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Hi!

I am an experienced Entertainments manager/Pianist/Karaoke Host/DJ/Events Photographer--Videographer seeking hotel, bar, venue, wedding work, Broadcast camera work, anywhere on the island.

Tony Bentley
6 Ribbleside, Ribchester
Tel: 0777 838 2463
E-mail: [email protected]


Personal Profile :
An experienced, international, skilled lounge—reading pianist/keyboard player(Cunard QE2, Royal Princess), DJ—in Corfu, Greece, and on Brittany Ferries, Entertainments Manager (Kent, Essex, and Blackpool) working with quality cabaret acts, such as Mick Miller, Bucks Fizz, Johnnie Casson, The Mad Hatters, David Copperfield (Vocalist—comedian) etc. running the entertainments programme. Highly experienced both musically and in putting together musical productions with a team. Excellent people person . Highly motivated, creative, ambitious and hard working individual, I perform to high professional standards, can adapt to changing situations as they arise with speed and efficiency and possess plenty of enthusiasm. I enjoy working within a team environment and have good organisational and communication abilities.

Key Skills and attributes:
• Experienced Pianist/keyboard player (Reader/Lounge)
• Experienced DJ/Karaoke presenter (Family)
• Skilled Entertainments Host
• Excellent man management/communication abilities.
• Able to put together quality shows and utilise individual abilities within budgets.

Employment History:
March 2004 –Sept 2008
DJ/Sound/Ents Manager
Los Angeles and
Greece
• DJ/sound in various bars and venues in Corfu. Playing to a variety of age groups and parties, also incorporating hosting Karaoke.
• Entertainments Manager in Corfu running a progamme, putting together shows, MC-ing for cabarets.
• Dealing with agents and cabarets.
• Photographer in LA.

Oct –Dec 2006 DJ/S.M Brittany Cruise Ferries
 DJ/Ents Manager onboard providing musical services and sound/MC abilities for bands and entertainers.
 Running quizzes. Karaoke.
 Lights & Sound for artistes/shows.

Dec 2005 –Jan 2006 DJ/Sound/Lights
Ewood Theatre and Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool
• Providing the sound and lights for a production of Snow White in Blackburn, and then DJ-ing for the Xmas period at the Norbreck providing music in between and MC-ing for the cabarets, amongst whom were the Drifters.

May 2005-Sept 2005 Photographer Pontins, Blackpool
• Photographer on site, taking social and candid pictures, and editing them.

Dec 2004 –Jan 2005 Audio/Visual op Hammond Productions,UK
• A/V op for the production of Snow White , operating both sound and A/V, tending radio mics etc.

March 2003-Oct 2004 Ents. Manager/Pianist Kent & Cruising Norway
 Producing and running an Ents Programme at an Holiday Park in Kent, MC-ing for
Cabarets, running activities etc. Cabarets included the Mad Hatters, Powys & Jones and
Mick Miller.
 Lounge Pianist onboard a Cruise ship touring the Fjords playing to a mixed age group the
usual standards. Playing for Dusty Young, Duggie Brown etc.
 Accompanied The American chat show host—Regis Philbin.

March 2001—Feb 2003 Prod.Assistant/videographer Cincinnati, USA
• Camera Op and Sound Board op for INC 6 in cincinnati and NBC 5 operating studio equipment.

March 1995- Oct 1998 Reading Musician Rank PLC & Cunard
• Providing musical backing as a keyboard player for international cabarets with resident bands.
• Show Musician for shows on the QE2.

May – Oct 1994
Show Musician Jersey
 Reading Musician for touring shows in hôtels in St. Helier.

Education and Training:
Central Film School ---London ----2008
Producing course.

Radio Guild, London (1998)
Radio broadcasting diploma

Accrington College, UK (1989-91)
BTEC National Diploma in Musical Theatre(Stage Management) and Music.

Everton High, UK (1984-1989)
High School Diplomas in Music and English.


Extra skills and Interests:
• Fluent Conversational Greek
• Musical competencies
• Horse riding, ice-skating, reading and drama. I intend to partake in learning Fencing, Sailing and speaking Spanish and Chinese.

References:
Mark Price Artiste/Ents Manager
Ian Clark Agent E: [email protected]
Dave Garner Musician UK Tel: 01797 224467
Chris Bradley Artiste UK Tel 01274 504671

Tony Bentley
6 Ribbleside, Ribchester, PR3 3XU
Tel: 0777 838 2463
E-mail:[email protected]


Professional Objective and Profile:
Experienced international researcher, page layout artist, broadcast—print journalist and graphic designer working on shows for cable affiliates in Cincinnati, USA ; conceptualising and producing material for various clients from arts venues to restaurants in Greece, and news/chatshow productions in Cincinnati and Los Angeles and fluent in Adobe Photoshop, In-Design and Corel Draw, with a knowledge of the other graphics programmes. Methodical and organised in my research, I am knowledgeable about the arts and current/past trends and able to perform to demanding deadlines and briefs.

Key Skills and attributes:
• Skilled Camera op/Editor using HD equipment, and Final Cut Pro software
• Experienced at page layout, photo-manipulation, logo design and digital graphics using Photoshop, In-design, Quark and Corel .
• Experienced Copywriter of a news, commercial and journalistic nature.
• Experienced 35mmStills Photographer.

Employment History:

Nov 2006-March 2008 Copywriter/Broadcast Videojournalist Los Angeles
• Commercial writer and camera op in and around Los Angeles, Cincinnati, and Greece
• Live concerts shooting.
• Photographer at the Los Angeles Film Fest.

March 2002- Oct–2006 Copywriter/Broadcast Videojournalist Cincinnati, Greece & UK
• Freelance ENG/EFP digital photographer/videographer, serving the social, travel and corporate markets, including businesses on the Greek islands, in the US and in the UK.
• Researched, filmed, and edited short packages around political, arts and sports events in Cincinnati using the Canon XL1 Camera, edited on Final Cut and shown on Time Warner Channels.
• Compiled relevant, recent and timely news items, rewrote and provided items for radio bulletins.

Dec 2004 –Jan 2005 Audio/Visual op Hammond Productions,UK
• A/V op for the production of Snow White , operating both sound and A/V, tending radio mics etc.
• Visual graphics and vison mixer op.

Nov 2000—Oct 2002 Prod.Asst/Graphics/Copywriter Cincinnati, USA
• Organising guests for the shows, item research, script writing.
• Graphics preparation for opening titles, inserts and captions keying graphics into the computer for shows.
• Copywriting for Adverts and news spots at a News Radio Station WAIF FM.

Sept 1999 - Sept 2001 Social Photographer UK
• Taking Social candids and PR footage in and around Britain using Nikon and Canon 35 mm units and manipulation software.

May to October 1995 -1999 Musician P&O & Cunard
• Providing musical backing for top cabaret artists.


Education and Training:
Central Film School----London----2008
Producing programme

Ohio Centre for Broadcasting, USA 2001
TV Production Diploma

London School of Photojournalism (1998)
Diploma in Photojournalism.

London School of Freelance Journalism (1998)
Journalism Diploma (incorporating PR and Graphic Design)

Radio Guild, London (1998)
Radio broadcasting diploma

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK (1989-91)
BTEC National Diploma in Musical Theatre(Stage Management) and Music.

Everton High, UK (1984-1989)
High School Diplomas in Music and English.

Extra skills and Interests:
• Self taught and possessing a natural flair for Digital Graphic Design.
• Natural Flair for Page Layouts.
• Copywriting abilities for both news and commercial spots.
• Highly Proficient with computers and various software packages
• Horse Riding, Ice Skating, film, theatre and travel.

References:
Joe Zink Production Manager Insight Comms., Kentucky Tel: 001 859 392 7685
Larry Kaplan Presenter “The Bottom Line” Cincinnati E: [email protected] Derrick Blassingame Producer Cincinnati Tel: 001 513 545 0962
Earnestine Hill Producer Cincinnati Tel: 001 513 721 5389
Dave Garner Musician UK Tel: 01797 224467