Jerry Daminato

Producing, Recording, Mixing, Live Sound Reinforcement, Audio Post and more. Experienced Audio Production Engineer graduate and musician.

I am an honours graduate of Harris Institute for the Arts from the Audio Production Program.  I am also a musician and have extensive international touring, live sound, and recording experience, performing with various artists (details upon request).

Current:

  • Electronic Communications Coordinator at             Harcourt Memorial United Church, Guelph.

Audio/Live and Recording:

·    Live digital recording with artists such as Dala, TheGood Lovelies and Oh Susanna.  National Catholic Broadcasting Council: Mission 2011

·    Live sound reinforcement: Good Lovelies, Royal Wood, Ian Tamblyn, Shawn Desman, Millpond Christmas Jazz concert, Kennedy Road Tabernacle Church, Sound and lighting at Harcourt Memorial United Church, Tannis Slimmon, Jude Vadala, Laura Bird, Allison Lupton

·    Hillside Festival, Guelph - tech crew, sound and back stage line-up for Westbury Show Systems and Red Tree Productions

·    Clair Global, Toronto

·    Millstream Music Production/Studio, Paul Mills

·    Live Wire Recording Studios

Recording:

·    Studio sessions as a musician: RCA, Mercy Brothers, Elora Sound, Manta Sound, Escarpment Sound, The Waxworks and The Twelfth Fret, Confidential Records

·    Melodious; CD: co-engineer and mix

·    Paige Deem; CD: produce, co-engineer and mix

·    Jocelyn Holmes; co-engineer and mix

·    John Mavro; co-engineer

 Video and Audio Post:

·    Produced, scripted and filmed a music video for the artist “MJ Cyr," as well as various school projects involving editing, ADR, Foley, music and sound effects.

·    Industrial Training Videos – conceived, produced, wrote specifications and script, digitally filmed and edited audio and video for two training videos.

·    Facilitated an interplant communications system for employee communication

 Education and Training:

·    Graduate with Honours: Audio Production Program, Harris Institute for the Arts,Toronto. 

·    Recipient of the Harris Institute Teachers Scholarship for highest overall marks in Level I of the Audio Production Program (94.18%.)  Anticipating the same for Level II T.B.A.  Highest marks in Levels I and II Live Sound

·    2009-10 Escarpment Sound Studios, studio-recording course.

·    Studied piano with the Royal Conservatory of Music - six years

·    Ontario Secondary School Diploma, John F. Ross CVI, Electronic Technology.

·    Attended Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, University of Waterloo and University of Guelph

·    Proficient in Pro Tools, Logic, Cubase, Reason, Final Cut Pro, Word, Excel, Power Point

  

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Teaching:

·    Guitar teacher, Rutledge Music, Guelph

·    Guitar teacher, Keynote Music, Surrey B.C.

 Management and Supervision:

·    I have extensive experience in management: supervision, time management, costing, project management and scheduling in an industrial environment

 Member:

·    SOCAN:  Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada

·    SAC:  Songwriters Association of Canada

·    AES:  Audio Engineering Society

·    COMA:  Central Ontario Musician’s Association

 Interests:

·    Canoe tripping and camping

·    Cycling and cycle touring 

-    Raised over $40k cycling in the Multiple Sclerosis Bike Tours over 17 years (16 years as a tour leader).  Volunteer at MS walks.

Volunteer Experience:

·    Represented Harris Institute at NxNE 2010, Hyatt Regency, Toronto

·    Volunteer at NxNE 2011 (audio for panels and discussions)

·    Volunteer CFRU 93.3 FM radio - scripting, producing, composing and recording public service announcements

·    Volunteer with Rogers Cable at their studio - filming, editing and mixing

·    Entertain at retirement and extended care facilities


I currently write, compose, arrange and digitally record original material in my home-based studio using Pro Tools, Logic and Cubase and other software.





Have a listen:        

Jerry on Soundcloud


Phone:  519.821.0682