Gidon Arnold | Experienced Sound Technician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For 12 years Gidon Arnold worked as a sound technician for IBA TV Israel's national television channel - recording and broadcasting events as varied as the Lebanese war, the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest and the signing of the peace agreement between Jordan and Israel at the White House.� Since February 2001 he has worked in the USA for ABC,NBC,CBS,PBS and CNN networks.� When the attack on the World Trade Center happened, he was there to record it.� Gidon combines a depth of experience with a dedicated, professional, team approach to his work.���� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gidon Arnold at the White House. President Clinton, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
King Hussein and Yitzchak Rabin stand in the background | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
His job has taken him to Turkey, Egypt, Poland, the United States, Qatar, Holland, Jordan, England and Sweden. He has worked on everything from sports events andlive news broadcasts, to children?s shows, entertainment programs and dramas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The largest production he ever handled was the first digitally broadcast Eurovision Song Contest ? one of the most watched live annual events in the world with an estimated 100 million viewers in over 40 countries.� Gidon helped set up the international commentators communications system, and even wrote an article about it in What?s Satellite magazine, published in the UK. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dress Rehersals for the 1999 Eurovision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As part of his duties as a sound technician and supervisor he has worked on many different kinds of programs in all areas of sound.� For the news he has worked on ENG, EFP, SNG, sound mixes, voice-overs, ADR, live linkups from the field, broadcasting and video cut-to-cut editing both on his own and as part of and in charge of a team of sound Engineers.� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Among the events he has recorded and broadcasted are the September 11th, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, the Intifada, terrorist attacks, the war in Lebanon, and peace talks between Israel, the Palestinians and Jordan in Egypt, Israel, the US and Qatar. Gidon has recorded and worked on the broadcasting of many live sports events ? including basketball, soccer and athletics - both national and international.��� He has also worked on talk shows, documentaries, live interactive game shows, children?s programs, live music, sound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Effects, talk shows, dramas, sitcoms, variety shows, commercials and (as mentioned above) the 1999 Eurovision.� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
�I.D.F. soldiers in the dessert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The equipment he has worked with includes mixer consoles: Studer, Mozart from Amek, Tascam and Mitech, sound consoles of up to 48 channels, film, video, ISDN broadcast� lines, Fisher booms, Nagra tape recorders,� ENG mixers : Shure, SQN, Cooper,Sound design, PSE4 and Audio. 4 wire sports commentary positions, Multi camera live trucks, wireless mikes: Sennheiser, DATs, CDs, cartridge players, digital FX banks, FX processors: Lexicons,360 Systems 16/32 mm audio film Dubers, multi-track and quarter inch players, computer mixing programs,� Pro tools.�� | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
His education as a sound technician began at the Willesden College of Technology, near the home in Wembley, England where he grew up.� After finishing his studies there and earning his degree as a technician of electrical and electronic engineering he continued taking courses of benefit to his job.� Among the topics he learned are digital, multi-track, post production mixing, live music recording, computer engineering, Hebrew and basic Arabic. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gidon Arnold is available for work in the New Jersey, New York or Philadelphia area. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name: (Andrew) Gidon Arnold Address: 66B Woodbridge Ave Highland Park , NJ 08904 ~ Telephone :(732) 393-1355 Fax: (732) 393-1944 Cell phone /pager (848) 228-1355 ~ Birth place amd Date:: London, England, 1965 Marital status: Married with two children |
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E-mail: [email protected] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||