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Rik Dowding CV
Freelance Engineer/Producer
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Rik Dowding CV
Freelance Engineer/Producer
PRESENT ACTIVITIES: SONICMASTERING, BRISTOL: Owner of new digital mastering studio in Bristol SOA STUDIOS, BRISTOL: Main Freelance Engineer since 1999 Projects Include: Portishead (engineer) Alison Moyet (engineer) McKay (engineer) Ilya (engineer) Burning Skies (producer/engineer) littlesleepers (producer/engineer) Gonga (producer/engineer)Freelance Live Engineer at: Colston Hall, Bristol Louisiana, Bristol Fleece, Bristol Fiddlers, Bristol Firestation, Bristol Academy, Bristol Live engineer for: The flies Witness Gonga Ilya littlesleepers RECENT ACTIVITIES: SOA STUDIOS, BRISTOL: 1998-2003: Main Freelance engineer Projects Included: Sunna (engineer) Day One (engineer) The Insects (engineer) Experimental Pop Band (engineer) Thou (engineer) Immense (producer/engineer) John Parish (engineer) Pat Macdonald (ex Timbuk3) (engineer) Witness Aspects (producer/engineer) Sound Disciples (producer/engineer/arranger) AKO (producer/engineer) Experimental Pop Band: European Tour FOH Engineer Marc Gauvin(EastWest Records):French Tour FOH Engineer Freelance Live Sound engineer: Various FOH jobs at Bristol venues(see above), working with such bands as Drugstore, God Forbid, Ben's Symphonic Orchestra, Monk and Canetella FOH work with various bands at : Glastonbury, Womad(Reading), Bristol Community Festival, Forum(Copenhagen), Colston Hall(Bristol). PAST ACTIVITIES: COACH HOUSE STUDIOS, BRISTOL: 1994-1998 Freelance Engineer(1994-96) and Studio Manager/engineer(1996-98) Projects included: Monk and Canetella (producer/engineer) Sheila Chandra (engineer) The Blue Aeroplanes (engineer) Black Roots (engineer) Portishead (assistant engineer "Dummy") Massive Attack (assistant engineer) Arthur Baker (engineer) Toto La Momposina (mix engineer) COACH HOUSE STUDIOS, BRISTOL: 1992-1994 Tape Operator/Assistant Engineer Worked with such artists as Massive Attack, DNA(Danni Minogue Kim Appleby, Rozalla) William Orbit, Beth Orton and The Blue Aeroplanes. AARDMAN ANIMATIONS, BRISTOL : 1989-1992 Runner EDUCATION: 3 A levels 9 O levels Sherbourne School for Boys, Dorset 1981-86 South West Regional Diploma in Art Yeovil College of further education, Somerset 1986-88 Full Clean Driving license since 1986 Date of Birth: 25/04/1968 Currently residing in Bristol, UK REFERENCES: Available on request