Max Chavanne

Current

• Owner at SONIC NURSE | Visions in Music

Past

• Translator at Le Monde
• Translator at Colors Magazine
• Publisher at Hachette Filipacchi Medias

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Connections

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Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• SONIC NURSE | Visions in Music

Max Chavanne’s Summary

Music Advisor & Sound Consultant, founder and driving force behind Sonic-Nurse.com. Solid knowledge of all genres of music, implementing key audio where appropriate. Keen eye for visuals.

Fluent in French and English, I am an experienced media person. Beginning with my tenure at Hachette Filipacchi Medias in Paris, I have experienced the communications industry from many angles, being on the staff of a variety of their publications.

In my freelance work, I understand the importance of out-of-the-box thinking, while still maintaining budgets and deadlines, and holding focus on the target demographic.

Max Chavanne’s Specialties:

Boosting advertising, special events and media projects — Channeling meaning and emotion through sound — Sound consulting — Sonic branding

Max Chavanne’s Experience

• Owner

  SONIC NURSE | Visions in Music

  (Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  January 2004 — Present (6 years )

  Sound consulting for advertising, media projects and corporate communication. Sonic branding. Special events. Movie and documentary soundtrack.
  
  Three main fields of action:
  
  — ADVERTISING : finding the music ID for your campaign or TV commercial. MERCEDES, NISSAN, PUBLICIS and CLM-BBDO have used my skills.
  
  — SPECIAL EVENTS : creating made-to-measure scores that define the theme of your event. Whether as a DJ mixing live on location or ahead of time in the studio, I design to-the-point soundscapes that shape up a given ambiance. Launching a product? Opening a new place? I will weave the tunes that match the prevailing theme, be it an opening, exhibition, fashion show, cocktail party, trade show, general assembly or movie premiere.
  
  — SOUNDTRACKS : designing specific compilation CD’s for media and corporate projects, movie soundtracks for short films and feature films, documentaries and presentations.

• Translator

  Le Monde

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  2000 — 2002 (2 years )

  E-biz & Advanced Tech (LE MONDE, Paris):
  • Translated articles from Business Week covering e-biz and advanced tech for Le Monde Interactif, a weekly magazine insert in Le Monde.
  Business Week is the world’s leading economy weekly magazine. Le Monde is the French equivalent to The New York Times.
  
  Book translations include:
  
  Organizational Effectiveness & Management (EDITIONS FIRST, Paris):
  • Translated 'Living the 7 Habits: Stories of Courage and Inspiration' by Stephen R. Covey (Simon & Schuster, 1999). Author named as one of America’s 25 Most Influential people by TIME magazine.
  • Translated 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens' by Sean Covey (Simon & Schuster, 1998)
  • Translated a variety of books by Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip, including 'The Dilbert Future' (HarperCollins, 1997), 'The Joy of Work' (HarperCollins, 1998) and 'Dogbert’s Top Secret Management Handbook' (HarperCollins, 1996)

• Translator

  Colors Magazine

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

  2000 — 2002 (2 years )

  World Trends & Environment (COLORS Magazine, Italy):
  • Translated articles and special issues for Benetton-sponsored
  Colors magazine, including « Hunger », a collaboration with the World Food Program (WFP) and « TB », a collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)
  
  Book translations include:
  
  Personal Transformation & Growth (EDITIONS DU ROCHER, Paris):
  • Translated 'Mastery of Awareness: Living the Agreements'
  by Bernadette Vigil (Bear & Company, 2001)
  • Translated 'The Toltec Path, or Recapitulation: Healing Your Past To Free Your Soul' by Victor Sanchez (Bear & Company, 2001)
  • Translated 'Living the Simple Life: A Guide to Scaling Down and Enjoying More' by Elaine St. James (Hyperion, 1998)
  • Translated 'Movements of Power: Ancient Secrets of Unleashing Instinctual Vitality' by Bob Klein (Newcastle Publishing, 1990)

• Publisher

  Hachette Filipacchi Medias

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Publishing industry)

  1980 — 1995 (15 years )

  Fluent in French and English, I am an experienced media person, journalist and translator. Beginning with my tenure at Hachette Filipacchi Medias in Paris, I have experienced the communications industry from many angles, being on the staff of a variety of their publications, including Photo and Paris-Match. From a reporter specializing in rock star interviews, I rose through the ranks to become first photo editor, then editor in chief, and ultimately publisher. I oversaw all office staff, budgeting, and publishing tasks, as well as invented cost-efficient quality media content. As a journalist, I have conducted and translated over 800 interviews throughout Europe and America, for numerous international publications.

Additional Information

Max Chavanne’s Websites:

• SONIC NURSE | Visions in Music

Max Chavanne’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
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• new ventures
• job inquiries
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• business deals
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