Joe Lester

Joseph Lester --2228 ½ Aaron St. Los Angeles, CA 90026 Education -Graduated from UC Santa Cruz in 2004 with a BA in Music, minor in Jazz Performance -Graduated from Crossroads High School in Santa Monica, CA in 2000 Work Experience and References -10/19-7/21: Photoshop photo editor and web maintenance technician for Studio III Marketing. Department Head Houston Graham:- -4/19-present: Head lighting designer at Catch One Nightclub in Los Angeles. Production Manager Kyle Garcia:- -10/18-present: Freelance work as a video/audio capture tech for Digitally Speaking. Supervisor Darren Jenkins:- -4/18-present: Freelance work as lighting grip on film shoots for commercials and music videos. Director Pat Lascu:- -1/15-present: Freelance work as an L1 (lighting director,) L2 (lighting assistant), A2 (audio assistant) and crew lead for Angstrom Lighting and Matthew Gavin Events. Supervisor Evan Weissman:- -7/14-present: Freelance work as an L2 (lighting assistant), scenic and crew for RPM Events. Owner Rhonda McCord-Deniston:- -1/14-12/15: Freelance work as an L2 (lighting assistant) for Megadiode Lighting Inc. events ranging from concerts to dance clubs to corporate/private events; clients include Harrah’s Casino, Del Mar Racetrack, and Legoland. Owner Jason Bethurum:-, Owner Tim Horton:- -3/15-6/15: Worked as a Quality Assurance tester for Incite Co. web marketing. Manager Jen Zakur:- -2/11-10/12: Worked as a server at The Spice Table Southeast Asian Restaurant. Supervisor Leah Haimowitz:- -12/08-12/10: Worked as server at Chin-Ma-Ya of Little Tokyo Japanese Restaurant. Supervisor Courtney Nakamura:- -2/08-7/08: Worked as server/busser at Lamill Coffee Boutique. Supervisor Amber Hutson:- -1/07-12/08: Worked in various capacities on numerous assignments for First Call Staffing temp agency. Supervisor Sophia Konopelsky: - -1/05-6/06: Worked at Café Chez Marie in West LA, CA as assistant manager, server and delivery person. Owner and Manager Marie Saltzman: - -’02-’03: Worked as research assistant to Dr. Karlton Hester, Chair of the Jazz Department at UCSC. Dr. Karlton Hester: - -’02-’03: Worked at Santa Cruz Cinema 9 Theaters as floor staff. Managers Peter or Robin: - -Summers ’00, ’01, ’02: Worked for Carlow Design Graphic Design Agency in Santa Monica, CA as illustrator, designer, assistant and receptionist. President and Owner Richard Carlow: - -1999: Worked at Record Rover music store in Mar Vista, CA (Record Rover is no longer in business.) Tour Experience -2006-present: 13 years of professional international touring experience in the capacities of performer, session player and backline, instrument and lighting tech. Traveling in over 30 countries in three different continents, tours include those by artists such as: Tool, Mastodon, Meshuggah, Animals As Leaders, Between the Buried and Me, Deafheaven, Tesseract, Isis, High on Fire, Cynic, The Ocean, Red Fang, etc. -Personal gear endorsements include: Zon Guitars, Ampeg Amplification, Aguilar Amplification, EMG Pickups, Darkglass Electronics, and Jim Dunlop Guitar Products. Personal References -Dr. Sharon Ritchie, Director of The First School Pilot Program at the University of North Carolina: - -Professor Amy Beal at the UCSC Music Department: - -Marty Grimaldi, Office Manager/Customer Service Representative at Earl Schieb Corporate Offices:- x127