Any intern slot available?

[gatekeeper]

Hello everyone, my name is Cliff Ribeiro, and I have been working with audio for some time now. Now I would like to take my audio career to the next level. I feel that I’m ready for an internship.

I have been working with audio for quite some time now, and for the past 3 years been taking it very seriously, reading, studying, and trying to build my own studio. I believe that I can have a chance to at least serve coffee in a professional environment.

Basically what I would like to do is to ultimately become a live sound engineer/on location recording engineer, and I know that for me to accomplish that, I have to start at the bottom. If there are any of you big engineers that would be interested in having me as an intern be it serving coffee, soldering cables, connecting equipment, loading and unloading, whatever it is that would involve live sound and on location recording or in a studio whatever it is, I’m free, willing, and able to do it. I have posted here a resume on my work in audio. Thank you all for your time, and for reading this post.

Cliff Ribeiro

Phone: 347 952 5306
E-mail: putertech@mail.com

Education
High School Diploma, August 2003
John Adams High School, South Ozone Park, NY
Graduated with a Regents Endorsed Diploma
Taken Advanced Courses including:
• Computer Science
• Honors American History
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic Certification, June 2003
LaGuardia Community College, Astoria, NY
• Graduated in the top 5 of my class.
• Assisted classmates.

Work Experience

Brazilian Missionary Church September 2005 - Present
Drummer and Audio/Video Engineer
• Installed full system with about 15 different rackmounted equipment
• Installed complete video equipment setup including but not limited to:
• Video Mixer
• Four (4) different cameras
• Six (6) view monitors

Self Employed, April 2005 - Present
Computer Technician
• Perform computer repair for various customers.

American Medical Response Ambulance Service, January 2005 - April 2005
Emergency Medical Technician
• Assigned to work on Russian Emergency Line.
• Responsible for operating an Emergency Vehicle.

TransCare Ambulance Service, July 2003 - December 2004
Emergency Medical Technician
• Provide Basic Life Support for stable and unstable patients at the highest level of care.
• Assigned to work with paramedics.
• Responsible for operating an Emergency Vehicle.
• Capable to provide patient care while under the most stressful situations.
• Maintain good paper work including ACR and PCS.
• Acquired proficiency in radio communications utilizing radio and Nextel utilities.
• Acquired Defensive Driving Class Certification.

Peniel Baptist Church 1999-2002
Drummer and Audio Engineer
• Drummer for main worship team
• Front of House Engineer on a Mackie 32 channel console, with approx 24-30 active channels
• Installed and maintained full system


References available upon request

[bishopthomas]

Where are you located now?

[gatekeeper]

I'm located in queens NYC. Thanks for posting

-cliff

[Remoteness]

Hello Cliff,

Did you get any leads yet? Any internship offers? You should consider coming to the meet and greet party/meeting of NYC Chapter of Gearslutz tomorrow. It’s at Deepwave Studios in LIC. You’ll have a chance to meet many folks that could help you.

Building your own studio is a great way to get into the business. That’s how I got started. I built a small portable location recording rig and went out there pushing my stuff.

Becoming a live sound and location recording engineer is more about you and less about the studios you interned in. Come down the the meeting tomorrow and make a move on the folks that will be there. You never know… Something good may come from it.

So, you solder cables? Do you solder the right way or the wrong way?

All the best!

[bishopthomas]

Yeah, what he said. Also, don't sell yourself short by offering to be an "intern." If you know anything at all and want to work for someone else then apply for a job. If you tell someone you want to do it for free because you want to learn then they'll expect you to know nothing at all. I'm not saying that you should have an ego and expect to get paid a lot for your services, or even start out as an A1, but don't give yourself away.

I just moved to central Jersey from Arkansas and am about a half step ahead of where you are now. I knew no one when I moved, and just opened the phone book and searched the Internet for sound companies. I've been doing freelance sound in the area for 4 months now and I haven't had to get a single cup of coffee. Every penny that doesn't go to living expenses has gone to gear purchases, and within the month I'll be ready for some location recording gigs.

All this just to say that we are very similar in our background, current positions, as well as future goals. Don't give yourself away just because you don't feel you know everything about the industry. Nobody does.

[gatekeeper]

hey guys thanks alot for the replies, unfortunately I didn't have a chance to read the posting before the meet and greet. Thanks alot for all the great info, and for bishopthomas, I haven't actually thought of it like that, will definately keep that in mind to "honor" the little I know. Again thanks for sincere replies.

[gatekeeper]

hey remoteness would you say that a pair of hr824's or some phones, paired with a firepod and a nice computer be sufficient for onlocation recording?

[antiguru]

you said "intern slot"

[gatekeeper]

intern slot meaning internship sorry.....

[bishopthomas]

Originally Posted by antiguru

you said "intern slot"

(insert Beavis and Butthead laugh)

[Remoteness]

Originally Posted by gatekeeper

hey remoteness would you say that a pair of hr824's or some phones, paired with a firepod and a nice computer be sufficient for onlocation recording?

Why not?

[Ricey]

Hey Gatekeeper, do you speak portuguese?

[gsilbers]

check out

tonic.tv

for audio post, if u are interested,.

and crushingmusic.com for music for tv and comercials.

[gatekeeper]

yes I do speak fluent portuguese, just can't write it. Porque?