Chad Stephan Bernhard, curriculum vitae

Chad Stephan Bernhard
curriculum vitae
P.O. Box 263, Greenpoint Station
Brooklyn, NY. 11222-0263
Website: http://www.8bitaudio.net
Email: chad@8bitaudio.net

Goals:
______ My interests in production and communication through electronic medium are vast. I believe in producing
______ content to the highest level possible while maintaining the ability to communicate with an end product that is
______ both concise and effective. I seek out challenging work that engages me technically and creatively. I have
______ been involved with, to varying degrees, almost all levels of production in film, television, music and radio. As
______ I work throughout the industry, learning new skills along the way, my ultimate goal is to find myself directing
______ and producing film and video productions.

Skills
___ Audio Production
______ Studio and field recording.
______ Mixing for film, television, radio, music and other telecommunications.
______ Mastering audio for various formats (CD, DVD, Internet)
______ Audio Sweetening for film.
______ Audio restoration.
______ Microphone types and uses.
______ Encoding to various formats for system compatibility.
______ Hard and soft audio tools (boards, scopes, meters, mic pre's, compression, etc)
______ Remote communication: ISDN, Hotline, Comrex, FTP, etc...)

___ Video Production
______ Linear and non-linear editing environments.
______ Camera operator (Studio camera and mobile {Canon XL1s, XL2, etc..})
______ Encoding for various platforms (DVD, Internet, tape, etc...)
______ Standards Conversion (Alchemist, ADAC, NTSC, PAL, SECAM, etc)
______ Decks (DigiBeta, DVCAM, DVCPRO, D2, BetaSP, miniDV, 1", Umatic, etc...)
______ Diagnostics and Monitoring (Vector scopes, Waveform monitors, TBC's, TC generators)

Software (back to top)
___ Audio
______ Digidesign Pro Tools 7, user level: expert
______ SONAR 6 Producer, user level: expert
______ Sony Soundforge 8, user level: expert
______ Waves Mastering Suite, user level: expert
______ Adobe Audition, user level: expert
______ Mackie Tracktion, user level: expert

___ Video
______ Adobe Premiere Pro 2, user level: expert
______ Sony Vegas 8, user level: expert
______ Final Cut Pro, user level: intermediate

___ Graphics
______ Adobe Photoshop CS2, user level: advanced
______CorelDraw X3, user level: advanced
______ Adobe Illustrator CS2, user level: intermediate

___ Web Design
______ Adobe/Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, user level: advanced
______ Raw HTML, user level: intermediate
______ CSS, user level: novice
______ PHP, user level: novice

___ Office Apps.
______ Microsoft Office (Word, Excell, etc etc), user level: advanced
______ Open Office, user level: advanced

Production History (back to top)
___ Radio
______ Production Title: "CUNY J-Stream Pulse" (2007-current)
______ Position: Podcast Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, mastering and encoding program material and applying
_______ necessary identification tags.
______ Producers: CUNY, Tina Pamintuan

______ Production Title: "Gary Null" (2007)
______ Position: Podcast Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Mastering program material to strict NPR dynamics specifications, encoding
______ program material and applying necessary identification tags.
______ Producers: National Public Radio (NPR), Gary Null, NYC Media Group

______ Production Title: "Secrets of New York" (2007)
______ Position: Podcast Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Mastering program material to strict NPR dynamics specifications, encoding
______ program material and applying necessary identification tags.
______ Producers: National Public Radio (NPR), NYC Media Group, producers

______ Production Title: The Digital Age (2007)
______ Position: Podcast Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Mastering program material to strict NPR dynamics specifications, encoding
______ program material and applying necessary identification tags.
______ Producers: National Public Radio (NPR), James C. Goodale, NYC Media Group

______ Production Title: Le Journal (2007)
______ Position: Podcast Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Mastering program material to strict NPR dynamics specifications, encoding
______ program material and applying necessary identification tags.
______ Producers: National Public Radio (NPR), France 2 Television, NYC Media Group

______ Production Title: The Leon Charney Report (2006-2007)
______ Position: Podcast Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Mastering program material to strict NPR dynamics specifications, encoding
______ program material and applying necessary identification tags.
______ Producers: National Public Radio (NPR), Leon Charney, NYC Media Group

______ Production Title: Everything Goes (2004-2007, rt=30:00, 780+ episodes)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, dialog and music editor, producer.
______ Producers: Irwin Gonshak (executive producer), Chad Bernhard

______ Production Title: The Communique (2004-2007, rt=24:00, 156+ episodes)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, dialog and music editor.
______ Producer: Communications Workers of America Local 1180

______ Production Title: DC37 (2004-2007, rt=30:00, 156+ episodes)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, dialog and music editor.
______ Producer: District Council 37

______ Production Title: Teen Talk (2004-2007, rt=60:00, 100+ episodes)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, dialog and music editor, live engineer.
______ Producer: Susan Mondzack

______ Production Title: Ask the D.A. (2004-2007, rt=60:00, 100+ episodes)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, dialog and music editor, live engineer.
______ Producer: Charles J. Hynes, Brooklyn District Attorney

______ Production Title: On the Sidelines (2004-2007, rt=60:00, 156+ episodes)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, dialog and music editor, live engineer.
______ Producers: WNYE 91.5 FM, Vinny Aceto, producer/host

______ Production Title: The Ukrainian Melody Hour (2004-2005, rt=30:00, 104 episodes)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, dialog and music editor.
______ Producer: Roman Marinovich

______ Production Title: PSAL Basketball Championships @ Madison Square Garden
______ Position: Audio Engineer (2005-2005)
______ Duties Performed: Live recording and mixing to air.
______ Producers: WNYE TV 25, Vincent Aceto

______ Production Title: Damon Dash (2004)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: remote tape synchronization
______ Producer: National Public Radio (NPR)

______ Production Title: CUNY 2004 Basketball Conference
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Live recording and mixing to air.
______ Producer: City University of New York

______ Production Title: CUNY 2004 Softball Conference
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Live recording and mixing to air.
______ Producer: City University of New York

______ Production Title: CUNY 2004 Volleyball Conference
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Live recording and mixing to air.
______ Producer: City University of New York

______ Production Title: Living Healthy, Living Well (2004-2005, rt=30:00, 104 episodes)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording, mixing, dialog and music editor.
______ Producer: Today's Child Magazine

Production History (back to top)
___ Recording Artists
______ M Dot (2007)
______ Position: Mastering Engineer
______ Record Label: Independent

______ Billionaires for Bush (2007)
______ Position: Recording Engineer
______ Record Label: Independent

______ John Barbetta (2006)
______ Position: Mastering Engineer
______ Record Label: Independent

______ Yingsak Mannein (2006)
______ Position: Mastering Engineer
______ Record Label: Independent

______ Going Nowhere "Take a Piece" (2006)
______ Position: Mastering Engineer, CD Authoring
______ Record Label: Independent

______ Citizen Cope (2006)
______ Position: Recording Engineer, mix
______ Producer: KEXP Seattle, NYC Media Group
______ Record Label: RCA

______ Hopewell (2006)
______ Position: Recording Engineer, mix
______ Producer: KEXP Seattle, NYC Media Group
______ Record Label: Tee Pee Records

______ Cassettes Won't Listen (2006)
______ Position: Recording Engineer, mix
______ Producer: KEXP Seattle, NYC Media Group
______ Record Label: Independent

______ Pablo (2006)
______ Position: Recording Engineer, mix
______ Producer: KEXP Seattle, NYC Media Group
______ Record Label: Independent

______ Grizzly Bear (2006)
______ Position: Recording Engineer, mix
______ Producer: KEXP Seattle, NYC Media Group
______ Record Label: Warp

______ Sealed in Silence "Stille ist Selbstmord" (2003)
______ Position: Mastering Engineer
______ Record Label: Terminal Vision Records

Production History (back to top)
___ Television
______ Production Title: Art Or Something Like It! (2005-2007)
______ Position: Composer
______ Duties Performed: music composition for select episodes of seasons 1 and season 2.
______ Producer: City University of New York Television

______ Production Title: Video Voter Guide NY (2005)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: recording and post mixing.
______ Producer: NYC Media Group, Voter Assistance Commission

______ Production Title: $9.99 (2005)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Audio Sweetening
______ Producer: NYC Media Group

______ Production Title: Secrets of New York (2005)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Audio Sweetening, mixing
______ Producer: NYC Media Group

______ Production Title: Asian America (2004-current)
______ Position: Audio engineer, camera operator
______ Duties Performed: Recording, post mixing, voice & music production, cinematographer.
______ Producers: Asian American Voice Inc., Wal-Mart, At&t and Funai.

______ Production Title: Teen Talk Television (2004-current)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: recording and post mixing.
______ Producer: Susan Mondzack

______ Production Title: Jazz with Wynton Marsalis (2004)
______ Position: Audio Engineer
______ Duties Performed: recording and post mixing.
______ Producer: Alan Gampel

______ Production Title: "The Blues" (2003)
______ Position: Video Engineer
______ Duties Performed: HD Standards Conversion, duplication and reel assembly for program material,
______ promotional reels and commercial spots.
______ Producer: Martin Scorcese

______ Production Title: Jenny Jones (2000-2002)
______ Position: Video Editor, Satellite Operator
______ Duties Performed: Final editing of program material, plugs, and national advertisements. Reel
______ assembly, Satellite uplink of program via fiber, closed captioning , V-Chip, and Nielson encoding.
______ Producer: Warner Bros.

______ Production Title: Judge Mathis (2000-2002)
______ Position: Video Editor, Satellite Operator
______ Duties Performed: Final editing of program material, plugs, and national advertisements. Reel
______ assembly, Satellite uplink of program via fiber, closed captioning , V-Chip, and Nielson encoding.
______ Producer: Warner Bros.

______ Production Title: Motor Sport Weekly (2000-2002)
______ Position: Satellite Operator
______ Duties Performed: Satellite uplink of program via fiber . Tape playback.
______ Producer: Warner Bros.

Production History (back to top)
___ Film
______ Production Title: Marathon (2007, short)
______ Position: Mixing Engineer, Sound Design, Composer
______ Duties Performed: Mix, sound design, foley fx and original score.
______ Producers: Jerrod Bogard

______ Production Title: The Sexes (2007, short)
______ Position: Mixing Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Mixing film audio.
______ Producers: Mario Brassard, Darlene Violette

______ Production Title: Qi-Yo (2007, feature)
______ Position: Recording Engineer
______ Duties Performed: Recording narration, foley fx and instrumentation.
______ Producers: Stojan Radev, Antonia Katrandjieva, Ana Ivanova and Kalin Ivanov.

______ Production Title: CooCoo Cthulu (2006, short)
______ Position: Audio Engineer, Composer
______ Duties Performed: Original score, sound design, mixing and audio sweetening.
______ Producer: Biff Juggernaut Films

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