Attic Studio (pt2)
Left-Brain
Work - 90s and Beyond
By 1992, EBM had changed hands a couple of times and now, under new management, I found myself in the odd position of of being over the service department as the Service Manager. I literally went from being a Supervisor with no direct reports to being responsible for a 6 million dollar a year department with over 60 employees.
To say that was a "growth phase" in my career would be an understatement.
I held that position from '92 to '97, when I moved over to the (then fledgling) Professional Services division. I spent roughly 6 months, studying and taking tests in order to get my Microsoft Certified System Engineer certification while I was working on networks and PCs and all manner of software solutions we were dabbling in at the time.
In 2003, I left the company to pursue staring my own business: NasonProductions.
But the endeavor was short lived and by 2006, after working for RJ Young for a stint, I was back at IKON as the company's first (as far as I knew) color-blind Color System Analyst.
Right-Brain
Attic Recording Studio
Throughout the 90s I kept working in the studio on and off but it was getting to be more of a strain allocating that time.
So, I just kept raising the price until I only had a few diehard clients left.
It was also throughout the 90s that I got more and more interested in video editing. First with VHS desks and then later with non-linear video editing (editing video in a computer).
That's when Chip and I hooked up on his bike project, 25 Days with a Smart Mouth and spent nearly a year editing his 14 hours of travel footage down to an almost manageable 3-1/2 hours!
I also dabbled in digital audio during its infancy. First with Cakewalk, then Sonar then a short stint with Pro Tools.
Today I'm a Logic Pro user on an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro.