Here is a textbook outline of some of the many things George has experienced and accomplished in his musical career.
General Experience
- Guitar - 31 years
- Bass - 26 years
- Drums - 32 years
- Keyboards - 21 years
- Music Instruction - 18 years
- Audio Engineering - 21 years, including:
- All facets of digital and anolog recording
- Extensive knowledge of mic-placement and equalization
- Extensive knowledge of speaker-placement
- Razor (analog) Editing
- Extensive experience with DAW recording systems and software.
- Operation of all associated studio gear (various tape decks, consoles and outboard).
- Experience recording all genres of music, as well as sound effects, multimedia and spoken-word presentations.
- Live Sound Engineering - 13 years
- Live Performance - 23 years
- Website Design - 6 years
- Published Songwriter - 14 years
- Founded Galilee Productions - 1997
- Founded GND Audio - 1991
- Materials Management - 11 years
- Scheduling - 11 years
Performer
- Lead guitar, lead vocals, primary songwriter - Spiney Norman.
- Lead guitar, lead vocals, primary songwriter - Strider.
- Lead guitar, vocals, keyboards, co-composer - The Rhythm Room
- Guitar, banjo, bass - Heart To Heart Productions (musical theatre), 2000 - 2002.
- Guitar - Innerythms Educational Programs.
- Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, programming on over 100 recordings by artists in all genres of music.
Selected Shows
- Guitar - "New Ways To Dream," with Toni Award-winning actress and singer Betty Buckley, 2001.
- Guitar - Dean College Production of "Hair," 2000.
- Guitar, Bass - RARE (Rhaga and Rhythm Ensemble) performance with jazz legend Charlie Mariano, Bridgewater State University, June 2002.
- and many more...
Selected Engineering / Producing Credits
- Fairhaven - (2009 WBRU Rock Hunt Winners) (Producer / Engineer)
- Baylock - (2009 WBRU Rock Hunt Runner-ups) (Producer / Engineer)
- Joe Parillo Quartet - Segments (Engineer)
- Heather James - Joyride (Producer / Engineer / Musician)
- The Rhythm Room - Circle Of Souls (Producer / Engineer / Musician / Vocalist / Arrangements)
- The Gin Dogs - (Engineer / Producer)
- Kris Hansen's Left Hand Band (Co-producer / Engineer / Musician / Arranger / Backing Vocalist)
- Dino Club - Bright Screen Wide (Co-producer / Engineer - 6 Grammy nominations)
- The Schemers - Remember (Mastering Engineer - 4 Grammy Nominations)
- Aston - Another Second Chance (Producer / Engineer)
- Damaged Goods - One More Shot (Engineer / Producer)
- Damaged Goods - Based On A True Story (Engineer / Coproducer)
- Antoinette Ferrara - Meditations Of The Heart (Engineer, also played guitar)
- Joe Parillo Ensemble - Live At URI (Engineer)
- Joe Parillo - The Music Room Sessions (Engineer)
- Chuck Rejto - Tools Of The Trade (Engineer)
- Lee Struzik - Lee (Musician / Producer / Engineer)
- Spiney Norman - The Trials And Tribulations Of... (Engineer / Producer)
- Spiney Norman - Weather The Storm (Engineer / Producer)
- Spiney Norman - One Good Turn (Engineer / Producer)
- Damaged Goods - One More Shot (Engineer / Producer)
- Damaged Goods - Based On A True Story (Engineer / Coproducer)
- Anawan - Anawan (Engineer / Producer, also played guitar, bass and keys)
- Slow Drive - Best Of Volume 1 (Engineer / Producer)
- Arna - Mostly Standids (Engineer / Producer)
- Arna - Mostly Standids Volume 2 (Engineer / Producer)
- Strider - Under The Covers (Engineer / Producer)
- Strider - Chasing A Shadow (Engineer / Producer)
- Spike The Rhino - Trunculate (Engineer / Producer)
- The Stump Grinders - (Engineer)
- FYBR - Without Judgement (Engineer / Co-Producer)
- FYBR - Contempt (Engineer / Co-Producer, also played drums)
- 34 Spoons - Sitting On A White Picket Fence (Engineer)
- Running With Scissors - Running With Scissors (Engineer)
- Lynchpin - Happiness Ends Where Happiness Begins (Engineer)
- Before I Break - Before I Break (Engineer)
- Capture The Flag - Capture The Flag (Engineer)
- Amsuno - Brian On Ams (Engineer)
- Amsuno - Brimstone & Fire (Engineer / Producer)
- Clokworx - Preservatives (Engineer)
- Clokworx - Clokworx (Mastering Engineer)
- Arna - Mostly Standids (Engineer / Producer)
- Tha Snipaz - Tha Snipaz (Engineer / Producer)
- Lions Of The Desert - LOTD (Mastering Engineer)
- How Sweet It Is - How Sweet It Is (Producer / Engineer)
- Acronym - New Years Sun (Producer / Engineer / Musician)
- Brian Sparks - Wind Voyages (Engineer / Mastering Engineer)
- Brian Sparks - Live At URI (Engineer / Mastering Engineer)
- Strait Laced - Bleeding Heart (Engineer / Producer)
- After The Fall - Obscure (Engineer / Producer)
- The Rhythm Room - (Composer / Musician / Engineer / Producer)
- Tensions Run High - (Engineer / Producer)
- No - (Engineer / Producer / Musician)
- Krimzen - Krimzen (Engineer / Producer)
- By Chance - By Chance (Engineer / Producer)
- Pointing North - Pointing North (Engineer)
- Takes The Cake - Takes The Cake (Engineer / Producer)
- Narcotic Bob - Narcotic Bob (Engineer / Producer)
- Out To Dry - Out To Dry (Engineer / Producer)
- The Laurels - L (Engineer / Producer)
- Von Ryan Express - Ghetto Pose (Engineer)
- Von Ryan Express - Up On The Block (Engineer)
- Amoebic Ensemble - Driving Music (Engineer)
- Prayz - Lord, I Give You My Heart (also played drums, percussion, bass and guitar)
- Red Scare - Electric (Engineer)
Selected Live Sound Credits
- John Polce, Internationally-known contemporary Christian artist
- Dana, Internationally-known Irish contemporary Christian artist / Ireland Presidential Candidate
- Joe Parillo, jazz pianist
- Antoinette Ferrara, R&B / Gospel artist
- CAM (Catholic Association of Musicians) Festival
- and many more...
Teacher
- Southeastern Massachussettes Arts Collaborative (SMARTS) - Director of Senior Music (2009 - present)
- Whites Music Education Center, North Attleboro, MA (private lessons) - (2001 - present)
- Ray Mullin Music, Pawtucket, RI (private lessons)
- Innerythms Percussion Workshops (group sessions)
- Music Theory Seminar, Attleboro, MA (group sessions)
- Recording Techniques Seminar, Galilee Productions (group sessions)
- Guitar Gear Seminar, Galilee Productions (group sessions)
- Currently teaching 47 students weekly
Composer / Performer
- Spiney Norman - The Trials And Tribulations of Spiney Norman (Primary songwriter, guitars, keyboards, vocals)
- Spiney Norman - Weather The Storm (Primary songwriter, guitars, keyboards, vocals)
- Spiney Norman - One Good Turn (Primary songwriter, guitars, keyboards, vocals)
- Morin & Dussault - "Joseph's Story" (Co-composer, guitars, keyboards)
- The Rhythm Room - Co-Composer, Producer, Performer (lead guitar, keyboards and vocals)
- Composer / performer / recording engineer on several jingles
Education
- 17 years private study with guitarist Leo Desautel.
- The Recording Workshop - Graduated in top ten percentile of student body, earning personal recomendation Dean, Jim Rosebrook.
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