Resume
Wouter D. Snel graduated in 2006 as Master of Arts and Technology (MA), in 2008 as Master of Music (MMus) and studied a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Music Technology in 2006 to 2009. Works as a sound designer at Studio Alfred Klaassen. Has been an independent music producer for over a decade. He is a member of the Dutch Broadcast Loudness Committee. Based on his MA thesis on the practical implementation of loudness control in broadcasting he designed LMBA-1, the predecessor of LevelOne. Currently developing LevelOne at GrimmAudio.
Current Position's
- Studio Alfred Klaassen
- 2011 - present :: Sound Designer
- Grimm Audio
- 2010 - present :: Software Engineering
- Dutch Broadcast Loudness Committee
- 2006 - present :: Researcher
Education
- Open University of Portsmouth
- 2006 - 2009 :: Master of Philosophy
- Utrecht School of the Arts, faculty Art, Media and Technology
- 2006 - 2008 :: Master of Music
- Open University of Portsmouth
- 2003 - 2006 :: Master of Arts in European Media
- Utrecht School of the Arts, faculty Art, Media and Technology
- Bachelor of Art & Technology (Audio Design) degree with Honours in 2006
Technical Proficiency
- Software
- all major packages for music production, hard-disk recording, synthesis and mixing. Various Content Management Systems. All major office applications.
- Hardware
- all (music) industry standard equipment such as samplers, mixing consoles, synthesizers and effect equipment.
- Programming
- PHP/MySQL, CSS/XHTML
- Foreign Languages
- English
Teaching Positions
- Music Technology curriculum development, Vietnam
- Training of Music Technology curriculum development, Vietnam.
- Tanzania Arts Education Project
- Setting up music studios at Music Mayday and Bagamoyo College of Arts and train personnel to work in there.
- Studio Technology Course Vietnam (2007)
- Studio course at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, Vietnam.
- Studio Technology Course Vietnam (2006)
- Studio course at the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, Vietnam.
Research
- Loudness in Practice
- A research into practical implementation of loudness control in Dutch television broadcasting.
- Mobile Bristol Toolkit
- GPS 2.0.
- Studio Design for Massive Music
- Designing and managing the build of new music studio