Jeff Steinmetz

Current

• Owner at Urge Productions

Past

• Senior Technology Specialist at Microsoft
• Practice Lead / Principal Consultant at Magenic Technologies

Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Recommended

1 person has recommended Jeff

Connections

59 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Portfolio

Jeff Steinmetz’s Summary

As the owner of Urge Productions, I stay busy with freelance photography, HD video and audio production.

I knew early on that arts and technology were merging. This led
to the creation of my own custom bachelors degree - a blend of Theatre, Music and Computer Science.

I blend a creative eye & tuned musical ear with technical know how.

Recent work includes shooting models from Look Model Agency, Audio production for L.A. based dance performances, remixes, audio supervision, live sound and large scale event production.

Jeff Steinmetz’s Specialties:

Photography: Canon DSLR, Medium Format Film, Dark Room, Color Correction, HD Videography, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut

Technology & Languages: .NET, Visual Basic, C++, ASP, JavaScript, PerlScript, Embedded Assembly, PHP, SQL

Web: HTML, DHTML, Flash, ActionScript, XML and XSL, WordPress

Audio Tools: Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cakewalk Sonar, ProTools HD, Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, audio processors, digital audio mixers and tools.

Jeff Steinmetz’s Experience

• Owner

  Urge Productions

  (Photography industry)

  January 1994 — Present (16 years 1 month)

  Photographer, Producer & Editor. Created "RockStarShots" brand for HD photography and cutting edge imagery.
  
  Audio engineering, composition, production and mastering.
  Event production and live performances in various venues around the west coast and internationally.
  Events produced include: Love Parade 2004, Love Parade 2005, Love Fest 2006, How Weird Street Fair (2004, 2005, 2006), various fund raisers, monthly club / dance music events.

• Senior Technology Specialist

  Microsoft

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; msft; Computer Software industry)

  February 2001 — June 2007 (6 years 5 months)

  Provided SQL Server Technical specialization for the Application Platform group within the Enterprise sector.
  Consistently met or exceeded revenue goals. $25 million sales quota met in 2006.
  Provided leadership for internal readiness training sessions, campaigns and partner readiness to help drive SQL Server product sales and growth.
  Led and performed Application Design Sessions and Proof of Concepts with customers that were evaluating SQL Server and our Business Intelligence applications and reporting tools.
  Speaker at numerous events, including local user groups, Comdex, NAB, district events and partner road shows.

• Practice Lead / Principal Consultant

  Magenic Technologies

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 1995 — February 2001 (6 years 2 months)

  Consulting and business development for projects based at Fortune 500 companies and e-business clients. Practice Manager for Infrastructure Consulting group.

Jeff Steinmetz’s Education

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

  BA , Computer Science, Music, Theater , 1986 — 1993

  Activities and Societies:

  Interdepartmental Major in 3 areas: COMPSCI, THEATER & MUSIC.

Additional Information

Jeff Steinmetz’s Websites:

• My Portfolio

Jeff Steinmetz’s Interests:

Music, Digital Photography

Jeff Steinmetz’s Groups:

Recording Academy (Grammy Awards), Advertising Photographers of America

Jeff Steinmetz’s Honors:

Best Electronic Music Act - Best of the Bay 2007 (SF Bay Guardian)
Best Electronic Music Act - Best of the Bay 2008 (SF Bay Guardian)
Zivity has also won a few awards (see blog.zivity.com)

Jeff Steinmetz’s Contact Settings

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