Alex Battles

8719 Mulberry Rd.

Chesterland, OH, 44026

thebattles@gmail.com


Summary:            Ohio native seeks to transplant city skills to fertile ground

 

Brooklyn Country Music, New York, NY, 2004-2012

Promoter/Producer/Host

  • Johnny Cash Birthday Bash, an annual celebration of the Man In Black, sold out 8 years in a row, “Lowbrow. Brilliant.” – New York Magazine
  • Brooklyn Country Music Festival, showcases local talent in the country, bluegrass, old-time, and blues genres, “Yee-Haw!” – New York Times
  • CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree, monthly sing and stomp-along to old county songs, “Best of NYC” – Village Voice, “Critic’s Pick” – New York Magazine


Signature Sound, Inc., New York, NY, 1999-2010

Director of Music Supervision

  • Suggested and licensed music for television, film, theatrical, and advertising clients (Guiding Light, As The World Turns, The Maury Show) working directly with producers and music directors
  • Researched music rights ownership utilizing ASCAP and BMI databases
  • Created and submitted accurate music cue sheets to performing rights societies

 

Legal Support Personnel, New York, NY, 1998-1999

Litigation Paralegal

  • Cross checked audio transcriptions of broker recordings for accuracy
  • Oversaw document review in massive class action lawsuit between vendors and credit card companies

 

Troma Films, New York, NY, 1997-1998

  • Wrote website content for B-movie studio
  • Portrayed various “Troma” characters on DVD extra features

 

Richards & O’Neil, LLP, New York, NY, 1995-1997

Litigation Paralegal

  • Cite-checked briefs with Lexis/Nexis/Westlaw
  • Made copies

 

New York University, New York, NY, 1997-1998

Certificate of Film

  • Learned the entire art of 16mm filmmaking including camera operation, screenwriting, editing, negative cutting, sound recording and mixing

 

St. John’s College, Annapolis, MD, 1990-1994

Bachelor of Arts

  • Laboratory Assistant, (‘91-’94)
  • Editor of the weekly student newspaper, The Gadfly, (‘91-’93)

 

University School, Hunting Valley, OH, 1988-1990

  • AV Club

 

Also: Writing (Redd Foxx, American National Biorgraphy, Oxford University Press, 1998), Music recording, mixing and editing with Pro Tools, songwriting, experienced club DJ

 


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