Trumpeter, Composer, Arranger, Mellophonist 1999 present* Recordings and performances with Valery Gore, Ronley Teper, Great Aunt Ida, Mia Sheard, the DoneFors, Nick Zubeck, Metal Kites, Kevin Hearn, A Northern Chorus, Miranda Stone, Junetile, Brian MacMillan, Lily Frost, Tamara Williamson, Katey Morley, Daniel Iorio, and Neal Davis * Principal trumpet for May 2008 production of Lionel Barts Oliver! & March 2009 production of Guys & Dolls @ the Mississauga Living Arts Centre * member of Ontario Arts Council grant recipients the Book of Gnomes (post-fusion) BBP Bookings 2006 present Part-time Promoter & Booker * list of clients includes Nick Zubeck, the Donefors, Ronley Teper, and the Book of Gnomes * Curated a monthly new music showcase from Apr 2006 Aug 2007 in Toronto Website Designer & webmaster 2005 present * Sites: benbowen.ca, dospeakup.blogspot.com [karynblack.ca, johnbowen.ca, endisnigh.ca] PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT Ian Martin Ltd. Ancaster, ON 2004 Aug 2008 Recruiting and Sales in Engineering and IT * Business development, account maintenance, sourcing & screening candidates, setting up interviews & checking references, negotiating contract terms Trumpet, trombone, & theory teacher 2004 Aug 2007 One-on-one individual private lessons for beginner to advanced-level students Schools: Long & McQuade Music Education Centre Mississauga, ON 2005 2007 Capstone Music Burlington, ON Jan Jun 2007 Performance School of Music Ancaster & Burlington, ON 2005 2006 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts Hamilton, ON 2004 2005 Jazzreview.com online jazz magazine 2005 2006 Freelance writer & reviewer Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Burlington, ON 2003 2004 Band Department Sales, Educational Liaison * in-store sales and customer service * school accounts maintenance: in-store and onsite Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada North York & Kitchener, ON 2001 2003 (Group Benefits Customer Call Centre) Customer Relations Consultant 2002 2003 Customer Service Rep 2001 2002 Gorilla Monsoon Toronto, ON 2000 2001 Manager, bartender, waiter, booking agent Freelance Transcriptionist 1999 2002 * Hired to transcribe recordings ranging from single jazz solos to full big band scores Ontario Pioneer Adventure Camp Muskoka, ON Summers 95, 96, 98 Music director; Assistant Program Coordinator * Organized and led group activities for between 15 45 children aged 5 10 * Oversaw and ran camp music program, including daily music activities and camp band EDUCATION York University North York, ON 1997 1999 & 2008 2009 Hons BFA Music Completion imminent (2009) Courses: Career Development, Composition III, Composing for Film, Music & Cultures II, The Guitar, Science Technology & the Environment Humber College Etobicoke, ON 1999 2001, 2004 * Don Thompson's jazz history and composition course (grade:90%) Sept 2004 Apr 2005 * Jazz Performance trumpet (working towards BMus) Sept 1999 Apr 2001 McMaster University Hamilton, ON Sept 1996 Apr 1997 Faculty of Humanities (majors: English & Music) Courses: Psychology, Linguistics, English, Comp. Lit., Music, and Humanities McMaster, York, Humber, & elsewhere 1990 2004 Private Studies * With Chase Sanborn, Steve Crowe, Greg Bush, Robert Oades, Mike Malone, Denny Christianson, Al Kaye, John McLeod, and Bill Rowat Lisgar Collegiate Institute Ottawa, ON June 1995 * OSSD, with bilingual certificate COMPUTER SKILLS General: * Windows 95/98/XP/Vista, some Linux (Linspire/ Freespire), comfortable on both Mac & PC * MS Office, typing speed approx.55wpm * Some website development (includes html, frames & basic css) * Adobe Photoshop CS 8.0 & ImageReady CS, GIMP (open source Photoshop equivalent) Music-related programs: * proficient with Pro Tools LE, Reason 4.0, Logic Pro 7 & 8, Sibelius 4, CoolEdit Pro, Audacity, CDEx v1.5, Audiograbber, WinAmp, CATraxx * basic knowledge of Adobe Audition, Sony Soundforge, and Ableton Live 6 * updated July 15th, 2009 *