Curriculum Vitae

Ishmaël Mevs
2885 Place Darlington, Montreal
Quebec Canada, H3S1L9
Telephone: 1 (438)346-9966
Email : ishmevs@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Technical Director
Maison d’Haiti (GUS Colleges) Montreal, 2023
• Live event Operations Audio Video Lights
• Technological implementation & development

Audio Engineering Educator

Trebas Institute (GUS Colleges) Montreal, 2022

• Music conception and sound design
• Copyrights and intellectual property

AV Technician : Hybrid Technician

Encore Global (PSAV / FMAV), Montreal, 2022

• Sound Mixing
• Installation of Material for corporate events

Music licensing officer : Account Management

Apollo Music Store Montreal 2020 (temp. position)
• Music liscensing
• account management for creative teams outbound calls

Curriculum Director: Audio Engineering Department

Artist Institute, Haïti, 2016-2017
• Responsible for ongoing planning, development, implementation, review, and evaluation of audio engineering
department’s program curriculum and instruction.
• Hired and managed department staff and instructors.
• Oriented instructors on the implementation of the course curriculum.
• Developed and implemented program sessions’ course/class schedule.
• Developed and managed budget for audio engineering department. Submitted frequent financial reports.
• Assisted government in developing evaluation standards for audio engineering professional training programs.

Audio Services Coordinator

Artist Institute, Haïti, 2014-2017
• Negotiated business contracts for studio rental, recording, mixing, mastering, and live events planning and
executing.
• Evaluated projects and created budgets for audio services business contracts.
• Established work plans and deadlines for business and audio service contracts and special projects.
• Implemented quality control standards and guidelines to ensure quality of service delivery.
• Head artistic director for partnership projects (Le Trésor Caché des Lamayots –French Embassy)

Professor: Audio Engineering Department

Artist Institute, Haiti, 2014-2017
Sound Engineering & Production Projects
Recording Engineer
• Freedom
• Michael Brun, “Where Ever I Go”
• Lakou Mizik, “Se Ayiti, Wi” Carnival Music 2016
• Jackson Brown feat. Habib Koite & Raoul Rodriguez, The Song Summit Project
• RAM, Manman’m Se Ginen Album
• Jean Bernard Thomas, “Sista,” “Chanje Sistèm”
Music Production
• Jean Bernard Thomas, “Sim Pa La,” “Yo Kanpe,” “Sista,”
• Eddy Francios, “Ibo Lele”
• Christopher Laroche Freedom, “Selfless,” “A Thing,” “Mizik Se Lavi”
Mix Engineer
• Paul Beaubrun, “Rise Up,” “Kongo Man,” “Simbi”
• UNICEF, My Hero film project
• Inter-American Foundation, Haiti: Years After the Earthquake film project
• Total Gas Haiti – Konbit Ranbrasman commercial project
• Mario Delatour, De Quisqueya à Haïti; mais où sont passés les arbres? film project
Artistic Director
• French Embassy of Haiti, Radio Series: Le Trésor Caché des Lamayots,
• US Embassy of Haiti

Live Sound Engineer

Freelancer, 2004-Present

Principle Live Sound Engineer:

• Maestro (Haitian Compas Band)

Concerts, Fesitvals, Live Shows:

• Carnaval Haiti, 2017
• Racine Fesitival; principle sound engineer/Eddy Francois (live band)
• Coucous Comedy Show
• Pop Montreal Festival
• M for Montreal Festival
• Karaib Shows
• Volunteering for Humanitarian Causes Event (sound engineer)
• La Perle Retrouvee, Festival & Live Shows
• Festival de Jazz, Franco Folie
• DDO Canada Day Festival
• Pre-production for Celine Dion concert tour, Canada
• Pre-production for Rufus Wrainright concert tour, Canada
• Reggae Bash
• Enfant Soleil Show
• Hair Spray, Montreal Tour
• Point Clair Hockey League Show

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Sound & Lighting Rental Service
Sub-contractor for Haitian Ministry of Tourism, Jacmel; Haitian Ministry of Culture, Jacmel, Office of Mayor of Jacmel

Project Director
Festival Piman Bouk, 2017 – Music Festival

EDUCATION
UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL (current)
Droit - (aim: entertainment law )

Diplome d’Etudes Supierior, Audio Engineering

Musitechnic (Canada)