Eric "Aeryk" Laws
My objective is to continue securing creative production positions within the Multimedia Arts.
In the past 15 years I have managed many forms of contract production for numerous Feature Films, Shorts, Commercials, Music Videos, Television Broadcasts & Live Events, which were a great success. Highlights of my career were major roles in over 45 local Theater Productions one, of which, was honored a Big Easy Award. I also teach instructional classes on media arts. These courses instruct students, hands-on, on how to create animated movies from pre-production through post. One of my main passions is to create local culturally relevant films & documentaries. I still compose and create my own sound designs for many pieces. My origins into the artistic world were through music & this still remains a strong divining focus throughout all of my works.
Education
Berklee Music, Finale Publishing & Music Business 6 CEU'S
Academy of Art University, 3D Maya Animation & Graphics
Seminole Community College, 2 years of Music Theory & Composition
Orlando Vo-Tech, Business Courses
Assembled Second Circle Productions Studio & Seven Devils Parlor Gallery
10 years classical piano & 5 years of classical guitar training
Employment
POV Productions (Multimedia Educational Instruction), 2006-current
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, Contract 2009-current
WRBH Radio 88.3FM, Audio Engineer 2006-2009
Jefferson Youth Foundation, 2006-2009
Young Audiences, 2006-current
Seven Devils Parlor, Owner-Operator (closed due to Katrina)
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival 2004-2007
Historic New Orleans Collection 2004-current (sound design for the "City of Hope" exhibit)
WWOZ Radio 90.7FM, 2000-2004
Mikko Presents, Commissioned 1997-2000
House of Blues New Orleans, Asst. Box Office Manager 1995-2000
Films *listings on www.imdb.com
Artisans in the Know - NOLA Prytania Theater 2001
Tale of a Phoenix - NYC Film Fest 2003
Isadora's Diary - NOLA Pickery 2001
Don't Worry Honey I Live Here - Numerous Festivals/International Distribution through ten18 films
Shelter - International Distribution
Before this Parting Kiss - Stopwatch Film Festival 2002
Vaudeville Nights - Stopwatch Film Festival 2003
The Wasteland - currently available on IFILM 2001
NOLA Shoptalk - fundend & distributed through NOVAC 2006
Post Katrina Mardi Gras - funded & distributed through NOVAC 2006
Little Chenier - Phoenix, Austin film fest 2006
No Exit - starring Blanchard Ryan of "Open Water" 2007
Subject I Love You - Phillipines Production
Skills
Thorough knowledge of Mac /PC hardware & operating systems
Read, write, score musical notation & prepare sound designs
Live or Studio Audio/Video implementation & operation
Graphic Design, Animation, Editing
Ability to create & manage Multi-Media projects from pre to post
Fluent Software
Nuendo, Final Cut, Logic, Cubase, Soundforge, Vegas, Cool Edit/Audition, WavLab, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Flash/Shockwave, Microsoft Word, Excel, Most Apple IProducts, TM Database, Dum & PCI, Mac & PC operating systems, Various Spreadsheets & Word Processing.
Awards
Featured Artist for Dramarama 13 2006
Best Director, Best Score & Best Screenplay for "Vaudeville Nights" Stopwatch Cinema 2003
New Orleans Big Easy Award "Hedwig & the Angry Inch" 2002
Best Cinematography for "Before this Parting Kiss" Stopwatch Cinema 2002
*Hard copies of films, animations, audio CD's, music videos and professional references available on request.
