Posts by Frank Scacciaferro
Steve Melone: Broadcast Audio Engineer
Broadcast audio engineer, News Media Specialist, Indie Film Director/Producer and a ton of career stops in between. You’d think to have accomplished all that he’d have to be 80 years old. Well you’d be wrong.
Read MoreSteve DeFuria (Part 2): Master Synthesizer Programmer/Product Development Director
Steve DeFuria began as a carpenter while playing keyboards in local bands and then went on to programming synthesizers for the stars, teaching at Berklee College of Music, authoring 15 books on the creative use of music technology. Became the synth programmer and software coder for Frank Zappa, product developer and operation director at Lexicon…
Read MoreSteve DeFuria (Part 1): Master Synthesizer Programmer/Product Development Director
Steve DeFuria began as a carpenter while playing keyboards in local bands and then went on to programming synthesizers for the stars, teaching at Berklee College of Music, authoring 15 books on the creative use of music technology. Became the synth programmer and software coder for Frank Zappa, product developer and operation director at Lexicon…
Read MoreBruce Lane: Channel and Mobile Sales Manager at Telestream
“Mastering relevant skills and surrounding yourself with a community of successful people provides never ending opportunities.” A motto that Bruce Lane has lived by and is proof of concept. Bruce Lane, currently of Telestream, has run the table on the engineering and the tech side of the broadcast industry. Starting out with in Master Control.…
Read MoreTom Smith: Screenwriter/Producer/Production Supervisor
Almost everyone in the entertainment industry started their careers as a freelancer with aspirations to land a staff job. Well, as you will hear, Tom Smith has never been like everyone. He started his twenty plus year career as a staff employee at Nickelodeon. During that time, he held positions as Director of Studio Operations,…
Read MoreJessica DuBois: Freelance Production Coordinator
It’s easy to say, “step up and take control of your life / career”, for most that’s the hardest part of developing a career that you’re passionate about. That is unless your Jessica DuBois. With her exuberant passion for life she is constantly on the hunt for new opportunities, excited about learning new skills and expanding her professional…
Read MoreDaniel Leeman Smith: Program Manager for Creative Careers at New York University
How do you create a truly unique, brilliant and creative person? One who is devoted to the exploration of community, education, activism and art. You take one-part citizen of the Choctaw Nation. Combined with a screenplay writer and director. Blend in stage actor and arts educator. Bake it all under his current position at New York University,…
Read MoreKevin Corbett: VP of Brand Operations at Foley Family Wines
If the definition of a Furturist is: One whose chief interests are in what is to come; who anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the future. Then Kevin Corbett is his own personal career futurist. From recognizing the power of the early internet as a branding tool for the NY Giants. To a media…
Read MoreDave Ryan: Music Recording Engineer/A1 for CBS Network
Jumping from rock guitar player to music studio recording engineer / producer is a jump. Going from Music recording engineer to broadcast A1 and onto CBS network A1 is a HUGE LEAP. Dave Ryan has accomplished all those things. In this episode he shares how it all happened and what he had to learn along…
Read MoreJosh Wells & Rene Guercy: Director of Photography and Actor
You’d think when Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson teamed up to produce and star in the movie Father Stu, it would have been a no brainer getting it financed, shot and released. You might think that but you’d be wrong… Now imagine a young actor and an up and coming Director of Photography team up…
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