BRIAN M DOSER
Wenham, MA 01984
781 608 4952
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Highly experienced in all facets of the music and recording industry, specializing in the eastern US professional audio dealerships. Has solid working relationships with the top sales people on the East Coast and can manage and stimulate the dealer sales channel.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE- SALES
Sales Representative, Digidesign Inc Northeast Region, USA 1998 - 2008
• Developed and maintained the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic network of music and industry retailers distributing Digidesign and associated products
- Identified key areas for adding sales and brought in 2 of our top 5 sales dealers
• Coordinated weekly product demonstrations
- Demonstrating Pro Tools relationship as part of a solid recording studio environment
- Representing the newest feature sets of Pro Tools software to increase upgrade sales
• Utilized an Expert knowledge of Pro Tools
- Supported VIP film & television post-production, radio production, and music recording studios
- Customer support led to effective sales boosts when upgrades and new studios were built
Sales Representative, Piper Associates, Needham, MA 1994 -1995
• Developed sales knowledge for a variety of audio companies with products ranging
from recording and radio studios to theater, office and other permanent sound installations
Professional Audio Systems Installer, DJM Pro Audio, Salem, NH 1985 – 1986/1991 - 1994
• Designed, installed, and maintained a variety of professional audio systems
- Applications included theaters, small studios, arenas, office buildings, and churches
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE- RECORDING
Audio Engineering Manager, Emerson College/WERS-FM, Boston, MA 1986 - 1998
• Supervised the design, development, and operation of the Audio Production Department’s seventeen room editing and mixing facilities including the school’s radio stations
• Spearheaded innovative technologies to the Audio Area including digital editing workstations,
multi-track analog and digital tape machines and analog and digital signal processing
• Managed radio station operations and production
- Supervised on-air talent, music, and promotional material
- Supervised staff of engineers for live broadcasts of musical performances
- including the Spin Doctors, Jewel, Joan Osborne, Nanci Griffith, Shawn Colvin, among others
• Produced award winning CD’s, Live on Gyroscope, featuring Boston’s best World Beat artists and Crunch This, showcasing national unsigned artists
Owner/Operator, My Other Hat Studios, Wenham, MA 1986 - Present
• Currently producing, engineering and mastering DVD, CD, and video projects for distribution
- Releases for Sony/Vanguard, Rounder/Philo, Black Wolf, and Lyric Moon record labels
• Designed and built a multitrack digital and analog recording, mix-down, and mastering studio
Assistant Engineer, The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, CA 1985
• - Supported staff in all aspects of multi-track work
Tracking, over-dubbings, and mixing using analog and digital technologies
Audio Technician, Canobie Lake Amusement Park, Salem, NH 1984 - 1986
• Coordinated all lighting and sound projects for the park's live musical shows
• Executed technical repairs and installed sound systems for entire park environment
EDUCATION
• Studied with David Moulton and received a Bachelor of Science in Tonmeister Studies from the State University of New York at Fredonia
ORGANIZATIONS
Member, Audio Engineering Society
COMPUTER SKILLS
Fluent in both Apple and Microsoft.
AWARDS RECEIVED
• Digidesign/Avid Received special technical Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy awards for Pro Tools and Avid software
• New York Times Top Ten Artistic Events of 2002
“Project Red Hook:” a performance collaborative
Audio Associate Producer/Engineer
• Boston’s Best Radio Station
WERS-FM, 88.9
The Princeton Review, 1995; USA Weekend/The Indigo Girls, 1992; Details Magazine 1991, 1992
Audio Engineering Manager
• Best Promotional/Marketing Campaign, 1995
WERS-FM, 88.9
Finalist recognition, National Association of College Broadcasters (NACB)
Audio Engineering Manager
• Station of The Year, 1994
WERS-FM, 88.9
First Place, NACB