Daniel Chalk
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document fileDaniel Chalk CV 2021
Credits
Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
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2019 |
Technical Swing (with LX2)
Theatre |
Avenue Q Sell A Door Ltd |
UK Tour |
2019 |
Technical Swing
Theatre |
Evita Bill Kenwright ltd |
Venues in UK and Germany |
2018 |
Technical Swing
Theatre |
Son of a Preacher Man Dusty Touring Ltd |
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2018 |
Technical Swing
Theatre |
Nativity UK Tour Debbie Issit / Jamie Wilson Productions |
UK Tour |
2016 |
Technician/getin/getout/ASM
Theatre |
Guys and Dolls Guys and Dolls UK tour |
The Palace Theatre, Manchester |
2016 |
Technician/getin/stage plot
Theatre |
The Bodyguard The Musical The Bodyguard The Musical National Tour |
The Palace Theatre, Manchester |
2016 |
Getin/Getout/shows
Theatre |
English National Ballet |
The Palace Theatre, Manchester |
2015 |
Technician/Get-in/Get-out/Flyman
Theatre |
Mary Poppins Disney/Cameron Mackintosh UK Tour |
The Palace Theatre, Manchester |
2015 |
Technician
Music & Singing |
Status Quo Live Nation |
The Palace Theatre, Manchester |
2015 |
Shadowing of sound and monitors engineers
Music & Singing |
Il Divo A Musical Affair Capital Sound |
LG Arena, Birmingham |
2015 |
Technician/Getin/Getout
Theatre |
Romeo and Juliet English National Ballet |
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2015 |
Technician/Getin/Getout/stage plot
Theatre |
Hairspray Hairspray UK Tour |
The Palace Theatre, Manchester |
2014 |
Stage crew
Music & Singing |
Darwen Live Festival Darwen Live Festival |
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2012 |
Sound Technician and Stage Assistant
Music & Singing |
Suffolk Proms in the Park Heart of England Symphony Orchestra |
Christchurch Park |
Education
Year | Qualification | Where |
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2016 | Advanced Apprenticeship in Technical Theatre including ABTT Bronze award | Ambassador Theatre Group in conjunction with CC Skills |
2015 | BTEC Level 3 Diploma Music Technology | Dudley College |
Equipment
My Equipment/Kit: Apple Macbook Pro, Behringer X1204USB, Garage Band (software), Numark Mixtrack Quad (DJ Equipment), Virtual DJ (DJ Software)
I can use: Etc Eos Ion Lighting Desk, Numark Mixtrack Quad (Dj Equipment), Virtual Dj (Dj Software), Logicpro (Software), Drummergog (Software), Melodyne (Software), Reason (Software), Garage Band (Software), Protools (Software), Etc Eos Gio Lighting Desk, Behringer X1204Usb, Avid C24 Protools Mixer, Ilive 78 Track Mixing Desk, Apple MacBook Pro
About me
I am an enthusiastic, energetic and creative individual who has recently worked as a Junior Installations Engineer for a major sound system design and installations company and has successfully completed an Advanced Apprenticeship in Technical Theatre with the Ambassador Theatre Group and a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Music Technology. I have substantial experience to offer that has been gained through both paid and voluntary experience not only in relevant industry areas but also in key transferable skills such as teamwork, problem solving, responsibility, communication, trustworthiness and commitment to excellent customer service. I believe that the education and experience that I have gained to date have given me a very thorough grounding on which to develop further a career in the live music and events industry. I would be very willing to travel for work both nationally and internationally and would be interested in touring work.Additional skills:
Successfully gained the Association of British Theatre Technicians (ABTT) Bronze Award:
Electrical fundamentals
Knots and splicing
Manual handling and introduction to Health and Safety
Fundamentals of flying
Working at height
Safe use of temporary access equipment
Lighting: qualified and experienced in using the Eos Gio and Ion lighting desks as well as gaining extensive followspot experience;
Sound: extensive experience of working with a range of sound-desks across various venues and shadowing a number of sound and monitors engineers in major UK venues. Additionally I have recently undertaken a four day training workshop with Entertainment Sound Services (ESS) on the basic operation of a number of desks including Midas, Yamaha, Avid, Cadac, Allen & Heath and Digico.
Substantial experience of ‘get-ins’ and ‘get-outs’ of a diverse range of major touring productions including Mary Poppins, Status Quo, The Illegal Eagles, The Bodyguard, Guys and Dolls, English National Ballet’s productions of ‘Giselle and ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Sister Act, Hairspray etc;
Stage work: including setting up staging, scenery, flooring and assisting with the installation of a video wall;
Rigging: setting up motors, flying pieces of truss;
Installation Engineer: Assisting engineers in wiring venues and mounting equipment, repairing audio equipment, setting up equipment such as sound processors and video projectors, preparing equipment for hire and testing and cleaning on return
Qualified PAT tester.
DJ - I'm a well experienced DJ playing in some big clubs in Birmingham, Stourbridge and Wolverhampton. I've had to play anything from House to Disco, from Metal to Bangra and back again - I'm very versatile!
Referees:
Steve Cressy
SM, Son of a Preacher Man
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John Mace, Chief Technician
The Palace Theatre
97 Oxford Road, Manchester M1 6FT
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Other referees available on request
Skills
Secondary Job Title | Lighting, Followspot Operator |
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Job Titles | Production Assistant (PA), Theatre Technician, Lighting Tech / Operator, Sound Operator / Engineer, Production Support |