raymond graham

About

I am a Music Producer with 20 years of experience of making music. I was born and raised in the greater Los Angeles Area. I learned to play the drums at 3 and I took piano lessons at 13. Those experiences helped my creativity blossom. I also have experience using the MPC 2000XL, the Korg Triton, Logic, Reasons and Pro Tools. I was in a Hip Hop group called A Cold Piece Of Work. I was the sole producer, recording and mixing engineer for all the projects in my small but productive studio in my garage.

Country

united states

City

los angeles

Industry

music

Skill

teaching, hip hop producer, midi, mpc 2000xl programming, drums, special education, ableton live 9, songwriting, some recording and mixing engineering, self taught mixing and recording engineer, music production, music, pro tools, recording, korg triton playing and programming, i've had some practice on logic and reasons

Experience

sales associate

popcorn palace

1994-11 - 1995-1 · 3 mos

This was a seasonal job. I sold popcorn, drinks and assorted candies. I used the register as well as helped take small and big orders to their cars. For My first job, this was a great introduction to networking. I had to talk to everyone who walked in the store, or who just happened to walk by at the right moment.

special education trainee

los angeles unified school district

1995-5 - 2011-3 · 15 yrs 11 mos

I assisted the teacher in teaching children with Asperger's syndrome. I was also a 1:1 with specific children. I was with that specific child during the duration of their stay with the L.A.U.S.D. As my first real job, I grew to love the children that I worked with and learned to develop relationships right along with the children. We were learning to trust each other and work side by side together, day by day. As a 1:1 I was with the child throughout the day. In some cases I even went to that child's house to help with some of the more difficult tasks. Such as learning to walk, learning signs, eat and even using the bathroom. In some cases I had to learn how the child communicated at home so that the child could have the same consistency throughout the day. Once I transferred to middle school my job description changed drastically. I was more of a mobile teacher. What ever questions that child had, I had to answer as well as help the children in general education classes as well. I am very thankful for my experiences in this field of work.

floor assistant

nordstrom

1994-12 - 1994-12 · 1 mo

This job was seasonal. I basically straightened the displays after customers looked through them. This job offered more opportunities to network. I had to dress nice, so naturally more people wanted to converse with me. I really enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the business of networking.

Education

the los angeles film school

music

el camino college

west los angeles college

piano

2002-1 - 2002-1 · 1 mo

I took this class as a refresher course to help with my future music career.

los angeles harbor college

1995-1 - 1995-1 · 1 mo

I studied how to use MIDI with drum machines, synthesizers and sequencers.

los angeles film school

music

2015-1 - 2016-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Up & Coming Music Producer & Song Writer Activities and Societies: Aside from producing my own music for almost 20 years, I was also apart of a Hip-Hop group. I was the sole producer, recording engineer and mixing engineer on all of the projects recorded in my small but productive garage studio. The group is no longer together for creative differences. I am here to sharpen my skills and define my brand