Darren Forbes

I am a highly self-motivated and eclectic individual who has varied experience in different industries. I have a passion for learning and developing new skills to add to my existing skill set. I am a clear and effective communicator and work well individually as well as part of a team. I am keen to secure a part time role in retail (preferably fashion retail). I have a strong passion for music & fashion and I think both things go hand in hand.

SKILLS 

Communication - 

I have a proven ability in effective communication. diagrammatically, verbally & in written form. I have successfully communicated, liaised and worked with various professionals from all backgrounds and with a variety of different skill sets.

IT literate - 

I am very computer literate having used a range of different software's for various job roles ranging from Pro Tools to Microsoft excel.

Bookkeeping - 

Having managed my own business, I feel I have a strong ability to keep up to date track records of invoices, purchase ledgers, accounts, budgets & various other booking keeping roles.

Music Knowledge - 

I have an outstanding knowledge for music. Having played a range of instruments from Guitar to Piano to Bagpipes to Drums for several years, studied a HND in music production and ran my own recording studio for several years I feel I have gained an extensive knowledge in music.

[NOVEMBER 2018] – [2022]

MUSIC PRODUCER / EGGMAN STUDIOS, FIFE In my role as a music producer, I had to direct, guide & drive the artist & get the best performance out of them, have an outstanding knowledge of music & be very IT literate. I have gained a great deal of experience on using DAWS such as pro tools, recording/microphone techniques, & using equalization compression reverb delays and many other effects to shape a record.

As this was own business, I have learnt some key roles such as bookkeeping, keeping to a business budget, dealing with invoices, accounts, tax returns & general key business skills.

[NOVEMBER 2022] – [2023]

RETAIL ASSISTANT / DRUM SHOP GLASGOW In this role I dealt with all incoming and outgoing stock which was arriving in the drum shop. I also communicated with customers on the floor and dealt with the social media pages as well as the online store. I was assistant manager of the store so my job roles would vary from day to day. I only done this job for 1 year but gained so much experience in the retail industry and being the only one in the shop I learned how to work under pressure on busy days.

[2010]

STANDARD GRADES / KIRKCALDY HIGH SCHOOL 

Maths 

English 

Geography 

Music 

Craft & Design 

[2015-2018] 

HND Sound Production / Fife College 

I studied at HND level learning all aspects and essentials in sound production. I covered varies topics such as acoustics, midi, audio engineering fundamentals, multitrack recording, audio editing, mastering and many more production skills.