djwhitelite@gmail.com
djwhitelightning@galapagos4.com
resume pdf + doc

education
1995-1999 University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, BFA Painting
1998 Syracuse University School of Art and Design, Florence, Italy

experience
2002-present
Program Coordinator, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Advanced Arts Education Program (AAEP) at Gallery 37, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA). A non-for-profit city arts organization and partnership with CPS providing advanced placement and honors art courses for CPS high school juniors and seniors.

Responsible for program development and implementation: documentation, design, print and web material, student recruitment, promotional video, citywide mailer, and exhibition installation: administrative responsibilities in career and curriculum development

2000-2002
Media Arts Assistant and Operations Manager, Gallery 37 Center for the Arts

Engineered live audio for Gallery 37 public events, exhibitions, performances, and video post production. Responsible for AAEP operations: art installation, student records, supplies and equipment: Liaison between teaching artist, CPS and Gallery 37. AV and Tech support

1998-present
Co-founder, Engineer, Producer, Recording Artist, Galapagos4 records and Alabaster imprint:
A Chicago, IL and Oakland, CA based independent record label specializing in hip hop.

Responsible for label oversight: engineer, producer for the majority of the labels thirty releases, art direction, artist development, tour management, domestic and international distribution

technical
Experienced with recording and midi sequencing on Windows and Macintosh platforms, using Cubase, Protools, DP4, Bias Peak and Logic. Proficient with sampling software and hardware, including MPC, Live and Reason. Also experienced with Avid, Adobe CS, DVD studio pro, Macromedia, Final Cut Pro

exhibitions
2004 Art or Die, Funky Buddha Lounge, Chicago
2003 Natural Selection, Funky Buddha Lounge, Chicago
2000-present Goth Hop, alley way entrance mural, Club Neo, Chicago
1999 White Flight, BFA. Thesis show, South Farm Gallery, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
1998 Quanto Dura, Piaza Donettelo Studios, Firenze Italy

tours
2004 manager, artist, engineer War on War 2G4 Europe: Galapgos4 label tour through Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, France, Germany, Italy, England featuring Qwel, DJ White Lightning, Royce, Mestizo, Offwhyte and Meaty Ogre

2003 manager, artist, engineer War on Tourism Europe: Galapagos4 label tour through Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, France, Sweden featuring Qwel, DJ White Lightning, Offwhyte, Meaty Ogre

2003 Japan Traveled extensively through Japan, to promote Galapagos4 and Royce, performed DJ sets in Tokyo, painted in Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, Kagoshima and Beppu.

2002 Brazil Traveled by boat from Rio up the coast to Belem, painted and recorded in Vitoria, Salvador, Maceio, Recifie, Olinda, Natal, Fortaleza, Sao Louis, Fernando de Noronha, Macapa.