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Recording Engineer / Sound Designer mark@zampellamusic.com
Freelance | May 2002-Present • Clients have included New York Philharmonic, Advertising Educational Foundation, Blane & DeRosa, Scholastic Books. Ultra Sound, New York City | April 1999-May 2002 • Record, edit and mix VO, sound effects and music for on-air television and radio commercials. • Composed music for test commercials and sales videos. • Compressed audio and video using Quicktime and Real Producer for web distribution. • Managed staff of three. McCann-Erickson, New York City | October 1993-April 1999 • Designed audio for annual "Stakeholders Meeting", a multimedia presentation held yearly at Waldorf-Astoria Hotel for over 1000 employees. Duties included recording live sound for video shoots, scoring music, sound effects editing, and mixing. • Composed music for test commercials, sales videos, and industrial videos. • Recorded voice over takes with in-studio talent, as well as with remote ISDN patched studios. • Developed large sound effects database using Sonic Science SFX retrieval software and multi-disc changer. • Received 1995 "Truth Well Told" Award for outstanding achievement.
Audio plus Video, New Jersey | June 1993 - October 1993 • Created Music & Effects tracks for foreign language versions of American movies and television programs. • Performed and recorded replacement audio on in-house foley stage. • Restored audio on old film soundtracks using Sonic Solutions No-Noise workstation.
Hip Pocket Studios, New York City | March 1989 - June 1993 • Conducted sessions as overdub and mix engineer on many major label album projects with artists such as Lou Gramm, Sting, Phoebe Snow, Roger Daltrey, Lou Reed, Kevin Godley, Tino Gonzales, and Peter Gabriel, among others. • Recorded vocal overdubs and mixed several songs on Grammy nominated album (Peter Paul and Mommy, Too, Best Children’s Album, 1992, Peter Paul and Mary.) • Composed and recorded underscore music for test commercials and industrial video projects using New England Digital Synclavier and Direct-to-Disk system. • Session guitarist on dozens of commercials and albums. • Setup sessions for engineers. Responsibilities included mic placement, outboard patching, and automation recall on SSL and Neve boards. Other Relevant Experience • Regularly featured composer of original production music for Gene Michael Productions catalog. • Own and operate independent production music company, Zampella Music. • Own and operate web and graphic design company, Suncoast Mixed Media. • Pro Tools-based home studio used for music production and stock music composing and mixing. |