Jon Locker
jon@thenadas.com
515 556 5164

 

Objective

To pursue opportunities that allow for creativity and innovation.  To use my imagination to enhance a variety of project visions, and my expertise to provide technological support.

 
 

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Education

Drake University
Major: Music Business
Aug '97-May '98

Nevada High School
Graduated '97

 

Related Experience

Studio Owner, The Sonic Factory, May '07-now
Currently own, manage and operate recording studio in Des Moines, Ia.
www.sonicfactorystudios.com

Bass Player since 1990

The Nadas, Almanac, 2010
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
The record was recorded and released one song at a time throughout 2009 then assembled for a CD release in 2010.  Produced, recorded, and mixed entire album.  Played bass, arranged parts and had creative control of the whole project.
LISTEN "Parachute"

Janie Jones,
motion picture, 2010
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
Recorded and prepared sync tracks for on site filming of a band.  Was on site to help with band stuff and ProTools tech support.
IMDB

Bonne Finken, Soul on Display 2008
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
Produced, recorded and mixed entire record.  Played bass. also helped write and arrange some songs.  Oversaw every part of the recording process.
LISTEN via Authentic Records store

Blue Island Tribe, Five Hits of Ecstasy 2008
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
Produced, recorded and mixed entire EP.
LISTEN via iTunes store

The Josh Davis Band, Get Awesome 2008
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
Produced, recorded and mixed entire record.
LISTEN via iTunes store

IPTV, "Picture Perfect", 2008
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
Recorded and produced piano tracks from an older upright piano for background music for the show.  Also added some bass only and acoustic only.  Along with Jared Hall, created the theme song for the show.

Hewlitt Packard Video, 2007
Recorded a last minute bass part for a song used on an HP release video plugging straight into an MBox and edited to the client's specifications.

The Nadas, Ghosts Inside These Halls, 2008
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
Produced, recorded, and mixed entire album.  Played bass, arranged parts and had creative control of the whole project.
LISTEN "Blue Lights"
LISTEN "Loser"

The Nadas, "Here Comes Christmas", 2007
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
Produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered a couple mixes of this Nadas single.  One mix was for radio, Capital 106.3 in Des Moines.  Recorded station ID's with the band to promote the song.
LISTEN to "Here Comes Christmas"
Station ID 1
Station ID 2

Benjamin Wagner(MTV), Master, A Family Christmas, 2007
Denver, CO :: Mobile MBox Setup
Mastered Christmas compilation of New York Artists last minute.

Templeton Rye, Radio Commercials, 2007
Recorded and sound designed radio ads for this whiskey company.  Ads are running in Iowa and Chicago.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3

IPTV, "Play Like a Girl", 2007
Des Moines, IA :: Sonic Factory
Recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered a song w/The Nadas specifically for an IPTV documentary about Girl's High School Basketball
Remixed other Nadas' music to work with the movie.  Developed drum loops with using basketball sounds.
LISTEN to Play Like a Girl
LISTEN to Drum Loop

Benjamin Wagner(MTV), Master, Volume 1 and 2, 2007
Des Moines, IA :: Home Studio
Mastered a two disc acoustic record.  Most tracks were recorded at different facilities on different systems.  Cohesively mastered tracks.
LISTEN

Dana Carvey, Recorded/co-produced "The World's Catchiest Song", 2007
San Francisco, CA :: Paul Wright's Studio
Recorded and Co-Produced all tracks along with Paul Wright.  Created a "Beatles-like" sound.
LISTEN

Dana Carvey, Video Capture and Editing, 2007
San Francisco, CA :: Paul Wright's Studio
During the development of characters that were later used by Netflix.  Involved in the creative process and captured/edited b-roll of the day.  Helped make decisions on final webisodes.
WATCH BRoll
WATCH Presidential Speech

Joel Baker, Ready to Begin, 2006-2007
Des Moines, IA :: Home Studio finished at The Sonic Factory
Recorded, produced, and mixed entire record.  Hired all musicians and played bass.

The Josh Davis Band Bluebird, 2006-2007
Des Moines, IA :: Home Studio
Produced, recorded and mixed entire record.  Arranged and reworked songs.
LISTEN via iTunes store

Towncrier, The End and Everything After, 2006
Des Moines, IA :: Home Studio
Produced, recorded, and mixed entire record.
LISTEN via iTunes store

Benjamin Wagner(MTV), Heartland, 2006
Des Moines, IA :: Home Studio
Assisted the artist in transition a demo into a full length record.
LISTEN via iTunes store

The Josh Davis Band, The White Whale, 2005-2006
Des Moines, IA :: Home Studio
Produced, recorded, and mixed record.
LISTEN via iTunes Store

Various Demos, 2005-present
Recorded approx. 25 demos for people and bands ranging from singer songwriter, to full band, to karaoke style.
 

 

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