gmcerveny

Definitely.

Even considering preparation for a graduate music program I had the option of taking fundamental music courses at nearby schools or studying with an independent teacher. Ultimately I chose to go independent. That let me start immediately and offered flexibility in my own daily schedule. The graduate program professors I spoke with gave no preference to undergrad vs just demonstrating knowledge.

Early 40s and I've been sort of backing into music with this 20 year arc:

  - Full Stack Dev
  - iOS Dev
  - 2x Music Tech Startup Founder
  - Music Tech Freelance Developer
  - Currently: Studying music theory, composition, and piano.

I might go to grad school for music/media, continue to study art/music independently, or explore professional arts careers.

I'm just constantly seeking alignment between my professional work and intrinsic motivations.

  Location: USA, Michigan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: iOS (Swift / Objective-C), Web (Javascript), Audio (MIDI, Max), Data (Python)
  Résumé/CV: on request
  Email: https://www.artfulmedium.com

I've been a technical co-founder on two startups. I also worked for Techstars and had a startup in Stanford's StartX. Open to all opportunities but would love to find a fractional role 10-20 hours / week.

  Location: USA, Michigan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: iOS (Swift / Objective-C), Web (Javascript),   Audio (MIDI, Max), Data (Python)
  Résumé/CV: on request
  Email: https://www.artfulmedium.com

I am a generalist developer with a history in web and mobile applications and an interest in music applications.

I've been a technical co-founder on two music tech startups. I also worked for Techstars and had a startup in StartX. Open to all opportunities but would love to find a fractional role.

My most recent projects include:

  - visionOS app feasibility design 
  - Native iOS application to provision and communicate with an espressif controlled audio amplifier
  - Web audio based music education application
  - Visualization and playback of piano MIDI data with Google Magenta.js
  - Embedding a custom document library in ChatGPT via langchain

  Location: USA, Michigan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: iOS (Swift / Objective-C), Web (Javascript), Data (Python)
  Résumé/CV: on request
  Email: https://www.artfulmedium.com

I am a generalist developer with a history in web, mobile, and now data based applications. I'm interested in exploring AI, LLMs, Machine Learning, or pretty much anything from Google Magenta.

I've been a co-founder on two music tech startups. I've also worked for Techstars and had a startup in StartX.

Seeking Freelancer - US / Remote

iOS Developer

Indie iOS app used by musicians for live performance needs occasional bug fixes and ongoing feature development. App has been on the app store since 2015 and is a mix of Objective C and Swift. Various legacy frameworks in use such as Magical Record and The Amazing Audio Engine with some minor customizations. Experience in audio frameworks and musical background would be helpful. App has limited but reliable revenue so a long term engagement would be preferred. Compensation would need to be $40-60/hr to enable support and feature development. Flexible with deadlines and scope of work, so this could certainly be a side gig.

Contact info in profile.

Fantastic to see Michael Tyson releasing this update. I've relied on his contributions to iOS music app development tools (the amazing audio engine, audiobus, the spectacular sync engine) throughout my career.

Of particular note is the custom yearly / keep forever pricing model he is trying with this release.

Location: Midland, MI, US

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: iOS, Swift, Objective-C, Core Audio, Web, JavaScript, Web Audio API, MIDI, NFT

Résumé/CV: https://www.artfulmedium.com/2021-work

Email: [email protected]

My recent work has been in new music technology developing iOS apps and interactive web applications for musical expression and performance.

I've also been prototyping products in the creative NFT space through interactive projects.

I'm basically interested anything creative that allows people to connect, immerse, or express themselves.

I've got a lot of experience with startups by being an early employee, incubating with Techstars and StartX, and co-founding two of my own.

SEEKING WORK | Midland, MI, US | Remote

Technologies: iOS, Swift, Objective-C, Core Audio, Web, JavaScript, Web Audio API, MIDI, NFT

Résumé/CV: https://www.artfulmedium.com/2021-work

Email: [email protected]

My recent work has been in new music technology developing iOS apps and interactive web applications for musical expression and performance.

I've also been prototyping products in the creative NFT space through interactive projects.

I'm interested in anything creative that allows people to connect, immerse, or express themselves.

I've got a lot of experience with startups by being an early employee, incubating with Techstars and StartX, and co-founding two of my own.

I'm a full-time freelancer and I'm super specific on my niche, new music technology. I find that works pretty well. Sometimes I'm applying for gigs, sometimes folks just cold email me, and sometimes people refer others my way. But being a specialist seems to be the one thing that works best for me.

Sounds like good advice.

What are some of the AR/VR subreddits or chats you like?

Thanks for the note.

About 5 years ago I asked my friend to regularly sit with me. Mainly I just wanted the brain benefits of meditation. We looked up info online but then later visited some meditation centers in town. I happened to like the soto zen style the best and have adopted that practice since.

I work from home and although I'm on the edge of the city, there's not much near me except this awesome 7 mile paved greenway. So I mainly walk just to get out of the house. It's a nice time.

Profession: Music Tech Developer - Freelance, Remote

  6:30am : Wake up, sit (meditate > 10min)
  7:00am : Make tea/coffee and breakfast for my wife, eat together, she leaves
  7:30am : Quick exercises
  8:00am : (Sometimes 9a, 11a, or a combination) Meeting to plan the days priorities with either clients or my associate developers
  9:00am - 12:00pm : Making things (researching, writing code, testing, taking screen shots / recordings, reviewing, committing)
  12:00pm - 1:00pm : Lunch, often watch content on apple tv (youtube video, daily show, etc) 
  1:00-2:30pm : Making things (same as above)
  2:30pm : Walk (<2 miles on path in front of house, audio book or podcast)
  3:00-4:30pm : Making things (same as above)
  4:30-~5:30pm : Deliverables (commits, uploads, emails, calls)

I love working on music tech and just chatting with someone about it gets me stoked to start building stuff. Those morning meetings with clients and my associates really help me focus.

Wrote a little more here: https://medium.com/@gmcerveny/my-daily-routine-for-music-tec...

Labs. If you are getting deep into a framework you can usually go talk with the engineers that work on it.

Is Pandora still expanding in St Louis? Would love to chat with anyone here.

I went from agency/dotcom work to independent contractor. I worked mostly on-site contracts anywhere from 3 to 18 months. Some jobs were through recruiters, some friends/network. All gigs paid significantly better than full time positions. I did this with an outdated stack, ColdFusion, from ~2005-2010.

I would like to be able to unfollow artists, or selectively follow from my library.

San Antonio|Austin|TX; Remote|Local; Full Time|Contract|Part Time;

Stack: iOS, Node.js

Resume (of sorts): https://gist.github.com/gmcerveny/51ed61e9ae8402d4b290

Note: Love mobile, hardware, music tech, interfaces. 10 years experience, worked at a techstars company [1], worked for techstars as a hackstar [2], failed at my own startup [3], and have a hobby teaching node [4].

[1] http://occipital.com/

[2] http://www.techstars.com/hackstars/

[3] http://wimbomusic.com/

[4] http://ultimatenodeguide.com

I'd order the steps 5, 6, 2...

1. Build an app in Interface Builder. 2. Learn Cocoa Touch. The breadth of the library is more intimidating than the complexities of Objective-C. 3. Learn C and Objective-C.

Then think about paying apple to develop, releasing products, learning how memory management works, adding core data...

Contemplating an iOS / sound book for this. Anyone else participating this year?

Everyday I take a 15 minute bus to a 15 minute train. On the bus I'll either veg out or listen to short podcasts.

Short Podcasts I recommend: -stuff you missed in history class -moth podcast -BBC global news

On the train, I'll read books off my hacker reading list (c programming, programming pearls, design patterns, etc)