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I’m  all  ears!

alexander.m.vaan@gmail.com

+1 (905) 914-6421 (Canada)

About Me

Hey! 

If you’re reading this, then it means you’re spending more time with me than just watching my reel, so, thank you!

To make a long story short:

I long to be regrouped with my kind; where everyone knows what an 1176 compressor is, where we convince each other to buy plugins over the holidays, and we exchange recorded mouth noises when most normal people would exchange greeting cards. 

I want to join all the clubs, and be at every event. I want to be a mentor to someone someday, and give back to the community that’s given me so much joy over the years. 

I want to work on a team that is trying to bring home an award for “The most insane audio anyone has ever heard, ever...award” so I can finally sleep at night.

I was born deaf in one ear, into a family of immigrant artists - Music, Sound and Audio are my life, and not just my career.

Don’t worry, my ears are 100% good! In fact I’ve been using my ears to pay bills for a long time, and I'm sure you’ll see proof of that in my eyes (and on my resume).  

I’m easy to hang out with, I’m a hard worker, and I LOVE what I do.

As far as technical chops: Of course there is always something new to learn, which is perfect for me. But I humbly submit to you that I have what it takes to do this. If I get stuck on something, I’ll know how to find answers.

And in regards to creativity... well, I'm left handed, and I wear a lot of scarves. I learned the ‘clean up’ song in grade 3, and haven’t cleaned up a classroom since.

answer = input("Would you like to see more? (Y/N): ").lower()

if answer == "y":

  print(

    "Learning Python (as an intro to C++) and loving it! \n”

    "Toured with Glass Tiger as an Audio Engineer (Canadian rock band) \n"    

    "Was sponsored by Bitwig for a while \n"   

    "Cubase, Bitwig and Reaper are my go-to DAWs \n"  

    "I finished Royal Conservatory (classical), but now I'm taking Jazz piano lessons for fun \n"      

    "Currently learning Mandarin and Spanish \n"   

“Playing guitar on the couch is how I end a long day \n” 

    "I've made several mildly successful YouTube channels, and its honestly just because I enjoy using Premiere Pro, After Effects, and tinkering with cameras")

  else:

    print("No problem! Thanks for being here!")

On tour with Glass Tiger

On stage at Massey Hall T.O

A secret room full of gear!

Production Managing for Bollywood Festival

More (completely irrelevant) things:
  • I love designing and building my own guitar pedals from scratch

  • I get fired up over fixing broken retro game consoles

  • I’m a huge camera nerd. I like photography but I LOVE videography and making travel videos. I’m currently using the Fuji XT4 with a humble 16-80mm f4