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Sam Welch
359 Sauchiehall Street
• 07762245517 • [email protected]
Personal statement
An extremely motivated and driven individual with experience in sound production, currently seeking
freelance contract work in media composition and production. Previous part time employment during
high school reflects a professional and conscientious work ethic. Having received mentorship from both
David Donaldson and Charlie Jefferson for media composition, I recently secured the position to score a
short horror film with an independent film maker. Experience gained while living in Glasgow includes
performing various live sound events at both 'The Record Factory' and 'St Andrews in The Square',
including a solo live sound gig at the 'Admiral Bar' doing their folk nights thanks to live sound mentor, Ian
Cleland.
Key Skills
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Proficiency in Protools (8 to 12), Reaper and Studio One 2
Multi-Instrumentalist (Piano 10 years, Guitar 7 years, Keyboard 4 years)
Experience with Studio Sound
Experience with Live Sound
Proficiency in all areas of Microsoft Office, including Access, Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Employment History
Intern, Savalas, Glasgow
(June 2016 – Present)
Achievements and responsibilities:
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Will undertake internship within coming weeks
Score Engineer & Mixing Engineer, The Shedding, Forres
(June 2016 – Present)
Achievements and responsibilities:
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Currently in post-production
Composition and creating of appropriate music which complements visuals
Mixing
Took creative direction from film director
Live Sound Engineer, The Admiral Bar, Glasgow
(May 2016)
Achievements and responsibilities:
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Rigged and de-rigged in house systems
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Worked closely with performers to ensure they were pleased with the sound
Managing sound during the show
Live Sound Engineer, St Andrews in the Square, Glasgow
(May 2016)
Achievements and responsibilities:
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Worked closely to the fashion show organisers to ensure they were happy with the overall
product
Rigged and de-rigged in house systems
Managed and mixed both Sound and Lighting board during the duration of the fashion shows
Followed health and safety procedures when setting up (cables, fire safety risk assessment)
Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer, The Live Sets
(May 2016) https://soundcloud.com/samwelchmusicproduction/sets/the-live-sets
Achievements and responsibilities:
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Captured most natural and live sounds by recording a rehearsal
Performed post mixing
Composer, Performer, Recording, Mixing & Mastering Engineer, My Mind on
Music, à deux https://adeux.bandcamp.com/album/my-mind-on-music
(February 2015 – May 2015)
Achievements and responsibilities:
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Composed various pieces of material
Performed pre-production (microphone selection, production techniques and desired end
result)
Completed tracking as both the recording engineer and performing artist
Created the arrangement for each song
Mixed the various songs
Performed mastering using reference tracks and made the tracks to a commercial volume
Live Sound Engineer, The Record Factory, Glasgow
(February 2016)
Achievements and responsibilities:
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Created a system specification for the event based on the artist’s requirements
Rigged and de-rigged rented in systems
Managed and mixed Sound during the various music acts
Followed health and safety procedures when setting up (cables, fire safety risk assessment)
Live Sound Engineer, Forres Academy, Forres
(November 2014)
Achievements and responsibilities:
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Rigged and de-rigged personal systems
Managed backstage acts
Followed health and safety procedures when setting up (cables, fire safety risk assessment)
Mixed and managed the sound and audio aspects during the show
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Customer Assistant Dairy, Tesco, Forres & Glasgow
(October 2014 – November 2015)
Shop Team Member, The Phoenix Stores, Findhorn
(March 2014 – October 2014)
Education
University of the West of Scotland
(September 2016 – June 2019)
BSc (Hons) Music Technology:
 Undertaking this degree from September
Glasgow Kelvin College
(August 2015 – June 2016)
HNC Sound Production:
 Graded Unit - A
 Pass in all Units (DAW’s, Multi-track Recording, Multi-track Mixing, Sound Production Theory,
Sound Production Practise, Working in the Creative Industries, Creative Industries
Infrastructure, Acoustics, Sound Reinforcement, Location Recording and Graded Unit)
Forres Academy
(September 2012 – June 2015)
 Higher Maths – B
 Higher Chemistry – C
Hobbies & Interests
Whilst most of my free time is spent on music either performing, listening to or producing I
am also an avid sports enthusiast having gained my provincial colours for athletics and a
silver medal at the South African athletic championships 2008. I also attended the junior
South African ice hockey trials in 2008.
References
References are available upon request.
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