Alexander Ammons

52 Ashford St. Boston, MA 02134 Phone: 412-657-3940 E-Mail: aammons@berklee.edu

Experience
Audible Images Recording Studio; Pittsburgh, PA

September 2008 to May 2009

Vocal Production Co-Produced with C.J. Abraham (Writer for hit T.V. show Victorious) Studio Arrangement & Collaboration Studio Songwriting May 2011 August 2011

Carnegie Mellon University Internship; Pittsburgh, PA

Traditional Recording Techniques Studio Maintenance Mixing Techniques Recordings of both classical and contemporary groups from the Greater Pittsburgh Area Pro Tools HD December 2011 to August 2012

SupaBeats Music Group, LLC; Pittsburgh, PA

Hip Hop/ R&B style music Post Production guitars and vocals for rap artists Final mastering Live performing May 2012

Camp Jam Songwriting Clinic; Instructor; Pittsburgh, PA

Kareem Jesus Devlin was a co-instructor on songwriting and live arranging Helped bands troubleshoot and organize song ideas February 2013 June 2013

Cynthia Dejesus EP; Mixing Engineer & Post-Production; Valencia, Spain

4 Song EP Constant Communication between Artist & Engineer Over 30 hours of time invested All songs mixed and mastered February 2013 - Present

Mixing Engineer for numerous Berklee Master Film Score students; Valencia, Spain

Riley Hughes (interning for James Horner) soundcloud.com/riley-hughes-4 Amy Doherty (interning for Hans Zimmer) www.amiedoherty.com Maria Grigoryeva (Russian Composer) itunes.apple.com/us/artist/maria-grigoryeva/id417032674

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Assistant Tracking Engineer for Skylark Vocal Ensemble

November 2013

Interned for Applications of Acoustics Professor www.skylarkensemble.org Taking notes of conductor comments and the time of the comment Applied stereo microphone placements Record Tracked on site at Church of the Redeemer in Boston, MA October 2013 to Present

Harvard Law School: Recording Artist Project; Cambridge, MA

Berklee students and Harvard Law students working side by side with real clients and real legal issues in the music industry including contract negotiation, copyright infringement law, and setting up solid business foundations for bands & artists.

Education
In Tune with the Arts One on one DAW tracking and mixing lessons in Cubase Carnegie Mellon University (Pre-College Program) May 2010 August 2010 May 2008 September 2008

Spent the summer studying Vocal Performance & Classical Recording Techniques. Working with Pro Tools HD learning microphone selection & placement, tracking levels, DAW post-production editing, and exercising communication during recording sessions. Berklee Valencia January 2013 May 2013

Studying as a voice principle (undeclared) in Valencia, Spain. One on one mentoring with George Massenburg, Enrique Gonzalez, and Mitch Benoff Berklee College of Music 2012 - Present

With a principle instrument in voice, I currently major in Music Production & Engineering, as well as Contemporary Writing & Production.

Skills
(Software)
Pro Tools HD o o Logic Pro o o o Advanced MIDI sequencing Tracking, editing, & mixing Advanced automation Tracking, editing, & mixing Advanced automation

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Microsoft Office o Word, Excel, PowerPoint, & Outlook

Finale Sibelius Reason o o Drum sequencing Rewire to DAW

Melodyne Editor o o Pitch correction Formant manipulation

(Instruments)
Voice o o o Main instrument R&B, Rock, Opera Over 10 years

Piano (Keyboards) o o o Jazz, Pop 12 Years Main compositional tool

Acoustic and Electric Guitar o o 8 Years Rock, Funk, Pop

Clarinet o o 9 Years Classical

Darbouka (Turkish Hand Percussion) o 6 months with Middle Eastern Ensemble

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