1. Professional Summary
Core Qualifications
Experience
Education
DAVID NOKKEN
400 Wanda Drive, Nashville, TN 37214 | C: 615-481-2226 | dnokken@yahoo.com
Has 16 years experience in the live music touring industry as a sound engineer and tour
manager. Has worked with many different musical styles and run tours in North America,
Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Front of House sound mixer
Monitor mixer
Stage manager
Backline Technician
Lighting/focus instruction
Artist merchandise
Extensive experience with acoustic
instrument mixing
Tour manager
Production manager
Tour accounting
Travel and accommodation booking
Patient
Works well with others
Can easily drive 8 hours
Jul 2000 to Mar 2014Steve Earle and The Dukes
FOH engineer, Tour and Production manager
Steve Earle is a multi grammy winning artist. Tours included full rock band, bluegrass band,
solo acoustic and duo shows in North America, Europe Australia and New Zealand.
Tour and production manger, FOH engineer 2007-2014
Monitor engineer 2000-2001
Sep 2001 to Aug 2007Tim O'Brien
FOH engineer, Tour manager
Tim O'Brien is a multi grammy winning bluegrass and folk multi-instrument musician. Played
with many different bluegrass ensembles and solo shows in North America and Europe.
Feb 2005 to CurrentAltan
FOH engineer, Production manager
Altan is a legendary award winning traditional Irish music band for over 30 years. The
traditional Irish acoustic instrumentation is guitar, accordion, fiddles, bouzouki with whistles
and vocals.
FOH engineer and production manager when Altan tours in North America.
Nov 2015 to Dec 2015The Celtic Tenors
FOH engineer, Tour manger
The Celtic Tenors are a world touring Irish group. There are three tenor singers and a musical
director on grand piano. Some concert dates also featured local symphony orchestras.
FOH engineer and Tour manager for North American Christmas tour 2015.
Nov 2014 to Nov 2014Trampled By Turtles
FOH engineer
Trampled By Turtles is a bluegrass folk-rock band. FOH for Nov 2014 tour.
1995Bachelor of Music, Music Industry
Minnesota State University Moorhead - Moorhead, MN