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Project Highlights

Film and Video

Bottoms Up (2012) - Directed by Andrew Dunn
- Resident Composer, Sound Designer

We're Really All Crazy (2011) - Tears of the Moosechaser
- Video Editing, Graphics, Lyrics, Vocals

Valentine (2010) - Animated by Tripp S. Nestor
- Animation, Composition

Lost amongst the Whales (in production) -Directed by Carly White
- Co-producer, Sound Recordist, Composer, Actor
- Filmed on Location Cornwall, UK

Spider Sense (2011) - Mouth of Ash
- Video Creation, Composition

ADA Sports Team Spartan (2010 - Present) - Produced by Vince Allen
- Resident Composer, Sound Designer

A Lonsome Fog (2010) - Tears of the Moosechaser
- Video Editing, Graphics, Lyrics, Vocals

Where the Dogs Divide Her (2011) - Hungercult Films
- Music Contributor

The Scent (2010) -Christine Do

- Composition, Sound Design

Russ's Funk (2010) -David Wolter
- Sound Design

Lifeline (2009) -Andres Salaff : (Winner of 2010 Student Academy Award)
- Composition, Sound Design

Ferro Fluid 1.2 (2009) - TEURK & DIRECT420
- Composition, Sound Design

Pink Spray Paint (2008) - Carly Veronica White
- Assistant Animation, Composition, Sound Design

Photos et Musique Interdites sur la Tombe de Jim Morrison (2008) - Carly Veronica White
- Music, Acting, Photography

The Deadline (2007) - Andres Salaff
- Composition

Story of Chauncey (2006) Dave Quion
- Composition, Sound Design, Voice Artist

Fellow Aquarians (2007) - Dave Quion
- Composition, Sound Design, Voice Artist

The Bastard (2005) - Dave Quion : (Featured short on MTV)
- Composition, Sound Design, Voice Artist

Existence (2005) - Sebastian Brown
- live sound score to digital projection

Lobster Shmobster (2004) - Dave Quion : (Spike and Mikes Sick and Twisted Film Festival)
- Composition

A Day in Eden (2003) co-created with Ankit Love
- camera operator, Soundtrack, and acting

Theater, Perfomance/ Installation Art

Installation by Lek & Sambre at Galerie "Frichez nous la paix" in Belleville, Paris. Projections By Simon Rouby, Soundscapes by Mouth of Ash
- Sound Design

Lovelace, Glee, American Idol, Last Comic Standing, Miss Teen Asia USA, and a Variety of other acts and events (2006 -2012)
- Alex Theater in House Crew : Stage and Front of House Audio, Electrician , Stagehand, Lift operation, Loading Rail, Building Sets, theater maintenance, System Installation.


Vinyl White(2005) - Richard Stadler
- Composition, Sound Design, Sound Reinforcement and Production.
- interdiscplinary art event Holodome with over 60 calarts participants

The Caged Mind(2004) - co created with Actress Tabitha Shick for the Calarts "Vernal Frequinox: Sound and Silence Electroacoustic Concert"
- A Quad sound performance scored in surround sound utilizing an Interactive cage, built out of plexiglass, steel and piezo microphones running into MAX/MSP. Each wall of the cage corresponding to a different speaker.
The actress hit the walls creating abrasive sounds to Parallel a calm outside enviroment which

Apathy on Water(2003) - Ankit Love - Theater acted out in and around water - Live music and sound

A Wee Nightmare(2003) - Ankit Love - Performance art representing the transition from childhood to adulthood -Composition

Dance

Les toiles d'Araingnee(2007) - Andriana Mitchell and Taryn Wayne : (performed at Center Stage in Santa Barbara)
- music composition

Die Ewige Wiederkehr(2006) - Wen Chu Yang
- music composition

There You Are(2006) - Andriana Mitchell
- Sound reinforcement, Music Composition and performance, and Dancer

Time(2006) - Chey Yu
- music composition

So What did you do Last Night?(2005) - Site specific dance school project Choreographed by Steven Koplowitz (Dean of the Calarts Dance Program)
- music composition overnight

Memory Mark(2004) - dance peace creating a painting with body movement on canvas
- With choreographer Wen Chu Yang -music composition

CD Releases and Musical Projects

Solo Albums:

Mouth of Ash:

RainbowS - (January 2010)

Spasms of Spectacular Violence - (August 2009)

Abrasion - (March 2009)

Kyle Blanton Ross

Gray (October 16 2009) solo release

Dream Travel (July 01 2009) solo release

Bram Urban

Mouth of the Muse - (August 2008)

Dignity of the Diarist - (April 2004)

Sancia Soul - (May 2003)

Colaborative Work:

Tears of The Moose Chaser:

Songs for a Sinister Woman (August 16, 2010)

Tin Horn Justice - The Man Canticals

Recording and mix Engineer for The Gathering - Roots and Branches in Leimert Park

QUALIFICATIONS:

- A unique set of skills in a variety of technology for the creation of sonic and visual art.
- Ongoing work with animators, film makers, dancers and other artists.
- Experienced Sound Engineer capable of working under the pressure of the live environment.
- Composition style drawing on the manipulation of sound to achieve desired effect.
- Functioning productively both independently and as part of teams employing:
--- Critical thinking and problem solving for unexpected road blocks and new situations.
--- Dealing with the requirements and politics necessary to present art in many media.

SKILLS

-Audio/DSP Programming, Audio/Video System Installation and Operation, Lighting Design, Graphic design, Web Design, Mac and Windows Operating Systems, Basic Electronics, Soldering, Welding, Wood and Metal work

Software: Digital Performer, Protools, Logic, Photoshop/Illustrator, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Flash

Programming Languages: Max/Msp/Jitter, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, C

EDUCATION

California Institute Of the Arts
- B.F.A. - Valencia, CA - Graduated 5/2006
- Degree from: Multi-focus Music Technologies Program - Multimedia Composition, Studying a wide variety of technology for audio/video application, Electronics, Interactivity, Interdisciplinary collaboration for dance, theater, animation and video.


South Plains College
- A.A.S. - Levelland, Tx - Graduated 5/2003
- Major: Sound Technology/ Commercial Music -primary recording and concert production techniques, music business and performance, MIDI Implementation, video and lighting for the performing arts.
- Provided technical services and performances through theater program (Hello Dolly, Lil' Abner, The Christmas Carol, Sideman, and 1776). - Received the award for best production 2002 for composition "Souls on Parade".

EMPLOYMENT

Freelancing and on Call Work - 2/2007- Present
- Composer, Sound Designer, Audio Engineer, Sound reinforcement, Live Recording, Lighting Technician, Stage Management, General show production, Studio Production, Interactive Sound Art, Multimedia Programming, video editing, Web Design, Photoshop Retouching, Musician, Singer/Songwriter

Pasadena Playhouse - 5/2010-Present
Front of House Audio, Electrician

Alex Theater - 2/2006-Present
Stage and Front of House Audio, Electrician , Stagehand, Lift operation, Loading Rail, Building Sets, theater maintenance.(passed 500 hours in 8/2007)

Tv Tray Studios (on request) Recording and Mix Engineer

Nelson Sound (on call) Audio Engineer, Delivering equipment to site via Truck , Load In/ Load Out, Speaker Rigging.

Grand Performances - 5/2006 - 8/2006
- Stagehand - Playing many necessary roles in a team environment to secure successful large scale out door shows.
- front of house and Stage sound system setup, Stage Audio, Climbing, Rigging, Building stages in odd places, Lighting Assistance, Wading in water with a Source Four, controlling waterworks, and being courteous.

California Institute Of the Arts - 1/2004 - Present
- On Call Audio Engineer - Lighting T.A. - Stage Management, General show production 4 shows a week.
Lights: ETC Programming, Maintainance, and Design.
Sound: Front of House Engineering, Sound Reinforcement, Live and Studio Recording.

Ross Farms - 9/2000 - 11/2003
- Factotum - Machinery Operation, Long hours of Physical Labor, management and maintenance, welding, power tools, carpentry,

HOBBIES and INTERESTS

Electronics, Robotics, Music, Movies, Reading, Writing, Philosophy, Religion and Spirituality, Science, Art, Pen drawing, Photography, Nature, Climbing, Travel

REFERENCES

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or
contact: kyle[at]mindasaportal[dot]com


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