Lucas Benedict

benelm49@suny.oneonta.edu

Local Address
219B Matteson Hall, SUNY Oneonta
Oneonta, NY, 13820
(315)842-9043
lucasbenedict.weebly.com naturaltides.weebly.com

Permanent Address
43 Churchill Avenue
Massena, NY, 13662

Objective
To obtain an entry-level job in the recording industry, working as an engineer with a focus on the administrative
aspects of a studio as well as doing recording and engineering work in the studio.

Education
Bachelor of Arts in Music Industry: Concentration in Audio Production, Minor in Creative Writing.
May 2017
State University of New York (SUNY)
GPA 3.2

Related Coursework/ Experience

Music and the Marketplace
May 2014

Managerial Experience

Scheduling Studio Time

Managing Operations During Studio Time (i.e. Recording what, when, and how)

Budgeting Studio Operations/ Creating a Budgeting Plan

Tour Management

Tour Scheduling and Budgeting

Audio Arts I, II, III
2013-May 2015

Setting Up a Studio Session

Microphone Selection and Placement

Experience with Live and Multi-Tracking

Experience with Mixing, After Recording Production, Mastering

Experience using Pro Tools compatible interfaces and software

Contemporary Issues in the Music Industry
May 2014

Up to date with current marketing techniques

A general knowledge of the Music Industry thus far

In-depth analysis of an act just starting (i.e. no gold/platinum records, not on a major label0

Analysis of the portrayal of the Music Industry in the Media and elsewhere

Dec

Work Experience
Gift Shop Attendant, Dwight D. Eisenhower Locks
August, 2014 and 2015

Open and Close Shop

Transport and Tend to Money

General Store Maintenance

Customer Service

Other Completed Coursework

May-

August

2013-Present
Lasers, Spaceships, and Rockets; Themes in Literature; Composition; Creative Writing;
Math for the Liberal Arts; Learning about Music; Music Industry Communications;
Jazz; Introduction to Sociology; Principles of Economics; U.S. History II;
Western Civilization II; World Cultures; Basic Musicianship; Introduction to Business

Activities
Organized a band on campus, Naughty, Guitar/Vocals; Rock Combo, Patrick and the Stars, Patrick and the Stars
2.0, Guitar/Vocals; Jam Band, Boketto, (unnamed as of yet), Guitar; Went on a week-long tour with Naughty across
New York State; Recorded two EPs and a single with Naughty, Seven songs in total, Guitar/ Vocals;
Recorded and Co-Produced and Co-Engineered a full length album with Naughty, Guitar/Vocals/Occ. Keys; Recorded
live tracks with Boketto, Guitar; Advanced Fundamentals of Guitar, College Level Guitar Lessons, Mark Pawkett.

Skills

Lucas Benedict
benelm49@suny.oneonta.edu

Local Address

Permanent Address

219B Matteson Hall, SUNY Oneonta

43 Churchill Avenue
Oneonta, NY, 13820
(315)842-9043
Massena, NY, 13662
lucasbenedict.weebly.com naturaltides.weebly.com
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook; Social Media Experience/Band Media such as Twitter, Facebook,
and Instagram;
Managing a Bands Sound Cloud and Band Camp page; Song-Writing, Poetry, Creative Writing, and Blogging
(naturaltides.weebly.com);
Guitarist; Musician; Composer; Literate in Music Notation; Efficient Typing and Data Entry.

References
Available Upon Request