and pattern information for audio triggers.
• Set compression, limiting and levels automation for living world character vocal takes.
• Captured and edited gameplay, menu interaction and HUD footage for sound design.
• Operated PS3 & Xbox development kits to find and troubleshoot audio bugs and other quality issues.
• Formatted voiceover scripts for localization.
• References: Colleen Keyland, Lance Brown, Michael Berg, Bryan Rennie, Terry Fairfield.
Software used: Digidesign Pro Tools, Adobe Premiere, Perforce, Build Studio, ProDG Target Manager, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, MS Office, and implementation tools developed by EA/Blackbox.
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Audio Engineer, Video Editor, DVD Author - Orbital Vox Studios (2004-2007)
Tallinn, Estonia - www.orbital.ee
• Recorded ADR (Estonian) for Pixar's feature film, "Ratatouille".
• Recorded and edited celebrity voice talent for localized international corporate advertisements.
• Designed sound effects for television and radio spots, independent films, and DVD menus.
• Composed soundscapes and mixed audio for independent films and documentaries.
• Mixed and mastered albums, demos and individual tracks for local musicians, bands and DJs.
• Edited video and produced graphics for a continuing series of infomercials targeting the Baltics.
• Modeled 3D objects and animated motion graphics for television advertisements.
• Roto-scoped commercial clips for product replacement, re-branding and localization.
• Authored over 50 complex large-scale DVD projects.
• Designed motion menus, animated transitions and slide show presentations.
• Encoded various formats of audio and video to achieve best quality results for DVD/Internet.
• Trained "Leonardo Da Vinci programme" exchange employees audio, video and DVD production tasks.
• Built and maintained computer work stations for encoding and video capture.
• References: Uku Toomet, Sten Saluveer. www.creativefrequencies.com/michael/portfolio.html
Software used: Steinberg Nuendo, Digidesign Pro Tools, Adobe Creative Suite, Avid Xpress Pro, Sonic Scenarist, DVD Studio Pro, Autodesk Maya, Cinemacraft Encoder, VirtualDub, ReStream, Subtitle Workshop, CD Architect, along with various plug-ins and outboard gear.
Major clients included: Heineken, L'Oreal, Toyota, Lexus, Hyundai, Philips, Samsung, MTV, Coca-Cola, Cheetos, Lays, Snickers, ETV, Kanal2, TV3, A le Coq, Saku, The Estonian Reform Party, NATO.
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Front of House Mixer, Live Sound Engineer (2007-2008)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.creativefrequencies.com/michael/resume2.html
• FOH Mixer at "Nearly Famous Music Festival" - www.nearlyfamousmusicfestival.com
• FOH Mixer/Engineer at "Surrey Fusion Festival" - www.fusionfestival.surrey.ca
• Live Sound Engineer at "Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad" - www.vi-co.org
• References: Randal McCaw, James Menear, Nick Tyz, Don Xaliman.
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Independent Producer, Audio Engineer, Event Promoter (1996-present)
Canada/International - www.creativefrequencies.com/nocore
• Produced albums, tracks and remixes under different artistic monikers
• Designed album covers and inserts for a number of CD releases.
• Performed live electronic music (of various themes) in numerous venues across Canada, the United States and Europe.
• Controlled live sound environments for bands, theatre, spoken word and comedy acts.
Software used: Ableton Live, FLStudio, Native Instruments Reaktor, Cockos Reaper, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, Steinberg Nuendo, Sound Forge, Sony Acid/Vegas, MIDI-OX, various plug-ins and outboard gear including digital and analog synths, sequencers, samplers, and signal processors.
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Reference contact information available upon request.
EDUCATION
Audio Engineering / Multimedia Production - Recording Arts Canada Digital Arts College (2000)
Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada - www.recordingarts.com
Areas of study: acoustics, signal processing, synthesis, recording techniques, audio consoles, post production, and sound reinforcement.
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Introduction to Software Development - COMP1409 - British Columbia Institute of Technology (2010)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.bcit.ca
Areas of study: object oriented programming concepts, abstraction and modularization in programming, data types, use of variables and constants, control structures, correct syntax and documentation standards, class libraries, testing and debugging techniques.
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Build A Business Entrepreneurial Course - EMBERS (2008)
Vancouver, British Columbia - www.embersvancouver.com
Areas of study: The entrepreneurial mind, market research, operations, financial skills and marketing.
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