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Jessi McDonald

Twickenham

Summary

Musician, Composer, Artists Development Manager, Creative

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Artist Development Manager

Blank Canvas Entertainment
London, Hackney
2025.06 - Current
  • Auditioning potential acts for the BCE roster.
  • Fixing musicians for exclusive BCE bands.
  • Maintaining internal sales records related to band bookings.
  • Collaborating with the head of entertainment to identify priority acts for artist development.
  • Organised promotional shoots for new and existing BCE exclusive bands.

Studio Assistant

Angel Studios (Abbey Road Studios)
Angel
2023.06 - 2024.06
  • Supported daily operations in high-profile studio environment.
    Facilitated calendar management to optimise client schedules.
    Assisted with travel arrangements and refreshments for visiting clients.
    Prepared equipment and resources for recording sessions.
    Transcribed notes for editing to enhance workflow efficiency.

Technician

Abbey Road Institute
Angel
2023.06 - 2024.06
  • Assisted students with technical problems to enhance learning experiences. Supported creative projects to ensure enjoyable and productive course participation. Collaborated with lecturers during exam preparations and lesson planning.

Education

Advanced Diploma - Music Production and Sound Engineering

The Abbey Road Institute
Angel
2022.02 - 2023.02

BA(Hons) - Popular Music 2:1

Goldsmiths University UOL
2017.09 - 2020.06

Extended Diploma - Music

The BRIT School
London
2015.09 - 2017.06

GCSEs - 10 GCSE's

Orleans Park School
London
2012.09 - 2015.06

Skills

  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Google Workspace
  • Logic Pro X
  • Photoshop
  • ‘Take-Note’ Transcription
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Project Management
  • WordPress Design
  • Microsoft Office

Accomplishments

Abbey Road Institute 'Songwriting Competition' 2022

  • Winning the 2022 songwriting award
  • Recording my original composition 'Emily' at Abbey Road Studio 2, with award winning producer Haydn Bendall

Creative Projects

Jessi Mac - Personal music project 

  • 'Border Lines' EP (2021)
  • 'Shelf Life' EP (2024)

Lecturing at Abbey Road Institute 

  • Collaborating with the director of the Abbey Road Institute, delivering Production guest lectures at Angel Studios. (2023-present)

Session Backing Vocalist for Grammy award winning songwriter Terry Britten (2016-2020)

Timeline

Artist Development Manager

Blank Canvas Entertainment
2025.06 - Current

Studio Assistant

Angel Studios (Abbey Road Studios)
2023.06 - 2024.06

Technician

Abbey Road Institute
2023.06 - 2024.06

Advanced Diploma - Music Production and Sound Engineering

The Abbey Road Institute
2022.02 - 2023.02

BA(Hons) - Popular Music 2:1

Goldsmiths University UOL
2017.09 - 2020.06

Extended Diploma - Music

The BRIT School
2015.09 - 2017.06

GCSEs - 10 GCSE's

Orleans Park School
2012.09 - 2015.06
Jessi McDonald