Christian Banks

Available

By way of my formal education and my personal experience, I have developed an excellent knowledge and skill in many aspects of music and graphic design. I am very passionate about the industries I am involved with and always eager to make good things happen with creative, like-minded people.

My major strengths are my adaptability, motivation, and integrity. I am able to work well as an individual and team player, moving easily between being a graphic designer, to assisting in the studio or in the live performance setting, to administering office responsibilities. My motivation draws from a desire to create things I believe in and work with people who share my professional beliefs and values. I have always felt that the importance of music, as well as design, is to invent an end product that will not just be enjoyed, but will also inspire.

Musically, I have producing solo, sample-based music since 2001, and have been experimenting with music by way of the piano and drums since I was 9 years old. My current music exists under the moniker of Las Flores Project (myspace.com/lasfloresproject).

In terms of design, academia technically prepared me, making me proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and adequate knowledge of Flash. I have freelanced for several design firms and various companies, handling everything from graphic images, to paper and printing processes, to designing tech packs.

In addition to music and design, my "college job" at UC Santa Barbara gave me much experience in the office setting, where I worked as an office assistant in the Department of Art Offices, developing a range of administrative and organizational skills.

WESC, New York, NY
February 2007-current
Position: Assistant Manager/ Graphic Designer
Tasks: Supervise staff, sales, and inventory, and additionally design t-shirt graphics and flyers for local events.

Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
October 2006- January 2007
Position: Assistant Preparator
Tasks: Install and de-install all exhibitions, assist in gallery repair and art handling.

Hot Rod Life, Los Angeles, CA
June 2003-2005, August 2006-January 2007. Currently freelance.
Position: Sales, Supervisor, Graphic Designer
Tasks: Administer inventory, propose store layout, and design clothing for Hot Rod in-house label.

University of California, Santa Barbara
Bachelor of Arts: Studio Art (Emphasis in Graphic Design, Printmaking, Painting)/ English Literature
Degree received: June, 2006

Akai Mpc 2000
Korg Triton
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Mircrosoft Ofiice
Quick Books

Pennsylvania
New York
California - Southern

Drums
Piano
Akai MPC

In Design
Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop

Would you consider staff positions as well as freelance work?: yes
Do you have a driver's license?: yes