John Santana

Broadcaster/Photographer

Personal site:johnsantana.com

Gallery: photography.johnsantana.com

Phone: (714) 394–3863)

email: john@johnsantana.com


Experience



DIRECTOR OR PROGRAMMING: KMZT K-Mozart Radio (Los Angeles)

PRODUCER: KMZT (K-Mozart) Radio, Los Angeles; Walt Disney Records

ANNOUNCER: KMZT (Los Angeles), WQXR (New York City), KCET-TV (Los Angeles)

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: KFAC Radio (Los Angeles)

PHOTOGRAPHER: Turville Photography (Orange, Ca.), Free Lance and commission





Education



BACHELOR OF MUSIC: California State University, Fullerton

MASTER OF MUSIC THEORY AND COMPOSITION: California State University, Fullerton

PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKSHOPS: Fred Picker, Oliver Gagliani

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING: Microsoft Seminars and industry training





Radio Productions



    In The Wings

    Musical Journeys

    On the Horizon

    Live From the Hollywood Bowl

    Carmel Bach Festival

    The Romantic Hours with Mona Golabek

    Music On My Mind with John Mauceri

    CinemaScore

    Fantasia 2000 Preview (Walt Disney Records)

    A Christmas Carol (radio drama)

Listen to samples from these and other productions on my personal web site john@johnsantana.com.



Most Personally Rewarding Project




Community-Related Broadcasts

Created and managed community-related programming for radio stations KFAC and KKGO. These were large-scale projects continuing through several years. Some programs were educational, like Musical Journeys, and others were profiles of the organizations, as in the programs In The Wings and On The Horizon.


  • Generated and maintained relationships with creative partners.

  • Assisted partners in their productions when possible.

  • Created computer programs to aid in scheduling and production assets

  • Produced programs in a variety of formats, as appropriate.

  • Archived productions and generated reports for the stations' public files.


Skills








Broadcasting

  • Production of short and long-form radio and TV programs

  • Audio and video recording and editing, digital and analog

  • Studio microphone and lighting techniques

  • Supervision and management of staff and talent

  • Operation of audio and video cameras and related equipment

  • Audio and video studio operations

Photography


  • Still camera operation: 35mm to 4x5 view and technical

  • Motion picture 16mm camera operation

  • Motion picture film editing

  • Darkroom operations, including film development, and printing

  • Safe handling of hazardous chemicals and materials

  • Studio and location lighting methods

  • Basic and advanced methods, including the Zone System

  • Digital cameras, their operation, maintenance, and applications

  • Digital editing and printing of images

  • Transfer of analog film and video to digital

  • Duplication of audio and video files


Computers Programming and Web Design

  • Programming for special applications

  • Full-stack web applications

  • General web design

  • Maintenance of web sites and their content

  • Audio and video streaming

Computers and Software

  • Install and maintain computers and software

  • Interface computers to external audio, video, and control devices

  • Apply computer technology to studio and field production

  • Create computer programs for specialized applications

Electronics

  • Set up, operate, and maintain audio and video equipment

  • Minor technical repairs and modifications

  • Commonly used equipment, their sources, prices, and costs

  • Design and fabricate simple circuits


Interests




  • Education and public speaking

  • Electronics, especially TV, Radio, audio, and music related

  • Computer programming

  • Web design

  • Magic (“Nothin' up my sleeve”)