EOC WK 3: Where Are You At And Where Are You Going To Be

I’m currently attending the Art Institute of Las Vegas and I’m scheduled to graduate this September 2011 with a bachelors of science in audio production. The sole reason of attending this school is for the simple fact of being a musician for many years and having the inspiration of producing music. Living in Seattle for a decade gave me the opportunity to work with very talented musicians and going on the road and performing in interesting places. Economic strife after 9/11 made me decide to move to Las Vegas, and I applied at the Local 720 I.A.T.S.E and became a member of this union. I currently hold cards in these departments: high rigger, AV Tech, A1 and A2 in the audio department. There are very talented people who are hired on as freelancers for this local, and it’s a great network if you want to get into the stage craft industry. Working for this local is great because no two gigs are the same, and neither are the locations. This is true if you don’t have a steady house gig in any of the casinos. The experience has expanded my skills, but I believe that there are other opportunities out there that I would like to experience in this lifetime. Working for this local for the past 6 years I’ve been able to develop contacts to branch out and do other things in the audio industry. I can see myself traveling on tours as front house or monitor engineer for various acts. I also have a chance to go to California in the near future to check out a studio being developed, and if everything goes well I’ll have a chance to be a recording engineer at Santoshia Studios based out of San Clemente.

EOC WK 1 : Xtranormal Film Short

by: elsol777

I wrote this script about a quarrelsome couple who each have their own personal issues to deal with, and in the process of dealing with their own issues, they happen to develop issues between themselves. I wanted to end it on a positive note because I wanted to display that no matter how bad it gets between your significant other, it can always be worked out if your honest with how you feel about your partner. These times can be trying, the economic woes and crime and just attempting to make an honest living on a day-to-day basis. With all this said, relationships between two people can be vehement, and I believe that times are getting harder and this reflects on family life. The divorce rate has spiked, single family homes on the rise and nobody takes into consideration how this will effect our future generations to come. How can we make this a better place to live? What is it that we can do to embitter our society? Individualism is the main philosophy, everybody out for themselves with out no consequence of the others around them. Are we going to live in a world where tragedies like the massacre in Norway will take place daily, constant chaos are in our daily environment. Humanity does need to stress the importance of we are all members of an extended family and we can’t survive without each other. Well, in the end the answer to it all can be answered in just a few words. I appreciate every individual who sees this short, and I hope that the message can be reached to those who are observant enough to care about others.

EOC WK 2

This photo was taken at the Cheyenne Saloon in Las Vegas in preparation of the local band The Marquees, which happen to be a three piece band and this worked out to my favor. There is always a time crunch during set ups, but when a basic rock trio comes along you find yourself taking your time when it comes to mic placements. I can recall the drummer setting up his rig first, he was the first one to show up out of the band to the gig. He unloaded his gear quickly and placed it where I had told him to without asking any questions (you’ll be surprised). This showed me that he has been around, that he was a seasoned drummer. He prepped his kit so that we can easily set it up on stage when the time was right. Using a Beta 52 for the kick, 57 for the snare and for the Hi-Hat, and I honestly can’t remember what I put on the toms right now. I wasn’t overly impressed with the gear that they had at the Cheyenne Saloon at the time because it all looked runned down. By that I mean that those mics had to have had 10 years of experience being in a bar atmosphere getting trashed, and of the mains horns was totally blown. Keep in mind that I had to mix this live, and make it all sound like butter the best way that I possibly can. I consider myself lucky to believe in a higher power, I needed all the help that I could get on a night like this. What I used for the drum overheads was a pair of Shure 81’s, and for the bass guitar it was just a D.I. box. The guitar was just as simple, a Shure 57 for the amp and I called it quits for a moment.