Benedict Sweeney Email & Phone Number

Melrose Park, South Australia

ABPH provides professional short-term backline hire and technical services to local, national and international touring artists, musicians, studios, festivals and venues. Our expertly curated range consists of the best in professional backline, pro audio, musical instruments and staging equipment. We stock an extensive range of drum kits, percussion instruments, cymbals, guitar and bass amplifiers, speaker cabinets, digital pianos, synthesisers, MIDI keyboards and controllers, stringed instruments and music accessories.

Adelaide, Australia

Team lead, head audio op, stage hand, driver, mechanist, backline specialist

Adelaide, Australia

Casual on-call audio op & production techMix venues include:Adelaide Entertainment CentreNational Wine Centre

Adelaide, Australia

Providing technical and crew services for major artists, commercial studios, live event production, encompassing the full range of arena, corporate, resort, black box, studio, rehearsal and performance - in audio, video, lighting, staging, backline, basic ground rigging, logistics and coordinated team support.

Adelaide, Australia

Providing live entertainment, including audio and lighting production, for pubs, clubs, bars, corporate events and parties. Vocalist, guitarist, keyboards, banjo and mandolin. Performing a broad range of classic and contemporary covers and pop/rock/alt. country originals.

Hendon, Sa

Specialised intra-state freight services focussing on delicate and time-sensitive moves for the arts & education sectors. Requires Medium Rigid D/L.

Adelaide, Australia

https://abph.com.au

Adelaide Area, Australia

Music City Hire is my principal freelance business and my first independent venture. I provide sound mixer/engineer (FOH/MON) operator services for AV, band, broadcast, corporate, festival, school and theatrical events. I partner with key local AV industry associates in providing audio op, backline, logistics and freelance tech services. Live and studio sound and performance are my main focus and passion, in parallel with event production management and coordination. I am technically proficient in lighting, staging, special FX, props and costume handling. I hold a current MR driver's license, full public liability cover and DHS clearance.

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

I make shit happen

Adelaide, Australia

General hand, audio op, truck/fork driver, lead

Adelaide, Australia

Hybrid World Adelaide is a digital playspace for all ages and expertise. Unlike anything ever held in South Australia, HWA will transform the historic former car assembly plant at Tonsley into a digital hub of mind-expanding interactive technology for five days in October. Come see, touch and play with technologies of the future. Whether you want to be a YouTube star, fly a drone or play interactive zombie games, Hybrid World Adelaide will have something for you and your family.Beyond the public events, there’s an industry conference, and a hands-on lab to mentor and develop selected tech projects.

Tonsley Innovation District

Short-term freelance contract to production coordinate Adelaide's inaugural Hybrid World Adelaide (https://hybridworldadelaide.org) technology exposition focussing on coding, robotics, gaming, drones and education.

Adelaide Hills, Australia

Freelance audio op & stage hand

Greater Los Angeles Area

Providing technical and crew services for major artists, commercial studios, live event production, encompassing the full range of arena, corporate, resort, black box, studio, rehearsal and performance - in audio, video, lighting, staging, backline, rigging, logistics and coordinated team support.

Signal Hill, Ca

• Recruited by company President to conduct aggressive global sales efforts of manufactured professional microphones and studio monitor speaker solutions through international distribution companies and their territories, reaching across the pro audio, broadcast, video, DSLR, musical instrument and consumer electronics retail and ecommerce channels.• Working remotely 95% of the time, reporting directly to the Global Marketing and Sales Director.• Devised and managed export sales targets and budgets in non US/AU territories.• Maximized quarterly export sales quotas, realizing increased export revenues 38.5% year-on-year through 2013.• Researched emerging markets, expanded existing territories, maintained current knowledge of competitive landscape, provided technical and product training, presented at international trade shows, online exposés, blogs and public seminars.• Traveled extensively globally (60%) selling distributors, and directly to key retail partners (EU - Thomann, Music Store, DV247, Bax-Shop), broadcast and AV technicians, theater and event coordinators, universities and colleges, endorsees and end-users.

Buena Park, Ca

• Devised and implemented the modernization of the company’s outdated systems’ processes, website and IT platform.• Streamlined and automated MS Dynamics NAV functionality, upgraded communications and processing procedures, implemented and documented automated warehouse and operations processes, expanded global sales distribution networks 15% year-on-year through global downturn.• IT Administrator for 35 staff and executive, managing and maintaining company's servers, backup, security, IT vendors, ERP, security, communications, public and trade websites and cloud data stores; reporting directly to the President.• Appointed Product Manager for Da-Cappo Microphones and Mogan Microphones, leading aggressive sales and marketing efforts by 25 outside manufacturer’s representative firms to domestic retail and contractor markets.• Successful US, Canadian and South American product sales and placements on Broadway, CNN, Disney, Fox, CBC, Global, Telemundo and Azteca networks, and major US theme parks.• Managed, created and maintained A+ marketing/product assets and performance data with major accounts including Amazon, Adorama Camera Inc., B&H Photo Video, Best Buy, Guitar Center, Sam Ash Music and Sweetwater.• Expanded international sales revenue a minimum 15.5% year-on-year from 2007 – 2011.• Designed and created print assets, co-managed website and e-commerce implementation.• Extensive domestic and occasional international travel (15%).

Adelaide, Australia

• Managed inside/outside sales of single-user professional and student music education software suite licensing sales.• Provided technical sales and support services to 50+ domestic musical instrument, pro audio and consumer retail accounts.• Provided consultative software sales and technical support to private/public education sector key educators; government, military and protection services; professional composers, arrangers, copyists, producers, engineers, and performers.• Facilitated local MS SBS back-office integration with AVID Pinewood Studios (UK) servers, managed IT vendors, backups, maintenance and upgrades.• Coordinated transition from ERP Pronto system to Great Plains.• Role included extensive domestic and occasional international travel (20%).

Adelaide, Australia

• Member of globally #1 per-capita software licensing sales team of Cakewalk, PG Music, Sibelius and Sony Media Software titles.• Managed 4 outside sales agent’s performance, in concert with sales, marketing and support initiatives to 200+ national musical instrument, pro audio and consumer retail accounts.• Product Manager/Purchasing Officer/National Technical Support Lead for leading music technology brands including MOTU (Mac), Cakewalk (Win), Sony Media Software (Win), Hosa Technology (Cables/Connectors) and Primacoustic (Acoustical Treatment).• Office IT Administrator on MS SBS platform.• Sales and consulting service to key educators, government and private education sector, military, museums, theme parks, professional composers, producers, engineers, and performers.• Coordinated transition from ERP Sybiz to Pronto system.• Role included extensive domestic and occasional international travel (20%).

Adelaide, Australia

• Managed inter/intra-state freight for major consumer electronic, furniture and household appliance DC.• Duties included receiving, shipping, picking and packing of store (pallet) and customer orders, customer installations, marketing assets shipments and forklift operation (1000+ hrs).

Adelaide, Australia

• Leading South Australian pro audio, computer technology and musical instrument reseller.• Duties included sales and consulting to local artists, technicians, educators, students and institutions. • Purchasing and inventory management, merchandising, training and presentations.• Developed comprehensive understanding of computers (Mac/PC), DAW and NLE solutions and workflows.

Managed 6 sales staff in highest ROI per m2 location in Australia. Duties included preparing and managing staff roster, in-store merchandising, stock purchasing, receiving, sales and training.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Communications

Film & Television Production, Marketing/Advertising, Political & Cultural Studies

High School Diploma