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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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