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Resume

  • A very passionate, diligent and focused audio engineer who thrives on any experience and knowledge that is presented to him.
  • Fast and dedicated learner, who enjoys being immersed in productive and progressive environments.
  • Deep interest in field recording, sound design and surround sound (inc. Ambisonics).
  • Accomplished graphic and web designer, with project and team management and marketing experience.
  • Recommendation letter from Tom Van Achte - Commercial Music Manager at Galaxy Studios, Belgium.

Vitals

Name: Dan Seddon
Birth Date: 23rd January 1978
Nationality: British
Contact: Tel: 0044-7973 654 277
Email: dan.seddon@franklynjones.com

Education and Courses

2009 - 2010 Audio Engineering Diploma SAE (Final grade: 96%)
2008 - 2009 Institute of Leadership & Management Course
2007 C# Programming: Hands-On. Learning Tree Course
1998 - 2002 Neuroscience (Bsc.Hons) Degree - Edinburgh University

Work and Experience

2010 - 2011

Galaxy Studios, Belgium | Auro-Technologies
Audio & Technical assistant - responsibilities included:
  • Design and implementation of multi-channel recording chains for on-location Auro-3D recordings at Flagey Studio 4, Brussels for the Brussels Philharmonic
  • In-studio setup for symphonic films scorings and pop based recordings – including engineers’ session preparation work, microphone and signal chain setup, editing, recalls and backups
  • Development and implementation of a new ADR recording signal flow
  • Recordist for several ADR sessions
  • Minor vocal and music recording engineer
  • Equipment and session cataloguing
  • Technical support for both Film and Audio departments.
  • Assisting the on-going marketing and release of Auro-3D for Auro-Technologies
2010 - 2011 Galaxy Studios, Belgium - Internship
2009 - 2010 SAE Institute, Amsterdam
Supervisor Assistant Internship (3 months)
  • Beeckestijnpop Festival - Live recording
  • The Patronaat - Big band live recording
  • Student support
  • Web design and post-production work for SAE2.0 in Amsterdam
  • Audio work for Dutch choral singer Ron Willemsen
  • Bose Sound Design Competition (runner up)
2007 - 2009 Bauer Media
Interface Developer and Web Design Team Lead
  • Development and design for several core websites for Bauer Media to reinvigorate online presence
  • Managed a team of interface and web designers
  • Project work for some of the UK’s leading magazine brands: Grazia, FHM, Motorcycle News, Today’s Golfer and Parkers
  • Wrote inter-company coding standards documentation for HTML and CSS
2006 - 2007 Freelance Designer - Clients: Oxford University,
British Antarctic Survey, Lynx Edicions & Cambridge University
2003 - 2006 Business Web Software (FirmStep)
Senior Designer
  • Interface design for their proprietary software products
  • Graphic design of marketing and sales material
  • Front end design and development of customer CMS

Skills and Proficiency

Audio        Software: Pro Tools HD, Logic Pro, Reaktor, Reason, Adobe Audition, Sony SoundForge, Peak Pro, Izotope RX & SpectraPlus.

Hardware: API Vision, SPL MMC, Neve 88D, SSL 6000G, TLAudio VTC and Avid ICON and a number of outboard equipment.
Visual Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver and 3D Studio Max, Visual Studio 2008, CSS and XHTML, JavaScript (jQuery), ASP.NET 2.0/C#
Other MS Office, iWork’08 and basic FileMaker Pro. Well versed in both Mac OSX and Windows platforms.

Information and Links

Please visit some of the websites that I have worked on, and companies I have worked for.

Connect with me

Current projects and work

Here you will find some recent projects that I have been working on over the last 6 months or so.

  • Paper WingsNord Zee Texas

    Mix of a recording made at Galaxy Studios

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  • SoundDesigning

    A couple of small examples

    A radiator recorded with 2 piezo microphones and a toothbrush, my fridge starting up and vocals with a toilet flushing drone.

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  • ReaktorFire machine

    Developed a Reaktor 5 ensemble that can be used to generate fire sounds - including crackles, pops and gas release. I also designed and implemented the interface.

    Click to listen to an audio example from the ensemble.

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  • Ásta PálsdóttirKuldaleg Kvennaráð

    Recent production and recording with the multi-talented Ásta Pálsdóttir.

    Play the track.

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  • ReaktorModal Synthesis

    A quick experimentation into the new modal synthesis module in Reaktor 5.5 - it uses event tables to control the number of partials, the amplitudes and frequencies.

    Click to listen to an audio example from the ensemble - a bass guitar.

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  • Active SpeakersDesign

    A 3D render of a pair of 2 way active speakers I am designing.

    Arno3 Speaker Design

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