1. Wolodymyr Smishkewych
Specialist in Broadcast Content, Arts Communication and Marketing, Voice Talent, Grantwriting
Loughtea, Townlough • Ballina, Co. Tipperary • V94 C2CT Ireland • tel +353 086 0469722
wolodymyrsmishkewych@mac.com • wolodymyrsmishkewych.com • @VladSmishkewych
Education
2013 Doctorof Music IndianaUniversityBloomington,Indiana(USA)
1998 Masterof Music RutgersUniversity NewBrunswick,NewJersey (USA)
1995 BachelorofMusic RutgersUniversity NewBrunswick,NewJersey (USA)
Language Skills
English,Spanish,Ukrainian,Galician (Nativefluency)
Italian, French,German,Portuguese (Intermediatefluency)
Employment History
Freelance Interpreter, Editor, and Translator: Spanish-English (1996–present)
Includingcontractworkfor Antena 3 and COPE(Spanishradiobroadcasts),Canal22TV-México;Rutgers
University; EarlyMusic Foundation,New York, andGreenLinnetrecords,Danbury, CT.
Radio Announcer & Writer: RTÉ lyric fm (2015–present)
Produceweeklyepisodesof The Astrolabe onRTÉ,Ireland’snationalpublic servicebroadcaster.Workin
tandem withproductionteam,creatingnewcontentweeklyfor delivery acrossanalogueanddigitalbroadcast
media.MaintainactivesocialmediapresenceonFacebook&Twitterforprogram outreachandtointeractwith
listeners. Responsibleforcontentcreationofprogramswhichspanamultitudeoftopicsrelatedto science,
history, culturethroughmusic.
Webradio Producer, Editor & Announcer: REMAradio.eu (2015–present)
Responsibleforallcontenton REMAradio.eu,the webradioplatform ofREMA, the EuropeanEarlyMusic
Network. Thepostincludesallprogram writing,announcing,contentediting,musicselection,interviews,and
audioediting.
Course Director & Lecturer, Irish World Academy: University of Limerick (2011-2014)
Teachingdutiesincludingclasspreparationandcurriculum&contentcreation(solovoicelessons,weekly
ensemblerehearsals,studioclasses,seminars,andhistoryclasses).Createda 2-semestersequentialcoursein
Vocal Health andPedagogyandAdvanced TopicsinVocalPedagogy(first suchcoursesat level 8-9 inIreland),
this modulewasadoptedas anofficialdepartment-wideelectiveandasa requirementformy MA. Developed
curriculum forMediaTechnologiesforthe PerformingArts andorganizedthree newcoursesfor the MA courseI
led. Devised & taught a corecomponentofthe MAseminarmodule,onmusic bibliographyandresearch
methods.ReestablishedtheresidentvocalchamberensembleoftheMA students as a public performing
ensemble;createdanewensembleforglobalsongrepertoires,baseduponmy earlierwork as directorof
IndianaUniversity’s InternationalVocalEnsemble. Created public concertperformance opportunities,including
localconcertsbyinvitation, and nationalfestival appearances.
Administrative dutiesincluded organizing educational fieldtrips,libraryvisits, andguest masterclasses(in
technique,performanceanxiety,andrepertoire).Served as ProjectCoordinatorforspecialevents andconcerts,
andas a PanelChairfor guest seminars(anaverage of four suchevents a year). Actively developedthe library’s
sectionsinmy subjectarea,addingover 200 newholdingsinless thanthree years. Representedmusic and
dancefacultyat the University GraduateSchool’sPostgraduateMarketingandRecruitmentSubcommittee,and
engagedinrecruitmentformyown course,increasingourstudentnumbersata rate of 30% annually.
Served as Advisor andThesisSupervisorto MA students, as FinalYear ProjectSupervisor to BA students in
Voice, andas Supervisor and InternalExaminerfor PhDstudents. Served on andchairedseveralAcademy
committees,includingEquipmentGroup,andparticipatedweeklyinthe all-facultyCoordinatingGroup.Leftupon
completionofcontracttoreturn to freelancework inmusic performance&broadcasting.
Associate Editor: Fine Woodworking Magazine, Taunton Press, Newtown, CT (2010–2011)

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Article writingandediting,editor of Q & A column,blogging,studioandon-locationphotography,author
recruitment,editingofwebcopy.
CMS Editor & Trainer, Web Content Manager, Web and photo assistant:
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Office of Marketing and Publicity (2004–2010)
Dutiesincluded WebContentmanagement,trainedandsupervisedweb contentproviders, createdandedited
imageassets, webpages,databases, biweeklye-newsletter,advertisements, andother marketingandpublicity
materials.UsedandperformedtroubleshootingforCMSsoftware(CascadeServer), and inbound email
marketing(iContact).
Grant-writing consultant & trainer: Indiana University GradGrants Center (2006–2008)
Provided editorial,proofreading,grantsearchesandconsultancyservicesto graduatestudents; maintained
databasesfor statisticalreports of users’ fundingsuccess,trainedseminarparticipantsinusingsearch
databasesandin grant writingstrategies.
Indiana University Radio & Television: Program Script Writer, Harmonia (NPR) (2007-2008)
Conceivedandwrote new programsforNPR nationally-syndicatedprogram Harmonia,workedtogetherwith
fellowprogram writerto provide timelydelivery of weeklyprogram scripts,selectedmusic excerptsandtracksfor
broadcast,workedtogetherwith station managerandmainengineertorecordinterviewswith guest artists.
Assistant to the Director: Indiana University Early Music Institute (1999–2000)
Assisted directorof EarlyMusic Institute; was liaisonbetween theInstitute andIndianaUniversity Press; edited
andproofreadPress publicationsinEarlyMusic Series.Taughtprivate voicelessonsand coachedearlymusic
performancepractice.
Awards & Honors
Music CapitalScheme:MusicNetwork/Dept.ofArts, Heritageandthe Gaeltacht,2014
J. William FulbrightFellowship:Instituteof InternationalEducation,2005-2006
InternationalEnhancementGrant:IndianaUniversity, 2004
BarbaraThorntonMemorialScholarship:EarlyMusic America,2004
NinaNealMusic Scholarship:IndianaUniversity, 2000–2004
Music MeritAward: IndianaUniversity, 2002–2004
GraduateAssistantship: Early Music Institute,IndianaUniversity, 1995–1996&1999–2000
GraduateAssistantship: ChoralDepartment,RutgersUniversity MasonGrossSchoolof the Arts, 1996–1997
NaumbergMeritScholarship:RutgersUniversity MasonGrossSchoolofthe Arts, 1991–1995
Discography | Published & Presented Research | Recent & Upcoming Performances
Available via LinkedIn:
https://ie.linkedin.com/pub/wolodymyr-smishkewych/10/68b/a42
Links to Supporting Materials
PerformanceSamples(LiveRecordingsandCommercially-Distributed):
YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3tmfQBoV5hz09YpbbhAgSJ_ps5YVMvEj
Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/wolodymyr-smishkewych/sets/performance-sampler