David Dies Burnsville, MN 55337 • dtdies@gmail.com

EXPERIENCE

PUBLISHING

Questar Assessments, Inc. , Apple Valley, MN Contract Editorial Assistant (Fall 2014–present)

• Supervise five contract proofreaders • Organize client feedback, proofreaders’ notes, and internal corrections • Excel spreadsheet design, macros, other data manipulation • Track and QA corrections to print and/or digital documents • Proofread both print and digital exams in a variety of formats, including PDF mark up, digital testing environments,

print proofreading • QA corrected documents and bug fixes in digital exams • Verify printer proofs, production artist checks, final copies • Miscellaneous support for four editors:

o second checks on final documents o retreiving/verifying documents

Hal Leonard Corp., Milwaukee, WI Freelance Proofreader/Copyeditor (2006–2009)

• Proofread music and text for a variety of educational books on jazz and popular music styles • Edited for style using a variety of style sheets • Copyedited The Art of Singing by Jennifer Hamady (2009)

Proofreader and Editor for professors and academics (2005–present)

• University of St. Thomas professor and published theorist, Dr. Shersten Johnson • Published theorist, Dr. Michael Siciliano

Sel f–Published Composer (1996–present)

• Layout, proofing and production of both print and PDF scores • Understanding of the publication process, concepts and language • Client communication and customer service • Produced CD, agevolmente, including budgeting and personnel management

PUBLICATIONS

“What it Means to Be in a Key,” OUPblog, forthcoming, http://blog.oup.com. Commissioned by Oxford Unive rs ity Press in 2014.

“On the Deaths of Atonality and Tonality,” OUPblog, forthcoming, http://blog.oup.com. Commissioned by Oxford Unive rs ity Press in 2014.

“Defining Spiritual Minimalism,” in The Ashgate Research Companion to Minimalist and Postminimalist Music, edited by Keith Potter, Kyle Gann and Pwyll Ap-Sion, 315–336. London: Ashgate Publ ishing, 2013.

“Concert Black [forthcoming cover story].” I Care I f You Listen : a digital magazine about new classical music, art and technology Issue 11 (forthcoming): Distributed via iOS/Android Apps.

“Michael Harrison: A Portrait.” I Care I f You Li sten Issue 9, (10/16/14): Distributed via iOS/Android Apps.

CD Review: still image, chamber music of Owen Underhill. ICareIfYouLi sten.com , 2013, http://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2013/02/still-image-chamber-music-of-owen-underhill/

Interviews with Sarah Cahill, Tobias Picker, Christopher Rouse, Yotam Haber, Robert Sirota, Tracy Silverman, Ursula Oppens, Isaac Thompson. ICare IfYouLis ten.com, 2013–present, http://www.icareifyoulisten.com/author/davidd/

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EXPERIENCE continued

TEACHING

Winona State Univers i ty , Winona, MN (2013-2014) UW-Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI (2012-2013) Lawrence Univers ity, Appleton, WI (2007-2012) UW-Madison , Madison, WI (2006-2008)

Visiting Instructor/Lecturer • Designed and taught courses ranging from Music Theory for the General Student to graduate-level Music Analysis • Edited and oversaw the revision of hundreds student papers at both the graduate and undergraduate level • Committee work

OFFICE

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church , St. Paul, MN Administrative Assistant (1998–99)

• Preparation of service bulletin & monthly newsletter, miscellaneous document design, materials supervision, database maintenance, bulk mail procedures, miscellaneous office support.

MakeMusic! Inc . [formerly Coda Music Technologies], Eden Prairie, MN Reception/Executive Assistant (1996-1997)

• Reception, light filing • Prepared contracts for licensing of music • Experience with copyright law

EDUCATION Sta te Univers ity of New York, Potsdam, NY Master of Music in Music Composition (2001) Bemidji State Univers ity, Bemidji, MN Bachelor of Arts in Music, Emphasis in Composition (1996) With Honors

ADDITIONAL SKILLS General of fice software: MS Word, Excel, Adobe Reader, Outlook, Sharepoint Publ ishing: Dreamweaver, FTP, HTML and CSS Operating s ystems: Mac, Windows, iOS, Android