russellstarke.com

WHO IS THIS GUY?
Russ Starke is a multimedia professional and multi-instrumentalist originally from Long Island, NY - the south shore town of West Islip (Suffolk County) and the beach community of Roxbury (Queens). He currently lives in a suburb of Philadelphia PA with his wife and dog, and has been in the Philly area since 1997. His undergraduate degree is in audio and video production with an emphasis in music, and his masters degree is in instructional multimedia. Although this website is a forum for musical and extra-curricular endeavors, by day he is also a founder and director of the experience architecture group Think Brownstone and by night he is a graduate faculty member in the Digital and Instructional Design programs at Philadelphia University.

WHAT DOES HE DO?
songwriting
music composition
audio production and post-production
scoring for film and video
sound effect and soundscape design
writing for on-line magazines and professional publications
podcast engineering
voice-over production
on-air talent (podcast/video)
multimedia design and development
experience architecture

WHAT ARE HIS CURRENT PROJECTS?

Mattowax
Musician’s collective/publishing partnership (partner)

The Hulihees
Philadelphia area quirky pop-rock band (bass, trumpet, vocals, engineering)

UsedWigs Radio
International podcast (audio engineering, on-air talent)

UsedWigs Webzine
Internet magazine for “Quality Workday Distractions” (writer)

The After School Specialists
Philadelphia area video troupe (creative team, resident musician, sfx)

Brian Donahue Band
Singer/songwriter (bass, slide guitar, vocals)

HOW ABOUT PAST PROJECTS?

The Levelheads (2003-05)
Pop/rock band; best in Philly - Emergenza 2005 (lead guitar, vocals)

Matt Santry Band (2004)
Philadelphia singer/songwriter (lead guitar, backing vocals)

Julia Brown Band (2003-04)
New York singer/songwriter (itinerant bassist)

Beau Koo Jack (2000)
Philadelphia instrumental fusion band (lead guitar)

Phunkt (1997-99)
NE Pennsylvania jam-rock band (itinerant bassist)

Random Thoughts (1996-99)
NE Pennsylvania pop/rock band (itinerant bassist)

Nickodemis’ Live Funk Ensemble (1995)
New York acid jazz group (bass)

Basstrap (1995-98)
NE Pennsylvania jam-rock band (bass, vocals)

Bowling For Furniture (1994)
NE Pennsylvania rock band (bass, lead guitar, vocals)

Liquid Fusion (1993-95)
NE Pennsylvania instrumental fusion band (lead guitar)

Silas Lang (1991-92)
Long Island hard rock band (lead vocals, rhythm guitar)

WHAT ARE HIS CREDITS?
For complete album credits, visit the Discography page.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Fruitcake (2008)
Short Film (musical score)
AWARD: Honorable Mention - Dogfish Head Ale /
Alamo Drafthouse Off-Centered Film Fest 

Dogfish Head Day Afternoon Of The Dead (2007)
Short Film (creative, musical score, sound effects)
AWARD: First Place 2007 Dogfish Head Ale Short Film Contest

Against the Wind (2007)
48 Hour Film Contest Entry (creative, musical score, sfx)

Posse (2005)
48 Hour Film Contest Entry (creative, musical score, sfx)
AWARD: “Best Sound Design/Music”; “Best Director/Cast”

The Daily Grind (2002)
Independent Feature Film (musical score)

Used Wigs Radio (Series: 2005-Present)
Podcast (on-air talent, creative, music, engineering)

Used Wigs Webzine (Series: 2003-Present)
Website (columnist)

CORPORATE CREDITS (MUSIC)
American Classic Studios
Boehringer Ingelheim
Centocor
Coopers & Lybrand
Federated Department Stores
Liquid Media Communications
McKinsey & Co.
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Philadelphia Please Touch Museum
Rhone-Poulenc Rohrer
Strategic Management Group
Wawa

CORPORATE CREDITS (ENGINEERING/NARRATION)
Centocor
Ciber
Federated Department Stores
FullTilt
Iron Mountain
McKinsey & Co.
Strategic Management Group
Wyeth

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE VENUES THAT HE HAS PLAYED?