| Matthew C. Mascolo |
| OBJECTIVE: |
| To achieve a position involving audio engineering, music technology and multimedia production. My interests include digital audio editing & mastering, live sound reinforcement & recording, music composition, web design and media broadcasting. |
| EXPERIENCE: |
| Technical Support Engineer and Installation Technician for Lightspace Corporation. The principal Lightspace product is a graphic display floor composed of thousands of computer-controlled squares of colored light. This surface can sense a users position and pressure on the stage and via software, creates an interactive digital experience. In this position, I play a lead and vital role in the specification, installation and support of the product both internally and with customers, partners and resellers. In addition, I serve as a 'Lightspinner' responsible for integrating our product with the venue and operating the demonstration software. (March 2004 - Present) |
| Mixing Engineer and Song Compiler for MusicPlayground, a leading music technology and entertainment company. MusicPlayground's patented technology lets the user become a Virtual Musician, playing and singing with a variety of songs across all genres. My primary responsibility was to mix and produce songs that were licensed to MusicPlayground, recreating the sound and feel of the original songs from scratch. Musical elements were either recorded in-house or downloaded via FTP and compiled into Digital Performer (Digital Audio and MIDI sequencing software). Once all the parts were in place, the songs were meticulously mixed, equalized and processed to achieve the closest possible match to the original. Final production entailed organization of samples into SoundFonts, compression using mp3 and other downsampling technologies and creation of MIDI-Audio conglomerates. This position also involved a significant amount of quality assurance and database management. (February 2001 - August 2003) |
| Site Author for iXL, an international web design and marketing firm. Working with the Boston creative team, this position entailed building enterprise level web sites using both technical and design skills: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, image production, content layout, template development, navigational structure and cross-browser/platform compatibility. (April 2000 - January 2001) |
| Production Engineer for WBUR, Boston's NPR news station. This freelance position consisted of on-air audio console operation, editing and mixing of news segments (both digital and analog), troubleshooting signal flow and ensuring the highest possible on-air audio quality. (June 2000 - September 2000) |
| Musical Engineer for the North Shore Music Theater, an 1800-seat arena COST theater 1/2 hour north of Boston. Responsibilities included mixing wireless microphones and live orchestras for full-scale musicals, interacting with directors, actors and musical guests, keyboard & sampler programming, MIDI implementation and computer troubleshooting. Also involved related administrative duties such as product research & purchasing, script editing, show documentation and advancing of concerts. (Oct. 1997 - April 2000) |
| Composer, Musician, DJ and Recording Artist. Includes performing acoustic and electronic music in clubs, bars and other live venues. Most recently involves the recording and production of my DJ demo mix Cross Genre 1. This CD was recorded and produced in my home studio using a Macintosh with digital recording software and hardware. Also included significant work on CD graphic design plus creation and maintenance of promotional website. (May 1995 - present) |
| Associate Engineer for the Oberlin Conservatory Audio department. Responsibilities included recording, mixing and managing live concerts ranging from jazz to opera theater, setting up large sound reinforcement systems, and studio production such as digital editing, CD mastering and tape duplication. (Oct. 1994 - May 1997) |
| Disc Jockey and Audio Engineer for WOBC, Oberlin College public radio broadcasting for Lorain County, OH. Edited, mixed and produced "Excursions in Ambience", a two-hour weekly show exploring the genres of ambient, downtempo and world music. (September 1995 - May 1997) |
| EDUCATION: |
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Oberlin College, Oberlin Ohio, May of 1997 Double Degree: Bachelor of Music in Technology in Music and Related Arts (TIMARA) Bachelor of Arts in Earth, Atmosphere and Climate Interactions Cumulative GPA 3.61 |
| Relevant course work: Electronic and Computer Music, Studio Recording, Sound Design in Theater, Workshops in Music Technology, Advanced Music Theory & Ethnomusicology, private lessons in MIDI composition and several classes in Multimedia Production & Web Design. |
| SKILLS: |
| Strong aptitude in hand-coding HTML, CSS and JavaScript: BBEdit and HomeSite. Experience and advanced training in the following software: Photoshop, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. Expertise in digital recording and mastering: Digital Performer, ProTools, Sound Designer II, Peak, Waves, RealAudio, mp3 and formatting audio for the web. Basic familiarity with Flash, Quark, Illustrator, Premiere, Shockwave and Director. Mastery of Macintosh computers and MacOS. |
| Vast range of musical knowledge and expertise in many genres: popular, alternative, classical, jazz, folk, Celtic, ambient, electronic and World. Performance and composition skills: several extensive performances of my original music, video and dance projects involving collaboration and the use of interactive multimedia. |
| E-mail: matt@thedreamchamber.com |
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