Education

1/99-5/99     Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Multi Media Web Design Specialist
Accelerated training program for learning the following software programs:
Adobe: Acrobat 3.01, After Effects 3.1, Illustrator 8.0, Photoshop 5.0,  Premiere 5.0, Image Ready 1.0,
Marcomedia: Director 6.5, Dreamweaver 2.0, Flash 3.0, Freehand
Others: Netscape Composer 4.5,  MacOpener, Extensis Portfolio 4.0, Word 7.0, Windows NT,
Programming: HTML 4.0, Java Script, DHTML, Allaire HomeSite 3.0, BB Edit 4.0
Trained on both Mac and PC platforms. Certificate awarded upon completion.

1990     University of California, San Francisco, CA
Juris Doctor of Law from University of California, Hastings College of Law
Member of Associated Students of Hastings Government Council

1985     California State University, Long Beach, CA
Bachelor of the Arts in Political Science
Graduated “with Great Distinction” (Highest Honors-3.75 G.P.A.).

Work Experience

1989-1999     Charles Beardsley Productions, Los Angeles, CA
Producer/Director
Independently produce and direct video and photo shoots of numerous artists. Past productions include The Allman Brothers Band,  James Brown,  John Lee Hooker, Parliament/Funkadelic, Slash, Bruce Willis,  Johnny Winter, et al.  Extensive experience and expertise in archival restoration and preservation of vintage audio/video formats and tapes.

2/99-1999     A & E Biography, Los Angeles, CA
Archival Consultant/Researcher
Archival Consultant and Researcher for the Brian Wilson A & E Biography  television special "A Beach Boy's Tale", which aired on June 20th 1999.  Duties include researching, acquiring and supplying vintage 1962-65 Beach Boys performance and rehearsal footage. Current Archival Consultant and Researcher for the upcoming Ray Charles A & E Biography television special.

6/94-1999      Playboy Enterprises, Inc.,  Beverly Hills, CA
Administrative Assistant/Archivist
Served on the Staff of the Playboy National Director of Communications for the last five Playboy Jazz Festivals at the Hollywood Bowl. Donated archival footage to Mr. Hugh M. Hefner’s personal jazz collection, and worked with his personal Archivist on the 1995 Playboy Jazz Film Festival in Los Angeles.

11/98-4/99     Digital Domain, Venice, CA
Archival Consultant/Researcher
Current Archival Consultant and Researcher for the upcoming "Artist’s Journey” project.  Duties include researching, acquiring and supplying musical performance and rehearsal footage from several different genres for possible presentation.

1989-1998     John Lee Hooker, Los Altos, CA
Archivist/Personal Assistant
Personal assistant and close personal friend to this living Blues legend.  Duties included acting as personal photographer, videographer and archivist for the Hooker family.  Lived with Mr. Hooker on his personal estate "Boogie Ranch" from 1997-98.

9/98-10/98     American Masters, New York City, NY
Archival Consultant/Researcher
Provided archival consulting and research services and supplied rare archival Ella Fitzgerald performance footage from my private library for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) American Masters series.

2/98-9/98     Muzic.com/Nocturne, San Francisco, CA
Archivist/Producer
My responsibilities at Muzic.com included acquiring, cataloging, producing and ultimately digitizing musical content for presentation on the Internet. Nocturne is the world’s premiere video production company. My duties included archiving, cataloging and preserving over 15 years worth of exclusive concert and rehearsal footage of artists like Paul McCartney,  the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson and the Who.

12-31-97       Bill Graham Presents, San Francisco, CA
Multi Media Producer/Director
Designed, directed and produced a complete Multi Media “disco theme” video presentation for the San Francisco New Years Eve (SFNYE) at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

11-22-97       Bill Graham Presents, San Francisco, CA
Multi Media Producer/Director
Designed, directed and produced a complete Multi Media “pagan theme” video presentation for the Jane’s Addiction E.N.I.T. Festival at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

5/97-6/97      Hollywood Bowl/L.A. Philharmonic, Los Angeles, CA
Archival Consultant/Researcher
Provided archival consulting and research services and supplied rare 1955 Ella Fitzgerald performance footage from my private library for presentation by the Hollywood Bowl and Los Angeles Philharmonic Association at the Ella Fitzgerald Tribute on June 29, 1997.

1/96-2/96      N.A.R.A.S. Foundation, Santa Monica, CA
Archival Consultant/Researcher
Directed archival footage research and acquisition, and supplied rare archival 1958 Lionel Hampton performance footage from my private library for presentation by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Foundation at the 1996 GRAMMY Hall of Fame Ceremony in Los Angeles.

11/95- 1/96   Second Vision New Media, Hollywood, CA
Archival Consultant/Researcher
Directed archival footage research and acquisition, and supplied rare Ron Wood/Faces and James Brown performance footage from my private library for proposed CD-ROM projects.

11/94-11/95   The Rolling Stones/Virgin Records, Hollywood, CA
Archival Consultant/Researcher
Credited for “archival footage research and acquisition” and licensed rare archival music performance footage from my private library for the Blues Legends VIP Room of the Rolling Stones “Voodoo Lounge” CD-ROM.

4/95-9-95      U.S. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Archival Consultant/Researcher
Provided archival consulting and research services and supplied rare archival footage from my private library of the Beatles song “Yesterday” for the United States Library of Congress Copyright Office’s informational video entitled “What is the Compulsory License Anyway?”

1990-1991     The New Santana Band, San Francisco, CA
Tour Coordinator/Video Director
Coordinated and assisted in the management of four Santana tours, including “Rock In Rio II” in Brazil.  Video Director for over 75 Santana concerts, and acted as Mr. Carlos Santana's personal audio/video Archivist.

References

Available upon request

List of some of the artists that have been documented by Charles Beardsley Entertainment:

A. Mose Allison, The Gregg Allman Band, The Allman Brothers Band
B. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Elvin Bishop, The Blues Brothers, Blues Traveler, Hadda Brooks,
    Gatemouth Brown, James Brown, Jackson Browne, Chuck Berry
C. Chess Records All Stars, George Clinton, Robert Cray, Ray Charles
D.
E. Keith Emerson
F. The Fairfield Four, Eddie Floyd, John Fogerty
G. Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead, Buddy Guy
H. MC Hammer, Randy Hanson, Jeff Healey Band, Robyn Hitchcock, John Lee Hooker, Hot Tuna
I.
J.  Etta James, Rick James, Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship
K. B.B. King, Kris Kristofferson
L. Little Feat, Little Milton, Los Lobos
M.Taj Mahal, Harvey Mandel, Charlie Musselwhite
N. Ivan Neville
O. Anita O'Day, Ohio Players
P. Parliament/Funkadelic, The P-Funk All-Stars, Wilson Pickett
Q.
R. The Radiators, Bonnie Raitt, Vernon Reid, Jimmy Rogers
S. Carlos Santana, The New Santana Band, Boz Scaggs, Neal Schon, Little Jimmy Scott, Slash, Steel Pulse,
    Steve Stephens, Slash's Snakepit
T. Mick Taylor, Luther Tucker, Ike Turner
U.
V. Jimmy Vaughan
W. Joe Louis Walker, Bob Weir, Junior Wells, Bruce Willis, Johnny Winter
X.
Y.
Z. Zero
#. 10,000 Maniacs

My hobbies include photography, 16mm film and comic book collecting.

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