malcolmblake - resume - june 2016

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{Malcolm Blake} Tijuana, Mexico | 661 616 5684 [email protected] pathlessobserver.tumblr.com My Skills Music Composition | Audio Design, Editing & Recording | Social Media Content | Creative Writing | Communication | Radio Broadcasting & Audio Production | Photography | Logic X | Ableton Live | Reason | Voice Acting & Singing | Project Management | Production Planning | Web Content Creation | Video Editing & Production Show Reel http://bit.ly/28YxxpB Professional Experience Algoa FM Radio Producer | algoafm.co.za Ref: Alfie Jay | [email protected] | Oct 2014 - Current Producer for South African radio legend, Daron Mann who is twice a winner of the MTN South African Radio Awards’ coveted Best Breakfast Show presenter in Commercial Radio (2013 & 2015). Work closely with Program hosts and the Program Director to design overall imaging of programs consistent with station aesthetic and platform goals. Produce all on air show content for the Daron Mann Breakfast Show: Monday Friday, 6am to 9am. Deliver daily show plans with clocks, timings, interview info, topics and creative preambles for smart links to on air discussion. Responsible for booking celebrities and entertainment news makers. On occasions when my anchor can’t make a scheduled interview, I conduct it myself and create a neat package for him with the guest responses for on air use, whereby he intros each answer so as to appear to be doing a live interview. Create topical content with a fine ear to the local community and current affairs. Conceptualize, write and compose parody songs, show intros, stingers, stagers, beds, show promotions, voices, prank calls, promotional competition audio, in show promos and post show promos, throw forwards/coming up, daily comedy clips and commercial adverts. Manage and produce content on a daily basis for all online representation of the Daron Mann Breakfast Show Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, podcasting and web page. Oversee instudio production, incoming phone calls, texts, tweets and facebook posts from listeners. Confidently operate mixers, mics and on air programming software. Constantly research trending media topics and forward thinking strategies to promote brands in online spaces and radio. Shoot film and photographic media with editing done in Final Cut and Light Room. (Camera: Nikon 3100) Constantly exploring new technologies and expanding my abilities to serve all multimedia outputs to further engage our audience. Derivco Sound Production Designer and Quality Assurer | derivco.com (Online Casino Slot Games) Ref: David Crundwell | +27 83 788 2648 | [email protected] | Sept 2008 - Oct 2013 Obtained level 2 production designer status in under 5 years, usually requires over 7 years experience. Achieved 'Bright Spark' award in 2009 for recapturing, organizing, and documenting our English and foreign language audio database so that it could be used as an accurate resource by our language translation team. Key resource for all audio production processes. Created music score, win sounds and game functional sounds for numerous Microgaming slot games. Audio specification writer for software architects, developers, testing department and quality assurance. Handled all audio processes from composer hand over to role out on multiple platforms. Optimized raw audio assets within multiple platforms balancing output integrity with file size limitations. Lead QA resource for all sound assets including overseeing all SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) solutions. This also includes some experience outside of sound asset management – Because of my </script>

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{Malcolm Blake} Tijuana, Mexico | 661 616 5684

[email protected] pathlessobserver.tumblr.com 

 

My Skills

Music Composition | Audio Design, Editing & Recording | Social Media Content | Creative Writing | Communication | Radio Broadcasting & Audio Production | Photography | Logic X | Ableton Live | Reason | Voice Acting & Singing | Project Management | Production Planning | Web Content Creation | Video Editing & Production  Show Reel  http://bit.ly/28YxxpB  

Professional Experience Algoa FM Radio Producer | algoafm.co.za   Ref: Alfie Jay | [email protected] | Oct 2014 - Current

 

■ Producer for South African radio legend, Daron Mann who is twice a winner of the MTN South African Radio Awards’ coveted Best Breakfast Show presenter in Commercial Radio (2013 & 2015).   

■ Work closely with Program hosts and the Program Director to design overall imaging of programs consistent with station aesthetic and platform goals. 

■ Produce all on air show content for the Daron Mann Breakfast Show: Monday ­ Friday, 6am to 9am. ■ Deliver daily show plans with clocks, timings, interview info, topics and creative preambles for smart links 

to on air discussion. ■ Responsible for booking celebrities and entertainment news makers. On occasions when my anchor can’t 

make a scheduled interview, I conduct it myself and create a neat package for him with the guest responses for on air use, whereby he intros each answer so as to appear to be doing a live interview. 

■ Create topical content with a fine ear to the local community and current affairs. ■ Conceptualize, write and compose parody songs, show intros, stingers, stagers, beds, show promotions, 

voices, prank calls, promotional competition audio, in show promos and post show promos, throw forwards/coming up, daily comedy clips and commercial adverts. 

■ Manage and produce content on a daily basis for all online representation of the Daron Mann Breakfast Show ­ Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, podcasting and web page. 

■ Oversee in­studio production, incoming phone calls, texts, tweets and facebook posts from listeners.  ■ Confidently operate mixers, mics and on air programming software. ■ Constantly research trending media topics and forward thinking strategies to promote brands in online 

spaces and radio. ■ Shoot film and photographic media with editing done in Final Cut and Light Room. (Camera: Nikon 3100) ■ Constantly exploring new technologies and expanding my abilities to serve all multimedia outputs to 

further engage our audience. 

Derivco Sound Production Designer and Quality Assurer | derivco.com (Online Casino Slot

Games)   Ref: David Crundwell | +27 83 788 2648 | [email protected] | Sept 2008 - Oct 2013

 

■ Obtained level 2 production designer status in under 5 years, usually requires over 7 years experience. ■ Achieved 'Bright Spark' award in 2009 for recapturing, organizing, and documenting our English and 

foreign language audio database so that it could be used as an accurate resource by our language translation team.  

■ Key resource for all audio production processes. ■ Created music score, win sounds and game functional sounds for numerous Microgaming slot games. ■ Audio specification writer for software architects, developers, testing department and quality assurance. ■ Handled all audio processes from composer hand over to role out on multiple platforms. ■ Optimized raw audio assets within multiple platforms balancing output integrity with file size limitations. ■ Lead QA resource for all sound assets including overseeing all SDLC (Systems Development Life Cycle) 

solutions. This also includes some experience outside of sound asset management – Because of my 

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attention to detail I was often required to sit in for our lead quality architect reviews and spot graphical, copy, functionality and usability issues too. 

■ Vast experience in bug tracking management using locally programmed defect management software.  ■ Handled all aspects of game audio production for HTML5 mobile usage. This included cross browser 

device specific test cases. I’m very familiar with the manual QA approach and have knowledge of automated QA tools such as Browser Stack and Selenium Web Driver. 

■ Knowledge of web audio API production for HTML5. Overcame audio synchronous issues with the web and javascript using the Web Audio API. 

■ Worked on both iOS and Android platforms developing audio for the web. ■ Thorough game testing through multiple playability review cycles, accurately logging every audio bug 

within a game’s development cycle until deployment.  ■ Handled numerous spoken dialogue translation projects in over 21 languages across an extensive 

portfolio of games. ■ Handled detailed archiving and documentation of all translated dialogue audio. ■ Managed all back up drives, documentation and asset archiving duties. ■ Designed sound effects for bingo, poker, blackjack and other table games.  ■ Created many marketing audio scores with effects for game promotional usage on the web. 

Education

QBE Qualified by Experience

 

“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.’ - Mark Twain

 Hillcrest High School (1999 - 2003) Matric Pass with Exemption (73% Aggregate)

  

Interests  

Personal

Music, Cinema and Film, Photography, Digital and Organic Arts, Golf, Tacos, Craft Beer, People, Nature & Coffee.

  

Realist brain, utopian heart. Integrity with compassion.  

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