1. JOSEPH DEEN BUSHMAN
28 Blaine Court • Staten Island, NY 10310 • 718-354-7394
Mr.J.D.Bushman@gmail.com
EDUCATION
College of Staten Island, The City University of New York
The Verrazano School- a selective undergraduate honors program
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Music Technology, Minor in Psychology, May 2015
• Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.64
Hunter College, The City University of New York
Study abroad: “Australia Today,” Geelong, Australia, January 2012
HONORS AND AWARDS
• Eta Lambda Chapter of Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars, 2013
• Selected to serve as a Youth Ambassador on a ten-day study tour to Japan Doshisha and Chuo
University as part of the City University of New York Kakehashi Program, May 2013
• Inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2012
• Recipient of The Verrazano School Study Abroad Scholarship, Fall 2011
WORK EXPERIENCE
Night Manager (OD) August 2015- Present
YMCA
• Sell memberships and give tours to new members
• Write reports on the work efficiency of other employees and building maintenance
Music Lab Technician 2012- June 2015
College of Staten Island
• Compose film scores for CSI films
• Efficiently set up and disassemble apparatuses such as instruments, microphones and wiring for
recording various studio and live performances.
• Operate a Mac-based console running Protools, Logic and Sibelius Audio/ Midi software
• Entrusted with maintaining inventory at the College of Staten Island Music Technology Mac
Laboratory and Protools Studio.
• Teach various students how to properly operate audio software programs in the Music
Technology Lab.
• Professor’s Lab Assistant during upper level Music Technology classes
• Human Resource for Music Technology department
Crew Member July 2011- March 2015
Trader Joe’s
• Process cash/ credit transactions and sell product
• Provided the excellent customer service that Trader Joe’s is famous for
LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
Music Promotor
Freelance 2008- Present
• Creator/ promotor of the “Rock The Park” concert series in Westerleigh Park on Staten Island.

2. • Social Media savvy & promotion; Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, etc.
Student Volunteer 2012- May 2015
The Verrazano Honors Program
• Served as a student speaker at the Verrazano Welcome Night for Accepted Students, April 2014
• Helped facilitate team building activities at Verrazano Freshman Orientation, June 2012 - 2014
• Served as a student speaker at a Verrazano VELA workshop for Study Abroad, 2013
Co-CEO, Artist & Repertoire Manager 2007- 2010
Carpe Muse (student-run music company)
• Blast Beat Regional Champions, East Coast Division of U.S.
• Represented the United States at the International Finals of Blast Beat in Ireland
• Organized rock concerts and donated $1,400 to local Charity
• Interned with Photo Finish Records
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Live Audio Processing, Octophonic Immersive Sound Spring 2014
College of Staten Island
• Researched composition with live electronics under Professor Izzi Ramkissoon
• Researched multi channel immersive sound
• Studied music programming within Max/ Msp
• Composed a piece of music, Mackenzie Falls, for 2 guitars, 2 vocals, and live processing of
audio in an octophonic immersive sound setting.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
• “Mackenzie Falls,” Undergraduate Conference on Research, Scholarship, and performance,
College of Staten Island. Staten Island, NY May 2014
COMPOSITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
• “Weight of the Lightened Strings” original guitar quartet composition, performed May 2015
• “Mackenzie Falls,” original composition, performed May 2014
• “Concerning Hobbits” Guitar sextet original arrangement from “Lord of The Rings” Film Score
by Howard Shore, performed December 2013
SKILLS
Computer/ Music Software
• iWork, Microsoft Office, Logic Pro, ProTools, Max/ Msp, Sibelius, Social Media
Audio Engineering/ Live Performance
• Recording, Mixing, Live sound, Live amp tech, Wrapping cables, Stage set up & break down
Musical Abilities
• Film Scoring, Music theory, Jazz Guitar, Classical Guitar, Live Performance 7+ Years