Recording Arts 2007 Amy Houck Netreach Coordinator
Universal Music Group, New York, NY

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Recording Arts graduate Amy Houck is a Netreach Coordinator/Program Manager for Universal Music Group, where she’s responsible for handling publicity for the company’s roster of artists across Universal, Universal Motown, and Geffen/Interscope.

She uses both digital and traditional media marketing for these artists, working to create campaigns for different markets around the globe. This includes creating promotional packages for an artist and their current album or single, and promoting it through a combination of print material, magazine and website coverage, and the Internet through different social networking sites.

Film 1990 Tom Boyd Underwater Cinematographer
Freelance, Los Angeles, CA

Credits: Crimson Tide, Brothers & Sisters, The Astronaut Farmer, Shark Week, Fear Factor

Tom Boyd is a twenty year veteran of the film industry, and has spent his career specializing in underwater cinematography. In this role Tom has traveled around the world shooting everything from television and feature film documentaries to music videos and commercials. These diverse projects have taken him to destinations like Hawaii, Mexico, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and Nova Scotia.

Tom is also a frequent collaborator with HydroFlex Inc, a renowned underwater production house based in Los Angeles, as well as a member of the International Cinematographers Guild, and American Academy of Underwater Sciences.

Recording Arts 2005 Sean Sullivan Associate Producer
Psyop, New York, New York

Credits: Playstation 3, Ford's "Sync Force," Nestle

After graduating from the Recording Arts degree program, Sean Sullivan became Associate Producer for Manhattan-based animation studio Psyop.

Recording Arts 2004 Andrew Thielk Producer/Engineer/Programmer
Freelance, Miami, FL

Credits: Lil' Wayne, Jay-Z

Andrew Thielk used his Recording Arts degree to land an internship at Miami’s Circle House studios after graduation, a move that introduced him to popular music producer Bigg D – an award-winner and producer/songwriter whose credits include hits from such artists as Jaime Foxx and Trick Daddy. While working on session with Bigg D, he and Andrew developed a strong working relationship, which eventually led to a full-time position working with the producer.

Now operating primarily out of Audiovision Studios and the Hit Factory/Criteria Studios in North Miami, Andrew has taken on the role as engineer and programmer in the studio. This has seen him contribute to a number of tracks by popular artists, including Lil’ Wayne, Trick Daddy, Jennifer Lopez, Kanye West, and Jay-Z.

Recording Arts 1992 Leslie Brathwaite Mixing Engineer
Freelance, Atlanta, GA

Credits: Boyz II Men, Outkast, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, TLC, Ciara, Young Jeezy.

Leslie Brathwaite is a graduate of the Recording Arts program, and has been working as a Mixing Engineer in the professional music industry for nearly two decades. Leslie is originally from St. Thomas Virgin Islands, and has settled down in the southern recording capital of Atlanta, where he’s made a name for himself in the city’s influential music scene.

As a Mixing Engineer, Leslie is responsible for taking all of the music and vocal tracks recorded during a session, and blending them together to create the final mixes you hear – keeping in mind how they’ll sound during playback on the radio, CD, or digital audio file. Leslie’s credit list reads like a roll call of pop music’s biggest stars, including multi-platinum artists Boyz II Men, Outkast, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, TLC, Ciara, and Young Jeezy.

Recording Arts 2001 Frank Scheuring Senior Mixer/Sound Designer
MVI Post, Falls Church, VA

Credits: National Geographic Explorer, In Performance at the White House

Frank Scheuring graduated from the Recording Arts program in 2001, and landed a job at MVI Post immediately after graduation. Frank has grown along with the company, and is now their Senior Audio Designer. In this capacity he has been responsible for creating the audio mixes for a number of documentary series, and has worked for clients such as National Geographic, CBS, and the Discovery Channel.

Some of his most notable projects include Discovery's Planet Earth mini-series, National Geographic’s Explorer, and the PBS concert series In Performance at the White House.