David Strattford, BBA

Management – More than 10 years experience managing businesses, individuals, groups and projects.

Public Relations Specialist – More than 10 years corporate, private, non-profit organizations and government experience.

Computers – I have used computers since 1983 – Commodore 64, Yamaha MSX, ATARI, Macintosh and PC.  I currently use a PC and own / use more than 200 programs.

Photographer – Studied at The New York Institute of Photography and shot covers for Ventures and Travel Leisure magazines.  Photographer for the Smallville Newspaper in Superman 3.

Videographer – Studied video production through the Calgary Board of Education and at Avicom Calgary (Panasonic’s Industrial Video Distributor).  Shot music videos for Cindy Warren and The INK SPOTS.  I also worked for NBC / K5 in Honolulu, Hawaii and for CTV television in Calgary, Alberta, Canada during the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Graphic Designer – Learned graphics, layout and design while working in family silk-screen business.  Since leaving the family business I have done newsletters, brochures, flyers, business cards, presentations and more for clients in five countries.

Web Page Programmer – Programmed more than 100 web pages for companies, government, non-profit organizations and individuals.

Audio Engineer – 10 years experience as an audio recording studio owner / engineer.  I worked on hundreds of projects for TV, radio, video and film.

Music Writer / Producer – I have been a musician since age 8.  I wrote my first score for television at age 18 – more than 1,000 pieces of music since.  I have produced acts from Canada, US, England, Japan and Hong Kong.

Software Trainer – Started “Music Software Hawaii”.  Our slogan was “We Teach What We Sell”.  I taught musicians how to use all the latest and greatest music and audio production software.

Author - Wrote 8 music instruction books including 264 Guitar Chords For The Beginner and The MIDI Conductor.