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HI, I'M ANDREAS

Let me briefly introduce myself

Since my early childhood music plays a central role in my daily life. Listening to the record collection of my parents is indeed one of my first childhood memories at all. I started playing keyboard and guitar at the age five. Over the years drums, bass guitar and singing followed in my teenage years.
At the age of sixteen, initiated by my first recording attempts in my do-it-yourself garage studio, I decided that at I want to work in a music studio. So I studied audio engineering and kickstarted various music projects. In parallel I worked in movie production and at TV stations which led to a turnover to sound design and advertising production.
Over the years corporate sound in all facets became my field of activity and besides of that music mastering and music marketing came more and more into my focus. With growing experience I started passing on my knowledge as a tutor helping young artists and producers making their first steps in the media industry. Influenced by my work at academies I fully shifted to producing, marketing and consulting.
Today, I can look back on 30 years as a musician, on 20 years of recording studio experience, on 15 years of working in professional media production and on 10 years of managing creative projects – and what I like most about my daily work – still, every day is the beginning of a new journey.

CV

Professional Experience

SONOBEACON

August 2022 - November 2022

​SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

  • Project-Coordination/-Administration/-Organisation

  • Conception & Project Development

  • Cost- & Risk Management, Project-Controlling & Reporting, Quality Control/Quality Management, Communication Measures

  • Incident Management/Service Management, Product Management, Procurement-/Demand-/Inventory - Planning

  • Interface Management between the areas Sales & Customer Acquisition, Research & Development, Quality & Service, Back Office & Finance, Business Development & Marketing

  • Network Development

WESOUND

February 2020 - July 2022

​SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

  • Project Management, Controlling

  • Process Management, Administration/Organisation

  • Account Management, Moderation & Presentation

  • Production Management

  • Lead Management, Business Development, Marketing Communications

  • Research & Development

S12

July 2016 - January 2020

​ACCOUNT MANAGER

  • Key Account Management, Project Management, Consulting

  • Project Controlling/Reporting

  • New Business/Business Development

  • Process Management, Administration/Organisation

DEUTSCHE POP AKADEMIE

January 2014 - March 2019

TUTOR & TRAINER

  • Freelance Tutor and Trainer for courses Beat Designer/Music Designer, Sound Designer/Audio Designer, Audio Producer

  • Development of course concepts, tutorials or workshops

  • Development of exercises, homework, theoretical and practical tests, project work, scripts, presentations and teaching material

  • Supervision of project work/theses or other study projects

  • Holding, conducting and correcting oral and written examinations, entrance or aptitude tests

  • Advice for interested parties individually or as part of open-door days or "Open Day" events

  • Internal or cross-departmental exchange with lecturers and trainers for the development of synergies and further development of course programs

KEYS MAGAZIN

November 2013 - December 2015

AUTHOR

  • author for articles in the specialist journal "KEYS"

JUST

December 2010 - June 2016

​HEAD OF AUDIO PRODUCTION (AUDIO ENGINEER & SOUND DESIGNER)

  • Audio Engineering/Audio Post-Production (Recording, Editing, Mixing, Mastering)

  • Sound Design, Music Editing/Remix and Music Production

  • Sound/Music Supervising, Usage Rights Clearing and Management

  • Voice Direction

  • Foley Recordings

  • Production Management, Studio Management, Project Management

  • Studio Equipment Maintenance, IT Administration

  • Research & Development

SKY

March 2010 - November 2010

​INTERNSHIP AUDIO / CREATIVE SERVICES

  • Audio Engineering (Voice Recording, Mixing/Mastering, SFX Editing)

  • Pre-Production, Studio Assistance, Studio & Equipment Maintenance

  • Administration of Voice Talent Library

  • Digital Asset Management

  • Management of Recording Session Backups/Archive

  • Project Management Assistance

Educational Background

MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY LONDON WITH SAE INSTITUTE

January 2007 - August 2008

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN RECORDING ARTS​

  • Media Industry & Music Business

  • Marketing

  • Education

  • Research

  • Presentation

  • History of Music & Music Production

  • Music Production Techniques & Strategies

DEUTSCHE POP AKADEMIE

January 2016 - June 2016

​MUSIKMANAGER DIPLOM

  • Project Management

  • Creativity Techniques

  • Presentation Skills

  • Marketing

  • Music Management

  • Music Business

  • Copyright

  • Record Producers & Music Distribution

  • Executive Music Producer

  • Label & Publishing

  • Artist Management

DEUTSCHE POP AKADEMIE

April 2013 - September 2013

​MASTERING ENGINEER DIPLOM

  • Mastering

  • Mixing

  • Audio Restauration

  • High End Audio

SAE INSTITUTE

September 2004 - June 2006

​AUDIO ENGINEERING DIPLOMA

  • Music Production

  • Recording & Mixing

  • Electrical Engineering & Digital Electronics

  • Acoustics

  • Electronic Music Production

  • Remix Production

  • Basics in Graphic Design, Video Editing, Web Development, 3D Modelling

SAE INSTITUTE

May 2006 - November 2006

​ELECTRONIC MUSIC PRODUCER CERTIFICATE

  • Electronic Music Production

  • Sound Design

  • Producing

REFERENCES

Selected Brands

A | ADAC, Aktion Mensch, Allianz, Audi B | baby-walz, bauma, BAYER AG, BayWa, Biography Channel, BMW, Bogner, Bosch C | Camel Active, Credit Suisse, congstar, Cornelsen D | Daimler/Mercedes-Benz, DEDON, Degussa, DOSB/Team D, Dr. Oetker E | EHF, Eintracht Frankfurt, Erdinger Weißbräu, Escada, Expedia, Expo Real F | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Freudenberg Gruppe G | Garmin, Gesund.de, Goldsteig H | Hacker Pschorr, Hallhuber, hama, HD+/Astra, Hellweg – Die Profi-Baumärkte, History Channel, Hotel Bayerischer Hof München, Home Connect (BSHG), HVB (HypoVereinsbank) I | IBC Solar, Internorm J | Jochen Schweizer K | Kathrein, Kärcher, KFC, Knaus Tabbert, K&L L | Le Crobag, Legoland Deutschland, Lichtenauer, Lindt, Lufthansa AG M | M-Net, MAN, Medientage München, Messe München, MINI, mister*lady, myToys N | N24, National Geographic Channel, Nordsee O | ÖAMTC, OMV, Osram P | Playboy, Porsche R | Real, Paul Reber, REWE To Go S | Salesforce MuleSoft, Siemens, Sixt, Sky, Subaru, Swarovski T | Targobank, Telefonica O2, Deutsche Telekom, Tic Tac V | VEDES AG, Vodafone, Volkswagen, Vorwerk W | Webasto, WMF, Wolford Y | Yogurette Z | Zentis

Selected Partners

A | Abbey Road Institute/Abbey Road Studios, Apart Audio, arvato, ASTRAL, audioberlin B | Bang & Olufsen, Bavaria Filmproduktion, Bayerl & Partner Filmproduktion, Werbeagentur Beckmann, bertrandt, BrandNewPixels, BRANDLOUNGE, Agentur brilliant voice, Bose C | Capgemini, Agentur cast-a-voice, CBE Digiden, codafish, COMBERA, COMEO D | das werk, DDB, dmc E | Econocom, Agentur Engelszungen, epidemic sound, extreme music, EXOZET F | Factory Berlin/Factory Hammerbrooklyn G | Giesing Team, grassfish, Green-M H | hastings audio network, Heidemann Sound, hello AG I | interone, Ignyte, iosono J | JBL, Jung von Matt K | Kemper Kommunikation (keko frankfurt), Klangerfinder, Kl,ondike, KMS Team, Koch/Universal Music, Kolle Rebbe M | m-sound studio, Agentur Marina Schramm, Agentur Die Media Paten, Metadesign, Agentur Millahn, Mutabor N | Neverest, Nuance O | Ogilvy P | Philipp und Keuntje, ProSieben, Publicis R | Radley Yeldar, Ressourcenmangel, RMS, RPC – The Retail Performance Company, ROBA S | S.E.A., Serviceplan Gruppe, SinnerSchrader, SLICE Studios, Stan Studios, Strichpunkt Design, Studio Funk, südlich-t, SONOS, Sonoton, Soundscape/BARIX, Spotcom, Spotify T | Tidal U | Universal Publishing Production Music W | wanda film germany, Warner/Chappell Production Music, White Horse Music, West One Music, _wige, wirDesign X | x-place Y | YCCP Z | Zerolight, Zornshot, Zukunftsinstitut, Zum Goldenen Hirschen

LET'S TALK

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Please select the desired duration, date and time in the calendar.
Our first session is free. Based on our discussion, I will create an individual approach and a cost estimate for you.

CONTACT

+49 151 26223720

‬Heuberg 38, 21423 Winsen (Luhe), Germany

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