Ralph Burnett

Current

• Music Supervisor and Producer at Clarity Entertainment
• Owner/Producer at Bluebird Productions

Past

• Sr. Sales Engineer at Mitel
• Independent Music Journalist at Various Publications
• Sr. Systems Engineer at Transcom Services

• Managing Editor, Contemporary Formats at The Jazz Review
• Technical Director/Marketplace Radio at University of Southern California
• Technical Director/Cal-Net Radio at Pacific Public Radio
• Products Manager/Jazz at MCA Records

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Education

• California State University-Long Beach
• Sierra College
• Bob Jones University

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Industry

Media Production

Websites

• Analog Jazz (my current gig)

Ralph Burnett’s Experience

• Music Supervisor and Producer

  Clarity Entertainment

  (Media Production industry)

  April 2009 — Present (8 months)

• Owner/Producer

  Bluebird Productions

  (Media Production industry)

  April 2000 — Present (9 years 8 months)

  Audio and Video Producer, Recording/Mixing Engineer, Composer, Arranger and Sound Designer for various projects. (Please see www.mysonicisland.com for client listing and further information).
  
  Artist and Repertoire (A&R) and career guidance for gifted individuals seeking to affect the culture through the arts.

• Sr. Sales Engineer

  Mitel

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

  March 1998 — November 2008 (10 years 9 months)

  Design and demonstrate advanced telecommunication solutions, including: SIP and IP-Based platforms, Managed VoIP WANs and LANs, Telco Services, Contact Center design and tools, Web Collaboration and Video Conferencing, Presence Management, Unified Messaging, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Computer Telephony and Call Reporting. Provide Visio™, CAD and other supplemental sales support materials.
  
  Approve configurations for proposals and job packages. Oversee LAN and WAN Network Assessments and provide other Professional Services as needed.
  
  Provide ongoing product training via classroom/Webcasts to direct sales staff and channel partners. Also develop and present vertical market seminars to prospects and current customers.

• Independent Music Journalist

  Various Publications

  (Music industry)

  1989 — April 1998 (9 years )

  I have contributed to various magazines and trade publications including, Jazziz, Keyboard, CD Review, and Play. I have also served as Contemporary Jazz Editor for The Jazz Review, contributed to the MusicHound Record Guide, the All Music Guide, and have written liner notes and bios for various projects.

• Sr. Systems Engineer

  Transcom Services

  (Telecommunications industry)

  1993 — March 1998 (5 years )

  (Same as above)
  
  Also developed custom IVR (Interactive Voice Response) applications.

• Managing Editor, Contemporary Formats

  The Jazz Review

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  1992 — 1993 (1 year )

  Edited Contemporary jazz submissions.
  
  Contributed ongoing columns.
  
  Was the liaison between the magazine and record companies.

• Technical Director/Marketplace Radio

  University of Southern California

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  1990 — 1992 (2 years )

  Technical Director for two daily live and updated satellite broadcasts carried on 300+ radio stations nation-wide, by the American Public Radio Network.
  
  Managed the acquisition, post-production, and assembly of all show segments.
  
  Managed the acquisition, editing, and recording of all music bumpers and beds.

• Technical Director/Cal-Net Radio

  Pacific Public Radio

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  1989 — 1990 (1 year )

  (Same as above for a state-wide satellite network).

• Products Manager/Jazz

  MCA Records

  (Public Company; Music industry)

  1987 — 1989 (2 years )

  Scheduled and Managed all phases of project releases for the jazz division. (This included studio recording, art direction, liner notes, biographies, legal releases, compilation inclusions, manufacturing and release schedules). The Managed labels included MCA, Impulse!, MCA Master Series, Zebra and ongoing reissues from the Impulse! And Chess catalogs. I also handled release schedules for GRP and JVC Jazz.
  
  Was the liaison between the label and artists and their management teams.
  
  Computer systems design for marketing and promotions.

Ralph Burnett’s Education

• California State University-Long Beach

  BA Radio/TV/Film , 1986 — 1988

  Activities and Societies:

  Announcer KLON, KJZZ, Technical Director - CalNet

• Sierra College

  AS Computer Science , 1984 — 1986

• Bob Jones University

  Radio/TV/Film 1981 — 1984

  Activities and Societies:

  Sports Director and Announcer WBJU, Announcer WMUU, Zeta Chi

Additional Information

Ralph Burnett’s Websites:

• Analog Jazz (my current gig)

Ralph Burnett’s Interests:

Along with producing other people's projects, I am a songwriter, musician and longtime music journalist. I enjoy music, performance and composition, and have served as guest keyboardist at many fun places including the Musicians Institute (MI) in Hollywood. I currently enjoy playing keys with the group "The Elevators", serving as musical director and keyboardist with the group "Analog Jazz", leading worship at my church in Auburn, CA, and working with the CR Band at Bayside in Granite Bay, CA.

Ralph Burnett’s Groups:

Songwriters Guild of America,
National Academy of Songwirters

•    Musicians
•    Music Industry Forum
•    MusicBiz
•    Public Broadcasting Service Alumni
•    Music Industry Network
•    Music Producers

Ralph Burnett’s Honors:

Who's Who in Music
Bank of America Scholarship - Fine Arts

Ralph Burnett’s Contact Settings

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