Who got that job?

By STEVE HART

Were you one of the people who applied for this job and wondered who got it?

Tutor in audio engineering and music production, Music & Audio Institute of New Zealand

Bryan Spittle started out as a composer using a keyboard in the 1980s. Recording and mixing his early work on four-track tape machines led him into a career in audio engineering.

"Although I enjoyed composing, the act of recording instruments and mixing them fascinated me. I enjoy both the creative and practical side of the business."

His job at the institute includes teaching students audio engineering through lectures in audio recording and sound mixing using computer-based recording programs along with lots of hands-on work.

After moving to Auckland from Dunedin in July last year the 37-year-old worked as a freelance audio engineer and sound operator at places such as SkyCity. He arrived with wide audio/multimedia experience with Apple Mac computers. "All of the diploma students have Apple computers and hardware so my experience with the same type of technology and digital audio fits perfectly," said Spittle.

"Compared with the equipment I learnt on, today's students are quite fortunate. They have access to computer programs that can easily handle more than 32 tracks of audio.

"Students from the two-year course are here for different reasons. Some are performers who want to create better demo discs of their music to send to publishers, others want to work in television and film mixing soundtracks. Others may end up working in top studios.