
CEO at ELZ Music & Multimedia
London, United Kingdom

CEO at ELZ Music & Multimedia
London, United Kingdom
I enjoy great challenges - being creative, solving problems, and 'the human interaction' - in all areas musical, visual, spatial, and technological.
I have broad-based experience and expertise in the entertainment, television, musical instrument and electronic technology sectors, and enjoy the synergy of all the above media. Bleeding edge technology is what I bring to the table!
Composer, Music Producer (records, commercials and industrials), Multimedia Producer, Studio Musician, Recording Studio Design & Development, Web Design / Internet Consultation, Digital Recording Specialist / Consultant, Musical Instrument & Amplifier Design & Development, Software Design, Technical Writing & Education.
(Music industry)
1990 — Present (19 years )
ELZ Music & Multimedia provide creative services including recording, music composition & production, multimedia presentation, recording studio design and development, website design, photography, graphic design, art direction and Internet consultation.
Since the advent of midi in the early 80s, Elliott has worked as independent consultant for a wide range of companies, including Akai, Roland, Korg, Yamaha and Electro-Harmonix, in the areas of musical instrument and amplifier development, recording & sampling technology, software design, and education.
ELZ Music & Multimedia also offers a wide range of inspirational educational packages, including lectures, masterclasses, consultations, workshops and seminars for all public & private sectors.
(Privately Held; Music industry)
1973 — 2002 (29 years )
Recording services - world-renown studio musician, owner of three recording studios in New York City. Work included composing, producing and playing on myriad records, commercials, and industrials.
Commercial clients include: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Miller Beer, Budweiser, Cadillac, Ford, McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, CitiBank, General Mills, Nabisco, Proctor & Gamble, MTV, ESPN, CBS, ABC, BBC-TV.
As a musician, recorded and performed with artists as diverse as Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, Carly Simon, Seatrain, The Blues Brothers, Carl Wilson, Asia, Michael Kamen, Peter Wolf, Peter Frampton, James Galway, Richie Havens, The Rochester Philharmonic and The American Symphony Orchestra, among many others. See www.elliott-randall.com for more.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MOT; Internet industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
Principal remit was to unify Motorola's web presence. Designed sections of their Internet, intranets; served as consultant on webdev body. Authored three hi-tech instruction manuals (hard copy and digital) for client-server apps.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
1993 — 1997 (4 years )
Began consulting in 'beta'-days of ResRocket - an interactive (multi-client) midi-Internet music application,. We were the first to appear on the 'net, and arguably the best. The company was able to transition from midi to full-frequency audio, & was ultimately acquired by DigiDesign.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; NBC; Entertainment industry)
1976 — 1981 (5 years )
Saturday Night Live - the seminal years! Worked with actors and comedy writers developing tele-plays with John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, et al. Also guest appearances with the Saturday Night Live Band, as well as accompanying guest artists including Judy Collins, Boz Scaggs, Kate Bush, others...
(Music industry)
1962 — 1972 (10 years )
The formative years - 'learning the ropes' playing in nightclubs, at major social events (i.e. Perter Duchin Band et al), Broadway Theater... then breaking into the recording industry as a sideman, vocalist, bandleader, arranger, contractor. A good beginning.
Creative Writing, Architecture 1984 — 1986
1962 — 1965
world affairs/politics, analogue and digital photography, analogue and digital synthesis, composing music for modern dance, professional networking, international travel, architectural history, extreme computing
Screen Actors Guild, AFTRA, American Federation of Musicians, Musicians Union of Great Britain, National Academy of Arts and Sciences (NARAS), BMI, APRS-UK, JAMES (Joint Audio Media Education Services)