Dan Watts
Music Teacher (Production Specialist) and Enrichment Coordinator at East London Arts and Music- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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QTLS
The Education and Training FoundationMay, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Black Belt
Xen-Do Martial ArtsDec, 2018- Oct, 2024 -
Grade 8 Trumpet
ABRSMJun, 2007- Oct, 2024
Experience
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East London Arts and Music
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Music Teacher (Production Specialist) and Enrichment Coordinator
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Sep 2021 - Present
Took over the lead production teacher role at a top arts college. Oversee production lessons in the whole school, while also branching out to supporting performance lessons every week. Secondary role of Enrichment Coordinator involves managing trips, clubs and overseeing policy. Key responsibilities - Music Teacher - Determine the production journey our students will go through, reflecting the music industry. Production manager for large, live shows involving full tech and lights. Oversee the sound during the show. - To provide industry focused, challenging lessons. - To monitor the needs of SEND pupils and to adapt lessons accordingly. - Alongside the course lead, gather evidence and present it to the UAL moderator for assessment. - Run a weekly after-school jazz night. Key responsibilities - Enrichment Coordinator - Official Educational Visits Coordinator for the school. - Oversee risk assessment of all educational trips. - Lead policy writer for trips and visits. There were no official policies before this. - Organised a variety of enrichment activities and tracking in order to align better with the Gatsby standards. Key achievement/projects - Had three of his student producer’s tracks selected to be released as an Andrew Lloyd Webber remix by Andrew Lloyd Webber himself. - Three other production students collaborated on a remix of “Shout” by Tears For Fears, with a music video directed by Andy Morahan. - Had a number of production students approached by Universal Music Group after their mixes were used as backings for a live gig. - Established an industry-focused and knowledgeable cohort of producers who know their rights and the deals they can get. - Ensured a high level of performance and sound quality at multiple large shows. Manned and trained students on how to use the mixing desk. - Led the first ever producer showcase at the college for the public and industry guests. Show less
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Point Blank Music School
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Lecturer
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Apr 2023 - Present
Sessional Sound Engineering lecturer. Teach and assess on the degree and professional courses. Sessional Sound Engineering lecturer. Teach and assess on the degree and professional courses.
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DanAleX
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Music Producer
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Jan 2014 - Present
Producer and songwriter. Worked with independent songwriters and some signed to Warner Chappell, Sony and BMG. Been involved in the pitch process for songs. Freelance trumpet player. Write horn lines for artists and have performed at festivals such as Bestival, Leeds, Boomtown and All Points East. Producer and songwriter. Worked with independent songwriters and some signed to Warner Chappell, Sony and BMG. Been involved in the pitch process for songs. Freelance trumpet player. Write horn lines for artists and have performed at festivals such as Bestival, Leeds, Boomtown and All Points East.
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Rap Club Productions C.I.C
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United Kingdom
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Performing Arts
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Producer/Engineer/Schools Lead
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Jan 2020 - Jan 2022
Winner of The Music and Drama award for Progressive and Inclusive Music Education 2022. Tasked with fulfilling two roles. The first one being the development and management of a roster of young, London based artists. This primarily took the form of recording, engineering and producing them to an industry-quality level. The styles of music varied from R&B to Drill. The other part of the role is to run sessions in schools in order to find talented kids who can benefit from professional recordings. Most of these young people would not usually have the opportunity to access this themselves. Dan also provided advice and training to teachers who didn't necessarily have the skills or the knowledge of the genres of music that the young people are creating. Key responsibilities - Ran weekly sessions in schools to provide young people with recording sessions and support. - Encouraged the development and training for teachers in modern music. - Ensured the welfare and safety of young people in the industry. - Fulfilled engineer and producer role during recording sessions. - Engineer for live video sessions. - Location scout. Show less
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Big Creative Education
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Teacher of Music
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Aug 2018 - Sep 2021
Part of a team of four music tutors in the largest department of the college. His strengths include teaching any unit in depth as he has production, performance, writing and business experience. Key responsibilities - Lead staff member role on the implementation of Google Classroom and moving to a VLE for students to access lessons and material online. - To plan engaging and challenging lessons to keep attendance high. - To plan an IV schedule, showing dates students submit their work along with what teacher is marking it and who needs to IV their sample. - Redesigning the course to better fit our students – more so for UAL Level 3 year 2. - To provide each student in his tutor group a thorough 1-1 tutorial each half term. - To monitor the needs of SEND pupils and to update their profiles after each tutorial. - Alongside the course lead, gather evidence and present it to the UAL moderator for assessment. - To run a weekly after-school jam session, where students could turn up to play music with others they don’t necessarily see during the day. This was done voluntarily. Key achievement/projects - In his first year at the college (full year before COVID). Twelve out of sixteen of his tutor group (who he also taught the most in the year) achieved a distinction in their year 2 level 3 UAL diploma. Two of the four other grades achieved higher than their target grade. - He never had a student fail, and the majority achieve over their target grade. - From May 2020 to September 2021, our head of music left his post. Dan stepped in and planned the year as an ‘unofficial head of music’. This was to make sure the students achieved the best grades possible and that the department was prepared for the next year. He organised new SOWs, course year plans, department improvement plans, equipment purchases orders and managed peripatetic teacher’s invoices. All of this was done voluntarily in order to keep the students from feeling the effects of a teacher leaving. Show less
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SIDE Global
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Audio Editor
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Nov 2017 - Jan 2019
Freelance editor to work on voice takes for games developed by Ubisoft. Also worked on the new Google assistant voice. Freelance editor to work on voice takes for games developed by Ubisoft. Also worked on the new Google assistant voice.
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Capital City College Group
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United Kingdom
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Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Lecturer in Music
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Aug 2016 - Sep 2018
Outline To teach students of a wide age range, varying from 16 all the way up to 65. Taught level 3, 4 and 5. He learned how to manage a class with a lot of variety. Key responsibilities - To work on the implementation of a switch in exam board. This was from Pearson BTEC to UAL. This involved meeting with the lead examiner from UAL and planning the new course. - To deliver and create a curriculum that is challenging to the learner and involves the correct industry skills. - To supervise tutees to ensure progression. - To teach a wide variety of software including Logic Pro X, Ableton Live and the Adobe Suite. Key achievement/projects - Some media classes needed cover as they had no teacher. Dan was able to teach himself Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Pro in order to teach it to level 3 students for a year. This was alongside his music teaching hours. Show less
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Nower Hill High School
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Music Technician
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Sep 2015 - Oct 2016
Technician for the music department. Ran studio bookings, repairs and external partnerships. Supported lessons with tech setup and held 1:1 lessons with sixth form students. Technician for the music department. Ran studio bookings, repairs and external partnerships. Supported lessons with tech setup and held 1:1 lessons with sixth form students.
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University of York
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Music Technician
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Sep 2014 - Oct 2015
Studio and concert hall technician. Tasked with setting up, recording and editing professional performances. Managed studio booking system and technical issues.
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Welfare Tutor
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Sep 2014 - Oct 2015
Tutor to 150 undergraduate students. Dedicated to the welfare of these individuals. Use of a private case-management system. Use of a 24 hour welfare emergency phone and first responder to any issues.
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Education
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2011 - 2014
University of York
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Music -
2016 - 2018
City of Westminster College
Diploma in Education, Teaching -
2014 - 2015
University of York
Master's degree, Music Technology
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