Ken Fine is Fine

Ken Fine - Jack of all Trades - Master of Some

Home Town: Penn Valley, PA
Current Residence: Golden, CO

Education

• Philadelphia Musical Academy: 3 years majoring in music theory, composition and electronic music.

• Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. - B.A. in Experimental Psychology.

• Antioch University, Los Angeles, CA. - M.A. in Clinical Psychology.

• David Hartley, Denver, CO. Studied three years of voice-over technique.

• Jimmy Amadie: Phila., PA. Studied Jazz piano techniques. 5 years

Projects

• The California Projective Music Personality Test: While studying at Antioch University I developed a music based Rorschach test. This was basic research to investigate if it was possible to measure personality utilizing Western music instead of visual stimuli.

• Peak Performance System for Entertainers: This was a system I developed to help entertainers, voice-over talent, professional speakers, on camera talent, etc. The system was based on techniques called Mental Rehearsal & Guided Imagery, and is most commonly used as part of Olympic athlete training. This system helps to develop peak performance while decreasing performance anxiety (stage fright).

Professional Experience

• Blue Moon Talent, Inc., Denver, CO. (2003 - Present) CEO of entertainment agency and speakers bureau. Provide non-exclusive booking of live entertainment and motivational speakers for corporate, public & private events. I also consult with many acts concerning creative content and marketing.

• Ken Fine Website Design: (2000 - Present) Design and maintain not only BlueMoonTalent.com, but many business, personal and performing artist websites.

• Professional Speaker: Gave numerous speeches and seminars on stress/pain management and ethics. 1985 - 2000

• Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines: Band leader and arranger for a cruise line show band. 2000

• Voice Over Talent: 3 years providing voice-overs for industrial narrations. 2000 - 2003

• Psychologist: Master’s level clinical psychologist licensed in Colorado, Nevada and Florida. Specialties included pain & stress management utilizing biofeedback, peak performance training for entertainers, therapy for panic disorders and gender issues. (15 years). Supervisor for biofeedback interns. I also produced original relaxation programs for clinicians and hospital pain management centers. Fellow of The Mental Health Counselors Association as well as the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America. 1985 - 2000

• Performing Musician: Performed as keyboardist and arranger in numerous music projects for over 25 years.

• Studio Session Player: Performed as a keyboard session player for Philly International Records, Gamble, Huff & Bell and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, PA. 5 years. Provided piano and B3 organ tracks as well as synthesizer programming for such groups as The Spinners, Lou Rawls, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The O’Jays, Mandrell and others.

• Lebanon Valley College, Lebanon, PA. Instructor of electronic music theory for graduate music students. 2 years.

• Vibronic Music Services, Inc., Ardmore, PA. CEO of the Nation’s first electronic music dealer. Provided electronic music labs for performers, composers and educational studios. Also consultant for Bob Moog, inventor of the music synthesizer.

• Diskmakers, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. Audio engineer and manager of tape duplication department.