Jordan Agius

Available

I work well as part of a team and I am reliable in meeting deadlines. I have a wide vocabulary and a good writing style that I have developed through writing academic reports and less formal documents. I consider myself to be a sociable person who is approachable and friendly, I make an effort to fit in. I am punctual and conscientious about my appearance. I tend to be a fast learner and one of my main strengths is that I work well under pressure. I have good communication skills and consider myself to be a committed and hard working employee. My hobbies include music and sports. I also write poetry as a hobby although I have had one poem published. I keep fit by playing football and basketball regularly with
friends. In the past I have played the violin and keyboards in orchestras and bands. I also take music very
seriously in terms of my career, I specialize in studio recording and music production including mixing an mastering.

I have entrepreneurial aspirations and I have pursued this by obtaining funding through a university program which encourages students to explore and evaluate their own ideas and produce a business plan. I am a keen promoter of live music so I invested in live sound equipment, secured sponsorship and successfully organized and promoted a series of monthly events showcasing well known acts alongside local unsigned acts.

Rich Bitch Studios - Resident Sound Engineer
7/1/08 - present

Duties - managing complex recording sessions (mixing and mastering), live sound engineer, maintaining equipment, customer satisfaction.

Freelance sound engineer/producer
8/08 - present

I am currently producing records with a number of local bands/artists on a regular basis, using my personal equipment.

Enterprising staff Enterprising students programme
16/6/08 - 5/9/08

Full time paid work placement at BCU, working as a business consultant and project manager to produce a
feasibility study for a staff business idea centered on digital signal processing and acoustics. After assessing
the idea, I presented my findings to an expert panel who decided whether to invest more more money into
the staff research project.

Rockaway - Head Engineer (unpaid work placement)
1/12/07 - 1/6/08

Duties - Artistic guidance, researching and purchasing suitable equipment, studio design and installation, managing and
booking recording sessions, maintaining equipment, customer satisfaction, communications with the main
recording facility in Holland.

Black Rose Projects - Assistant producer/engineer (unpaid work placement)
1/8/07 - 16/11/07

Duties - Producing string arrangements, recording and mixing, assisting in the planning and execution of
creative projects, artist liaison, administration, promotion of live events, artists and releases (online
and physical).

Rare Groove Promotions - (sole trader)
4/07 - present

A live music promotions company I set up with university funding. The company was launched with a series of monthly
events, showcasing established acts alongside local unsigned talent.

Duties - Securing and maintaining sponsorships, booking entertainment, health and safety considerations,
purchasing equipment, marketing and promotion of the events, managing a team of people, live sound reinforcement and hosting the events.

BCU Conservatoire and Technology Innovation Centre
Bsc (Hons) Music Technology sandwich degree (2:1)

Lawrence Sheriff sixth form
Computing - C
Business Studies - C
Electronics - D
General Studies - D

Daventry William Parker School
Maths - B
Science - AA
English - BB
Geography - B
Music - A
Graphics - C
German - C
Art - C

Live Sound Equipment -

12 channel mackie mixer (3 separate monitor mixes)

w/Stereo Effects processor and Graphic EQ

2 x 300W powered Whafdale pro stage wedge

1 x 300W passive Wharfdale pro stage wedge

1600 W Gemini Power Amp

2 x 600W passive Wharfdale pro 15" Full range PA speakers

3 x SHURE SM58 dynamic mic

1 x RODE NT1a condenser mic

2 x 4 way Power extension reels

All required stands, Speakon, XLR and Jack cables

Laptop DJ system (NI Traktor)

Studio Equipment -

Logic Pro 8

Pro Tools LE (Mbox Mini)

+ Producer plugin pack

NI Komplete (synth pack)

Izotope Ozone Mastering suite

Izotope RX Restoration suite

Melodyne (vocal timing/tuning)

Fuzzmeasure (acoustics analysis)

Max MSP 5 (object oriented audio programming)

Apple Macbook - 2.16 GHZ dual core 2GB ram

Microkorg synthesizer

Akai MPC 500 sampler

Alesis M1 active 620 reference monitors + samson isolation stands in a good monitoring environment.

I am an accomplished violinist and pianist at grade 7 and 5 levels respectively. I am confident using PC’s or
Mac’s and I have developed computer skills throughout my education. I have attended short courses on web
design at BCU’s NTI using Adobe Flash and Dreamweaver. I have received professional training in presen-
tation skills, project management, negotiation skills, team working and business start ups, because I successfully applied for two enterprise based university programmes. I am also very comfortable using word
processing software, presentation software, spreadsheet software and database software. By working at a number of different studios both commercially and while studying at university, I have gained extensive
knowledge of music production techniques using both analogue and digital equipment although I specialize in Logic and Pro Tools based systems. I am a trained sound engineer with my own equipment and I have
experience of both live sound and studio engineering. I have worked with a range of artists producing music in different genres, I am equally comfortable recording a string quartet in a concert hall as I am working with a band or solo artist in the studio. I have developed good interpersonal skills through working with
different musicians every week over my time at Rich Bitch studios. I am also very conscientious about the approach I take to getting the best performance possible from any musician in the studio. I have good management and organizational skills gained from organizing and promoting live music events and balancing my social, educational and work commitments. I have the facilities and the skills to produce professional quality music, upon request I can provide a portfolio of recordings that I have produced.

English

European Union