Brian David Melnyk: Education / Experience
•Fine Arts Honors Degree (graduated First Class Honors): Thesis in Digital Video, University of Manitoba.
•Bachelor of Arts Degree: English Literature Major, University of Manitoba.
•30 years experience Performing and Recording music.
•21 years experience Photography (Darkroom and Digital) / Graphic Arts.
•14 years experience Filming and Editing Digital Video.
•Proficient with Final Cut Pro (Video), Pro tools (Audio), Adobe Photoshop (Photography / Graphic Arts).
•Multi-Instrumentalist / Composer: Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Percussion.
Zenon Studios: Technical Specification / Equipment Highlights
•HD Video Editing Suite utilizing Final Cut Pro Studio 2, Matrox interface, Canon 5D Mark2, Canon T3i, Canon s95 with underwater housing, Canon XA10, Canon HV30 Cameras with WA lenses, Singh-Ray Vari-ND filter, SmallHD DP6 monitor, Merlin Stabilizer, Libec and Velbon Tripods, Cavision shoulder mount / FF, Audio Technica, Rode, and Canon shotgun mics, sE Electronics mics, Zoom H4N, H1 Audio Recorders, Rycote deadcats, Lumahawk lighting.
•Audio Recording Studio utilizing Pro Tools 8, featuring a Digi 002 interface, Mbox Pro, Neumann TLM 49, Royer 121 Ribbon mic, AKG D-112, Shure 57’s / 58’s, sE Electronics sE-1A’s, Audio Technica, and Apex Microphones, API A2D Preamp, Universal Audio LA-610 Tube Preamp / Compressor, ART Preamps / Compressor, Yorkville YSM2P monitors, Sony / AKG headphones.
•Studio equipped with Gibson, Ibanez, Takamine, Taylor guitars, Ibanez Bass, Alesis Q6 Keyboard, Traynor Darkhorse amplifier, Mesa Boogie Studio .22 Amplifier with custom Celstion V-30 cab, Guitar Rig 3, Roland TD-9 V-Drum kit triggering DFH Superior 2, Belephones, Djembes, various African drums and percussion.
•Photography / Graphic Arts utilizing Adobe Photoshop cs5, Photomatix Pro HDR, Canon 5D Mark 2, Canon T3i, two Canon 350D Digital SLR cameras, Canon s95 with underwater housing, Canon 24-105 f4L, 70-200 f2.8L IS UMS, 35 f2.0, 50 f1.8, 17-85 f4-5.6, 70-300 f4-5.6 lenses, Canon 2x extender, Canon flashes.
•Macbook Pro 2.6 GHz with 4GB RAM, iMac Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz with 3GB RAM, Dell and Samsung monitors, LG 32" HDTV, Matrox Mini, Lacie, Glyph and Iomega Hard Drives, Lacie Lightscribe burner, Memorex Lightscribe burner.