alan hardiman

president

About

Specialist in professional sound design, producing soundtracks for film & TV, events, exhibits and theatre for over 20 years. Recent projects include production of the John Evans-Scott Marshall CD The Beat Generation; post-production sound edit & mix for the feature film "The Addition" and short feature "Short End;" 7-part training video series for TiMax source-oriented reinforcement technology; sound design for "The Wharf at York" (Redpath Waterfront Festival); video production and original score for the curated museum exhibit "RAM: Rethinking Art & Machine" at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; and production of documentary DVD "Osprey Family Life on Georgian Bay," including original score. Accustomed to the cinematic marvels of Dolby and THX, audiences implicitly expect to be impressed by the visceral impact of magnificent and emotionally compelling sound. Anything less will be counterproductive, leaving them underwhelmed or worse—contemptuous of your production and closed to your message.

Country

united states

City

new york

Industry

media production

Skill

recording, music production, audio, production, television, film, video, sound, sound design, post production, video production, composition, feature films, television production, music, film production, radio, editing, audio engineering, audio post production, av, mastering, documentaries, streaming media, studio recording, entertainment, festivals, theatre, dvd, pro tools, audio editing, live sound, professional audio, digital video, hd video, multimedia, live events, sound reinforcement, media production, production managment, lighting, broadcast, final cut studio, music videos

Experience

part-time instructor, toronto film school

iaod

2003-1 - 2008-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Developed curriculum and taught over 3,000 hours of 4-hour and 2-hour classes on audio post-production to students in the Film and Recording Arts Technology programs, using examples drawn mainly from my own work in film and television.

partner

multitrack post-production

1999-1 - 2004-1 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Multitrack Post was established to provide audio post production studio services for the hit TV series Relic Hunter, and feature films including Borderline, Direct Action, Pavement, Consequence, The Forgotten, The Chiefs, and others.

regional manager

timeline

1995-1 - 1996-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Managed sales, support & training of WaveFrame digital audio editing system, MMR modular multi-track recorder, and Lynx & MicroLynx time code and machine control products in all North American markets east of the Mississippi.

director of sales

synclavier

1994-1 - 1995-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Tripled domestic gross revenue in direct sales of Synclavier digital audio systems, with unit sales in the US $100,000 range; and created domestic and international distributor network (Canada, UK, Europe, Africa, and Australia) for the company's emerging line of down-market software products for cross-platform file format conversion.

president

associated buzz creative

2005-1 - Present · 21 yrs 9 mos

Associated Buzz Creative is an entertainment, media, and publicity creative house, working in film, TV, music, audio and video, and bringing the impact of feature film production to projects. More info at http://www.abcbuzz.com.

president

sound design devices

2010-5 - Present · 16 yrs 5 mos

At Sound Design Devices we offer consulting services and training on TiMax sound localization technology for sound system techs and theatre sound designers. We also provide sound design services for events, exhibits, museums and displays. Info and resources at www.sounddesigndevices.com