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Extensive teaching, production, translation and management skills in diverse areas including; music, video production, multimedia for the web, audio recording and event production. Worked professionally in many parts of Latin America and Europe. Proficient in Mac, PC and UNIX based applications for music, video, computer telephony and internet applications. Advanced translation and interpreting skills in Spanish. Accomplished musician on guitar and tres.

AWARDS

• Grammy Award nominations (1995, 1996, 2003, 2006)
• Golden Apple Award (Association for Educational Media (1996)
• Michael Shudson Award for Communication Research (1994)
• Latin American Film and Video Festival, winner Coral Award, Best music video, Havana, Cuba (1989)

EDUCATION

• University of California, San Diego, Doctorate in Communication (1999)
• Master of Arts in Communication/Latin American Studies. (1991)
• University of California, Berkeley Bachelor of Arts in Sociology/Chicano Studies (1979)

EXPERIENCE

Producer

• Round World Productions (1995-Present)

Directed and produced music CD's, TV and radio commercials, film scores and videos for major media companies. Produced over 30 commerically released CD's and have placed songs on 14 compilations and eight film scores. Clients include Warner Bros./Luaka Bop, Six Degrees Records, Rhino records, EMI, Columbia House, World Music Network, Vanguard Records.  Composed and produced music for permanent exhibition in The Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco.

Radio Commercials:

• Bank of the West (2004) "Free Stuff", "Free Checking", "Free Pizza",

• McDonald's: "The Giving Meal", "Dipping Dots"

TV Commercials:

• McDonald's "The Giving Meal", "Summer Rap"

Education:

• Allied Domecq (2005)
• Beam Wine Estates (2006)

• Neruda Films (1990-2000)

Producer on three documentary films and several smaller projects with director/cinematographer Haskell Wexler.

• PBS (1998) 

           Directed a documentary film about the Bay of Pigs invasion for national broadcast.

Music

• Redwood Records (1990-1994)

Produced and recorded music for an independent record company. Received Grammy nomination in 1996 for "Ritmo y Candela". Collaborated with Jackson Browne, Holly Near, Pete Seeger and many others.

University Teaching

University of California, Santa Cruz (2001-Present)

San Francisco State College (1999)

City College of San Francsico Study Abroad Program in Cuba and Mexico

Executive Producer

StarMedia Broadband (2000-2001)

Top management position with the largest Spanish language web portal with 23 million users. Directed the development, programming and oversight of video and web production for all broadband content. Produced, translated and aggregated web content and supervised web developers, designers, network engineers to ensure front end and back end functionality of the site.  Managed video studios in Mexico, Argentia and Brazil.

Digital Media Producer

Wells Fargo Bank (1996-2000)

Supervised the recording, editing, testing and translation of recorded messages for the Telephone Banking System in English and Spanish. Directed translation, software implementation QA, field testing, focus groups and voice talent.

Creative Media (1995-present)

Directed and produced Spanish and English language audio and video media content for clients such as Disney, Warner Bros, NBC, Sony, Wells Fargo, PBS, CNN, Cal OSHA and many others.

Radio Producer

Freedom Archives (2003- present)

Ben Manilla Productions (1994-2002)

Produced radio programs for Disney, NBS, Digital cable and others.

Radio Sandino (1983-1988)

Produced an hour-long daily Spanish language Caribbean music radio program for five years.

Legal Interpreter

Alameda and San Francsicso Superior Courts (1990-1994)

Legal interpreter in court system including trials, depositions and other official proceedings. Coordinated interpreter activites in Alameda Superior Court.

Director of International Relations

CORADEP Radio Network (1985-1989) Directed projects with international agencies for development of Nicaraguan radio networks. Worked with UNESCO, European Economic Community and Danish National Radio and the National Association of Community Broadcasters. Interpreter for UNESCO conferences and official international meetings.

DISCOGRAHY

MUSIC PRODUCER/AUDIO ENGINEER

• Geografias, Susana Baca (2008)
• Memorias, Susana Baca (2008)
• A Capella, Susana Baca (2008)
• En La Orilla, Pamela Rodriguez IEMPSA Peru (2007)
• Singing is Believing, Pat Wynne (2007)
• Hijo de Obatala, Santero (2007)
  
• Creole Belles, Arhoolie Records (2007)
  
• Son Sin Fin, Los Cojolites (2007)
  
• Casacada de Flores, (2007)
• Amnesia, (2007)
  
• El Pais, Maldita Vecindad (2006)
  
• Sambada, Sambada Records, (2006)
  
• African Diaspora Suite, with Babatunde Lea and John Greenham, Museum of the African Diaspora, San Francisco (2005)
  
• Peru Blues, Pamela RA, (2005)
• Bandolera (Reggaeton Remix), Latin Travels 2 Compliation Six Degrees (2005)
  
• A Day in the Garage, Omar Sosa/Greg Landau , Six Degrees Records (2005)
  
• Arawaks and Maroons, Santero (2004) unreleased
• Alambrista Soundtrack, Dr. Loco, soundtrack and remixes (2004)
• American Us, Los Mocosos, Six Degrees Records, (2004)
• Rezos, Bobi Cespedes, Six Degrees Records (2003)
• Bracero, Rosa Marta Zarate/Francisco Herrera, (2003)
• Rumba Sin Fronteras, Pancho Quinto, Riverboat, World Music Network (2003)
• Folk This!, Radical folk music, (2002)
• Sing the Real, Quetzal, Vanguard Records (2001)
• Oh Boy- E-40 remix, Black Market Music (2001)
• Bajando Gervasio, Amadito Valdes, Timbale player of the Buena Vista
  Social Club, Pimineta Records (2001) Grammy nominated
  
• At 15, Rene Govea and family, (2001)
• Diaspora, John Calloway and Diaspora, Bombo Records (2000)
• Cuba sin Fronteras, Six Degrees Records (2000)
• Patato; The Legend of Cuban Percussion, Six Degrees Records (2000)
• Ritmos y Blues del Barrio, Dr. Loco and his Rocking Jalapeño Band, (1998)
• Serpentine, Keith Terry and Crosspulse, Ubiquity Records (1998)
• Oaktown Irawo, "Funky Cubonics: Tonga Records, (1997)
• Susana Baca, recorded in Lima, Peru for Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.,
  executive producer David Byrne (1996)
• Ritmo y Candela II, Patato Valdes, Grammy nominated, Round World Music(1996)
• No Mo' Barrio Blues, Piri Thomas, spoken word with music (1996)
• Ritmo y Candela, Rhythm at the Crossroads; Grammy nominated Redwood Records/Round World Music(1995)
• Desde Africa Hasta Camaguey, Los Terry, recorded in Cuba (1995) Round World Music
  
• Jazztumbata, Bellita y Jazztumbata, recorded in Cuba Round World Music(1995)
• Pancho Quinto, recorded in Cuba Round World Music(1995)
• Creations Without Hesitation, Piri Thomas (1995)
• Sounds of the Street, Piri Thomas with Patato Valdes (1995)
• One in the Million, Jon Fromer, rhythm and blues labor songs (1995)
• Casa Abierta, Duo Guardabarranco, featuring Jackson Browne/ Redwood Records (1994)
• Street Sounds, African American vocal ensemble Redwood Records (1994)
• Mono Blanco, Mexican regional music (1994)
• Filemon, Los Ramblers, Central American dance music Discos Hemisfono(1994)
• Black History/Black Culture, Soul Vibrations Redwood Records(1991)
• Chicken Made Of Rags, Holly Near and Soul Vibrations Redwood Records(1991)
• Loving In Times Of War, Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and Grupo Mancotal Redwood Records (1988)
• Low and Slow, Los Pachanga Pistols (1980)

MUSIC COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTION FOR FILM, VIDEO AND THEATER

• The Judge and the General, PBS documentary, West Wind Films 2007
  
• We Don't Play Golf Here and Other Globalization Stories, Link TV 2007
  
• Who Needs Sleep, Haskell Wexler film, premiered at Sundance (2006)
• Ripe for Change, PBS series, California and the American Dream (2006)
  
• Diez, Independent film (2004)
  
• Mission Movie, Independent film, (2004)
  
• Muksun Pa'pa, Banco de Ideas, Veracruz, Mexico (2004)
• Dopemine, Independent Feature Film, Sundance (2003)
• Comandante, Oliver Stone's documentary about Fidel Castro (2003)
• The Maldonado Milagro, HBO film (2003)
• Fruitvale Project, Directed by Elia Arce (2003)
  
• Every Child is a Poet, PBS documentary, recorded and mixed music with John Santos (2002)
• Cause for Murder, New York Times TV, aired on PBS 9/5/02
• Tiger Woods Golf, music for Electronic Arts video game (2001)
• This Renewable House, PBS show on solar energy, (2001)
• What About Cuba?, music for soundtrack, (2001)
• Alambrista, The Illegal, produced and composed music fopr Dr. Loco's soundtrack for a re-release of Robert Young's classic film. (2001)
• Nash Bridges, music for NBC TV show, (2001)
• Maquila: A Tale of Two Mexicos, film soundtrack (2000)
• Bus Rider's Union, film soundtrack with Omar Sosa. (1999)
• Life Ain't No Crystal Stairs, film soundtrack with Omar Sosa (1999)
• 500 Years of Chicano History, music editor and audio mix (1998)
• Tropicola, music editor and audio mix (1998)
• Latino, directed by Haskell Wexler, Lucasfilm (1985)

VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION

• Alambrista, University of New Mexico Press, produced DVD content and supervised multimedia production (2004)
• Las Visionarias, Global Fund for Women Documentary (2003)
• Leas y Seras, PSA for Univision (2003)
• Los Mocosos, mini-documentary for Six Degrees Records, (2001)
• Bossacucanova, Electronic Press kit for Six Degrees Records, (2001)
• Patato;The Legend of Latin Music, music video for Six Degrees Records, (2000)
• Santana Supernatural, Live concert video for StarMedia Network, (2000)
• Santana Documentaries, a series of documentary videos about the life of Carlos Santana for StarMedia Network (2001)
• PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Buena Vista Social Club segment (1999)
• Five Days in March, American rock stars visiting Cuba, with Haskel Wexler (1999)
• The Pope and Fidel, CNN, Pope's visit to Cuba, with Haskell Wexler (1998)
• 500 Years of Chicano History, Educational Media, (1997)
• Tropicola, film about contemporary Cuba, Bravo Network (1998)
• Bay of Pigs, PBS Television, (1997)
• The Sixth Sun, PBS Television, (1995)
• Golden Apple award, National Educational Media Association (1997)
• News Reports from Cuba, Chilean Television. (1993)
• Special reports from Cuba, Premiere Television, Hamburg, Germany. (1993)
• Havana-Miami, Channel 4 Television in England and Television Latina in Cuba. (October, 1991)
• Report From Iraq, aired on PBS (May, 1991)
• Rock Down Central America, Winner of Coral prize for best music video, Latin American Film Festival, Havana, Aired on television in Holland, Canada, Spain, Sweden and Denmark (1989).
• The Uncompromising Revolution, PBS, aired nationally (1987).
• Cafe Nica, aired on PBS (1987)
• Latino, directed by Haskell Wexler, released by Lucas Films (1985)
• Target Nicaragua, aired on PBS, (1983).
• Sanctuary, United Nations High Commission on Refugees. (1982)
• Steppin', Jamiacan Broadcasting Corporation. (1980).
• Carifesta, directed by Haskell Wexler. (1979)
• Land of My Birth,with Haskell Wexler/Saul Landau (1976)

RADIO

• Jack Hirschman, Poet Laureate of San Francisco
  
• Marilyn Buck, Freedom Archives
  
• Robert Williams, Freedom Archives
  
• Chile, The Promise of Freedom, aired nationally 9/11/03
• Celeracion Navideña Directed Disney Radio Network's Annual Spanish language Christmas Show (2000)
• Lo Nuevo, Sony Digital Cable Radio, the latest in salsa (1994)
• El Camino A Barcelona, Olympics reports with major sports figures, NBC Hispanic Radio Network (1992)
• Caribbean Fire, Radio Sandino, Managua, Nicaragua (1985-89)