Jarrod Swindale
Email: Phone: 021523014
I am a confident, creative, and entrepreneurial Commercial Music graduate with a range of skills and knowledge in the technology field. I am a fast learner and have experience in a wide range of technical equipment, from Adobe products and Audio production/editing, Software to Basics in electronics and musical hardware design. I currently run a small business in the music industry, as well as make music and perform at local events. I enjoy working with a team and I am also capable of working independently under pressure.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sky High Recordings
Owner / Director
March 2019 - Present
Auckland / Wellington / Palmerston North
I am the director of a small record label / event promotions company called Sky High Recordings. We specialise in two areas; sourcing local and international musicians for events that we run throughout the country, and the promotion of music.
CHOPDUP
DJ and Music Producer
2016 – Present
Wellington / Auckland / Palmerston North
I have performed all around the country supporting International Drum & Bass artists and I often collaborate with both artists and other event management companies. I produce music as well with forthcoming releases on Sky High Recording, Coastal Records and LionDub
Metro Productions Ltd
Technical Assistant
2014 – 2015
Wellington
I worked with Metro Productions doing a range of rigging, stage building and lighting on a casual as business required basis during my years at university. I gathered a wide range of skills like rigging large support towers, planning and building stages as well as lighting techniques for theater and other events
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE:
Absolute Building & Maintenance
2015-2016
Summer Job Labouring on inner city construction sites
Traffic Systems Ltd
2013-2014
Part time traffic light component assembly technician
Jetweld Engineering
2012-2013
Summer job as TA in a steel fabrication workshop
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor of Commercial Music
Massey University of Wellington
Wellington 2016-2019
NCEA Level 3
Sacred Heart College Auckland
Auckland 2010-2014
Skills:
Video & Audio Editing:
Adobe Products: Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier, Dreamweaver / OBS / Camera Operation / Audacity
Audio Production / Mixing:
Pro Tools, Logic X, Ableton Live, range of VST plugins / Sound theory / Studio recording techniques / Tracking & Recording
Software:
Basic DSP / Arduino / Chuck / Juce / Synthesis / GUI design / Interaction / Communication / Basic Coding / Debugging
Production:
Live Sound / Stage rigging / Fixture Rigging / Lighting Design / Stage Planning
Electronics:
Understanding of basic electronics (Hardware / Software) / Soldering / Enclosure Design / Prototyping
Web Design:
Squarespace / Wordpress / Wix / Basic HTML & CSS skills / Content Creation / Basic Marketing
CAD:
Basic Use of programs such as: Fusion 360, AutoCad, SketchUp