Scott Church

Current

• Market Solutions Manager, Independent Professional at Avid Technology

Past

• Certified Pro Tools/Logic Pro Instructor at Future Rhythm
• Certified Pro Tools Instructor at Pyramind
• Digital Audio Specialist at Cogswell Polytechnical College

• Partner at Connect For Education
• Owner at Marketing Interactive (Sole Proprietorship)
• Employee #1 at audioMIDI.com
• Evangelist at Steinberg North America

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Education

• Cogswell Polytechnical College
• California State University-Northridge

Recommended

24 people have recommended Scott

Connections

405 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website

Scott Church’s Summary

I am currently working in Market Solutions to define compelling solutions for professional creators, editors and producers within the video/film and audio industry. I was previously the Music Creation Product Manager that determined the market requirements, customer requirements and led the design, definition and implementation of the new user interface, MIDI editor, Score editor and Playlist view (e.g. track comping) for Pro Tools 8. I also teach Pro Tools certification courses at Future Rhythm and Pyramind. I have worked with recognized industry-leaders, including Steinberg, audioMIDI.com, Guitar Center, M-Audio/Propellerhead, Obedia, NARAS (The GRAMMY Foundation)/Electronic Arts and T.C. Electronic.

I began my work in the music industry at Steinberg North America (developers of Cubase/Nuendo) in 1997 where I served as an evangelist and helped facilitate sales, training and educational events such as Club Cubase. I also helped launch audioMIDI.com, which has since become one of the leading online retailers of computer music technology. I then developed Creating Dance Music with Cubase VST, ReBirth and ReCycle!, a highly successful interactive instructional CD-ROM in 2000. In addition, I am a founding member of Connect For Education, the leading developer of online music and language courses used at esteemed universities and educational institutions.

Scott Church’s Specialties:

Avid Media Composer/Apple Final Cut Pro/Adobe Premiere Pro (Post Production and Digital Video)
Digiesign Pro Tools (Digital Audio)

Scott Church’s Experience

• Market Solutions Manager, Independent Professional

  Avid Technology

  (Public Company; AVID; Computer Software industry)

  October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  (Digidesign)
  July 2008 - February 2009 (Pro Tools Software Strategist)
  October 2006 - July 2008 (Product Manager, Music Creation)
  
  I am currently working in Market Solutions to define compelling solutions for professional creators, editors and producers within the video/film and audio industry. My responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
  
  • Extensive Market and Financial Analysis to Determine Industry Trends and Opportunities
  • Collaborating with Marketing, Sales and Training/Education to Develop Cohesive and Profitable Strategies
  • Collaborating with Product Management and Engineering to Prioritize Competitive and Innovative Features
  
  • (Pro Tools Software Strategist) Evolved and championed the strategy for Pro Tools software, including the prioritization of post production and music creation features.
  • (Music Creation Product Manager) Determined the market requirements, customer requirements and led the design, definition and implementation of Pro Tools 8.

• Certified Pro Tools/Logic Pro Instructor

  Future Rhythm

  (Music industry)

  October 2005 — December 2008 (3 years 3 months)

  Before working at Digidesign, I taught Pro Tools and Logic Pro certification courses. While working at Digidesign, I currently teach Pro Tools certification courses (Pro Tools 101 Weekend Instructor).

• Certified Pro Tools Instructor

  Pyramind

  (Privately Held; Music industry)

  February 2008 — July 2008 (6 months)

  While working at Digidesign, I currently teach Pro Tools certification courses (Pro Tools 201/210M Weekend Instructor).

• Digital Audio Specialist

  Cogswell Polytechnical College

  (Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Music industry)

  January 2005 — December 2006 (2 years)

  While earning my degree at Cogswell Polytechnical College, I taught and helped advance the Digital Audio Technology program, and cultivated industry relationships. My responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
  
  * Digidesign Certified Pro Tools Training
  * Apple Certified Logic Pro Training
  * Instructor for DA-100: Desktop Audio Production
  * Instructor for DA-200: Audio Recording I
  * Instructor for DA-215: Portfolio Preparation
  * Developing Cooperative Opportunities with Industry

• Partner

  Connect For Education

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Education Management industry)

  October 2001 — January 2005 (3 years 4 months)

  The joint-venture between Marketing Interactive and Connect for Education ultimately led to becoming a managing partner of Connect For Education. Connect for Education is the leading developer of online music and language courses used at distinguished universities and educational institutions around the world. Our partners include McGraw-Hill and HNH (NAXOS). My responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
  
  * Sales and Marketing
  * Operational Management
  * Financial Management
  * Technical Management

• Owner

  Marketing Interactive (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Music industry)

  August 1998 — October 2001 (3 years 3 months)

  I founded Marketing Interactive to develop commercial training products. I developed the interactive CD-ROM, Creating Dance Music with Cubase VST, ReBirth and ReCycle! After securing world-wide distribution with Steinberg GmbH, the CD-ROM was bundled with every Cubase VST, ReBirth and ReCycle! sold in 2000.

• Employee #1

  audioMIDI.com

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Music industry)

  August 1998 — August 1999 (1 year 1 month)

  During the initial development of Marketing Interactive, I worked with Russ Jones (an original co-founder of Steinberg North America) to launch audioMIDI.com. audioMIDI.com has become one of the leading online retailers in the computer music industry. Although I assisted with many of the logistics involved in starting up the company, my primary role was in the development of the entire website. My responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
  
  * Website Development
  * Customer Service (Presales and Technical)
  * Manufacturer Relations

• Evangelist

  Steinberg North America

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Music industry)

  June 1997 — August 1998 (1 year 3 months)

  While attending California State University, I joined Steinberg North America initially as part of the Technical Support team. I quickly moved up to Pre-Sales, and was responsible for the North America website. I helped facilitate Club Cubase meetings, promotional clinics/tours and trade shows. My responsibilities included, but were not limited to:
  
  * Customer Service (Presales and Technical)
  * Training
  * Sales/Promotional Events
  * Product Management
  * Website Development

Scott Church’s Education

• Cogswell Polytechnical College

  B.S. , Digital Audio Technology , 2005 — 2006

  I graduated summa cum laude from Cogswell Polytechnical College with a Bachelor of Science, in Digital Audio Technology (GPA 4.0).

• California State University-Northridge

  B.A. , Music Industry and Technology , 1995 — 2000

  I previously attended California State University, Northridge in pursuit of a Bachelor of the Arts, in Music Industry and Technology (Minor in Computer Science). I transferred to Cogswell Polytechnical College the Spring 2005 trimester in order to complete my degree.

Additional Information

Scott Church’s Websites:

• My Website

Scott Church’s Interests:

Digiesign Pro Tools (Digital Audio) and Avid Media Composer/Apple Final Cut Pro (Digital Video)

Scott Church’s Groups:

•    Creative COW (Communities of the World)
•    DS-List
•    Audio Engineering Society
•    Avidites
•    SF Cutters
•    Pro Tools User
•    Television Editors - Avid & F.C.P.
•    Final Cut Pro Video Editing
•    AVID USERS GROUP
•    Avid
•    Apple's Logic Pro User

Scott Church’s Honors:

• Summa cum Laude, Cogswell Polytechnical College
• Pro Tools Expert Instructor Certification (Music-Production), February 2006/January 2007
• Logic Pro 8.x Level I/II (Beginning/Advanced) End-User Certification, December 2008
• Final Cut Pro 6.x Level I (Beginning), November 2008
• Soundtrack Pro 2.x Level I (Beginning), November 2008
• Pro Tools Operator Certification (Post-Production - Pro Tools 6.x), March 2005
• Pro Tools Operator Certification (Music-Production - Pro Tools 6.x), March 2005

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