Sebastien Chorney

Current

• Chair, Mobile/Multiplatform Committee at Interactive Ontario
• Principal at My Pet Brainstorm Interactive Media

Past

• Partner/Head of Production at Podzapper Inc.

Education

• Canadian Securities Institute
• Concordia University
• Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III)

• University of King's College

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Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Media Production

Websites

• My Company

Sebastien Chorney’s Summary

Writer and entrepreneur.

Audio producer and sound engineer for advertising/documentary/journalism genres.

Passionate about storytelling and using "Web 2.0" social networking tools in the areas of arts/culture, community building and ecotourism.

Producer of interactive websites.

Avid interest in mobile technology, podcasting, and social media.

Experienced in marketing adaptation/translation (English-French) for the French Canadian market

Greatest strengths: idea generation; problem solving; brainstorming.

Occasional contributor to wirelessnorth.ca (a blog covering the Canadian mobile industry).

Quoted in mainstream media and media/marketing blogs. Moderator/panelist at interactive media conferences.

Sebastien Chorney’s Specialties:

Producer and strategist for media, arts/culture, ecotourism and e-learning industries.

Sebastien Chorney’s Experience

• Chair, Mobile/Multiplatform Committee

  Interactive Ontario

  (Online Media industry)

  July 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Creating a dialogue in the Canadian mobile industry between content creators and funders of content (mobile gaming, film/tv production companies, branded content, location-based services providers).
  
  Highlighting innovative business models, advocating for owners and creators of content.

• Principal

  My Pet Brainstorm Interactive Media

  (Media Production industry)

  April 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)

  This is what I love to do:
  
  1. Devise social media strategies for the arts/culture, e-learning and ecotourism industries.
  
  2. Produce best-of-class audio and interactive media.
  
  3. Tell inspiring and compelling stories using social media.
  
  4. Create online experiences that are engaging, useful and fun.

• Partner/Head of Production

  Podzapper Inc.

  (Online Media industry)

  February 2005 — April 2007 (2 years 3 months)

  Creating music-themed online and podcasting presences for film/TV production companies.
  
  Documentary-style production of finished programming (workshopping scripts, music editing, final mixing, etc.)

Sebastien Chorney’s Education

• Canadian Securities Institute

  Diploma, The Canadian Securities Course, 2007 — 2008

  Currently enrolled in the Technical Analysis Course; expected completion: Spring 2009.

• Concordia University

  Bachelor of Arts (with honours), Translation (English-French), 1999 — 2001

• Université Paul Cézanne (Aix-Marseille III)

  DU, Philosophy, History, Political Science, 1997 — 1998

• University of King's College

  Foundation Year Programme 1996 — 1997

Additional Information

Sebastien Chorney’s Websites:

• My Company

Sebastien Chorney’s Interests:

Social media, web 2.0 applications, media, culture, e-learning, audio and journalistic/documentary production, quantitative trading models.

Sebastien Chorney’s Groups:

Audio Engineering Society
BarCamp Toronto participant
CHOQ-FM (Board Member)
Mobile Mondays Toronto attendee
Youth Literacy Volunteer (After-School Programme) - Saint Christopher House, Toronto

•    MobileMonday Toronto

Sebastien Chorney’s Honors:

Bachelor of Arts with Honours (Concordia University), 2002
Certificate of Appreciation, National Volunteer Week (St. Christopher House), 2008

Sebastien Chorney’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• getting back in touch