User:DavidWalker1988

Curriculum Vitae

David Walker 10 Parkway Whitwell Notts S80 4TR Mobile: 07896614257 Email: d.walker88@gmail.com

Profile

I am an enthusiastic and driven individual with a range of highly transferable skills such as team work/leadership, working independently, as well as manual work and customer service. I am also an experienced live/studio session musician. I am currently awaiting my results from University where I studied Music Management, Branding & Public Relations. Punctuality is important to me and I take pride in everything I do, always working to the best of my ability. My long term ambition is to run a live music venue aimed at students. My hobbies include listening to and creating music, playing computer games, reading, cooking and watching movies both in the cinema and at home. I also enjoy playing rugby, ultimate Frisbee, mountain biking and going to the gym. I am a hard working person, able to adapt to any environment quickly and follow instructions, as well as being able to use my own initiative.

I play percussion and vocals in hip-hop funk band Carpe – www.facebook.com/CarpeMusic I have played with a variety of bands as a drummer and percussionist, both live and recorded, from Jazz and Punk to Folk and Funk.

Work History

Aug 2012		Bar staff – The Bobbin September 2012		Mitchell’s of Lancaster

Duties included tending and re-stocking the bar, cellar work, cleaning and organising entertainment.

Sept 2005		Community Musician and Instrument Technician July 2010		More Music In 2005, I began work as part of the ‘Stages’ project. I attended training sessions including Lifting and Handling and Youth Music Code of Practice workshops. I am able to run workshops in both a managerial capacity and in a supporting role.

Regular sessions involved:

• Working closely with young people • Setting up and packing away equipment (Amplifiers, Speakers and Drum kits) • Structured teaching of musical skills (percussion/drums) • Working closely with young bands to develop performance skills • Advising young people on the music industry • Running a small tuck shop, handling money and ordering stock

As part of 'Stage1' gigs;

• Loading Equipment (Lighting and Sound) • Rigging and De-Rigging • Operating Lights throughout the gig • Stage Management

In addition to my work with the ‘Stages’ project, I worked for More Music in a variety of capacities;

•	Front-of-house for adult classes •	Live performances •	Instrument/equipment repairs •	Purchasing •	Inventory management • 	Live sound engineering (accompanying hired PA equipment) • 	Engineering 'micro-recording' sessions in the ‘Hot House’ recording studio • 	Working with people with disabilities at Beaumont College

Jan 2005		Kitchen Porter to June 2005		The Duke Of Rothesay My Duties included preparing vegetables and salads, garnishing dishes, loading and unloading the dishwasher, hand-washing pans and cutlery, cleaning and maintaining kitchen equipment (dishwasher, food processor), cleaning the kitchen at the end of the day and retrieving stock.

Education

June 2013			Award for Personal License Holders BIIAB

Started Sept 2010		BA (Hons) Music Management, Branding & Public Relations Buckinghamshire New University

I am just finishing my third year of University where I am working on my dissertation, looking at how people assign value to live music. The areas of the industry that I am most interested in are law, artist relations and brand management/marketing. I finished my second year with a 2:1 and am on track to graduate with a first class honours.

Sept 2005 		BTEC National Diploma Level 3 – Music Practice to Jun 2007 					Kendal College

Final Grade: MMM

• NCFE level 2 Performance Skills • NCFE level 2 Music Technology • Key Skills Communication (Level 2) • Key Skills Application of Number (Level 2)

Sept 1999		Morecambe High School to Jun 2004 	GCSE

• English - B • English Literature - B • Religious Studies - B • Mathematics - C • Science (double award) - CC

Software/System Skills

• Microsoft Word • Microsoft Excel • Microsoft PowerPoint • Microsoft Publisher

References

Available on request