Objectives
I am a sound technician who would like to work for a band doing concerts or touring with it.
It will be interesting for a band for two reasons.
First, the band will work in good conditions. I already saw the difference when a band has a sound technician or not. When the musicians arrive on stage, it's a new place, new people so when they check the sound before the concert it's not the same thing when it's a friend who does the sound. It is less nervosity for the band because it used to work with its sound technician.
And I will develop the quality of the music doing the mix to respect what you did during the creation of the songs.
It is also a motivation for me to always work on the same songs during a tour to try to find the perfect mix to make people enjoy what they may already like on the CD but with the bonus of a live performance.
Working with a band will make me work in different conditions.
It's really interesting for a sound technician to be in various places like little or big clubs, inside or outside or to be in various countries who means using different equipments.
My principal objective right now is to move quickly in United-States.
Of course I know that it can be a constraint for someone to hire me because I need a visa. But actually for you, it just means a call and a paper to send.
Normally when you have a dream, you do all the things by yourself to bring you this dream but in my case, I have to find someone with a job for me, to give me my dream.
I am in freelance so I am not asking a salary. I am paid for the concerts that I do. I will prefer to be paid of course at least a little bit, I can work for you for almost nothing if you are ready to bring me the visa. I just want to go out of my actual situation and start something.
Professional Experiences
producer
Seton Hall University Thesis Studio TV
Producer of an opening theme for a pilot of a tv-show
producer
De Cauze films
Producer of the music for a catch's documentory
stage technician backline
Festival "Les Escales"
For the bands Herminia, Agua Na Boca and Brice Kapel Coloricocola I did the set-up, break down of the sound equipment and the backline
assistant sound technician mix and monitors
Festival "Les Escales"
For the bands Herminia, Agua Na Boca and Brice Kapel Coloricocola, I help the sound technician in charge of the mix and the monitors
sound technician
YB Consultant
Choose, buy and set-up the sound equipment for an exhibition "Artists And Craftsmans Around Puy-L'Evèque" in La Maison de la Cale in the city of Puy-L'Evêque
producer
YB Consultant
For the exhibition "Artists And Craftsmans Around Puy-L'Evèque" in La Maison de la Cale in the city of Puy-L'Evêque, I create a music for the rooms of the exhibition
audiovisual technician
YB Consultant
For an autobiographical's project, I was in charge to retrieve a few tape records. I also think about the material and what we can do to develop this project and put it on DVD
sound technician
YB Consultant
I made the set-up of a sound system for a consultant
sound technician
DBAM
In a company of sound and light's services, I was in charge to prepare all the sound equipment that the customers come and rent
stage tec assistant sound technician mix-monitors
Festival "Les Rendez-Vous de l'Erdre"
For the bands Ernie Hammes Sextet, Vinouze Jazz Band, Swing Gomme, Bernic Jazz Band and Holy Totsy Gang, I was in charge to set-up and break down the sound equipment, making the backline and helping the set-up and break down the light equipment too
assistant sound technician
City of Nantes
I help a sound technician to set-up and break down the sound equipment for an inauguration of a streetcar
stage technician backline
Festival "Les Escales"
For the bands Transe Gwani, Liberte, Nadim, Kwal, Chi Heb, Cheba Djamila I did the set-up and break down of the sound equipment
sound technician mix and in-ear monitors
The bands Liberte and Nadim
For the bands Liberte and Nadim, during the Festival "Les Escales", I was in charge of the mix and the monitors
assistant sound technician mix and monitors
Festival "Les Escales"
For the bands Transe Gwani, Kwal, Chi Heb, Cheba Djamila, during the Festival "Les Escales", I help the sound technician of mix and monitors
assistant stage manager
The band Les Bashavav
During the rehearsals of a band Les Bashavav, I help the stage manager to set-up the sound equipment
light technician
Club "La Luciole"
I made a training course in light to ameliorate my knowledges. At the end of the training course, a band come to do a private concert and during this concert, I was the light technician.
sound technician mix
ITEMM (European Institut for Music's jobs)
I did the mix for a band during a concert
sound technician
ITEMM (European Institut for Music's jobs)
I worked on the restoration of old sound tapes from broadcasting
sound technician
ITEMM (European Institut for Music's jobs)
Interview's recording and editing for broadcasting
sound technician in-ear monitors
ITEMM (European Institut for Music's jobs)
I worked for a band taking care of the monitors during a concert
stage technician
City of Saint-Nazaire
Set-up and break down of the sound equipment during The Music's Celebration day
stage technician
Festival "Résonnances" at The Athénor Theater
Set-up and break down the equipments for concerts and exhibitions
sound technician mix
Festival "Résonnances" at The Athénor Theater
mix on sound's exhibitions
assistant sound technician
Festival "Résonnances" at The Athénor Theater
help for the set-up and break down on some others show and little exhibitions
assistant light technician and help for the sets
Festival "Résonnances" at The Athénor Theater
help for the set-up and break down of the light equipment and for the sets
stage tec and assistant sound technician monitors
Club VIP
For the band Toots & The Maytals, I did the set-up and break down of the sound equipment (microphones, monitors)
stage tec and assistant sound technician monitors
Club VIP
For the band Pest, I did the set-up and break down of the microphones, the monitors, the DI boxes and help the musicians to install and put away their instruments on the stage
stage tec and assistant sound technician monitors
Club VIP
For the band Meï Teï Shô, I did the set-up and break down of the sound equipment on the stage, I was also in charge of the backline and help the musicians to install and put away their materials
sound technician mix
Festival "Europa DJAZZ"
mix for a quartet of brass
stage technician
Festival "Europa DJAZZ"
set-up and break down the sound material on the stage
Educational Background
Associate degree sound technician
ITEMM (European Institut for Music's jobs)
Vocational training-Associate degree of sound technician speciality live performance
patching, set-up, break down and mix the sound and the light equipment, sound design, music's history and culture, record, edit and mix in a studio, acoustic, electricity, security, planning
High school graduation speciality Music Literature
Lycée Aristide Briand
During the High School, I was in a special class to study the music and graduated with a diploma speciality music.
In the 9 hours of music per week, I learn how to read, write, study in detail a score, how to listen a piece of music. I also have lessons about the history.
Lessons of piano
Madam Allibrand
I am a self-taught musician but with a graduation to prepare I took lessons of piano during three years.
Skills
Music's instruments:
Keyboard, bass, guitar, percussions (djembe, derboukas, balafon=african xylophone), didjeridu
Computer
+ recording, editing and mixing sound or music
(ProTools,Acid Pro 6,Wavelab,Cubase and Pyramix)
+ editing pictures, word, excel, mail box, internet, knowledges in windows and macintosh
Languages
French
Native language
English
Fluent
German
Beginner
Personal Interests
Songwriter
Since 1994, I write songs to put on my music.
Recording, editing, mixing music
Since 2003, I have a home studio where I use to work and record my music.
Art
I definitively have an interest for the Arts as photography. I really like to take pictures, I like when the colors are beautiful or when the light bring something on a black and white photo. I am also interested by painting and drawing, I use to draw since I was a kid.
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I like to learn so I always find new interests all the time.