Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae (CV) – Conrad Askland

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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC
Bachelor’s Degree – Professional Music – Summa Cum Laude

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Master’s Degree – Arts Leadership and Cultural Management

*Undergraduate studies include Harvard University (Human Rights), University of Miami (Music Law), UCLA (Film Scoring) and Pacific Lutheran University (Piano and Voice)

CERTIFICATIONS

ABLETON LIVE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Berklee College of Music

PRO TOOLS 110 CERTIFICATION
AVID

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

  • CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – Crystal World Tour
    Bandleader, Accordion and Ableton Live Specialist
  • CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – Varekai World Tour
    Bandleader, Keyboardist and Ableton Live Programmer
  • NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE – Rock of Ages
    Music Director and Keyboardist
  • NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE – Burn the Floor
    Music Director and Keyboardist
  • CIRQUE DU SOLEIL – ZAIA (Macau, China)
    Bandleader, Keyboardist and Ableton Live Programmer
  • ROMEO AND JULIET the MUSICAL
    Composer and Orchestrations
  • PRAY THE GAY AWAY® the MUSICAL
    Book, Music, Lyrics and Orchestrations
  • PAN the MUSICAL
    Book, Music, Lyrics and Orchestrations
  • WITCHES the MUSICAL
    Book, Music, Lyrics and Orchestrations
  • ROYAL CARIBBEAN INTERNATIONAL – Navigator of the Seas
    Show Band Pianist and Guest Artist Keyboardist
  • REGIONAL SHOWS – Music Director and Vocal Director
    SideShow, Rocky Horror Show, Mamma Mia, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Annie Get Your Gun, Seussical, Brigadoon, AIDA, Disney’s High School Musical, Bye Bye Birdie
  • FREDDY FENDER of the TEXAS TORNADOS
    Touring Keyboardist 1996-2005
  • ROAD RECORDS of Southern California
    Audio Engineer, Music Producer and Recording Studio Manager
  • GRAND ‘OL OPRY CMT TELEVISION SHOW
    (2002) Keyboardist with Grammy Winner Freddy Fender
  • AMERICAN LATIN MUSIC AWARDS (ALMA) – ABC TV)
    Keyboardist with Grammy Winner Freddy Fender
  • KNOTT’S BERRY FARM – CALICO SALOON and BIRD CAGE THEATRE
    Pianist for saloon shows, melodramas and summer street performer
  • HOLLYWOOD SUPERSTARS – Las Vegas and Japan Tours
    Music Director and Keyboardist
  • HARDRIDERS BAND – Tours of South Korea and Japan
    Keyboards and Vocals (Military MWR Tours)
  • NORDSTROM – Bellevue Square, Bellevue, WA
    Pianist
  • SEATTLE OPERA
    Title Vocal Role in Amahl and the Night Visitors, Chorus Vocal performer in Tosca, Boris Gudonov and Carmen

FILM, VIDEO and CD ROM

  • Witches! the Musical – DVD 2013 – Book, music and lyrics by Conrad Askland
  • Alien Secrets film – “Seven Year Sleep” soundtrack song 2006
  • Phonics Made Easy, Composer, School Zone Interactive 2003
  • Freddy Fender, King of Tex Mex Live, DVD 2003

TELEVISION

  • Dream Quest – 2015 – Rock of Ages live performance segment
  • In the Mix – PBS Series 2005 – Soundtrack composer
  • American Latin Music Awards, ABC – (ALMA) Freddy Fender 2002
  • Grand Ole Opry TV show – Keyboards Freddy Fender 2002

PUBLISHED WORK

  • Romeo and Juliet the musical – 2015 World Premiere
  • PAN the musical – 2014 World Premiere
  • Witches! the musical – 2013 World Premiere
    Book, music and lyrics by Conrad Askland – www.WitchesMusical.com 
  • Cirque Du Soleil ZAIA Soundtrack 2009 – Keyboardist and String Arranger
  • Music of Christmas – Producer 5 CD titles 2002-2005
  • Nursery Tunes – Producer lullabye music 2003
  • Freddy Fender – Blues and Me – Tracking Engineer 2001
  • Natures Music – Field Engineer 10+ titles 1999-present
  • Cheer Trax – Composer 14 CD titles 1999-2005
  • Rap Track – Composer 25+ CD titles 1999-2005
  • Meditations For Life – Composer 24 CD titles 1999-2000
  • Raggen and the Dreamweaver – Original soundtrack 1994
  • Guide to the Orchestra – Progressive Piano Studies 1993
  • GTE – Two compact discs of all original on-hold music 1990
  • Contel and Vark Industries – Two compact discs of classical on-hold music 1989

TECHNICAL, SOFTWARE  AND SPECIALIZED SKILLS

  • Ableton Live Specialist Certificate from Berklee School of Music
  • ProTools 110 Certification, editing, mixing, mastering, MIDI overdubs, integration of sample based arrangements with live musician and MIDI tracks
  • Sibelius, Kontakt
  • Sightread music, by ear, fake book charts
  • Music notation from lead sheets, piano music or full orchestrations

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Virtual Private Instruction 2000-present
  • Private Piano Instructor – 1989-2002
  • Musical Theater vocal and music director 2006-present