Chef adjoint de l'action éducative at Stewart Museum
Montreal, Canada Area
- Current
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- Podcast host and producer at Bordel de Mer (www.bordeldemer.com)
- Freelance web designer - podcast producer and consultant at Grafkar
- Education
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- Université de Montréal
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Jean-Francois Blais’s Summary
I am a podcast fanatic. I litteraly grew up in the medias. And just like in the medias where we find many subjects discussed, I've developped a wide range of experiences in many fiedls.
Discovering podcasting made me realise that I could become my own producer and talk about all of them.
Relating to video, graphic and web design
• Editor for several corporate videos (editing on Final Cut Studio).
• Freelance graphic designer for printed project.
• Freelance web designer.
Relating to podcasting
• Host of 4 podcast shows :
1- Bordel de Mer (www.bordeldemer.com) - On French sea shanties
2- 104 histoires de Nouvelle-France (www.104histoires.com) - On the History of New-France
3- Boire et déboires - A podcast on beer
Relating to History
• Experienced historical portrayer. I portrayed many historical characters in Museums, schools and festivals.
• Storyteller.
• Radio Chronicler at Macadam Tribus (Radio-Canada) where I portrayed a time-space journalist covering different events in history.
• Editor in chief for the magazine Oriflamme. Responsabilities : choose the subjects, write articles (incuding the main one), corrections, main graphic design (including the cover).
• I worked on a 17th century french sailing ship.
• MC and judge at medieval tournaments (over 250 tournaments so far).
Jean-Francois Blais’s Specialties:
• Historical portrayer
• Graphic design with Photoshop
• Video editing
• Web programming using Wordpress layout tool.
• CSS
Jean-Francois Blais’s Experience
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Podcast host and producer
Bordel de Mer (www.bordeldemer.com)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)
June 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
• French sea shanties podcast
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Freelance web designer - podcast producer and consultant
Grafkar
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)
March 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)
Additional Information
Jean-Francois Blais’s Websites:
Jean-Francois Blais’s Interests:
New technologies, podcasting, Sea shanties, Story Telling, History, Medieval Tournament
Jean-Francois Blais’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
