R o b e r t W a i t
Composer/Songwriter/Producer
Apple Products Consultant
rob@robertwait.com
www.robertwait.com
Member ASCAP (Writer and Publisher)
Member Audio Engineering Society
SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Songwriter, Film & TV Composer, Multi-instrumentalist
Music Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixer, Studio Consultant
Sound Designer, Recordist, Editor, Re-recording Engineer
Expert Audio skills (Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Logic, Reason, plug-ins, analog equip, Mic techniques and proper signal flow)
Apple Products Consultant
Film and Video Editor (Final Cut, and 14 years as a Visual Effects Editor, Supervisor and Consultant at Digital Domain, Paramount Pictures, Rhythm & Hues, Boss Films, Available Light, and others)
Expert Computer Skills (Mac-based music, film, writing, spreadsheet, and database programming)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent organizational skills
Story Analyst (scripts and books)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Abbreviated List)
Songwriting, Producing, Mixing (Current) Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer
MPL Music Pub/Others
Studio Consultant (Current) Creative and Technical Advisor
Freelance
Product Specialist (Sept 2017-July 2019) Sales and Customer Service
Apple
“Reflections” (Short Film – 2018) Composer/Sound Designer/Re-recording mixer
DWM Productions
“Thank You” – The Roamies (2015) Mixing and Mastering Engineer
The Roamies
Video Series: History of Songs (2015) Producer/Writer/Editor
Santa Clara University
"Code Black" Logos (2014) Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer Universal Music Group
Stories From Women’s Liberation (2013) Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer Jennifer Lee Films
"Robot Land" Theme Park Music (2012) Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer
Iguana Digital Prod.
"Iguana Digital" Company Composer (2012) Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer
Iguana Digital Prod.
"Gringoman" (Animated Series Pilot) (2011) Composer/Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer Iguana Digital Prod.
"Monsters From The Past" (2008) Composer
National Geographic
"Countdown with Keith Olbermann" (2007) Songwriter/Performer
MSNBC
"Best Cases Ever: Ghosts" (2007) Composer
Fox Television 25th Anniversary Special
"Best UFO’s Ever Caught On Tape” (2007) Composer
Fox Television 25th Anniversary Special
“Dear Significant Other” (CD) (2003) Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer
Emotional Wreckords
“Modern Marvels" (Multiple Episodes) (2003) Composer
History Channel
"Under the Influence" (2002) Composer/Songwriter
Dash Gardner Films
“Winter” (Recording Artist – Sweden) Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer
Emotional Wreckords
"Talk Fast" (Documentary) (2002) Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer
Deauxboy Prod.
"Ghosts: Caught On Tape" (2000) Composer
Fox Television
"Mosaic Media" Company Logo (2000) Composer
Mosaic Media
"Tin Man Alley" (2000) Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer Emotional Wreckords
"Why In The World Do They Do That?"(1999) Composer
USA Television
"The Universe Interactive" (Game) (1999) Composer/Songwriter
Integrated Arts
"World's Greatest Hoaxes" (1998) Composer
Fox Television
"Fallen" (1998) Songwriter/Performer/Producer/Engineer Warner Bros.
"UFO’s: The Best Evidence” (1997) Composer
Fox Television
"Spectacle" (now "Moving Units") (1997) Producer/Engineer
Supreme Recordings
"Mary Jane Colter: The Desert View" (1997) Composer
Catskill Films
"Prophecies of the Millennium" (1997) Composer
Fox Television
"Miracles and Visions" (1996) Composer
Fox Television
“Michelob" Commercial (1996) Composer
Marcus Films
"Breakaway" (1996) Composer/Songwriter
Century Film Partners
"Alien Autopsy" (1995) Composer
Fox Television
"Hover Strike" (Video Game) (1994) Producer/Engineer/Composer
Atari
“Mom and Dad Save The World” (1992) Composer - Additional Music
Warner Bros./HBO
"Shot Tracker" Editorial Database (1998) Database Developer
Various Companies
"Man's Best Friend" ('70's Sequence) (1996) Cameraman/Editor
New Line Cinema
"Interview With The Vampire" (1994) Editorial Supervisor (Visual Effects)
Digital Domain
"True Lies" (1994) Editorial Supervisor (Visual Effects)
Digital Domain
"Color Of Night" (1994) Editorial Supervisor (Visual Effects)
Digital Domain
"Alien3 " (1992) Visual Effects Editor
Boss Film Corporation
"St. Matthew Passion" (Concert) (1991) Director/Cameraman/Editor
San Jose Symphony
"Cloud Walkers" (Sherpa Doc) (1991) Director/Cameraman/Editor/Composer
Elf Adventures, Ltd.
"Ghost" (1990) Visual Effects Editor
Available Light Ltd.
"Flight of the Intruder" (1990) Visual Effects Editor
Available Light Ltd.
"Last Action Hero" (1990) Visual Effects Editor
Available Light Ltd.
"Vital Signs" (1990) Assistant to Producer
20th Century Fox
Story Dept. - MacDonald/Parkes (1990) Story Analyst/Reader
Columbia Pictures
"True Believer" (1989) Post Production Coordinator
Columbia Pictures
Sting "Nothing Like Sun" (Concert) (1989) Associate Producer/Co-Editor
New England Digital
"My Science Project" ((1985) Ass't to Director/Post Prod. Coord.
Touchstone Pictures
"Gundam" (Feature Film) (1984) Associate Producer
Lion's Gate Films
"Under Fire" (1983) Apprentice Editor/Production Ass't
Lion's Gate Films
AWARDS and ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Own and operate state of the art Pro Tools/DP/Logic recording studio (1994-Present); Top Seller status, CD Baby (2003); Best Modern Rock CD and Song Finalist – Just Plain Folks Music Awards 2003 and 2001; Top Earner Status, ASCAP (2000); Created and Developed "Shot Tracker" Editorial Tracking System (1990-2000) used at Available Light, Digital Domain and Rhythm & Hues; Established and Supervised the Editorial Department at Digital Domain 1994 (while it was Jim Cameron's Visual Effects Company); story Analyst for Walter Parkes and Laurie McDonald (1990); Film and Video Columnist - EQ Magazine 1988.
OTHER INFORMATION
education Bachelor of Arts Degree, School of Motion Pictures and Television, UCLA (1983). Trained in Re-Recording with Walter Murch and Richard Portman (1980-81). Also attended U.C. Berkeley (1980), Berkeley Film Institute (1980), and Stanford (1979),
computers Expert level skills with Apple Hardware and Software for music composition, recording, and editing, film and video editorial, screenwriting, word processing, Studio Design, Web Design, etc. Expert level skills with Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Logic Pro, Reason, Izotope RX, countless Audio Plug-Ins, Final Cut Pro, Final Draft, Movie Magic Screenwriter, StudioVision Pro, Excel and Word. Professional Database Programming skills with Filemaker Pro.
music 2 Award winning cd’s released as an artist; Composed, Performed, and Produced many TV and Film Scores and Songs; Ability to play multiple instruments: guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, voice; Extensive training and experience with both analog and digital multi track recording, mixing, and mastering (see above); Expert knowledge and abilities in Recording Studio design, construction, and Operation.
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