Blogger and Digital Curator - Internet Music and Indie Media Projects
London, United Kingdom
- Past
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- Freelance Sound Engineer at Work
- Engineer, Company Director & Shareholder at Village Way Sounds LTD
- Education
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- Newham College London
- Connections
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3
connections
- Industry
- Music
- Websites
David Holmes’s Summary
David Holmes is a blogger, digital curator and content creator focusing on Internet music, open content and social media.
Background: Former freelance audio engineer, recording studio owner, independent music management and publishing partnerships in the UK music industry.
Passionate about using Internet technologies to empower musicians, a strong advocate of Free Culture and Open Music initiatives.
David blogs about indie music and new media projects in areas relating to digital audio, content distribution, creative commons, multimedia, music production, podcasting, social networks, video, web startups, open source and free software tools.
His original Soundblog can be found at Dave's Imaginary Sound Space, a micro-portal for sound related news and information. DISS has twice been listed on Microsoft's Best of Windows Live Spaces website..
Curator of Open Music Search - a Google custom search engine indexing thousands of copyleft music resources. Designed for finding reusable media, collaborative projects and free music tools.
David has worked on a diverse range of recording and live projects for artists including:
Colin Blunstone, DJ Chris Paul, Furniture, Gonzalez, Gwen Guthrie, Jeffrey Daniel (Shalamar), Jon King (Gang of Four), Kiss AMC, Love and Rockets, Misty in Roots, Paul Young (Q-Tips), Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks), Ruthless Rap Assassins, Shades of Rhythm, Sir John Gielgud (Actor), Steve Marriott (Small Faces), Tom Robinson, Wang Chung.
See website links for further info, content and social media connections.
David Holmes’s Specialties:
Past experience as a recording engineer/remixer specializing in dance music, studio management, music production and artist/project development. Independent researcher of Internet music culture and digital music technologies.
David Holmes’s Experience
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Freelance Sound Engineer
Work
(Music industry)
1986 — 1992 (6 years )
Studio and live sound engineering, record production and project development.
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Engineer, Company Director & Shareholder
Village Way Sounds LTD
(Music industry)
1977 — 1985 (8 years )
Village Way Studios was a successful independent recording studio in Harrow, London. Providing professional services to major record labels, publishing companies and the independent music sector.
David Holmes’s Education
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Newham College London
Music Technology
National Diploma studies in music technology and multimedia.
- Activities and Societies:
- Group Leader, Student Union Representative.
Additional Information
David Holmes’s Websites:
David Holmes’s Interests:
Arts, Audio, Bands, Blogging, Copyleft, Creative Commons, Design, Free Culture, Free Open Source Software, Internet Music, Internet Start-Ups, Long-Tail Economics, MIDI, Movies, Music, Music Marketing, Open Content, Participatory Media, P2P, Podcasting, PR, Remix Culture, Social Media, Sound Recording, Technology, Video, Web 2.0 Platform.
David Holmes’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- getting back in touch
