Shawn McPherson

Experience

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  Musicians Institute

  Jul 2001 - Aug 2013

  Extreme Vocal Coach

  Extreme Vocal Coach | Live Performance Workshop Instructor

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  Shootie HG Studios

  Jan 2003 - now

  Owner

  -Sound engineer for various films, commercial and music projects.-Midi programmer, live/studio percussion triggering, post-production re-triggering-Director of photography and editor for commercials, live performances, movies, documentaries and music videos Pro Tools - Final Cut - Adobe Suite - Mac/PC

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  Capcom

  Feb 2005 - Feb 2005

  Lyricist/Vocalist

  In February 2005, Capcom released their hit game Devil May Cry 3 on the Playstation 2. I was the Lyricist and vocalist on the soundtrack including the title track ‘Devil’s Never Cry’. The game has sold millions of copies and was re-released as a ‘Playstation 2 Greatest Hits' and 'Special Edition’ including new remixes of the original soundtrack.

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  Landsberg Studios

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2013

  Post Production Supervisor

  Audio & Video Engineer:-Lead audio and video engineer, utilizing Pro Tools and Final Cut Studio Suite-Director of photography for multi-camera live events in HD workflows, multi-cam editor-Feature film editor, co-producer, soundtrack engineer, ADR recordist and data wrangler-Captured, encoded, edited and delivered final products to industry standards Head of Production & Post Production:-Worked side-by-side with Technicolor audio/video engineers for feature film distribution delivery-Worked within limited budgets to hire crew, rent gear, shoot, edit and deliver final product for live events, commercials, documentaries and independent films in a high definition workflow-Oversaw in-house production engineers while producing and directing projects through to delivery-Communicated with client to ensure delivery requirements were met and provided as technical support Studio Manager:-Responsible for overseeing the facility’s studio design and construction from start to finish including equipment setup, work flow, signal flow, and wiring configuration-In charge of all studio recording musicians, bands and motion picture voice-over actors Show less

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  Capcom

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2006

  Songwriter/Recording Artist

  In August 2006, Capcom released their hit game Dead Rising on the XBOX 360. Later the game was re-released as an XBOX 360 greatest hit. Hostile Groove featured two songs on the soundtrack, ‘Fly Routine’ and ‘On A Mission’, both which I wrote, produced and performed vocals and guitars.

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  Sony

  Oct 2007 - Oct 2007

  Vocalist

  In October 2007 Sony released the video game Eye of Judgement for the PlayStation 3 which had myself and Leah Collery performing vocal duties on the soundtrack.

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  Capcom

  Feb 2008 - Feb 2008

  Lyricist/Vocalist

  In February 2008 Capcom released their hit game Devil May Cry 4 for the Playstation 3. I was the vocalist and lyricist for two of the songs during game play entitled ‘Lock and Load’ (Blackened Angel) and ‘Sword Through Swords’.

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  Skinnys Lounge

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Sound Engineer/Stage Manager

  Live sound engineer and Stage Manager.

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  Coloplast

  Sept 2011 - Oct 2011

  Director of Photography/Sound Mixer

  Director of Photography and sound mixer for multiple Coloplast promotional videos in 2011.

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  Square Enix

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Lyricist/Vocalist/Recording Artist

  On January 31st, 2012 Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIII-2 on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox-360. I participated on two songs for the soundtrack. One of those songs was called ChocoRodeo, for the Crazy Chocobo theme song. I arranged, produced and recorded all instruments and voice, as well as wrote the lyrics. The second song was a track written by Mitsuto Suzuki’s called Limit Break. For this track I performed the vocals and wrote the lyrics.

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  FAWN

  Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

  Camera Operator

  Part time Camera Operator and editor for the FAWN YouTube channel.

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  FremantleMedia

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2013

  Editor

  Full-time Editor and part-time camera-op at Freemantle's YouTube channel 'The Pet Collective'.

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  Square Enix

  Sept 2012 - Oct 2012

  Lyricist/Vocalist/Recording Artist

  In September 2012 Square Enix released Demon’s Score for mobile devices.I produced, wrote, performed and recorded the vocals for the title track of the game and one of it’s character themes, ‘Satan’.

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  Megadeth - Enliven Entertainment

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  Camera Operator

  Megadeth's behind the scenes camera operator shooting interviews and b-roll for their 20th anniversary Countdown To Extinction concert.

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  Empower

  Sept 2013 - Sept 2015

  Director of Photography/Editor

  In-house camera operator for fitness product promotional videos and tutorials. Freelance video editor.

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  Lucky Dog Music Hall

  Jul 2014 - Oct 2015

  Stage Manager/Sound Engineer

  Part time Stage Manager and Live Sound Engineer.

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  Dell EMC

  Mar 2015 - Apr 2015

  Video Production Vendor

  Third party vendor hired to produce multiple training, marketing and sales videos. Duties including video/audio/graphics production and post-production.

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  Avnet

  Oct 2015 - Jul 2016

  Video Production

  Third party vendor hired to produce multiple marketing, sales and trade show videos. Duties included video/audio/graphics production and post production.

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  The Cove Music Hall

  Jan 2016 - now

  Sound Engineer/Stage Manager

  Part time Stage Manager and Sound Engineer.

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  Square Enix

  Apr 2020 - Apr 2020

  Music Composer

  Lead composer for Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Video Game Soundtrack. I wrote and recorded two of the "Happy Turtle" battle music and gameplay songs.