Freehand Productions, LLC                              www.FreehandProductions.com

 

 

PHOTO-DESIGN-AUDIO-VIDEO

 

Oldfield Fine Homes Wes Lindsay, owner (located in Southlake, TX)

·          Designed and developed their  website in Fall 2004 (www.OldfieldFineHomes.com).

·          Created/designed newspaper ads for Ft. Worth Star Telegram, The News Courier, Grapevine Sun, Indulge, etc.

·          Created/designed a theater ad (presented in “slide” format prior to feature films at Cinemark Tinseltown Theater in Grapevine, TX).

·          Photography for each new home (from Spring 2004 to present) for use in marketing efforts.

·          Voiceover work for automated voicemail system (including writing the script for each prompt).

 

One Specialty Concrete, LLC David Gaona, owner (Southlake, TX)

·          Created company logo (January 2009)

·          Created a new company website (www.OneSpecialty.com) in February 2009.

·          Photography projects include: portraits of associates and employees and on-site photography of various outdoor projects.

·          Designed multiple marketing materials including: business cards, newsletter and magazine ads, direct mail postcards, email marketing and more.

·          Ad designs have appeared in Southlake publications (such as: Inside Timmaron printed by Peel Inc.) and more.

·          Created a 2-3 min original marketing video for their website (Sept 2010). This included: writing the script, filming on-location, scoring original music, custom narration, editing, and formatting the final product for the web. This video can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DOJrnXJQ9A

 

B.K. Dell Brian Krause, author (Bedford, TX)

·          I produced an Audio Book for this Texas author (Don’t Ask-2009). I was responsible for all of the narration (reading the book, creating character voices, determining the inflection and reading style, etc). I was also responsible for Producing/Engineering this project which included: ProTools recording, editing all of the audio, Mixing, Mastering, etc).

·          Samples of this audio can be found at www.FreehandProductions.com or www.BKDell.com.

 

Distinctive Dwellings Thayne Hillrichs, home designer (Southlake, TX)

·          Designed an original website for marketing high-end home design services (August 2010). Thayne has designed many of the elite homes in the Vaquero subdivision (Southlake, TX)…including one that is just over 26,000 sq ft.

·          I was also responsible for all of the photography on this site (http://www.distinctivedwellings.net/).

 

World Covenant Ministries Tom Westberry, Pastor (Southlake, TX)

·          Design: I created a number of ads that were featured on this website (http://www.worldcovenantministries.org/).

·          Consulting: I did some initial marketing consulting that included the set-up of this ministries live daily webcast.

 

On The Money J. David Groce, attorney (Hurst, TX) http://www.taxesonthemoney.com/

·          Designed a new website for this attorney that specializes in wealth management, tax services, and more (March 2010).

·          Designed marketing/mailer pieces advertising new services (November 2010).

 

Tri Cam Video Productions Craig Bandy, owner (Grapevine, TX)

·          I was a camera operator for the 2-day Carrollton Music Festival (October 2010), which included: The Polyphonic Spree, Robert Earl Keen, Old 97’s, and many others. I also acted as the Director for an afternoon performance during this same event.

·          I assisted in the creation of a marketing video for The Jib Lite (a technological advancement recently made by this company). This included: writing the script, selecting the footage, editing the video, scoring original music, custom narration, and editing. (http://www.tricamvideo.com/)

 

XM Radio170 / 100.7 FM-The Word "Walking the Journey" Sunday's at 12:30CMT Dr. Nina Rios-Daria

·          Created the introductory and transitional music for this weekly radio program. This organization, Loving You Ministries (www.lovingyouministries.org), specializes in assisting others with relationship problems. The show airs every Sunday evening at 7pm throughout the Dallas/Ft. Worth area (beginning 12/12/06).

·          The show was transferred to XM Radio in January of 2008. The original jingle (with and w/o vocals) is now being used internationally.

 

Elite Design Homes Wes Lindsey, owner (Grapevine, TX)

·          Assisted in the creation of a new company logo (October 2010).

·          Designed a new website for this luxury custom home builder (www.EliteDesignHomes.com) in December 2010.

 

The Day Resource Center Charlotte Logan, event coordinator

·          An Evening With Dr. Andrew Weil (Journalistic photography of Book Signing event: Will Rogers Auditorium, Monday, November 14, 2005). Selected photos were published in their newsletter and on their website (proceeds going to DRC).

 

Groce Law Ltd. David Groce, attorney

·          Created a new hand-drawn logo for Groce Law Firm in February of 2008.

·          Designed a new website in April 2008 (www.GroceLaw.com)

·          Designed website for author, David Groce (www.DavidGroce.com). 03/2011

 

DW Design Group Dennis Waters, ASID

·          Created and currently manage complete web design services for this award-winning interior design firm located in Southlake, Texas (http://www.dwdesigngroup.net). This site was designed in March 2008.

·          Brochure design: this 6-panel full-color design was created to match the style of the new website. Quantities of this brochure were printed, and they are still being used to market these professional design services (06/2008).

·          Client/Binder design: this was a two-sided design that was bonded to a high-quality 3-ring binder given to each client. These binders contain all the agreements and elements related to each design job. (08/2008)

 

Stradivarius String Quartet Victor Koszman, violin/contact

·          Freehand provided all audio (location recording) for this group’s promotional DVD. The four members of this Quartet (all members of the Dallas Opera) formed this quartet to perform at weddings and other formal events.

·          The audio/video from this recording was also used as a marketing tool on their website www.stradivariusmusic.com.

 

Lone Star Land Management  Waco, TX

·          Created a new company logo and website for this property management company based in Waco, TX (www.wacoduplex.com)

·          Created other marketing materials including a 2-sided mailing piece (March 2009)

 

Emergency Skills Training American Heart Association CPR, AED & First Aid Instruction (Texas)

·          Created company logo (March 2009).

·          Designed and manage company website (www.EmergencySkillsTraining.com)

 

Central Texas Family Karate Scott Bainton, owner/instructor

·          Created new website for this Martial Arts studio (www.CentralTexasFamilyKarate.com) in August 2007.

·          The owner and his father: have over 15 black-belts in multiple forms of martial arts, members of US Martial Arts Hall of Fame, have trained UN Security Forces, 5-Time World Knife Throwing Champion, have created their own art called BaKiDo (and more).

 

Chateau Homebuilders Beth Tomlinson, office manager

·          Created website for this prestigious homebuilder in Southlake, Westlake, Vaquero and other locations in north Texas (www.chateauhomebuilders.com).

·          Designed company logo (06/05/06).

·          Photography for new homes (ranging from 1-5 million).

·          Brochure: designed 8.5’x11’ 8-page brochure used to market services and available homes.

·          Photography of exclusive golf resort/community in Horseshoe Bay (Escondido) in February 2007.

 

Enlux Lighting (Arizona) Ron Mascenti, Director of Marketing

·          Commercial Photography: Interior/Architectural photos of North Baptist Church (Carrollton, TX) taken on 09/17/06 for this lighting company. These photos were used for multiple marketing materials (brochures, website, catalogs, trade-show banners, etc).

 

Emmanuel Design Group Nelson J. Nelson (1178 Quaker St. Dallas, TX 75207)

·          Commercial photography of product line used to create multiple marketing materials.

·          Designed marketing pieces: an 8-page catalog (5,000) and a 12-pack of business cards (2004).

·          Created/designed company logo (2004).

·          Designed an Order Form that was also used as a Customer Receipt and a Work Order (June 2005).

·          Created an insert piece for the existing catalog (details about: product care, warranty’s, upgrades, etc).

·          Designed a custom letterhead that was used for Pricing Guides and other printed materials (June 2005).

·          Created/designed original web site (www.EmmanuelDesignGroup.com).

 

Belmere Group, LLC Rob Ward, owner (Southlake, TX)

·          Designed this real estate development company’s logo (12/10/06).

·          Photography of residential and commercial locations for marketing use (Dec. 2006).

·          Developed an online presence for www.BelmereGroup.com by creating an original website (Dec. 2006-current).

·          This company changed names in 2009 (Crestmont Partners).

 

Professional Residential Services: The Pros Lottie Harris, office manager

·          Created a 2-sided mailer piece for this company that specializes in home remodeling. More info about The Pros at http://www.theprosusa.com/. They are located in the Colleyville / Southlake area of Texas. (01/2008)

 

Performance Home Inspections Josh Lindsay, owner / state licensed home inspector

·          Created a custom website for this Home Inspection (and consultation) company in August 2008. This site can be seen at http://www.homeinspectionstx.com.

·          Created a custom logo for this new company (08/2008).

 

Colleyville Heritage High School Jeff Ausdemore (percussion director)

·          Produced a DVD for the band department’s annual percussion concert (“An Evening of Contemporary Music and More…”

·          This  event entailed full video production (3 cameras), ‘live’ audio production, photography, custom graphic design (cover art for DVD), and duplication/fulfillment services.

 

Timber Structures Gary Belue, owner

·          Created company logo (Oct. 2006).

·          Designed 3-fold (6 panel) company brochure for this construction company specializing in unique custom millwork (Oct. 2006).

·          Created and currently manage a custom website (10/2007), which can be viewed at www.TimberStructuresLLC.com.

 

Burkhart Interiors Janice Burkhart, owner

·          Commercial photography for custom interior designer in Southlake, TX (September 2006). These photographs were used for multiple marketing materials (brochures, business cards, etc).

·          Photographs of Waxahachie Historic Downtown Square (03/2008). These photos were printed and displayed and the new national bank located in Waxahachie, Texas.

 

Crestmont Partners, LLC Treva Smith, account manager

·          Custom logo design (12/2007) for this new land development company in Southlake, Texas.

·          Created a custom website to facilitate online marketing and promotion of properties. (www.CrestmontPartners.com). This site was designed in 10/2008.

 

NBC/ESPN (Tenafly, NJ) Windfall Productions-Rachelle Kline, project coordinator

·          Boom mic operator and camera assistant for television broadcast of The Vans Triple Crown of Wakeboarding (Ft. Worth, TX 2001 and 2002).

·          Production Assistant during T.V. broadcast of the Vans Triple Crown of Wakeboarding (Marine Creek- Ft. Worth, TX). Event took place August 23-25, 2002 and April 2003.

·          Duties included: building Jib (35 ft. crane for beta camera), archiving and storing all tapes used by 5 cameras and assisting producer during interviews of participants.

 

Union Gospel Mission Don Shistler, director (Ft. Worth, TX)

·          Official photographer for the Ft. Worth branch of the Union Gospel Mission.

·          Duties/responsibilities include: photographing events (Easter Sunday, special presentations, Board Member’s portraits, etc).

·          Photos are being used in journals, fund-raising materials, press releases and the organizations website.

 

Tusculum College (Greeneville, TN) Jeanne Stokes, program director

·          Teacher for summer digital photography course offered to qualified Upward Bound students (July 2007).

·          The class included: lectures, group activities and photography field trips throughout the community.

 

3 Kings Construction David Groce, partner

·          Designed full-page magazine ad to highlight their feature home in the 2005 Parade of Homes (Waco, TX).

·          Designed 6x10” cardstock mail marketing piece (July 2005).

·          Designed full-page magazine ad to highlight their feature home in the 2006 Parade of Homes (Waco, TX).

·          Created website (March 2006) www.3KingsLTD.com.

 

Citizen’s Mortgage (Waco, TX) Patrick Baldwin, account manager

·          Designed a web site for this Reverse Mortgage company that specializes in finding loans for senior citizens (www.CitizensRM.com). 2006

 

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Ft. Worth, TX) Mark Rodgers, photo editor

·          Photojournalist (2002). Responsibilities include: documenting various events, selecting and editing images and creating captions for each photo that was published.

 

Spoken For Ministries Scott Werntz, owner

·          Designed all the CD artwork for a music group in Moscow, Russia. This band, sponsored by an international missions organization is scheduled to tour the United States in 2007.

·          Coordinated the lighting for a 2-hour Christmas musical that involved over 400 students. The musical was scripted, and the lighting scenarios were adjusted throughout the performance to enhance the visual aspects of the story  (2006). www.SpokenFor.org

 

Intelligent Design Jeff Stout, owner / project manager

·          Designed a custom logo for this new company (located in Keller, TX) that specializes in home repairs (04/2008)

·          Designed custom magnets for each employee’s vehicle. These magnets, about 1.5’x1’, were used to market services. The product was designed to printer specifications. (05/2008)

 

X.A.P. Studios (Grapevine, TX) Chris Tyler, owner

·          Director of Studio Photography from 07/03-01/04 before transferring to Marketing.

·          Responsibilities included:

o    Recruiting, interviewing, hiring and managing studio photographers

o    Developing Compensation Plans for some employees

o    Creating a studio “portfolio” to build and profile the studios credentials

 

The Loft Studios (Hurst, TX) Chris Clayton, owner

§   Interior photography of professional audio recording studio (2005).

§  Selected photos were used for marketing (website, brochures, etc).

 

Texas Property Brokers, LLC Brandon Arnold, owner

·          Company logo design (08/05).

·          Web Design: created a website in October 2006 (www.texaspropertybrokers.com).

 

Providential Homes Tyler Leblanc, owner (Keller, TX)

·          Designed logo for this new homebuilder specializing in exclusive “Villa” style home (September 2006).

·          Designed business cards and yard signs for promotional/marketing purposes (October 2006).

·          Web Design: created website to give this new homebuilder an online presence (www.breathlesshomes.com).

 

Brightland Homes Tyler Steach, owner (Southlake, TX)

·          Designed and developed a website for this new company in March 2005 (www.BrightlandHomes.com).

·          Photography (interiors and exteriors) of homes used for multiple marketing efforts.

·          Assisted in creating company logo (February 2005).

 

Larry Stewart Custom Homes Larry/Connie Stewart, homebuilder (Colleyville, TX)

·          Designed new website for this prestigious Texas homebuilder in July 2006 (www.larrystewartcustomhomes.com).

 

The Leadership Institute Jim Abbondante, owner/speaker

·          Created/re-designed a new site for this company that specializes in corporate leadership development (July 2007). The owner, Jim Abbondante, has many years of experience in this field and was mentored by Zig Ziggler. (www.LeadershipInstitute.com)

 

Anheuser-Busch/Budweiser (Dallas, TX) Mike Strauss, The Sparks Agency

·          Location/Event photographer for (4 day) annual Sales Convention in Dallas, Texas (03/03).

·          Responsible for photographing clients, displays and other marketing materials. Noteworthy attendees included: Kevin Spacey, Dale  Earnhardt  Jr., Tim McGraw, Wayne Gretzky, 3 Doors Down, Simeon Rice, Mike Allstot, Cedric The Entertainer, Lori Jon Jones and many others.

 

The Colleyville News and Times (Colleyville, TX) Aaron Seamster, photo editor

·          Photojournalist from Feb. 1997- December 1998. Assignments included all community related events (averaged 10-12 assignments per week).

 

The Southlake Journal (Southlake, TX) Tara Hutchins, owner/editor

·          Photojournalist from May 1997- March 2000.

·          Assignments included all community related events.

·          Assisted with layout on a weekly basis.

·          Staff writer from Aug. 1999- March 2000.

 

The Keller Citizen (Keller, TX)

·          Freelance photojournalism specializing in High School sporting events (1997).

 

The Collegian (Tarrant County College- Hurst, TX)

·          Photojournalist for all campus and student related events (1999).

 

Campus Kids (Longview, WA) Whendi Weatherly, studio manager

·          Digital portrait photographer for portrait studio that catered to infants and toddlers.

·          Responsible for controlling the lighting, prop selection, interaction with subjects, order fulfillment and customer follow-up.

·          Combined digital photography with software manipulation (green screen and other various post-production techniques) to create unique custom images.

·          Employed from 09/01-01/02.

 

Here and There Chris Clayton, producer

·          Vocalist for one song on Here & There album (recorded 2005 at Soundtown Digital Studios-Hurst, TX).

 

Mr. C's Photography (Longview, WA) Jerry Isaacson, associate

·          Yearbook portrait photographer for Washington and Oregon school districts.

·          Special events portraits (banquets, parties, receptions, charity events, etc).

·          Web design for portrait photography studio (www.mrcsphotos.com).

·          Created photo borders for special events (Band Of Brothers: HBO mini-series interview with the authors, A Grande Affair: Cancer Research fund-raiser, and local youth sports leagues- 05/01-01/02).

·          Digital Imaging: photo enhancement, manipulation and restoration (using: Adobe Photoshop, Canon Zoombrowser, Kodak PC Pro, Kodak PC Pro Layout and Castleworks Studio).

 

WSPN- Western States Photographic Network (WA/OR) Don Cianci, owner

·          Digital action photography (on location) for special events: Babe Ruth World Series of Baseball (Longview, WA) Aug. 2001, Diadora Cup National Soccer Tournament (Lynnwood, WA) July 2001, Washington and Oregon Youth Sports Leagues (2001) and many others.

·          Designed special event photo borders that highlighted the event title, sponsor logos, date, etc. These borders were digitally assembled and printed on each photo that we sold on location. (www.mrcsphotos.com) 

 

Memories Sports Photography (Ft. Worth, TX) Jimmy Wren Jr., owner

·          The Dallas Mavericks (NBA Basketball Team): courtside action photos '00-'01.

·          The Dallas Maverick Cheerleaders: promotional photos 2001.

·          The Dallas Sidekicks (Professional Indoor Soccer Team): 2000 Team Photo.

·          Served as Department Manager for digital Sports/Event aspect of the business.

·          Digital photographer/computer operator for special events: Texas Tae Kwon Do International Tournament, Professional Bull Riders Association, Hot Soccer Tournaments and many others.

 

Joy Media Ministries (Virginia Beach, VA) Suellen Roberts, owner

·          Photographer on set during taping of the T.V. show “Joy- Matters of the Heart”

·          Photos used in various publications and on the companies web site: www.joytv.org

 

SMU Film School (Dallas, TX)

·          Photographer on set during student film project (10/02). Photos used to promote school programs as well as the student’s final project.

 

Schoolhouse Secrets Unlimited (Grapevine, TX) Molly Shirley, owner

·          Advertising photographs used in brochures and educational books (1998).

·          Designed business logo (1997).

·          Cover design and artwork for 2 schoolbooks currently used in Texas school districts.

·          Illustrations (over 15 freehand drawings) used in 2 schoolbooks.

·          Wrote/recorded 5 original jingles to accompany an educational textbook.

 

Sundek Products, Inc. (Arlington, TX)

·          Award winning product advertisement photos for (nation-wide) concrete structures company (May 1998). “Best Before and After Photos.”

 

Alaska Kayak Camping Company (Seward, AK)

·          Promotional photos and logo design for this outdoor/adventure company (June 1999).

 

Woodhaven Country Club (Ft. Worth, TX) Vicki Pendleton, Director

·          Interior promotional photos for local country club (03/03).

 

Life Outreach International- James Robison Ministries (Euless, TX)

·          Photographer for weekly television broadcast Life Today (Aug. 1999).

 

Fort Worth Housing Authority (Ft. Worth, TX)

·          Special events photography that was published in quarterly journals (2000).

 

Southlake Chamber of Commerce (Southlake, TX)

·          Photographer for special city events: Annual Frostbite Classic (golf tournament), Town Square (dedication ceremony), Grapevine Mills Mall (grand opening), and many others.

 

Sound Source (Bedford, TX) Jeff Stout, owner

·          Promotional photos for compact disc retail store (June 2000).

 

Concert/Band Photos

·          Photos include: Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, KC and The Sunshine Band, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, The Flaming Lips, Built To Spill, Low, Sebadoh, Spiritualized, Mercury Rev, www.thecosmicstring.com and many others.

 

Signmasters (Longview, WA) Charles, owner

·          Freelance graphics consultant for Washington based sign company (2002).

·          Tutored office personnel in Adobe Photoshop software.

·          Photographs of products/storefront used for web site. Project included sizing, editing and uploading images.

 

Rocking Horse Records (Lynnwood, WA) Michelle Wilson, president

·          Designed album cover for Washington based singer/songwriter, Shelby Ray (Beginnings- 2002)

·          Wrote/arranged 12 songs for Washington based country singer, Shelby Ray.

·          All songs appear on her album Beginnings (2002).

 

Steve & Jana Knutz owner, Excel Xpress (Courier Service)

·          Created a DVD “scrapbook” using their photos (prints, negatives, digital), favorite music and video footage. Artwork was also created for this 45min. DVD (with 9 Chapters).

·          Custom Audio Compilation CD’s: created CD’s with their favorite songs (adjusted fades, mastered final levels, etc). Artwork was also created for the jewel cases.

 

Memories Daycare Photography (Ft. Worth, TX) Janelle Wren, owner

·          Location portrait photographer for daycare centers

·          Studio quality portraits with various settings, backgrounds and lighting choices.

·          Employed from May 1999- Aug. 2000 (photographing over 1,000 kids each month).

 

BCI Films (Euless, TX) Rick Eckart, owner/producer

·          Sound Designer for T.V. pilot show about Nascar racing.

·          Project duties included: monitoring and recording 16 separate radio “scanner” frequencies on location at the Nascar Craftsman Truck Series Race (Texas Motor Speedway 04/00), editing all audio and selecting music to accompany the film.

·          Promotional photos for film company (specializing in car racing footage)

 

Tree House Studios (Keller, TX) Dan Crowe, owner

·          Completed one year internship (06/99-06/00) for this full-service 64-Track (24 Bit) digital Pro Tools studio.

·          Assisted in studio set-up (building snake cables, patch bays, installing hardware/software, etc).

·          Served as engineer on various projects.

 

Velvet Blue Music (Hollywood, CA) J. Cloud, producer

·          Wrote/recorded one song that appears on this major labels 5th Annual Unsigned Bands Compilation

 

Highfalutin Films (Dallas, TX) Steven Davis, producer/director

·          Sound Designer and Project Coordinator responsible for: watching scenes from the feature-length film entitled 40 and determining style and placement of music, communicating with studio engineers, hiring musicians to help perform on original songs and delivering a final product to the Producer/Director.

·          Wrote/recorded 5 original songs. All songs recorded at Fatt Traxx (Dallas, TX).

 

Applegate Press (Knoxville, TN) Toni Applegate, owner/publisher

·          Wrote/recorded 4 original songs to accompany the narration of a children’s book.

 

Jubilaires (Bedford, TX) Pam Steach, owner/performer

·          Assistant Producer/Engineer for the editing and mixing of the Jubilaires 8th full-length album entitled: In The Middle Of the Night.

·          Producer of 9th full-length album (recorded March 2006).

 

Red River Music (Carrolton, TX) Dave Myers, owner

·          Assisted customers with merchandise at this music shop that specialized in vintage guitars and equipment repair.

·          Taught beginner guitar lessons (1998).

 

Young Life (Bedford, TX) Trace Brooks, area coordinator

·          Assistant Song Leader for this Christian organization that caters to High School students.

·          Responsible for selecting and performing “sing-along” music at weekly meetings (08/90-05/93)

 

Taco Bell Oil Factory Inc. (Dallas, TX)- Summer Finley

·          Production Assistant on set during filming of commercial. (05/03)

 

Hasbro Stone Core (Dallas, TX)-Dianna

·          Production Assistant on set during filming of commercial for new product/toy.

 

Any Given Sunday (feature length film) Oliver Stone, director

·          Production Assistant on set during filming at Dallas Cowboys football game (Irving, TX- September 2000)

 

Social Security Rock House Productions (Dallas, TX)-Kirsten Holly, production mgr.

·          Production Assistant on set during the filming of a commercial for Social Security.

 

Ricky’s Delusion (Short Film- Seattle,WA) Woody Wise, director

·          Production Assistant on set during filming (08/01).

·          Duties included: lighting assistant (metering available light, positioning actors, choosing reflectors, etc.) and camera assistant (working with the director of photography to determine camera angles).

 

Prime Media (Dallas, TX)

·          Part of set design and assembly crew for cable T.V. broadcast.

·          Duties included: setting up lights, building set and assisting audio tech. with mic placement (02/1999).

 

Auto Zone Rocket Productions (Dallas, TX)-Dee Chappell, production coordinator

·          Assistant Art Director on set for 3-day filming of national commercial (04/03).

 

Unblind Productions (Grapevine, TX) -Matt Coleman, owner

·          Producer and Camera Operator for filming of “Aiding Spaces” a 30 minute T.V. show documenting the renovation of someone’s home (produced for 121 Community Church 2005).

·          Camera operator for a full-service video company that specializes in Weddings.

·          Recorded all “voice-over” narration for a company training DVD (10/10/06)

 

Never Laid Rest James Peery, Carlos, Brett, Justin and Donny (Christian Rock band from Grapevine)

·          Produced/engineered a 4-song demo CD for this Christian Rock band (including all: recording, editing, mixing and mastering).

·          Designed graphics for the CD (case cover and disc).

·          Designed/created a website (www.NeverLaidRest.com) that included: Band Biography, Music Samples, Photo Gallery, Store and Calendar.

·          Designed a logo that was used to create stickers and buttons (to assist with marketing their demo CD).

·          Photographed the band: ‘live’ (at multiple venues), while recording in the studio and in a portrait studio environment.

 

Creative Sports Photography Rick Heilman, owner (Bedford, TX)

·          Action Photography for Richland Hills Youth Association’s spring baseball tournaments (freelance photographer from 1995-2000).

·          Duties included photographing all evening games so the images could be posted/sold online.

 

OTTO (Bedford, TX) Matthew Otto, owner

·          Web Design (www.OTTOfromTexas.com). OTTO specializes in writing, recording, producing and performing original music.

·          Photography: promotional photos by Freehand Productions (www.anewsongeveryday.com, www.iTunes.com, www.MySpace.com/OttoRocks, www.cdBaby.com/Otto, www.FreehandProductions.com, etc).

·          Marketing: currently act as Marketing Director.

 

Electrical Choice Contractors Vincent Moctezuma, owner

·          Web Design: created site (www.MoctezumaElectric.com) to help this electrical wiring company gain an online presence. (2005)

·          Company changed names to www.ElectricalChoice.com (new site created/updated in May 2007).

 

OTHER / MISCELLANEOUS

 

·         I wrote, recorded, mixed, and published 366 original songs in 366 days (www.anewsongeveryday.com). This project took place from July 1, 2009 to July 1, 2010. Over 50 songs from this project are currently being played on subscriber-based satellite radio stations across the nation. Recent music projects can be found at www.OTTOfromTexas.com.

·         I am an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT-B) currently licensed by the State of Texas and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT). I am also a licensed BLS instructor for the American Heart Association, and I teach group/private courses on CPR, AED’s, and First-Aid. (www.EmergencySkillsTraining.com) You can learn more about my EMT skills at http://www.matthewotto.com/EMS/EMS.html.

·         Sports: I have run 2 Marathons (26.2 miles each), 8 Half-Marathons, and many 5-10k races. I competed in the 2008 and 2009 Hotter Than Hell 100 kilometer cycling races (averaging 3hrs 33min and 50sec per race), and I completed the 25 mile race in 2010. In 2006 I completed an Adventure Race in New Braunfels, TX (12 miles of mountain biking, 6 miles of trail running, and 1.5 miles of kayak paddling).

·         Texas Concealed Handgun License (CHL) holder since 2007.

·         Currently serve on the Technical Arts Team and the Worship Team at 121 Community Church (www.121cc.com). I assist with: leading music for Kid’s Church (part-time), performing in the adult worship band (part-time) and controlling the video station during Sunday services (part-time).

·         Cherokee Adventures-Erin, TN 1998 (Whitewater Rafting Guide on Nolichucky River which included over 12 miles of Class III-IV whitewater). I served as Trip Leader on lower river trips, which included 25-40 participants in 5-10 separate boats.

·         Served as assistant song leader for Young Life (1990-1994). I also served on the Work Crew at Young Life’s Frontier Ranch in Buena Vista, CO (summer of 1993).

·         Singing River Ranch (Evergreen, CO 1995) I lived/worked on this exclusive ranch for private organizations. My duties included: guest relations, outdoor activities co-leader, assistant food handler/cook, grounds maintenance, built a Frisbee golf course that spans the entire camp, and more.

·         Member and supporter of KERA (90.1fm) public broadcasting since 2009.

·         Skydiving: I have made 9 successful skydives from a C-152 (Paradise Skydiving- Norman, OK).

·         Aviation: I have currently logged 2-hours towards my private pilot’s license (2002 to current).

·         Current with all vaccination such as: Measles/Mumps/Rubella, Polio, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, yearly TB Test, Pneumonia, Influenza, etc.