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Dave Baynham
326a Jockey Road ~ Sutton Coldfield ~ West Midlands
B73 5XL ~ United Kingdom
Home +44 (0)121 682 5579 ~ Mobile 07905 285 397 ~ E-mail Dave@thebaynhams.com
August 2008
Baynham Creative April 2005
I have set up Baynham Creative an independent Production Company,
At Baynham Creative I am making Radio Adverts, Web Audio, Radio Programmes, and Music Albums, Power Point Audio, Sound Effects or just about anything that is audio. www.baynhamcreative.co.uk My studio is an Apple Mac G5 Quad Pro Tools 7.4 LE based editing suite, with ISDN2. I also have an interest in web design and Audio PA, setting up and running the audio at events.
Baynham Creative has an impressive client base www.baynhamcreative.co.uk
GWR Creative, Radio Trent, Nottingham 22nd February 2000. To Jan 2005
Commercial Producer
I am a Commercial Producer based at the busiest Radio Commercial Production Centre in the world. I make an average of 75 commercials a week. GWR Creative service 42 writers based at 32 radio stations. I work as one of six producers in a friendly but very intense environment. We work to very tight deadlines, where quality is of paramount importance. I have achieved some milestones whilst working at GWR Creative, winning VOX awards and many commendations for my production work. I also have an excellent working relationship with Voiceovers and music libraries. I am proficient in the use of Pro Tools, SADiE, Akai 1500 and Cubase digital editing systems.
Achievements
Learning the Akai 1500 editing system
Learning the Yamaha 01 & O3D desk
Being part of a team that reached £3.2 million turnover
Winning a VOX award “Best use of straight presentation”
Signal Radio, Stoke on Trent 23rd October 1998 to 11th February 2000
Senior Commercial Producer
Signal Radio took me on to change the way Station output sounded from the point of Commercials, and Promo’s after which the Station Manager, Chris Hurst, said, “All of the tasks that we set you, have been completed and the output of the Station has been improved - thank you”
I was in charge of all Commercial Production including Promo’ s and Sponsorship output; I also made any event logos for the presenters when they were on Roadshows. I was involved in the change of Station branding with both Signal 1 and BIG 1170AM. When we put on the area’s largest outdoor event, “Cool Britannia”, I made the Promo’s and the Event Opener. I also successfully trained up my assistant in how to make effective Radio commercials, how to use a radio studio desk, a recording studio desk, microphone placement, ISDN, SFX, FX units, SADiE and DALET.
I also helped, with Mark Gregory’s Creative Consultancy, to turn Signal Creative into a profit-making department.
Achievements
Making Station Idents and sweepers
Helping to turn Commercial Production into a profit making department
Training my assistant into a competent commercial producer
Learning SADiE 2 and making commercials in under a day
BBC Radio WM, Birmingham October 1997 to April 1999
Freelance Programme Assistant (Outside Broadcast Engineer)
Whilst working at BBC Pebble Mill, with Radio WM as a PA, I engineered Outside Broadcasts with a Radio car and 10 metre mast. The job involved setting up the Radio car ready for broadcast transmissions, signal checking, working with the studios and engineering and doing reconnaissance checks to see if a show could come from a particular place.
Achievements
BBC Children in Need engineering full shows from around the Midlands
Driving the Carl Chinn Sunday Show
BBC WM Toy appeal, engineering full shows from around the Midlands
BBC WM Toy appeal, taking presenters around the Midlands for inserts into shows
Ed Doolan Show, setting up a mobile studio from Symphony hall
I also worked as Freelance Commercial Producer for The Sound and Picture House, Edgbaston. Birmingham, producing and making Radio Commercials for various clients. I was employed on an ad-hoc basis for about 3 months until I was employed by Signal Radio.
Kings Recording. Birmingham. 1993~October 1997 (forced redundancy)
Studio Manager
Kings Recording is the foremost digital recording studio in the Midlands outside of the BBC. I personally produced over 500 radio commercials that have been broadcast nationwide. I have been involved in the producing and recording of over 40 albums and CD’s I have a keen interest in all aspects of production work including scripting, recording, engineering, editing producing
I have managed all of my clients and encouraged a very good working relationship with independent producers and voice over artists. Other aspects of the job have included building a new studio, re-wiring the studio maintaining all of the equipment and entertaining clients
Achievements
Proven success in Digital Editing with Pro Tools 4 on Apple Macintosh.
Strong practical skills in nonlinear Editing.
24 track ADAT sound recording.
Excellent management skills and experience.
Full working knowledge of the Yamaha O2R Digital desk
Recording and editing “Pause for Thought” for BBC Radio 2
Producing over 500 Radio commercials that have been broadcast nationwide
Bass Breweries Ltd 1992~1993
The Park House Inn, Sutton Coldfield Full time Barman
Supervising the bar staff and keeping them motivated. Running the cellar and keeping control of stock levels.
Helped the Inn achieve 92% in hygiene; the best in the Midlands.
Helped the Inn in a first time turnover of over £1m.
Stalham Plumbing Birmingham 1984-1992
Shop Manager
I had to look after the shop; taking orders, serving customers, balancing the tills, stock ordering and organising the other staff. This was a family run business set up by my father and I helped to establish the shop as a very busy and competitive enterprise until 1992, when the recession took hold, and I was made redundant.
I worked up from a labourer to shop manager.
I helped turn the shop into a busy showroom.
I set up an efficient stock ordering system.
Relief chef Birmingham 1980-1984
I worked as a relief chef in many pubs and bars during this time, working all over Birmingham cooking a variety of different styles and types of foods.
I set up new menus
I learned many new cooking techniques.
Royal Navy. 1980
I joined the Royal Navy from school where I learned to cook.
EDUCATION
Sutton College of Further Education 1995
City and Guilds (7700) in Basic Sound Recording.
Arthur Terry School Passes gained in the following subjects at CSE level;
English
Maths
Home Economics
Geography
EXTRAS
I am a quick learner and easy to get on with. I work very well in a team and I am also very good at self-motivation. I will happily go on any courses or placements for any training that would be necessary. I will work unsociable hours and double shifts.
INTERESTS
I have regularly toured with an up market “covers” band called Session 60, where I mixed the sound and controlled the lighting system and special effects. I also do sound mixing at events and functions for singers and musicians. I mix the sound at Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church on a Sunday morning and evening service’s. I also make numerous sound beds and presentations for productions in my home Pro Tools Digi 002 7.1LE studio.
I enjoy spending time with my wife, SCUBA Diving, (PADI Advanced Open Water) eating out, going to the theatre and concerts.
PERSONAL DETAILS
Full name.... David Ronald Baynham
D.O.B.... 05th August 1964
Marital status.... Married
Children.... None
Full clean driving licence
PRINTABLE VERSION AND AUDIO DEMO
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