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DAVID BEARD

176 Sandbed Lane email: [email protected] Belper Telephone No: 44 (0)1773 824340 Derbyshire Mobile No: 44 (0)7815 573121 DE56 0SN www.davidbeardmusic.com United Kingdom PROFILE Award winning Composer, Arranger, Musician and Sound Designer creating music for TV, film scores, library music and music for dance, theatre, games and Podcast broadcasting. Enthusiastic well-motivated and accustomed to working to tight deadlines. Member of Equity, PRS, BECTU, PCAM and The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.

KEY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

 Experienced in MIDI sequencing and Digital Audio Processing  Music Production Studio Management  Experienced within the music business  Leadership roles on a variety of projects  Experienced team player  Experienced in Stage and Television productions

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Film Music Institute of Los Angeles. 2003-04 ‘Diploma in Media Composition’ South East Derbyshire College 2003 City & Guilds 7307 Stage 1 Teacher’s Certificate University of Derby 1999-02 BA (Hons) in Popular Music and Music Technology (First Class) South East Derbyshire College 1997-99 BTEC National Diploma Popular Music (Distinction) Music Technology Advanced Level (Grade A) Multi-Media Performance Programme – Music Performance ABRSM Grade 5 Theory of Music Pineapple and Dance Centre, Covent Garden, London 1981-83 (Various) Armstrong Stage School, Derby & Hilda Davis Stage School, Belper 1976-81 (Various)

1 CAREER HISTORY

GruntWorks Entertainment, USA 2008 Creating the music score for the film within the film ‘Jack Rio’. Press On Features 2008 Providing music cues for the feature film ‘Jack Says’, a tribute to Mike Reid's final performance, with Mike Reid, Eric Cantona and Rule Lenska. D.I.B. Pictures Entertainment, USA 2007 Scoring the short films ‘Daddy’, ‘Miss Matched’ and ‘Fragile’. ‘Fragile’ was later awarded ‘Best original score’ at the ‘The Almost Famous Film Festival All Star Challenge’ Arizona.

AKM Music – Kenilworth 2007 Production of Library music CD ‘The Orient’, Cat no. AK075. The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing 2007 Preparation of music for ‘Nottingham Theatre Royal’ show. Tern TV / Michael Waterhouse 2007 Scoring the title music of the eight-part documentary ‘Great British Journeys’ Owen Tooth 2007 Creating the film score for ‘The Opening’ which promises to be a breathtakingly beautiful, truly unusual short, mixing art, horror and folklore. Yosef Haimanot 2007 Scoring the first of the three-part documentary ‘Mothers-Land’; A documentary film about a young filmmaker who goes back to his home country Ethiopia after 21 years exile. QUAD Visual Arts and Media Centre – Director Owen Tooth October 06 Sound design and composition for Cinema advertisement. Metro Cinema Derby – Director Owen Tooth October 06 Sound design and composition for Cinema advertisement. The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing September 06 Preparation of music for ‘The Derby Assembly Rooms Show’. Christopher Cheng Rossiter Film, USA August 06 Scoring the trailer for the short film ‘Nowhere’ Knew Productions August 06 Creating music for a Fundraising/Promotional video for Nightingale House Hospice, Wrexham.

2 AKM Music – Kenilworth July 06 Production of Library music CD ‘Child’s Play’, Cat no. AK066. Fifth Twilight Films April / May 06 Scoring the documentary ‘Restless Spirits’. Yosef Haimanot March 06 Scoring the trailer for the documentary ‘Mothers-Land’. AKM Music – Kenilworth February 06 Production of Library music CD ‘Cinematic Moods’, Cat no. AK062. Feeling Spooky Films – Mary Albanese January 06 Creating the score for ‘Claw’ a thriller/horror feature film project. The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing December 05 Creating music for ‘The Derby Assembly Rooms Show’. The Compromise Theatre Company - London September 05 Incidental Music for ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ AKM Music – Kenilworth August 05 Production of Library music CD ‘Africa’, Cat no. AK056. Ctrl+Alt+Del – Ethics Film Production, India March / April 05 Composer and Sound Design. The Vanessa Millar School of Dancing December 04 Creating music for ‘The Derby Assembly Rooms Show’. ARKive / Wildscreen, Bristol – Derek Kilkenny-Blake Sep / Oct 04 Composer / Sound Design for advertisement video. Metro Cinema Derby – Director Owen Tooth August 04 Sound design and composition for advertisement trailer South East Derbyshire College Sep 02 – Aug 04 Lecturer Responsible for: AS and A2 Music AS and A2 Music Technology BTEC (Composing and Arranging) Performing Arts – Music and Dance (Adult Access) Sole Trader for ‘David Beard Music Production’ April 01 - present Responsible for: Creating music for the moving image / library music. Providing music for dance school / theatre / stage productions. Producing musicians’ backing tracks and recordings.

3 Various TV production companies. 1984 - 2004 Employed as a supporting artist by many TV productions including some speaking, singing, dancing roles and choreographic duties by BBC, Carlton, Granada, etc. Broxtowe College, Nottingham Jan 03 – June 03 Lecturer Responsible for: HND Harmony and Composition Contemporary Popular Music: Stage 2, Composition. Christopher Rossiter Photography Inc. USA Jan / March 03 Composer for Cinematography Show Reel. Footwork Dance Studio December 02 Creating music for ‘The Derby Assembly Rooms Show’. Yosef Haimanot 2001 / 2002 Scoring the films ‘Beyond the End’ and ‘Misplaced’ Owen Tooth 2001 / 2002 Scoring the films ‘Russia’ and ‘Catharsis’ Footwork Dance Studio December 01 Creating music for ‘The Derby Assembly Rooms Show’. Visual Media CEDM Nov 2001 Composition for the promotional video ‘Learning for Life’ Harminder Rai 2000 / 2001 Scoring the films ‘Painting with Light’ and ‘Soul mate’ EMFEC – Nottingham May 98 Compositions for the CD ROM ‘Leonardo Project Eurotuteur Guide’ Cavendish FM March / May 98 Composition of Radio Jingles Independent Release of Album ‘Waters of Life’ March 98 Joy Esclava Theatre, Madrid – Spain August 92 Creating the incidental music for the stage production of ‘Dracula’ Lady Alicia Records, Madrid – Spain July 92 Release of the album ‘Time For Change’ Scala Madrid, Madrid - Spain Oct 91 - Aug 95 Employed as Dancer and Principle Dancer Spanish Television 123, Madrid - Spain Sep 91 - Oct 91 Employed as Dancer and Singer

4 Scala Madrid, Madrid - Spain April 91 - Aug 91 Employed as Dancer Paco Borrau - Benidorm Palace, Benidorm - Spain Feb 90 - Jan 91 Employed as Dancer, Singer and Presenter Jaime Horrach - Casino Mallorca - Spain June 89 - Oct 89 Employed as Dancer and Singer Galerias Preciados, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands April 89 Employed as Model (Photographic and Cat walk) Modas Sera, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands Feb 89 - April 89 Employed as Fashion Show Choreographer / Model Scala Canarias, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands Jan 88 - Jan 89 Employed as Dancer Paco Borrau, Lugano Casino - Switzerland Dec 87 - Jan 88 Employed as Principal Dancer Scala Canarias, Gran Canaria - Canary Islands Feb 87 - Dec 87 Employed as Dancer and Singer Scala Productions, Madeira – Portuguese Television Feb 87 Employed as Dancer Clair Barker, London – Liverpool April 86 – Feb 87 Employed as Dancer, TV and Trade Shows RGO Productions, Sandai - Japan Aug 85 - Feb 86 Employed as Principal Dancer and Singer Jose Montes, Tenerife - Canary Islands Feb 85 - June 85 Employed as Principal Dancer Paco Borrau - GinPak, Bern - Switzerland & Genova - Italy Nov 84 - Jan 85 Employed as Dancer Jaime Horrach, Casino Mallorca - Spain April 84 - Oct 84 Employed as Dancer RGO Productions, Genting Highlands - Malaysia Oct 83 - Mar 84 Employed as Dancer Freelance Musician 1977 – 1981 Supporting on keyboards, live Artists at various venues around the Midlands.

PERSONAL Nationality: British Languages: English and Spanish