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M. Adam Jacob,
Sound Designer and Audio Engineer

711 Meadow Wood Dr. #10, Crescent Springs KY 41017
Email:adamjacob@mac.com

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Education	Sound Design	Assistant Sound Design	Audio Engineer
Thoughts On Sound	Radio Drama	Related Skills	Hobbies & Interests
References	AudioSamples	Sample Block Diagrams	Sample Design Paperwork
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Highlights

13 years theatrical sound design, studio and live recording, reinforcement experience
7 years touring experience as both Front of House Engineer and Deck Engineer
Working knowledge of industry standard reinforcement, intercommunication and recording equipment
Working knowledge of Macintosh & Windows including: Smaart, Pro Tools, Vectorworks & QLab
2005-06 Toured internationally with West Side Story playing 20 cities in 10 nations on 3 continents including the first Broadway Musical to play Bangkok
2000 - Recorded and mixed Live Embers: a Pseudo Live Album by Spontaneous Combustion

Education

1999	Masters of Fine Arts in Theatre Sound Design	University of Missouri at Kansas City	Kansas City, MO
1996	Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Design and Technology	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN
1996 & 1998	Sound System Engineering and Grounding and Shielding Seiminars	Synergetic Audio Concepts	Greenville, IN

Sound Designer

2003	Dear Sheldon	Theatre League	Los Angeles, CA
1998	A Christmas Carol	Missouri Repertory Theatre	Kansas City, MO
1998	You Can't Take It With You	Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Company	Chautauqua, NY
1998	Antigone	Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Company	Chautauqua, NY
1998	Romeo and Juliet	Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Company	Chautauqua, NY
1998	Marvin's Room	Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Company	Chautauqua, NY
1998	Bloody Poetry	University of Missouri at Kansas City	Kansas City, MO
1997	A Little House Christmas at Plum Creek	The Coterie Theatre	Kansas City, MO
1997	An Absolute Turkey	Univeristy of Misouri at Kansas City	Kansas City, MO
1997	The Sound of Music	Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park	Kansas City, KS
1997	Brigadoon	Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park	Kansas City, KS
1997	Crazy For You	Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park	Kansas City, KS
1997	Guys and Dolls	Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park	Kansas City, KS
1997	A Lie of the MInd	University of Missouri at Kansas City	Kansas City, MO
1997	The Beaux Stratagem	University of Missouri at Kansas City	Kansas City, MO
1996	A LIttle House Christmas	The Coterie Theatre	Kansas City, MO
1996	The Rainmaker	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN
1995 & 1996	Spring and Winter Dance Concerts	Purdue Repertory Dance Company	West Lafayette, IN
1995	Top Girls	Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN

Assistant to the Sound Designer

1999	Macbeth	Heart of America Shakespeare Festival	Kansas City, MO
1999	Much Ado About Nothing	Heart of America Shakespeare Festival	Kansas City, MO
1999	Death of a Salesman	St. Louis Repertory Theatre	St. Louis, MO
1998	The Gospel at Colonus	Co-Produced by the Missouri Repertory Theatre and the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre	Kansas City, MO
1996	The Misanthrope	Missouri Repertory Theatre	Kansas City, MO

Audio Engineer (Lead / Front of House Engineer unless otherwise noted)

2007	A Christmas Carol	Dallas Theater Center	Dallas, TX
2005-2006	West Side Story	Sundance Productions and BB Productions	International Tour, Europe and Asia
2004-2005	The King & I starring Sandy Duncan (Deck Engineer)	Theatere of the Stars	National Tour
2004	Buddy, The Buddy Holly Story	Allicat Productions and Theatre League	National Tour
2004	Annie (Deck Engineer)	Theatre of the Stars	Regional Tour
2003	The Sound of Music	Theatre of the Stars	National Tour
2003	Fame	Theatre League	Regional Tour
2002	West Side Story (Deck Engineer)	Theatre League	National Tour
2002	Sweet Charity	Austin Musical Theatre	Austin, TX
2002	The King and I starring Debbie Boone	Theatre League	Regional Tour
2001	Smokey Joe's Cafe, the music of Leiber and Stoller starring Rita Coolidge and Gary US Bonds	Theatre League	Regional Tour
1999	Macbeth (Co-Engineer)	Heart of America Shakespeare Festival	Kansas City, MO
1999	Much Ado About Nothing (Co-Engineer)	Heart of America Shakespeare Festival	Kansas City, MO
1998	You Can't Take It With You	Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Co.	Chautauqua, NY
1998	Antigone	Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Co.	Chautauqua, NY
1998	Romeo and Julliet	Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Co.	Chautauqua, NY
1998	Marvin's Room	Chautauqua Conservatory Theatre Co.	Chautauqua, NY
1997	A Christmas Carol	Missouri Repertory Theatre	Kansas City, MO
1997	The Sound of Music	Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park	Shawnee Mission, KS
1997	Brigadoon	Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park	Shawnee Mission, KS
1997	Crazy For You	Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park	Shawnee Mission, KS
1997	Guys and Dolls	Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park	Shawnee Mission, KS
1997	Three Tall Women	Missouri Repertory Theatre	Kansas City, MO
1997	Too Clever by Half	University of Missouri at Kansas City Theatre	Kansas City, MO
1997	Holy Ghosts	University of MIssouri at Kansas City Theatre	Kansas City, MO
1995	Le Liaisons Dangereuse	Purdue University Theatre	West Lafayette, IN
1995	One Flew Over The Cukoo's Nest	Prudue University Theatre	West Lafayette, IN
1994	Dancing at Lughnasa	Purdue University Theatre	West Lafayette, IN

Album Work

Live Embers a pseudo live album recorded by Spontaneous Combustion in their rehearsal space early in 2001. I then mixed the album using a (then) cutting edge Pro Tools system with Pro Control.

Radio Drama Production

Which included all aspects of Sound Design, recording of voice talent, live effects, music, mixing and mastering for both eight channel surround and stereo formats.

Suddenly Last Summer by Tennesee Williams, Produced by UMKC 1999
Native Son by Richard Wright, adapted by Tom Mardikes and Dwight Frizzell, Produced by UMKC 1998
To Serve and Protect? an original one act written by Jonny Jenks, Produced by Purdue University Theatre 1996

Related Skills

Experience with industry standard wireless transmitters, receivers and mics, Midas, Yamaha and other Consoles, Clear-Com & Telex Intercom, EAW Line arrays, a wide range of studio & live mics, system packaging for the rigors of touring, system maintainance, truck packing, working with Union and Non-Union Crews in a wide variety of Venues

Hobbies and Interests

Reading, Photography, The Great Outdoors, Music

References

Dennis Craig
Audio Engineer
The King and I
1058 Felicity Ct.
Canal Winchester, OH 43110
audiosamigos.com

Abe Jacob [ no relation ]
Sound Designer
130 East 63rd St.
New York, NY 10021
212-870-5316

Richard K. Thomas
Sound Designer
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47905
765-494-8150

M. Adam Jacob, Sound Designer and Audio Engineer

711 Meadow Wood Dr. #10, Crescent Springs KY 41017 Email:adamjacob@mac.com