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Max Galkin

Binghamton,United States

Summary

Music Composition Student and Audio Engineer

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

On Air DJ

WHRW
Binghamton, NY
05.2023 - Current
  • Host of "Macks' Mix," a weekly music show curating a diverse set of musical genres.
  • Host of 'Mad Trivia' Party, WHRW's longest-running program, an interactive call-in show that asks the audience to call in answers to questions and pose some questions of their own.
  • Follow all FCC and station regulations for both FM and digital broadcasts.
  • Inventoried all asset-recording equipment and digitized all Fidelipacs.
  • I wrote a manual for non-engineers on how to use an A & H GL2400.

Sound Engineer

Binghamton Sound Staging & Lighting
Binghamton, NY
01.2025 - Current
  • Mic'd-up kits for live performances.
  • Ran & set up cables for passive sound systems
  • Eliminated feedback on monitors.
  • Delivered insight and expertise regarding audio mixing to personnel in the field.

Sales Associate

The Guitar Center Company
Johnson City, United States
06.2024 - 04.2025
  • Achieved commission by consistently hitting sales goals through product knowledge and relationship-building
  • Guided customers to instruments, gear, and accessories that were right for them
  • Handled POS transactions through a proprietary inventory and sales system

Production Director

WHRW
Binghamton, NY
08.2023 - 01.2024
  • Maintain an FCC-compliant list of hourly carts
  • Instruct station members on the usage of DAWs, like Ableton and Reaper, to create hourly carts.
  • Ensured proper upkeep and functionality of the on-site recording studio equipment.

Tennis Shop Assistant/Racket Stringer

Field Club of Greenwich
Greenwich, CT
05.2023 - 11.2023
  • Scheduled lessons between club members and instructors
  • Assisted members in deciding between choices of tennis rackets and apparel using a POS system
  • Strung tennis rackets for both members and instructors, enabling a higher level of play

Radio Station Apprentice

WHRW
Binghamton, NY
01.2023 - 05.2023
  • Learning the rules and regulations of broadcasting on air within the confines of FCC guidelines
  • Discover different mediums of media, how to use them, and the positives and negatives that come with them
  • Develop public speaking skills by speaking on air

Tennis Racket Stringer

The Tennis Professionals - Sportech
Rye, NY
07.2022 - 01.2023
  • Re-strung tennis rackets where either the strings had broken, or where the strings became too worn
  • Learned about a multitude of rackets and strings across the many brands that produce tennis products
  • Introduced to the behind-the-scenes of the retail industry

Sales Associate

Vans, a VF Company
White Plains, United States
01.2022 - 07.2022
  • Sold Vans' products, most notably shoes, to customers by providing them with an excellent shopping experience
  • Learned how inventory is stocked and managed, and how to transition between a rotating list of products sold at different times of the year

Summer Camp Counselor

Windridge Tennis & Sports Camps
Roxbury, VT
06.2021 - 08.2021
  • Created and ran tennis lessons to children aged 9-16 ranging from no experience to tournament level players
  • Managed a group of 4 boys ensuring they slept, ate, woke up and got to elective activities
  • Helped to culminate a true camp experience using prior knowledge of camps in order to ensure campers had as much fun as they could

Education

Some College (No Degree) - Music Theory and Composition

Binghamton University
Vestal, NY
05-2026

High School Diploma -

White Plains High School
White Plains, NY
06.2021

Skills

  • Retail Sales
  • Customer Service
  • Employee Engagement
  • Broadcast compliance
  • Sound engineering
  • Audio mixing
  • Music curation
  • DAW software
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Public speaking
  • Song transitions
  • Live broadcasting
  • Equipment setup
  • Announcing and hosting
  • Sound mixing

Timeline

Sound Engineer

Binghamton Sound Staging & Lighting
01.2025 - Current

Sales Associate

The Guitar Center Company
06.2024 - 04.2025

Production Director

WHRW
08.2023 - 01.2024

On Air DJ

WHRW
05.2023 - Current

Tennis Shop Assistant/Racket Stringer

Field Club of Greenwich
05.2023 - 11.2023

Radio Station Apprentice

WHRW
01.2023 - 05.2023

Tennis Racket Stringer

The Tennis Professionals - Sportech
07.2022 - 01.2023

Sales Associate

Vans, a VF Company
01.2022 - 07.2022

Summer Camp Counselor

Windridge Tennis & Sports Camps
06.2021 - 08.2021

Some College (No Degree) - Music Theory and Composition

Binghamton University

High School Diploma -

White Plains High School
Max Galkin