Pontus Hans Wilhelm Gunve

201 7th Street Apt #3A, Jersey City, New Jersey07302 • Cell: (201) 887-9174

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Education

Master of Music, December 2003, Steinhardt School of Education, New York University

Major: Music Technology

Bachelor of Fine Arts, August 2000, RamapoCollege of New Jersey - GPA 3.7 (Magna Cum Laude)

Major: Music - Minor: Psychology

Music Diploma, June 1995, Rockgymnasiet, Malung, Sweden

Skills

Digital Audio/Computer Music – Csound and Cecilia, ProTools, Nuendo, Cubase, Performer, Reason, Wavelab, MAX, sampling, synthesizer and other digital recording.

Recording – ProTools, ADAT, Analog (Otario), Consoles, effects, compressors, equalizers, and other studio equipment.

Computer –PhotoShop, Director, Flash MX, actionscript, HTML, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, C programming, hardware /software troubleshooting.

Video – SONY Vegas 7.0 & DVD Architect.

Technical – Testing/calibrating, troubleshooting, and repair of audio equipment; soldering.

Instruments – Guitar and Piano.

Languages– Fluent in English and Swedish.

Work Experience

Sound Designer Work (Generate sound environment. Record, edit and create sound effects)

1.)“Light And The Sufferer”, The Filmmakers INC. Directed by: Christopher Peditto (2004) (

2.)“We Got Your Kids”, Hip Hop Immortals. (2004)Directed by: Kris Palestrini ( [AIRED ON BET]

3.)“Connect for Kids”, spec commercial. (2004) Directed by : Ilo Orleans

4.)“Reflections" GLAAD infomercial (2003) (Finalist for nationwide GLAAD competition) Directed by : Ilo Orleans

5.)“Indian Fish in American Waters”, Feature Film. Directed by: Manish Gupta (

6.)“Toyota Spot”, TV spot for 5 Town Toyota, LI. Directed by: Jarett Bellucci

7.)“DCS19” commercial TV spot (2004)

8.)“NeonRiver”, 20 minute short Film (super 16). Directed By:Joel Edelstein

9.)“RaceWalker”, Comedy (2006), Directed by: Tom Toro

10.)“Behind Forgotten Eyes” Documentary (2006). In association with the KoreaUniversity, Seoul Korea & Choi Eye Assosciates. Directed by: Anthony Gilmore

11.)“Wipeout”, Comedy Short film. (2006) Directed by: Adam Storke

12.) “A Shayna Maidel” RamapoCollege of NJ, October 2000 – March 2001

Compositions (for film, multimedia, webpages)

1.)“Our Feature Presentation”, Feature Comedy (2007), Directed by: Gardner Loulan

2.)“Black Out”, Independent Horror film (2006). Produced by Jannett Roberts

3.)“RaceWalker”, Comedy (2006), Directed by: Tom Toro

4.)“Estilo HipHop”, HipHop Documentary(2005) (

5.)“We Got Your Kids”, Hip Hop Immortals (2004). Directed by: Kris Palestrini

6.)“Toyota Spot”, 5 Town Toyota, LI (2004) TV Commercial. Directed by: Jarett Bellucci

7.)“Insects”,Art Film Directed by Joel Edelstein (2003)

8.)“Runt allting”,art installation (2003) by Fredric Gunve [PRESS RELEASE AVAILABLE]

9.)“Hit & Run Studios”, (2001-present) – web-based art and music project

Music Performances

1.)Recorded Guitar for Leila Colom’s upcoming solo album – due next year.

2.)Jingle for Spanish Soap Opera – Composed by Jose Luis Revelo

Engineering Assistant at BTS Studios, Sweden, October 1995 – May 1996

  • Björn Stigsson is an accomplished producer in Sweden and was the driving force behind Levitcus in the 80’s (which was released world wide, and they toured all across the world). He now produces bands such as Rednex, A-Teens, Fame Factory (Swedish version of American Idol), and E-Type.
  • Recorded and produced bands in a mainly digital studio using ProTools and CuBase; Used tools such as drum trigging, effects, equalizing, compressors, and sequencing.

Guitar Instructor. RMC Music Company, Rahway, NJ. Private lessons. October 2000 – present

  • Beginner to advanced instructor with focus on blues, rock, and jazz.
  • Ran music Workshops to teach band communication, musicianship, and performance.
  • Taught theory and guitar techniques.

Studio Assistant/Tutor, Music Technology Department, NYU, New York, NY. August 2001 – May 2003

  • Familiarized students with studio equipment and assisted students with school projects.
  • Maintain studio facilities: soldering, routing, cabling, and connections.
  • Computer maintenance on Macintosh G4’s and PC’s and installment of software.

Intern/Engineering Service Assistant, Sony Music Studios, New York,NY. March 2002– June 2002

  • Assisted in general set up for session works. Calibrated and tested studio equipment and consoles.
  • Equipment repair (including amplifiers, consoles, microphones, headphones, rack units, cables etc).
  • Assisted in dismantling Studio-D, and installation of new Neve 88R.

Intern, Pop-promotions, Universal Music Group, New York,NY. October 2000 – January 2001

  • Developed a logging sheet for product orders.
  • Prepare and organize the mailing of promotional packages to radio stations across the country.
  • Other administrative duties.

Adjunct, PassaicCountyCommunity College, Paterson, NJ, March 2001 – May 2001

  • Taught a 3-credit introduction course “Studio Recording and Computer Music,” on analog and digital recording, MIDI, computer application, synthesizers, miking, recording, and mixing techniques.

Sales Representative, Victors House of Music, Paramus, NJ, October 2000 – July 2001

  • In charge of sales of keyboards, MIDI and music/audio software.
  • Made calls to vendors to keep updated with new products and information.
  • Intermediate between customers and vendors.

Audio Technician & Sound Engineer, RamapoCollege, December 1998 – August 2000

  • Head Audio Technician and Sound Engineer for performances at RamapoCollege by school and local New Jersey bands.
  • Peer Advisor to Music Performance class, assisting students with projects, MIDI, and mixing/recording class performances.
  • Provided assistance and guidance to students in the college studio.

Media Organizer, RamapoCollege, December 1998 – August 2000

  • Media Technician for UPS Conference (’99) and Hans Kung Lectures (’99), working with setup of computers, projectors, sound and light.
  • Main media organizer for the Schools Attuned Program at RamapoCollege (August 1999), in charge of planning the audio/media setup for the event and supervisor of the audio and video during the conference.
  • Responsible for the setup of telecommunication and videoconferences held by the college.

Web Designer : Freelance, 2003 – Present

  • Incorporate multimedia in WebPages and find proper compression for MP3 and QuickTime/Windows media files.
  • Design WebPages using HTML, Dreamweaver, Flash, and JavaScript.

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Awards/Honors

Communications award for Academic Excellence in Music, at RamapoCollege as the “Outstanding Graduating Senior of 2000”.

Michael J. Scully Performance Art Award from the School of Contemporary Arts at RamapoCollege for “exceptional contributions in compositions, performances, and musical ingenuity.”

Employee of the year nominee for services in the Academic Media Services, RamapoCollege.

References(more references available on request)

Björn Stigsson (Producer)

BTS Studios,

Skövde, Sweden

Jordan N. Weiss(Sound Designer)

Wizdom Productions LLC

Chatham, NJ

973 822 8299

Jose Luis Revelo (Composer, Producer and Sound Engineer)

Jersey City, NJ