Objective

To build a business that competes on a national as well as international level introducing new musical talent in chosen genre's to the music industry and to music fans all over the world. To find and develop new talent and help push them to the top of the music industry charts.

Summary of qualifications

1978-1980                     Topaz Recording Studios                  Flushing, MI

Staff Engineer

§     Worked with Mel Schacher of Grand Funk Railroad.  An 8 track Teac Tascam analog studio.

1980-1982                     Pacific Stereo                                  Houston, TX

Store Manager

§     Excelled in sales and moved from sales to management inside of three months

1981-1984                        ACA Recording Studios                    Houston, TX

Staff Engineer

·         Staff Engineer under William Holford Owner and renowned engineer.  A 16 track analog studio.

1981-1984                       Cooksound Productions                    Houston, TX

Staff Engineer

·         Staff Engineer under owner Dwight “Shotgun Cook” mastered the albums for the judges in the “Miller Highlife Rock to Riches Talent Search Contest” which discovered Jon Bon Jovi and appeared in Mix magazines Southwest studio reviews.  A 16 track analog studio.

1981-1985         Topaz Recording Studio/Broken Records      Houston, TX

Owner/Engineer/Producer

·         I bought out the studio where I started and moved it to Texas. Two songs produced in this studio made it to the semi finals of the “Miller Highlife Rock to Riches Talent Search Contest”

2002-Present    Norkris Productions, LLC  Flushing, MI. dba; Topaz Recording Studio, Matchbox Records, Broken Records.

Owner/Engineer/Producer

·         Owner/engineer/ Producer: Now a 64 track digital, fully automated, studio. with Pro-Tools

References

Available on request