John Baldassano, Jr.

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John T. Baldassano Jr.

8 Whispering Woods Boulevard

Monroe Township, New Jersey 08831

732-261-1497

E-mail: [email protected]


OBJECTIVE:

Driven student seeking a challenging full time position in the entertainment industry, offering creativity and dedication.


EDUCATION:

Music and Technology, Production, Stevens Institute of Technology, 3.7, May 2014

Awards:  Presidential Scholarship, Edwin A. Stevens Scholarship, Alexander E. Bauhan Scholarship, and Dean’s List

Thesis: Transforming a 15min short film into a cinematic vocal form


ACADEMIC COURSEWORK:

Sound Recording, Psychoacoustics, Sound Design, Audio Post Production, Acoustics,, Spatial Music, Entertainment Business, Music Theory, Music History, Advanced Guitar, Video Editing, Animation


ACADEMIC PROJECTS:

30 Second TV Commercial: composed/engineered/produced original audio

60 Second TV Commercial: engineered/produced audio: supplemented original dialog with found audio

6 Minute Movie Scene: composed/engineered/produced original audio

Sonata: composed original music in sonata form

2 Children’s Songs: engineered/produced music: group project, responsible for microphone placement

Recording Studio Design: commercial recording studio/art gallery layout including placement of acoustical treatments

2 Minute Student Film: edited video footage and mixed audio

30 Minute Student Film: offered input on story development, casting, sound design, and production sound

Voiceover Edit: edited and mixed the voice of Verne Williams

Remixed a children’s country song: remixed original tracks in the style of Hard Rock


SKILLS:

Operating Systems: Windows XP+, Macintosh 10.6

Software: MS Office, Avid Pro Tools 11, Apple Logic Pro, Propellerhead Reason, Finale 2011, Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe After Effects CS5.5, AutoCAD, Google Sketch Up, and MATLAB