Mr. Adam Paul Melvin Telephone 07763893943 E-Mail adammelvin@gmail.com Date of birth - 15th February 1985 Place of birth - Dunfermline, Scotland, United Kingdom Native language – English Other languages – German My primary focus over the past ten years has been the creation and production of my own electronic music, and producing the work of others. In this capacity I have largely worked as a professional musician and DJ, though I have had the pleasure of freelancing and using my skills in variety of challenging environments: as a youth worker, a care worker/music therapist, an engineer, a commissioned composer, a multimedia creator and editor, website designer, computer systems networker, graphic designer, and also as a project manager. Skills and Knowledge I am familiar with a variety of multimedia software packages including:
I am a keen problem solver and I am quick to learn new processes and adapt to challenging situations. I am also very competent when handling data or cash and have worked in very busy circumstances with virtually no errors. I am a very competent politely mannered and very approachable person. I am very good at concentrating at the task in hand and working to a deadline. I work well in groups as I am very quick at realising my role in a team; but I also work equally as well as an individual as I can determine tasks without guidelines. Background 1991 - 1997 - Pittencreif Primary School - Dunfermline Fife 1997 - 2002 - Queen Anne High School - Dunfermline 2001 - 2002 - Post room Worker – Peddie Smith Moloco Solicitors - Dunfermline 2002 - 2003 - Student - New Deal for Musicians - Glenrothes College - Glenrothes 2002 - 2003 - Curator - Like Minded People Music Showcase - Dunfermline 2003 - 2004 - Student - Electronic music technology - Institute of Applied Technology - Kircaldy 2004 - 2005 - Student - Applied Multimedia - Lauder College - Dunfermline 2004 - 2005 -Composer/audiovisual tech operator - Lay Bys – Highway Diner 2004 - 2005 - Assistant Organizer - Black Mark Skateboarding Competition - Dunfermline 2004 - 2005 - Assistant Organizer - Fife Council Skateboarding Competition - Dunfermline 2005 - 2006 - Commis Chef - Da Da Da's - Edinburgh 2005 - 2007 - Retail Assistant - CB Newsagent – Edinburgh 2006 - 2007 - Music Programmer/DJ - Amicus Apple - Edinburgh 2005 - 2005 - Sound Design & Composition - Dig for Fire by Labatorium 33 - the Arches Glasgow 2005 - 2005 - Live Musical Performance - Two Man Rumble - Glasgow 2005 - 2005 - Live Musical Performance - Green Means Go - Carnegie Hall Dunfermline Fife 2005 - 2005 - Live Musical Performance - Here - Bongo Club Edinburgh Midlothian 2006 - 2006 - Live Musical Support for Nathan Fake - Cabaret Voltaire Edinburgh 2006 - 2006 - Live Musical Performance - BOXWARS 2006 – Carnival Arts Glasgow 2006 - 2006 - Live Musical Performance - Stop Climate Change Now - Forest Cafe Edinburgh 2006 - 2006 - Live Musical Performance - Green Means Go - Carnegie Hall Dunfermline Fife 2007 - 2007 - Commissioned for Music Composition - Fast Forward Charity - Leith Edinburgh 2007 - 2007 - Musician Composer Care worker - Action Group - Edinburgh 2007 - 2007 - Live Musical Support for DJ Vadim - Never ending Arts - the Caves Edinburgh 2007 - 2009 - Bar Assistant -The Outhouse - Edinburgh Experience 2007 - 2007 - Musician Composer Care worker - Action Group - Edinburgh I have recently been commissioned to work for a charity helping a small group of kids with varying disabilities compose play and record a CD for themselves and friends. 2007 - 2007 - Commissioned for Music Composition - Fast Forward Charity - Edinburgh I was asked by fast forward to produce original music for their annual general meeting I created eight original compositions one for each section of the video, I also mixed down and engineered the overlying vocals and have been asked to be involved in future multimedia projects with this charity. 2002 – 2007 Live Music Performance I have done many performances of my music and this experience has been the most rewarding, realising my own mistakes has been educational helping me correct inconsistency in my productivity, also receiving praise as well as criticism, working to better my personal work while still working for other companies/organisations this has drastically strengthened my work ethics. This experience has been essential and made me realise that I would be a great asset to any organisation. 2002 - 2003 - Curator - Like Minded People Music Showcase - Dunfermline I have also worked with local musicians putting together professional sounding recordings using a mobile recording setup. I have been working towards releasing demos and albums of local artists. 2004 - 2005 - Assistant Organizer - Fife Council Skateboarding Competition - Dunfermline Working with Fife Council Developing a youth group for a Dunfermline based outdoor Skateboarding Facility. This has also required us to work to arrange a number of Skateboarding Events. This has involved bringing professional Skateboarding teams to the facility and arranging demonstrations competitions and live music. These Events have been funded by community money and have been endorsed by many including local police and councillors. This work has been very rewarding as it has made vital changes to the local community and has made Dunfermline a better place for the youngsters. 2004 – 2005 – Assistant Organizer - Lay Bys – Highway Diner I have recently worked with an Edinburgh based theatre company Highway Diner in conjunction with Fife council to put together a theatre production in the Carnegie Hall. The show involved live art, music, spoken word and acrobatics and was a chance for the kid’s opinions to be expressed directly to the public. The show was a complete success and was valuable personal experience. 2005 – 2007 Retail Assistant CB News Princes Mall Princes Street Edinburgh Midlothian This job was a very demanding job I would have to deal with customers directly including serving customers, dealing with complaints, authorising returns, deterring shoplifters CB News is one of the busiest and most central newsagents of its kind. During the Edinburgh Festival the Box Office and Half price ticket hut are situated right next to it making it a fast paced day to day duties included: opening & closing the store, credit card payments, phone top ups, cash handling, replenishing stock, deliveries, answering phones, dealing with company representatives, dealing with payments of invoices, returning newspapers to the retailer, providing information and directions to tourists, replenishing the change and paying the daily takings into the bank. 2007 – 2009 Bar Assistant The Outhouse Broughton Street Lane Edinburgh Midlothian My daily tasks in this company involved serving drinks handling cash replenishing stock table service cocktails and food preperation along with taking bookings for events and general facilitator of events requiring different needs including individuals music, food, lighting, and decoration Education, Certification and other Training Higher Modules - Computer Systems, Software Development Standard Grades - Mathematics, English, German, Physics, Graphic Communication, Computing, Modern Studies Referees Chris Higginson Mobile – 07767497152 Bill Mercer Mobile – 07977740389 Keiran McLoughlin Mobile - 07988426942
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