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Projects

(I stumbled across my old scheduling calendars.  I intend to flesh out this page!)

2003

• Sierra Shakespeare Festival 2003 Foothill Theatre Company, Sound and Lighting system engineer/provider
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• "Kinderkonzert" (22nd annual) MIM Summer Festival Technical Director, Sound and lighting 6/25/2003
• "Four Bitchen Babes" MIM Summer Festival Technical Director, Sound and lighting 6/24/2003
• "Eye to Eye" MIM Summer Festival Technical Director, Sound and lighting 6/20/2003
• "Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks" MIM Summer Festival Technical Director, Sound and lighting 6/19/2003
• Nevada City School of The Arts Performance Night 6/9-11/2003 Technical Director
• Foothill Theatre Company Always, Patsy Cline. Sound Designer
• Yuba River Charter School spring performance 5/27/2003 Technical Director
• Ivan Najera, Guitar Extravaganza VII Don Baggett Theatre. Technical Director, Sound Engineer 5/31/2003
• Second City. Comedy Troupe at and for The Nevada Theatre 4/1/2003
• Music in the Mountains Spring Fest 3/2003 Technical Director, sound and lighting
• Taj Mahal. Grass Valley Vets Hall, Technical Director. Benefit for The Nevada Theatre
• Nevada County Superintendent of Schools. Imaginarium Sound System 2/17/2003
• Foothill Theatre Company. You can't Take It With You, Sound Designer 2/21/2003
• Nevada City School of the Arts. Performance night. Technical Director 2/3-5/2003
• NU Unplugged! Nevada Union High School musical show 1/24/2003 Technical Director
• CATS Love Suicides. Assisted in Lighting Design 1/27/2003
• Music in the Mountains. Technical Director
• Nevada Union High School.  The Don Baggett Theatre, Technical Director, year 3

2002 (39)

• Music in the Mountains Holiday Concert CD
• Music in the Mountains Holiday Concert Broadcasts.  KNCO and KVMR.  Recording, editing creation of CD's 12/2002
• Music in the Mountains Holiday Concerts.  Amaral Festival Center, Nevada County Fairgrounds.  Lighting Design, Lighting Director
• RAIN A Tribute to The Beatles. Private Party, Sacramento Convention Center. Stage Monitor Engineer
• The Grass Valley Men's Choir.  Record for CD release. 12/14/2002
• Moments in Music.  Dorienne Dunning and Rebecca Dowd.  Class Project Record and create CD's 11/12/2002
• Nevada Union High School Drama Program. NUTS presentation of The Tempest.  Technical Director 11/9/2002
• FTC: A Christmas Story 11/22/2002
• Music in the Mountains Fall Festival 2002.  11-7,8,9,10,14,15,16-2002 Lighting Design, Sound Design Sound Recording Gyan Riley Concert, The Jim Martinez Jazz Quartet
• RAIN A Tribute to The Beatles. The Nugget, Reno.  The clubhouse at Lake of The Pines.  technical support, monitor engineer 11/1-2/2002
• Amaral Family Festival Center. Nevada County Fairgrounds.  Sound System design, install 10/2002
• Rain A Tribute to The Beatles.  South Lake Tahoe.  Technical support, transportation
• 911 Tribute performance, Nevada County Fairgrounds.  Sound and Broadcast feed 9/11/2002
• Moonlight Swing "Army Air Force" Big Band. Constitution Day Celebration, City of Nevada City.   18 pc Big Band. Authentic Vocalists and vocal ensemble.  All done with vintage ribbon microphones!  9/7/2002
• Rain A Tribute to The Beatles. Nevada County Fair 8/8/2002 Technical Support
• FTC: Sierra Shakespeare Festival, Taming of The Shrew, Twelfth Night 8/30/2002
• FTC: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Taming of The Shrew, Twelfth Night
• FTC: LTSF Children's Show. A Midsummer's Night's Dream
• The Music in the Mountains Summer Festival 2002.  14 concerts Indoor and out of doors. Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Hass, The Side Street Strutters, Beachfront Property, Broadway Romance, Art Baron and The Duke's Men, The Festival Orchestra and Chorus.
• FTC: Greater Tuna. 6/14/2002
• NUHS Student Senior Project Projects Judge 5/23/2002
• NUHS Student Senior project.  Recording 5/24/2002
• Colfax High School Drama Program.  The Tempest in the Park.  Lighting and sound support.
• Evening of Dance 2002. Nevada Union High School Dance Program,  Technical Director Lighting Mentor
• Music in the Mountains Spring Festival 2002. April-5,6,7-2002 Lighting, sound recording
• FTC: Grinders Stand
• NUHS Senior Project.  Punk Show at The Miners Foundry. Heather Larson. Sound 3/22/2002
• RAIN A Tribute to The Beatles. The Resort at Squaw Valley. 3/22/2002 Monitor Engineer
• Colfax High School.  Consult on audio video studio.  3/14/2002
• FTC: Little Shop of Horrors
• Nevada Union High School Drama Department.  One Acts March 2002
• Nevada Union High School Dance Showcase.  Technical Director 2/22/2002
• Vagina Monologues.  Technical Support 2/11/2002
• Red Bluff High School Drama Program.  6 channel wireless microphone system 2/1/2002
• Rain A Tribute to The Beatles. Atlantis Resort Hotel, Reno Lighting, sound, monitor engineer, technical support.
• Nevada City School of the Arts Performance Night.  Technical support, Technical Director
• Community Asian Theatre of the Sierra, CATS.  The Woman Warrior.  Sound Design
• Nevada Theatre.  Dimming System installation. 1/2002
• Nevada Union High School.  Technical Director The Don Baggett Theatre (ongoing)

2001 (37)

• Music in the Mountains Holiday Concert Broadcasts.  KNCO and KVMR Recording, editing and creation of CD's 12/2001
• Music in the Mountains Holiday Concerts.  Amaral Festival Center, Nevada County Fairgrounds.  Lighting Design.  Lighting Director. Concert recording.
• Nevada City School of the Arts Fall Presentation.  Lighting support.  Northern California Center of the Arts. December 2001
• Nevada County Arts Council Art Show at the Alpha Building, Grass Valley.  Lighting equipment provider.
• Colfax High School.  fall Drama Presentation.  Lighting Design. November 2001
• Twin Cities Concert Association Concert.  Peace Lutheran Church.  Sound provider.
• Music in the Mountains Fall Festival.  Lighting Design, Sound provider. November 2001
• Nevada Union High School Drama Department.  Peter Pan.  Technical Director, Lighting and Sound Designer, flying equipment supervision. November 2001
• Celtic Festival 2001. Lighting Design and provider. Nevada County Fairgrounds.
• Gypsy Soul.  Dance Show.  Technical Director, Lighting Designer. Nevada Union High School.
• Apollo Sierra Opera.  Magic Moments of Opera. Sound Designer, Sound Engineer, Lighting Designer (WGP) Oregon House and Western Gateway Park.
• Sierra Shakespeare Festival. The Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona.  Sound Designer, equipment provider.
• Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival. The Comedy of Errors, Two Gentlemen of Verona.  Sound Designer
• Music in the Mountains Summer Festival 2001. David Benoit show 07/-3/2001
• Music in the Mountains Summer Festival 2001. The Side Street Strutters 06/23/2001
• Music in the Mountains Summer Festival 2001. Broadway Nights 06/30/2001
• Music in the Mountains Summer Festival 2001.  Sound, Lighting Recording and production management. 20 concerts, 5 venues...6/2001
• Music in the Mountains Summer Festival 2001 "Road Shows" The Amarals, Western Gateway Park and Lake of the Pines Country Club. Lighting, Sound and Production Management. 06/15-17/2001
• Music and More.  Wireless Microphone rental/consultation 05/19/2001
• Pine Tree Quilt Guild Show.  Sound System 05/04/2001
• Nevada Union High School. An Evening of Dance. Technical Director, Supervising Lighting Designer. 05/2001
• Foothill Theatre Company.  "Fair Use" Sound Designer, special equipment provider. 05/04/2001.
• Music in the Mountains Spring Festival.  Lighting, Sound and Production Management. 04/04/2001.
• Western Gateway Park.  Theatrical Consulting 03/13/2001
• S.T.A.R.S. 2001 Nevada County Arts Council program. Technical Director 03.23.2001
• Amaral Festival Center.  Consultant 6/2001
• Amaral Festival Center.  Lighting System Design and provider.6/2001
• Foothill Theatre Company. "Sylvia" Sound Designer 03/02/2001
• Student Mentor; Tessa Ely.  Lighting Design for AIDA
• Student Mentor; Paul Riggs. Lighting Design for The Comedy of Errors.
• Northern California Center for the Arts. Concert Sound support 02/02/2001
• Nevada Theatre Booth Project. Consulting 02/06/2001
• Nevada Union High School.  Don Baggett Theatre renovation project (ongoing) Design and installation.
• Red Bluff High School.  Wireless Microphone System Rental and consultation. 02/19/2001
• C.A.T.S. "Joy Luck Club"  Sound Designer. 01/12/2001
• Nevada City School of the Arts.  Performing Arts Presentation. Technical Director 1/24/2001
• Theatre Manager and Technical Director, Don Baggett Theatre. Nevada Union High School. Grass Valley California.  Fall Semester 2000.

2000  (34)

• Telestream Trade Show support, "Streaming Video West"  sound equipment rental 12/2000
• Music in the Mountains Holiday Concert Broadcast CD's.
• Music in the Mountains Holiday Concerts.  Lighting, recording.  12/2000
• Nevada Union High School Choral Department, Fall Concerts.  Lighting, Sound, recording.  12/2000
• Music in the Mountains Fall Festival.  Lighting, sound and recording. 11/9-19/2000
• Nevada Union High School Drama:  "A Comedy of Errors" Technical Director, Lighting Mentor 10/2000.
• Foothill Theatre Companies mounting of "FRIGHT NIGHT!" 10/28/2000.  Sound
• Nevada County Gem and Mineral Show. P.A. System 10/14-15/2000
• Lighting System Upgrade Project.  The Nevada Theatre. 9/15/2000
• KVMR Celtic Festival, lighting 9/23/2000
• Music in the Mountains 20th Anniversary Party. Lighting and Sound 9/9/2000
• Gypsy Soul, Dance Experience.  Natina Pistone: AD. Lighting Designer, Operator.  8/2000
• Theatre Manager and Technical Director, Don Baggett Theatre. Nevada Union High School. Grass Valley California.  2000-2001
• Sierra Shakespeare Festival (foothill Theatre Company).  Sound Designer. Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labor's Lost.  9/2000
• The Tragedy of Columbine Presentation, NUHS administration.  Lighting and sound support 8/22/2000
• Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival.  Sound Designer. Much Ado About Nothing, Love's Labor's Lost.  7-8/2000
• Music in the Mountains Summer Festival.  Three venues, sound and lighting, recording and technical support.  6/2000
• Spring Performing Arts Presentation.  Nevada City School for the Arts.  Technical support, equipment rental. 5/2000
• Spring Choral Concert.  Nevada Union High School Choir Department.  Recording and technical support 5/2000
• "An Evening Of Dance"  5/2000.  NUHS Dance Department Presentation.  Technical Director, Master Electrician, Supervising Lighting Designer. Equipment rental
• Nevada County "Black and White Ball" (third annual) A benefit for the Nevada County Chernobyl Children's Project and KVMR Radio.  Sound Support
• Kelson Recording "American Century" CD project Editing, Mastering
• "Moments To Remember" The Nevada Placer Sierranaders  April 15, 2000 Don Baggett Theatre.  Technical Director, Lighting and Sound Designer, Crew.
• San Francisco Klezmer Band concert.  MIM Spring Festival April 2000, sound and lighting support, Live Sound Engineer.
• Music in the Mountains Spring Festival.  Lighting and recording. 4/2000
• Telestream NAB 2000. Lighting and sound design, equipment rental.
• Reach for the STARS 2000.  Nevada County Arts Council  February 25/26 2000.  Technical support, "Master Electrician"
• "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" NUHS Drama Presentation. 3/2000. Lighting Design, Sound Design, Master Electrician, Technical Director.
• Bear River High School Fantasy of Stars show.  February 18/19 2000.  Technical support
• Theatre Manager and Technical Director, Don Baggett Theatre. Nevada Union High School. Grass Valley California.  Fall Semester 2000.
• Wallace Burrows Preservation Project
• Nevada City School of the Arts.  Performing Arts Presentation Technical Director 1/26/2000
• Nevada Union High School, Don Baggett Theatre rejuvenation project.  Ongoing 01/17/99
• CATS Community Asian Theatre of the Sierras, January 2000. "Rashomon", Sound Design  C.A.T.S.

1999  (16)

• Sierra Shakespeare Festival 1999, The Fred Forsman Amphitheater September 1999  Sound Design, lighting and sound equipment provider.
• Always... Patsy Cline at the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre.  8/27-28/99  Sound, lighting crew
• "RIDGESTOCK"  Peace Festival 1999.  North Columbia Cultural Center Amphitheater.  8/21/99  Sound and production management assistance. Inaugural Event
• Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival Fund Raising GALA - 8/9/99  Sound and lighting.  If you would like to contribute to the Sand Harbor Restoration Remodeling project:  
• Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival at Sand Harbor 1999.  Sound Designer, lighting and sound equipment provider. 
• Nevada County Library Literacy Service. VO recording for television commercial. 5/99.
• Nevada Union High School, Black Box Lighting Dimming and Control, April 1999, design and installation.
• Editware. Sound Equipment NAB 1999.
• RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles (4/22/99) Sierra Services for the Blind benefit Sound System, Monitor engineer, lighting support.
• RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles. (4/9/99) San Jose Civic Auditorium. Monitor Engineer.
• Nevada City Schools Foundation. (3/99) Voice Over Recording
• Tektronix 40th Anniversary Video. (3/99) Voice Over recording (Pich Pix)
• Tektronix 40th Anniversary Video. (3/99) Location Sound and lighting
• Big Island Music. (3/99) "Themes from NBC Television" CD. Editing and mastering.
• Roger Hodgson Concert - Northern California Cultural Center Benefit, Grass Valley California Lighting Equipment, technical power support. 11/98
• Nevada County Fair. Grounds Public Address System 1999.

1998  (9)

• RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles. New Years Eve Party, 12/31/98.
• RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles. Showroom at The Eldorado Hotel, Reno Nevada. 12/29/98. Monitor Engineer.
• Nevada Union High School, Black Box Lighting Grid, November 1998, design and installation.
• RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles. November 21, 1998 San Jose Civic Auditorium. Monitor Engineer.
• Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival 1998. Lighting Design, Sound Design, sound and lighting equipment provider.
• Greater Tuna at the Valhalla Boathouse Theatre.  Sound, lighting, crew. August 1998
• Sierra Shakespeare Festival 1998. Lighting Design, Sound Design, Lighting and Sound Equipment provider.
• Sierra Video Systems. National Association of Broadcasters convention 1998. Lighting and Sound Design, equipment rental.
• Editware. Sound Equipment NAB 1998.

1997  (15)

• William's Ranch School P.A. System redesign. 12/97
• United Way Breakfast P.A. 11/97
• Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival 1997. Sound Design, sound and lighting equipment provider, lighting design assistant. .
• Sierra Video Systems. Demonstration Video. Location Sound Recordist, Sound Design. 10/96.
• Ken Hardin Trio CD. Recording, Editing and Pre Mastering. 10/97
• Sierra Video Systems. National Association of Broadcasters convention 1997. Lighting and Sound Design, equipment rental.
• Big Island Music. Music editing for feature film "The 'B' Movie"
• Tektronix- Product Improvement Engineering Lab rebuild. 5/97
• San Francisco Mime Troop. Nevada Union High School, lighting equipment support. 2/97
• Tektronix- National Association of Broadcasters convention 1996. Technical Director- Lighting and Sound, equipment rental.
• Tektronix - Live video recording, "The Tubes". Chief Electrician, equipment rental.
• Tektronix- Benefits Meeting. A/O support 5/97
• Music in the Mountains. Live sound, live recording, lighting, production of CD for PBS radio broadcasting on KXPR, KUNR and KCHO
• Millennia Media.  Live recording for NPR broadcast. "Pepe Romero" Spanish Guitarist 2/15/97.
• Pleasant Valley School P.A. System upgrade Project. 2/97

1996

• RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles. Live sound, chief electrician- July 4th 1996, Harare's South Lake Tahoe - production assistant, concert sound support. Monitor Engineer, etc.
• Pliocene Ridge School Lighting System Project. 3/96
• Nevada County Business Association Candidate's Forum Broadcast. Special Sound Support. 3/96
• Foothill Theatre Company. Resident Sound Designer, member Artistic Council, Affiliate Artist, equipment provider, sometime Lighting Designer.

previous to 1996

• Tektronix. Location Sound Recordist, audio for corporate live broadcasts, Division Communications Meetings - Multi media support, production management assistance.
• Tektronix. Lighting and Sound Design and equipment provider. for "The BIG Show" at the National Association of Broadcasters convention 1991.
• Tektronix. Conference area P.A. systems (2)
• Peace Lutheran Church, Grass Valley California. Custom sound system design.
• Nevada City Methodist Church. Nevada City California. Custom sound system
• Nevada City. Nevada City, California. Custom sound system.
• Nevada Union High School Drama Department. Sound and lighting equipment rental, technical support.
• Community Asian Theatre of The Sierra. "Tea" 1996, "Dragon Wings" 1997. "A Thousand Cranes" 1999 Sound Design and equipment rental.
• Nevada Union High School Choir Program. Live recording, production of audio cassette tapes. Production of annual Christmas Concert broadcast on KNCO Radio.
• Theatre on the Lake. Dinner theatre productions in the Clubhouse at Lake of the Pines, California. A special portable sound system was designed for this venue that is available to clients with similar needs. The system places a small speaker at each table. This configuration provides clear controlled sound to each table. The current system will support 17 tables with a total audience of approximately 200.
• Nevada County Composers Coalition. Live recording and special live sound support.
• Nevada City Rotary Club "The Duck Race" Nevada City, California, live sound. 1994, 1995, 1996
• Nevada County Craft Guild. Sound support 1994, 1996.
• Pine Tree Quilt Guild. Annual show sound support since 1992.
• Nevada County Christmas Fair, Nevada County Fairgrounds. Building and Grounds P.A. 1988-1995.
• Health Technologies Network. Live sound, lighting and video recording.
• Future Medical Group. Demonstration audio tapes.
• The Tribe. 13 piece R&B band. Sound, FOH and Stage Monitor system. 1996
• The Ken and Anni Show! Ken Allardyce, Anni McCann, Mikail Graham, Dave Naves. Nevada Theatre October 8th 1987.
• The Ken and Anni Show. opening for Steve Seskin at the Nevada Theatre 6/13/1987
• Rog Hodge and the Hedgehogs. Equipment rental, technical support. 1986
• Holiday Cabaret, Grass Valley, CA. House and stage monitor sound for touring acts: Stephen Stills, Al Stewart, Leon Redbone, David Grissman Quartet, John Stewart, The Kingston Trio, Richie Havens, Maria Muldaur, The Limelighters, Booker T. Jones, Mose Allison.

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1979    February 5th started work at Grass Valley Group

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