Ernest "Bird" Deriabin Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

New York, United States

- Head of the Music Department- Content Manager of a portfolio of over 100 prime Broadway and West End titles, including The Addams Family, The Prom, Spamalot, Grease, Jersey Boys, On Your Feet.- Product Developer behind titles like Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, Imaginary Young@Part® Edition. - Leading a talented team of copyists, transcribers, proofreaders, orchestrators, and audio engineers, delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget.- Key Liaison for roster authors and international sublicensing companies, collaborating closely with industry professionals, stakeholders, and vendors to oversee seamless title creation, development, and public release.- Active Contributor to title acquisition decisions and strategic planning

- Developed an easy-to-use audio transposition software in Python, reducing turnaround from 1 week to 3 minutes.- Built a talented editorial team of copyists, proofreaders, typesetters, audio professionals.

School of the Arts, Professor Deborah Brevoort — invited composer for MFA Playwriting students.

Gained broad experience in audio and valuable skills, including leadership, team management, client communication, working in high-pressure environments with quick turnovers, maintaining a cool head while troubleshooting under intense time pressure, fast problem-solving, multitasking, and on-the-spot infrastructure design. Below are a few places where I had the privilege to work, apprentice, or conduct research:- Senior Audio Engineer (FOH) at 54 Below, Tony Award-winning Broadway supper club, NYC. Responsible for all aspects of audio for 2-3 shows per day, including soundcheck. (2 years)- Lead Audio Technician at NYU Gallatin, Jerry H. Labowitz Theatre for the Performing Arts. (2 years)- Lead Audio Engineer (A1) at the Off-Broadway-sized Gural Theatre, NYC. Designed, installed, programmed, and operated all audio systems for Theatre Now company productions. Seasonal.- Technical Director at Don't Tell Mama, NYC's premier cabaret venue. (2 years)- AV Field Engineer at VideoSonic Systems. Installed acoustic systems in over a hundred rooms at Columbia and New York Universities, and designed audio and video infrastructure.- Exhibit Installer at RedBox Workshop. Installed interactive playscapes at Staten Island Children's Museum, Niantic Children's Museum, and New Jersey Liberty Science Center.- PA at Alicia Keys’ Jungle City/Oven Studios. Provided client services for Meek Mill, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, and A Boogie wit da Hoodie, NYC. Worked overnight shifts.- FOH Engineer at Shrine and Silvana, NYC. Set up audio equipment for 6 back-to-back shows daily.- Berklee Studio Operations. Staff Engineer at the world's largest recording facility. (2 years)- PA at Notable Productions for Dan Cantor (Aerosmith), Boston.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Composition

Full Scholarship, NYU Tisch Departmental Fellow. Musical Theatre Writing. Defended two theses advised by Rachel Sheinkin, Fred Carl.

Bba/Bmus, Business Management And Audio Engineering

Merit Scholarship, yearly Achievement Grants. Five-year program in STEM.

High School Diploma With Distinction

Silver Medal for Achievements in Education.