About Andrew
Andrew Ballard is a musician, producer, keyboard programmer, audio engineer, and writer. Before joining The Dream Masters, Andrew was most recently the Music Director and principal Keyboardist at Universal CityWalk’s Rising Star night club in Orlando, Florida. He recently received national exposure on Oprah’s Karaoke Challenge.
Andrew has played piano, synthesizer, guitar, drums and bass for over 35 years performing professionally since age 15 with numerous national and international artists. He has produced numerous television and radio commercials as well as independent music projects for the United States and South America. His songwriting credits include collaborations with multi-platinum songwriter, Tommy Smith (Backstreet Boys) and Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town).
He has written numerous short stories and is currently completing his first novel. He will be working with Lisa Rhyne on all aspects of audio and video productions for TDM including podcasts, radio shows, live appearances by Lisa and the other TDM Artists as well as future TV and feature film projects and various writing projects.
Qualifications Summary
Skilled in all aspects of sound production and technical direction.
Over 25 years experience as a musician and engineer, 9 years corporate management experience and 5 years experience in large church venues.
Highly talented keyboardist and backline keyboard technician.
Skilled music producer capable of recreating cover music tracks by ear or creating new tracks from charts.
IBM and Mac Proficient, Audio and MIDI Production, ProTools, Logic, Sonar, Reason, Web Design, Macromedia, DreamWeaver, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, MS Publisher, Outlook, Photoshop, ACT!, Proofreader, Research, Due Diligence, Internet Searches, Travel and Itinerary Coordinator, Calendaring, Office Management, Project Supervision and Coordination, Advertising, Promotion and Publicity.
Education
Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
Associate of Arts - May 2010. English
NOTABLE EXPERIENCE
House Band:
Universal CityWalk’s Rising Star, Orlando, FL
Live Band Karaoke, House Keyboardist, Music Director
(Featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 2009)
Cheek to Cheek, Winter Park, FL
House Keyboardist
(Rolling Stone Magazine Top Rated Live Venue)
Sing-a-Long Piano:
Howl at the Moon Saloon, Orlando, FL
Pianist, Vocalist
Daddy O’s Piano Saloon, West Palm Beach, FL
Pianist, Vocalist & CoMusic Director
Ltl Ditty’s Piano Bar, Indianapolis, IN
Pianist, Vocalist
Touring:
Karaoke Live!
Live Band Karaoke
Keyboardist, Music Director
Kyle Henderson Project (of the Producers)
Keyboardist
Mathematicians
Keyboardist
Studio:
Les Dudek, Freestyle
Mathematicians, Irrational Numbers
King Bria, Around the World in 80 Days
Television:
Oprah Winfrey Show, National Syndication
News 13 at Daybreak, Indianapolis, IN |
WRITING, PUBLISHING AND CREATIVE SERVICES
Ghostwriting and Co-Author Collaborations:
If you do not yet have a book, we work with you to elicit the substance of your book and then express it on paper in whatever style you choose.
Manuscript Preparation:
If you do not have your manuscript in a word-processor, we will type it or scan it so that it is computer-readable--vital in today's publishing world.
Professional Editing:
No matter how good a writer you are, few books are immune from glitches. We can work with you at three levels:
Conceptual editing: does your story "hang together"? Are the characters believable? Is the plot realistic?
Content editing: Does dialogue flow? Is material in the right chapters? Is the English at the right level?
Line editing: grammar, punctuation, spelling.
Cover Art and Design:
In conjunction with you, we can design the cover, incorporating whatever artwork you already have.
Or we can acquire just the right artwork or photo to showcase your book in its best light.
Illustrations and Graphics:
If your book needs diagrams, charts, maps, or any other kind of graphic, we prepare them using our state-of-the-art computer graphics software.
Book Design and Desktop Publishing:
In this step, we take your manuscript and flow it into pages of the final size using desktop publishing software. We can offer you a wide selection of typefaces to choose from or you can let us guide you based on our extensive experience.
Some of our clients opt for electronic publishing, by selling an e-book from their website. We can generate a PDF-version of your book as an alternative to traditional ink-and-paper publishing.
