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Ernest
John Messersmith III |
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Contact Information Objective
Qualifications
Experience
Education
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Interests Personal Information
Languages
References
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Contact Information |
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Email address Web address
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ejm@ejm3.net http://www.ejm3.net
+1 (808) 283 3017
2530 Hanamalia Place
Haiku, HI 96708-5057
U.S.A. |
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Objective |
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Studio and live FOH
sound engineering; record production; bass playing and performance; singing and
songwriting; audio for the Web production; theatre direction and production |
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Summary of Qualifications |
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Hardware
Experience
- Wide
range of digital recording hardware including: ADAT, Mackie, DigiDesign,
Neve/Logic, Yamaha O2R, Spirit Digital 324 and Sonic Solutions
Software Experience
- Wide range of music sequencers and hard disk recording systems including:
Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Sound Forge, CD Architect, Vegas Pro, Logic Audio, Pro Tools, SAW Plus, SADIE and Sonic
Solutions
Musical Instrument Experience
- 4 years of Trumpet starting age 12
- 2 years piano starting age 15
- 3 years guitar starting age 16
- 14 years bass starting age 26
Performance Experience
- Dozens of gigs on Maui as bass player in musicals and clubs
- Over 200 gigs as bass player and/or singer in the Geneva region and
across Europe
- Dozens of performances as actor and singer for musical theater in the
Geneva region
Engineering and Production Experience
- More than 200 gigs as FOH engineer in the Geneva region and
across Europe
- 4 CDs as producer and/or engineer and 2 tracks co-produced
for television
- 5 audio productions for the Web
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Experience |
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February 2003 |
The Wiz |
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Bass
Player |
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- Orchestra
bassist for this incredible production of the ever popular musical at
the MACC
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October 2002 |
Gypsy Fire |
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Audio
Engineer |
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- Recorded,
mixed and mastered Tommy Conway’s outstanding Gypsy Jazz debut CD
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September 2002 |
Godspell! |
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Bass
Player |
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- Orchestra
bassist for this revival of an all time favorite at Seabury Hall
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August 2002 |
Island Schmyland |
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Bass
Player/Backing Vocalist/Engineer/Producer |
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- Helped
form this original, new wave calypso band
- Played
bass, sang, produced, engineered a 3 song promotional CD
- Produced
for the Web www.islandschmyland.net
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April 2002 |
Chicago! |
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Bass
Player |
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- Orchestra
bassist for this incredible musical at the historic Iao Theatre
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January 2002 |
Emerald City Studios |
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Studio
Manager/Audio
Engineer/Producer |
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- Produced and engineered various original
CD’s and demos
- Managed Emerald City Studios recording studio
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May 1999 |
DAZZLED! |
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Audio
Engineer/Producer |
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- Produced and engineered 5 song demo CD for this local
Anglophone pop-group
- Produced for the Web www.mp3.com/dazzled
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May 1999 |
DAZZLED! |
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Audio
Engineer/Producer |
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- Produced and engineered 5 song demo CD for this local
Anglophone pop-group
- Produced for the Web www.mp3.com/dazzled
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1998 - Present |
Willy Wainwright |
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Audio
Engineer/Producer |
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- Co-produced and engineered solo career debut CD Here and
Now, JK Records (1999)
- FOH sound engineer for more than 30 concerts across
Switzerland
- Produced for the Web on www.mp3.com/willywainwright
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May 1997 - Present |
Jennifer Weatherly Band |
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Audio
Engineer/Producer |
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- Front of House sound engineer for more than 50 concerts in
10 countries across Europe
- Live recording in Bernex (festival 1998) with Dinemec Sound
(soon to be released on CD, JK Records)
- Co-produced two tracks (Country Roads and Crazy) for Alain
Morissod's "Le Coup de Coeur" television show
- Produced
for the Web on www.jenniferweatherly.com
and www.mp3.com/jenniferweatherly
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1997 - Present |
Home Cooking |
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Bass
Player/Backing Vocalist/Producer |
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- Produced, mixed and mastered debut CD A Recipe for
Disaster
- Performed more than 30 gigs in the region including the
grand opening celebration for WRG-FM
- Produced for the Web on www.mp3.com/homecooking
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1996 - Present |
WOT!? |
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Audio
Engineer/Producer |
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- Front of House sound engineer for more than 30 concerts in
the Geneva region
- Co-produced debut CD Wots Up [and running]
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1987 - Present |
Les Horribles Cernettes |
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Bass
Player/Backing Vocalist |
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- More than 50 gigs across Switzerland and Europe
- 1994 Montreux Jazz Festival Off, Montreux,
Switzerland
- 1992 World Expo, Seville, Spain
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1987 - Present |
LTG, GAOS |
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Performer/Technician/Engineer/Director/Producer |
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- Portrayed a sailor (second tenor in barbershop songs) in the
Geneva Amateur Operatic Society production of Anything Goes by Cole Porter (1997)
- Co-directed, performed, sound engineered for Little Theatre
of Geneva production of The Little Shop of Horrors (1994)
- Portrayed the role of Kenicke in the Little Theatre of
Geneva production of Grease (1992)
- More than a dozen plays as sound engineer, lighting
technician, set designer and constructor, stagehand, etc.
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Education |
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1981 - 1985 |
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois |
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Bachelor of Arts in Physics |
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Interests |
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- Football, Skiing, Swimming, Cycling, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Basketball, Tennis, Squash
and Triathlons
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Personal Information |
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- Nationality: USA
- Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1963
- Place of Birth: USA
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Languages |
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- English mother tongue
- French excellent
- German good
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References |
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Available upon request. |
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