John March

Audio Consultant, IT solutions consultant, Audio Post Supervisor

4806 Placidia Ave.

North Hollywood Calif. 91601

818 980 – 5510

Resume:

Present: Owner of the Interactive Audio Group, Consulting Studio designer. Protools mixer and instructor. Audio Post Supervisor "Harry Potter" DVD Bonus Disk I&II, Audio Post Supervisor and Mixer for "E.T. DVD release ", theatrical 5.1., the :30 and :60 versions, Lead Mixer National Geographic Firefighters, Composer for Video series "Yoga for Fertility". Digital re-mastering for CD, and audio preparation for internet and streaming audio. Senior Sound Mixer for the Fox Family Channel since November 1998. Free lance Producer, Technologies consultant, Featured columnist International Music and Technologies Magazine, technologies consultant for TheMarsColony.com, DVD consultant for SPG studios.

1994 - 1996: Director of audio operations for International Cable company TCI's AND Interactive. Lead composer, sound designer, mixer, post production supervisor, Studio designer and audio technologist. Developing tools, techniques and strategies for Broadband interactive media. Responsible for creative, technical and fiscal aspects of all stages of audio production and post production.

1992 - 1994: - Freelance Sound supervisor/Composer/Sound Designer in Los Angeles, Editorial, Sound supervision for Ambassador TV. Editor on the Little Mermaid animated series, Aladdin animated series. Sound effects editor on the feature film Gettysburg.

1988 - 1992 - Los Angeles - Synclavier operator and studio guitarist at Westlake Audio, Music and Post work at The Enterprise, EFX, Pacific Ocean Post, Zakuto Audio, the Complex, Wonderland, Michael Jackson, Paula Abdul. Synclavier operator at the Record Plant and Hip Pocket studios, Audio Post and Sound Design, Digital Editing, and music and post for "Eureka’s Castle". ACE cable award for best music and sound in a new children's TV show. Synclavier operator with Bruce Nazarian at Gnome Studios.

New York City, 1988: New England Digital training in Synclavier/Direct - to - Disk, Editview, MIDInet, CMX Autoconform for music and post applications.

Boulder, Co., 1982 - 1988: Faculty member teaching Guitar and modern improvisational techniques at the Naropa Institute.

Boston, 1978 - 1982: BA Berklee college of Music, Composition/ arranging, and Guitar.

Partial Credit List:

Fox Family Channel - Senior Mixer On air Promos

The Learning Channel - Sound editorial, A slice of Life and A Baby’s story

Hasbro - VO Recording, editorial and conversion for CD ROM Scattergories

Studer/Phillips - DVD Consultant

Creative Cafe- Feature Film Music Editor

Alan Ett Music - Music Editor and technologist

Palladium Interactive: VO recording, editorial /file preparation Ex-files CD ROM.

Enteractive Media: Music and sound design for 4 Webcast radio shows

Sting: Synclavier programming, vocal tracking and mixing for Disney.

Batman and Robin: Sound designer for Warner Bros. and December Interactive.

Fakin’ the Funk: Feature Film;SFX editor and Music editor, with Sandy Tanaka.

HBO P47 WWII Laserdisc Documentary: Sound Designer and Sound Supervisor.

Panasonic DVD logo: Branding music/sound design for theatrical release DVD Dream Logo.

Sony Pictures/Terrance Trent Darby: Music Editorial for Feature Film "The Fan

Dreamworks Interactive: Composer, Sound Designer, Sound Supervision for CD ROM game GooseBumps; "A Night in Horrorland".

And Interactive: Music and Sound design, Sound supervision, for TCI, TCI International, TCI Education, Oracle, Knowledge Exchange CD ROM, Technology R&D, Design and development work for new and ongoing technologies.

Oracle Corporation: Music and Sound Design for CD ROM information package.

Interplay: Music and Sound Design for CD ROM games.

Crystal Dynamics: Music and Sound Design for CD ROM games.

NHK: Technical consultant for NHK Japan Audio for Post Department.

Westlake Audio: Studio Sound Supervisor and Staff Composer.

Ted Turner/Gnome Prod.: Sound Editorial on the Feature film "Gettysburg", Golden Globe award Best sound.

Amblin/Mattel: Environmental Sound Design

ABC Prime Time News:Music editor for Lee Decarlo and Bill Conti

Discovery Channel: Composer, Sound Designer

Pacific Ocean Post: Sound Design/ Music Editor. Synclavier on "The Cream/ Eric Clapton" Documentary for Delilah Prod.

EFX:Sound Editor for "Peter Pan" animated Fox series, Feature Films and TV.

Michael Jackson: 1992 Dangerous tour Synclavier programmer.

Paula Abdul/Prince: with Jai Winding on Remix of "You".

Harald Kloser: featured guitarist, NBC Movies of The week.

LA and Babyface: Synclavier operator for Pebbles.

Richard Band: Synclavier Orchestrations for Feature Films and TV

Advanced Technologies Skillsets:

Specialized Skill sets:

  • Producer
  • Studio Designer
  • Sound Designer
  • Protools Mixer/Editor/Instructor
  • DVD Authoring
  • Webcasting
  • Compression and Streaming technologies audio and video
  • MPEG4
  • Synclavier
  • Fairlight
  • Waveframe

Audio and Video Technology/Crafts:

Studio Design and Technology Integration

Sound Mixing, design and Editorial for any delivery medium.

CD ROM compression technologies

Any and all Interactive Media technologies solutions

IT technologies applications and solutions

Talent coordination and negotiations, (Music/VO/Foley/etc...)

Professional References:

Lisa Griffin V.P. Lightning Dubbs in LA

Rev. Dave Boruff - Producer and Studio Musician LA

Brenda Strong - Actress and Yoga Instructor LA

Ellen Schwarz - Senior VP Warner Bros. Music

Gary Heathcote - Studio Designer and Architect LA

Brian Murray - Studio Manager Enterprise II

John Rotondi - Chief Technical Engineer Enterprise II