1. Curriculum Vitae
Robert Baker GLCM
Address 44 Coppice Avenue
Hatfield
Doncaster
DN7 6AH
robkeys@talk21.com
Telephone 01302 842703
0780 3583931
Training Leeds College of Music
Qualifications Degree in Music
1 ‘A’ Level in Music
6 ‘O’ Levels including
Maths and English
I work both as self-employed and PAYE as a Musician, through my
career I have gained knowledge for buying and selling, merchandising,
management and computer skills. “You could sell ice to an
Eskimo,” quote from a customer at the local church fete.
Since leaving college I have worked all my life as a free-lance musician
while doing other things along the way. I am reliable, driven and
motivated for exceeding targets.
Employment
I work as a pianist and keyboard player, both reading music and busking,
either solo or with other musicians. I have worked as Musical Director
with many famous stars including Davy Jones from the Monkees and
Frankie Vaughan. My main employment since 2004 has been working on
cruise ships in the Orchestra as Musical Director backing the shows, an
easy listening trio, a strict tempo dance band and cocktail pianist.
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2. Partner in a professional production company for nineteen
years producing Pantomimes and shows.
Booking theatres, booking artists, arranging scripts and music, sorting publicity,
putting a press pack together, marketing the show, buying and selling merchandise
on the shows, organising sales teams, devising and designing programmes.
• Computer literate using MS Word, Excel and Publisher.
2001 Worked in a local secondary school teaching
music to 11 to 14 year olds.
2004 to present
Musical Director/Music Manager P and O Carnival UK
I was in charge of 20 personnel, organising musician rotas with Chron, working on
spread sheets and correlating bar sales to entertainment in order to maximise profits.
There were also the usual managerial duties and form filling plus adhering to all the
company policies.
Courses completed STCW95
• Elementary First Aid
• Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting
• Crowd Management
• Personal Survival Techniques
• Manual handling
• Child protection and Safeguarding
• Crisis Management
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