Experience

Ottawa Music Industry Coalition

• Canada
• Musicians
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Organize events, manage social media, and maintain correspondences with partners, members and Board of Directors. Co-organize a monthly virtual Independent Music Business panel in partnership with Edwards Creative Law, which involves the recruitment of speakers and moderators, as well as promotion. Coordinated and scheduled all artists involved in Encore Ottawa and Encore Ottawa 2, large-scale pre-recorded virtual concerts that were produced in partnership with Shenkman Arts Centre, Rogers TV and Apt613. Coordinate juries for grants and awards ceremonies through candidate packages and procession of results. Curating and writing of weekly bilingual newsletters, regular recruitment of members and collaborators, and grant writing. Show less



Freelance

• Egypt
• Human Resources
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Playwright

  • 2020 - Present

  Co-wrote a play with Seth Thomson titled A Gentleman’s Dispute, with dramaturgy by Megan Carty. A Gentleman’s Dispute was later selected and produced as a virtual play at the Ottawa Youth Infringement Festival, Directed by Natasha Habib. The play was seen by an audience of over 130 and was featured on CBC Radio’s All in a Day with Alan Neal.

• Soundtrack Composer

  • 2016 - Present

  Composed a number of soundtracks for various productions including short films, documentaries and podcasts. Involves working with the director in order to capture the ideal mood for audiences to react to.



Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professional Musician

  • 2014 - Present

  Paid artist residency with Pirate Life Ottawa, involving rehearsing and performing at their venue once a week starting June 2021 until the end of the season (September-October 2021). Released 2 projects on all streaming platforms under the artist name “Kaspien”, a concept album titled DIVER and a live album titled Five Songs at the Rainbow. Performing and organizing shows at venues in Ottawa, paid and free events. Venues include the Gladstone Theatre, Rainbow Bistro, Avant-Garde Bar, Live! On Elgin and Café Nostalgica. Giving music lessons both online and in person. Comfortable giving lessons for guitar, ukulele and voice. Show less



Elmwood School

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Media Consultant

  • 2019 - 2020

  Researched and procured technology for Elmwood’s newly renovated Art Room, and provided technical assistance during and in between classes. Guest Artist. Gave lectures on University applications and my own art/Masters’ Thesis, as well as provided feedback to students on their art projects. Helped organize a regularly-occurring Open Mic Night for students, featuring music, comedy, poetry and theatre. Researched and procured technology for Elmwood’s newly renovated Art Room, and provided technical assistance during and in between classes. Guest Artist. Gave lectures on University applications and my own art/Masters’ Thesis, as well as provided feedback to students on their art projects. Helped organize a regularly-occurring Open Mic Night for students, featuring music, comedy, poetry and theatre.