Professional Pianist/Vocalist and Musical Director
Ritz Carlton Osaka, January 2013 – January 2015
Developed and performed an enjoyable musical live performance suitable for the Lobby Lounge 6 nights per week for my duo, ‘Farah & Friday’
Created all instrumentation for backing tracks using the most modern music software/hardware
Played piano and sang classic music in many different genres
Software/Production Trainer
Osaka, Japan, December 2013 – Present
Private English Tutor
Bangkok, Thailand, February 1996 – June 2003
Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2003 – November 2009
Osaka, Japan, February 2013 – January 2015
Provided student centered lessons in small groups of 3-7 students and on one-to-one basis focusing on conversational English, common phrases, new vocabulary, and intonation
Freelance Music Producer/Composer/Arranger
Bangkok, Thailand, May 1995 – July 2004
Worked in collaboration with Sony BMG, Grammy Entertainment Ltd., RS Promotions, Stone Entertainment Ltd., Bakery Music Ltd., and House of Music Ltd.
Produced, composed and made string arrangements for the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra
Produced, composed and arranged album projects for many Thai Artists in various genres of music including Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, R&B, Techno, House and Thai country music
First foreigner to produce a Thai R&B album project that exceeded 2 million sales for Stone Entertainment Ltd.
First foreigner to produce a Thai Hip-Hop album project that exceeded 500,000 sales for Bakery Music Ltd.
Jefferson Senior High School, Dayton, Ohio, USA, 1982-1986 (Diploma)
Cambridge University, September 2014 – December 2014 (CELTA) *This course was taken at Language Resources, Kobe, Japan (Centre No. JP007).
