SKILLS
ADOBE After Effects
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With After Effects, users can bring their creative visions to life by combining various elements such as videos, images, text, and audio. It offers an extensive collection of customizable effects, transitions, and presets that can be applied to enhance the visual impact of a project.
I used Adobe After Effects to create several videos, which you can see everywhere on this website. Videos like the HEADNBAGERS NIGHT video and the song videos for the instrumental album released in 2022.
ADOBE Auditions
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With Adobe Audition, high-quality audio can be recorded and using preferred devices, such as microphones or instruments. It provides a multitrack environment where multiple audio clips can be arranged and manipulated to create complex compositions. The software supports various audio formats, ensuring compatibility and flexibility in working with different types of audio files.
I used Adobe Auditions to create the album “SOLUTIONS,” along with a handful of songs that are still in production.
ADOBE InDesign
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With Adobe InDesign, users can seamlessly combine text, images, and graphics to create visually stunning documents such as brochures, magazines, books, and interactive digital publications. The software provides a flexible and intuitive workspace where designers can easily arrange and manipulate elements within a document.
I used Adobe InDesign to create the covers and posters for the HEADBANGERS NIGHT BONN in 2019 with Adobe InDesign. I will continue using the program for any future planned projects.
ADOBE Photoshop
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With Adobe Photoshop, users can retouch and enhance photographs with precision and control. The software provides an extensive set of editing tools, allowing for adjustments to color, exposure, and sharpness. Using advanced cloning and healing techniques, users can remove blemishes, unwanted objects, or distractions from images. Additionally, Photoshop offers powerful selection and masking tools, enabling users to isolate and manipulate specific parts of an image quickly.
ADOBE Premiere Pro
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With Adobe Premiere Pro, users can import and organize their video footage, audio, and graphics within a user-friendly interface. The software supports various video formats, ensuring compatibility and flexibility in working with various sources. Its powerful timeline-based editing allows for precise control over the placement and timing of video clips, transitions, effects, and audio tracks.
Adobe Premiere Pro was used for similar purposes to Adobe After Effects to create the videos found on this website.
Camera Equipment
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Thanks to the time I’ve spent with the JugendPresse NRW, I have gained the basic knowledge of using video camera equipment mainly for recording interviews and livestreams. In 2023, I had the privilege of recording some local comedian acts in Switzerland where I had to set up and manage 5 different cameras.
Canva
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Canva is an intuitive graphic design platform that I leverage to create dynamic and visually compelling presentations for the Young Entrepreneurs Club. This versatile tool provides a user-friendly interface with a wide array of customizable templates, graphics, and fonts, allowing me to seamlessly design professional-looking slides tailored to the club’s branding. With Canva, I can effortlessly incorporate vibrant visuals, infographics, and cohesive layouts, enhancing the overall impact of the presentations. The platform’s collaborative features also facilitate seamless teamwork, enabling members of the Young Entrepreneurs Club to contribute to the creative process. By harnessing Canva’s capabilities, I ensure that our presentations not only convey information effectively but also captivate and inspire the audience, fostering an engaging and visually appealing experience for the club’s members.
DistroKid
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DistroKid is an online music distribution service that allows independent musicians to release and distribute their music across various digital platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, and more. Founded in 2013, DistroKid offers a straightforward and affordable platform for artists to upload and share their music with a global audience. Since the end of 2023 I’ve been using DistroKid to distribute my own music on Spotify, Apple Music, and iTunes.
SOUNDTRAP
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Soundtrap is my first online music creation platform (DAW) for producing original tracks for my project, XENEX. With its user-friendly interface for beginners and I am able to compose and edit music, utilizing a range of virtual instruments and effects. Soundtrap’s collaborative features enable real-time contributions from other musicians, fostering a dynamic and efficient creative process. This platform is a good beginning for me to experiment with diverse sounds and genres, ensuring XENEX’s music is rich and captivating.
STUDIO ONE 6
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Studio One 6 is one of the most renowned Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), used in all kinds of music genres. I’m still new to this DAW, but considering my previous expertise with Soundtrap, I am very familiar with the basics of the program.
WordPress CMS
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Bringing projects alive you need a website. WordPress is my choosen content management system as it has a market share of 40% and gives my all the support for specific tasks and individual websites.
x-split
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XSplit offers a user-friendly interface that allows users to capture, edit, and stream content seamlessly. It supports various sources for capturing video and audio, including webcams, microphones, game screens, and media files. Users can customize their streaming setup by arranging different sources on the screen, adding overlays, and incorporating widgets for displaying chat messages, subscriber notifications, and more.
During the Gamescom of 2018, XSplit was the software used during my time with the Jugendpresse. I operated the stream during the week of the Gamescom in 2018.