This document provides a summary of Nicolás Emden's background and experience. It lists his education, including degrees from Berklee College of Music and Escuela Moderna de Música. His experience includes conducting orchestras and musical theater productions in Boston and Chile. He has worked as a singer, songwriter, music director, arranger, and session musician on various albums and projects.

1. Nicolás
Emden
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02445
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PROFILE
I
am
a
Chilean
musician,
singer/songwriter,
multi-­‐instrumentalist,
arranger,
music
director
and
conductor.
I
have
worked
for
more
than
8
years
in
the
music
scene
of
Chile
and
toured
through
several
countries
of
South
and
North
America
as
a
performer,
songwriter,
and
conductor
of
popular
music
ensembles
and
Music
Theatre.
EDUCATION
Berklee
College
of
Music
Boston,
MA
09/2014
–05/2016
Artist’s
Diploma
Program
in
Performance
Conducting
Minor
in
Music
Theater:
Prof.
Eric
Stern,
Ronny
Feldman,
Francisco
Noya
Graduation:
05/2016
Berklee
College
of
Music
Valencia,
Spain
07/2013
Conducting
for
Symphonic
Bands
Workshop
–
Summer
Program
Prof.
Rafael
Sanz-­‐Espert
Matus
Actores
Santiago,
Chile
08/2012
–
06/2013
Advance
acting
program
for
TV
and
Film.
Prof.
Roberto
Matus
Escuela
Moderna
de
Música
Santiago,
Chile
03/2002
–
12/2006
Bachelor´s
Degree
in
Composition
and
Arrangements
of
Popular
Music
Prof.
Guillermo
Rifo,
Javier
Farias
Graduation:
12/2006
EXPERIENCE
Conductor
/
Music
Director
/
Arranger
Berklee
Music
Theater
Orchestra
and
Choir
Boston,
MA
5/2016
–
8/2016
• Orchestra
Conductor
of
the
show
Theater
at
Noon
at
Berklee
College
of
Music.
Performing
the
selections
of
four
Classic
Music
Theater
shows:
Fiddler
on
the
Roof,
The
Sound
of
Music,
American
in
Paris,
Guys
and
Dolls.
• Arranger
for
the
Sound
of
Music,
selections
from
the
show:
Edelweiss.
Music
Director
/
Conductor
Color
Violeta
ft.
Berklee
World
Strings
Orchestra
Boston,
MA
1/2016
–
03/2016
• Orchestra
Conductor
of
the
show
of
the
Canadian
band
COLOR
VIOLETA
featuring
the
BERKLEE
WORLD
STRINGS
ORCHESTRA
at
Berklee
College
of
Music.
Performing
the
music
of
the
Chilean
famous
singer-­‐songwriter
from
the
60’s,
VIOLETA
PARRA.

2. Music
Director
/
Conductor
Curtain
Up
–
Berklee
Boston,
MA
1/2016
–
03/2016
• Music
Director
and
Orchestra
Conductor
of
the
shows
Curtain
Up
presented
at
Berklee
College
of
Music;
original
Music
Theater
songs
wrote
by
Berklee
students.
Co-­‐writer
-­‐
Arranger
/
Berklee
Singer’s
Night
Berklee
College
of
Music
Boston,
MA
11/03/2016
• Co-­‐writer
and
Arranger
of
the
song
TE
ARREPENTIRÁS,
performed
by
Daniela
Kriete
in
Berklee
Singer’s
Night,
Fall
2015
Singer
/
Berklee
Singer’s
Night
Berklee
College
of
Music
Boston,
MA
4/07/2015
• Performer
of
the
Spring
2015
version
of
Singer’s
Night
at
Berklee
College
of
Music,
Boston.
Music
Producer
Isabela
Santiago
de
Chile
06/2013
–
07/2014
• Arrangements
and
recording
of
the
album
“Girl
with
no
country”
of
Isabel
Custer.
• Session
musician
in
the
recording
of
all
guitars,
bass,
percussion,
back
vocals.
Choir
Singer
Bill
Whelan
Project
Boston,
MA
2/27-­‐28/2014
• Member
of
the
A
Capella
choir
for
a
recording
session
of
Bill
Whelan
Project.
Choir
Singer
A.
R.
Rahman
meets
Berklee
Boston,
MA
10/24/2014
• Part
of
the
Indian
Ensemble
choir
who
played
for
the
A.
R.
Rahman
Meets
Berklee
event
in
Boston
Symphony
Hall.
Honorary
Doctorate
ceremony.
Singer
/
Songwriter
Nicolás
Emden,
solo
career
Santiago
de
Chile
06/2012
–
present
• Lyrics,
music
composition
and
co-­‐production
of
the
album
Como
los
Pájaros,
published
in
Santiago
de
Chile
in
may
2014
by
the
label
Discos
CNR,
Chile.
• Recording
of
all
lead
voices,
guitars,
back
vocals
and
keyboards
of
the
album.
Composer;
Production
assistant.
Claudio
Quiñones
/
Atómica
Santiago
de
Chile
06/2013
–
07/2014
• Composer
and
production
assistant
of
jingles
and
music
for
TV
series.
Free
lance
work
for
the
Chilean
producer
Claudio
Quiñones
and
Atómica
agency.
Music
Producer
Cristóbal
Fones
S.J.
Santiago
de
Chile
06/2013
–
07/2014
• Arrangements
and
recording
of
the
album
“Ite
Inflammate
Omnia”
of
Cristóbal
Fones
S.J.
• Session
musician
in
the
recording
of
all
guitars,
percussion,
back
vocals
and
keyboards.
Guest
Singer
Color
Violeta
Montreal,
Canada
11/2011
–
present
• Guest
singer
on
the
band
Color
Violeta
in
Chile,
Canada
and
touring
concerts
through
South
America.
This
band
plays
the
music
of
the
famous
Chilean
folk
singer-­‐songwriter
from
the
60’s,
VIOLETA
PARRA.

3. Music
Director
/
Conductor
Alzares
Santiago
de
Chile
11/2011
–
04/2013
• Music
Director
of
the
shows
Broadway
en
Concierto
(Broadway
in
Concert)
and
Estación
Broadway
(Broadway
Station)
presented
in
the
popular
theatre
of
Santiago,
Teatro
Municipal
de
Las
Condes;
in
3
sessions
of
1
months
each
during
2012
Singer
/
Actor
Musical
“Que
Cante
la
Vida”
Santiago
de
Chile
03/2012
–
07/2012
• Lead
role
in
the
Musical
Que
cante
la
vida.
Jukebox
Musical
made
with
the
music
of
Alberto
Plaza,
famous
singer/songwriter
of
Chile.
(Role:
José
Miguel).
Teacher
Santo
Tomás
University
Santiago
de
Chile
08/2010
–
07/2014
• Teacher
of
the
musical
workshop
Taller
de
Instrumentos
Musicales
at
Santo
Tomás
University
in
Santiago
de
Chile.
Basic
musical
theory
and
performing
class
for
non-­‐musicians,
as
an
elective
class
for
all
students.
Music
Director
/
Conductor
Alzares
Santiago
de
Chile
01/2008
–
12/2009
• Music
Director
of
the
Broadway
Musical
Les
Miserables,
in
the
college
version
of
Alzares,
presented
in
3
sessions
of
4
functions
each,
with
more
than
900
people
per
show.
Presented
in
Universidad
Andrés
Bello
(2008)
and
Universidad
de
Los
Andes
(2009).
• Music
Director
of
the
show
Orquesta
en
35mm
(Orchestra
in
35mm).
Show
with
music
of
the
most
popular
films
of
Hollywood
and
more,
such
as
Star
Wars,
Lord
of
the
Rings,
Amélie,
Cinema
Paradiso,
among
others.
Singer
/
Songwriter
Tejado
Pimiento
Santiago
de
Chile
06/2006
–
12/2011
• Lead
singer,
guitar
and
composer
of
the
band
Tejado
Pimiento.
• Tour
Movistar
Chile
2009
with
the
most
connoted
artists
and
bands
of
the
country,
in
shows
for
near
8,000
people
each.
• Two
independent
albums
published,
Triciclo
(2007);
Sensación
de
verdad
(2010).
SKILLS
Music-­‐Specific
Software
and
Hardware:
• Notation:
Finale
2014.
• Hard
Disk
Recording:
Logic
Pro
X,
Cubase
5,
Reason
7.1,
Pro
Tools
(Basics).
Administrative
Computer
Applications:
• Microsoft
Office:
Word,
Excel,
Power
Point.
• Graphic:
Photoshop,
Final
Cut
Pro
X.
Instruments
of
domain:
• Voice
(Principal)
• Guitar
• Piano
• Bass
• Latin
American
Percussions
Languages:
• Spanish
(native
speaker)
• English
• French