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Adam Pfeffer
adampfeffer(AT)antimi.com
San Diego, CA
619-602-2855

MUSIC CAREER OBJECTIVES

• Write and record music for TV and film.
• Get some of my songs recorded by major label recording artists.
• Get better distribution for my independently released CDs and DVDs.

EDUCATION

Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana, Bachelor of Science Degree: May, 1993
Major: Electrical Engineering, Minor: Music

Cogswell College, Sunnyvale, California, Bachelor of Science Degree: December, 1994
Major: Music Engineering Technology, Minor: Software Design

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Had the song "Violent Consumption" licensed by Mercedes Benz for one of their sports car commercials.
• Had the song "Sequences of Life" licensed by MTV for a commercial bumper during an awards ceremony.
• Have a patent pending on sample tuning software.
• Have opened for Kansas & Yes at the Blockbuster Pavilion.
• Have opened for Neurosis when performing with Spitkiss.
• Have played with at least fifty jazz, rock, funk, and metal bands.
• Have studied with John Brierly (Buddy Rich Band), Larry Meyer (student of Lennie Tristano), Wes Belcamp, and Billy Foster.
• Have recorded with Muruga Booker (Dave Brubeck , Weather Report, George Clinton) and James Gurley (Janis Joplin, Big Brother).
• Have performed hundreds of times in San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, New York City, and Indiana.
• Have won talent competitions and composition writing competitions at Valparaiso University.
• Have written, arranged, and notated 4-part harmonies for funk/jazz horn sections.
• Have filmed/recorded and produced live band DVDs in surround sound.
• Have independently released 12 full-length CDs spanning the genres of jazz, metal, and electronica.
• Have kept a presence on the internet for 10 years using my own website and dozens of other music hosting websites.
• Have been playing piano/keyboards for 23 years and guitar for 8 years.
• Have developed a unique style on the piano that combines jazz harmony and improvisation with the aggression of metal.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Software / Hardware - Experience / Education: MIDI Interfaces, Audio Capture Cards & Breakout Boxes, Video Capture Cards & Breakout Boxes, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Samplers, Additive Synthesis, Subtractive Synthesis, FM Synthesis, Physical Modeling, Sample Layering, Windows & Mac Operating Systems, Serial Ports, Parallel Ports, USB, FireWire, Photoshop, Premiere, Sound Forge, Vegas, DVD Architect, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Pinnacle, VJammPro, Cakewalk, StudioVision, Overture, Peak, Codecs & Compression Schemes, Mixers & FX Processors.

DAY JOBS

Over the past 12 years (while simultaneously working towards the artistic achievements listed) I have continuously tested software and programmed testing utilities for Opcode Systems (bought by Gibson Guitars), COMPS (bought by CoStar Group), MedData (division of MedImpact), Prisa Networks (bought by EMC), and Pyxis Products (division of Cardinal Health).

Adam Pfeffer     +     619-602-2855     +     adampfeffer(AT)antimi.com