Alvin Cornista

• In house music composer for film and TV.
  Responsible for all original score, original soundtrack, and incidental music for full feature films as well as movie trailers.
• Work closely with the directors and producers during the whole process, from spotting sessions, to final mixdown of music.
• Deliver all music scores timely and broadcast ready, coordinating with the other audio collaborators as well as the post production house.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.

• Create, explore, refine and update the original compositions process, it's approaches and methodology, with an emphasis in contemporary jazz, world music, and future technology.
• Direct rehearsals, recording dates, concerts, and media appearances
• Deal directly with record label, publishing house, artist and repertoire manager and digital media advisor.
• Catalog of original works to be released under Warner Records in 2023.

• Musical director, composer, arranger, and performer for multi nominated and award winning pop icon.
• Transcription of music, notation,rehearsal management, coordination with stage director, rehearsing the band, recording, arranging,
  mixing and mastering.
• Collaborated with producers, lyricists and engineers to create music compositions.
• Scheduled and organized recording sessions with musicians and vocalists.
• Assist the artist in making artistic decisions and implementing.
• Preparation of technical riders, and coordination with management and assistants. Developed and maintained relationships with artists, producers and other music professionals.

-composer for both film score incidental music as well as movie soundtrack

-recording of musicians and vocalists

-mixing

• Audio Engineer/Front of House Engineer
  Recording engineer, mix engineer, front of house engineer for rock band.
  
• Would record, mix and master for this group start to finish. Process involved, overdubs, re-amping, editing, remixing, and other
  general studio work. Would also do collaborations with other music studios in a team effort to the final product.
  
• Live concerts, would handle the Front of House mixing duties. Would also prepare technical riders, work with the monitor engineer, stage hands and assistants.
  Would also coordinate special requests for specific instruments and gear needed locally at performance destinations.

• Contractual sound designer and music composer for TV commercials typically with fast turnaround time.
  Clients included A-list corporations and top brands in the mainstream market.
• Would provide jingles and complete audio requirements that included sound editing, incidental music, audio repair, and re-recording mixing.
• Communicate regularly with Directors keeping my line open for changes or revisions.
• Designed recording and production schedules according to client needs.

-panelist for television show's music contest

-deliberate with co-judges to determine placement of contestants

-mentorship of canidates

• Principle audio engineer, original movie score and original movie soundtrack, as well as some jingle work, theme songs, andgeneral audio responsibilities
• Would handle, theme music, incidental music, promotional audio requirements, complete audio solutions, overdubs and voice overrecording, as well as re-recording and delivery to correct specifications
• Would also be responsible for foley, SFX, room tone ambience, dialogue editing and syncing to picture, as well as re-recordingmixing and delivery to production house
• Would be answerable directly to the producers who would come regularly to purpose built studio to not only create and complete all
• Alvin Cornista

• First call saxophonist and featured jazz soloist for GMA Network's variety shows
• Would perform with the most prominent cast of several TV shows
• Aside from live performance, this also included pre-production

• Principle saxophonist and soloist for Jazz group. With Manila's most renowned jazz musicians Roger Herrera, Eddie Katindig, Arthur Manuntag, Richard Merk and Annie Brazil.

• Contractual sound designer and music composer for Youtube ads and instructional and explainer videos. Would correspond with the project's director to cater to clients vision. Would provide an all in one audio service and deliver finished work to online requirements.

• Composer, arranger and producer with collaborations among the country's top music industry personalities culminating the official song for the Philippine Olympic Team.
• Collaborated with performers and producers to determine and achieve desired sound for production.
• Determined voices, instruments, harmonic structures, rhythms, tempos and tone balances required to achieve effects desired in each musical composition.
• Adaptation of indigenous instrumentation to modern compositional form
• Direct performance and recording
  

-teaching in a workshop or clinic setting

-masterclasses primarily for jazz theory and jazz ensemble

-would also perform with ensembles as a point of demonstration

• Tenor and soprano saxophonist, for fusion and smooth jazz composer and pianist from LA. Would perform on tour schedule and feature jazz festivals.

• Research, design and implementation of construction of home recording studio
• Project build from the ground up
• Obtaining city permits, and coordinating sun-contractors
• Commissioning and testing

• Lifestyle TV show performing artist for TV5
• Music supervisor, sound designer, composer, audio engineer, sound editor, re-recording engineer
• Aside from duties as an actor and saxophonist, would also handle recording of voice-overs, overdubs, Foley, SFX
• Would work closely with the Director of Photography and video editing team
• On location shoots in remote destinations, entailed careful planning, execution, and trouble shooting
• Worked closely with the film crew during production as well as post production which often times also required remote solutions due to the deadline requirements of the TV station

• Music producer, saxophonist, composer/arranger, and performer for award winning Brazilian electro funk ensemble. Musical director, recording engineer, mix engineer, performer.
• Would also work closely with the group's management and marketing department to contribute to the decision making process

• Tenor Saxophonist and composer for award winning contemporary jazz group featuring Vancouver's premiere progressive musicians.
• Commissioned original work presented at the 2010 Winter Olympics, thanks to the Canada Council.

• Saxophonist for the critically acclaimed modern jazz composer and guitarist.

• Saxophone, clarinet, and flute duties in the legendary Paul Anka Big Band
• Would perform and tour keeping up with the group's relentless schedule of 20 gigs per month traveling coast to coast, earlymornings and late nights
• Would also regularly engage with the crew, audio engineers, and stage hands, as Paul Anka Productions had it's own fleet of semi-trucks which transported every single piece of equipment to each and every show on the tour itinerary

• Saxophonist for Philippine Indigenous Jazz crossover group, led by award winning Grace Nono, performing in numerous international music festivals.

• Performing regularly alongside group co-led by Bill Coon featuring the top-tier jazz musicians from Vancouver

• Former director and professor at University of British Columbia's jazz department, The Fred Stride Jazz Orchestra was Mr. Stride's professional ensemble. Alvin is featured as a soloist in the album Forward Motion.

• Principle composer and band leader of acclaimed award winning crossover contemporary jazz fusion group garnering several grants from the Canada Council and participating heavily in Canadian and American festival circuits. Signed to Universal Music

• Tenor saxophonist, performing alongside Canada's top jazz musicians, participating on tour dates, festivals and concerts.

• Panelist and adjudicator for the prestigious awards foundation.

• Capilano U's finest jazz ensemble led by Brad Turner. Aside from saxophone soloist duties, would often direct/conduct the group as a whole or in sectionals in Mr. Turner's absence which included both rehearsals and concert dates where he performed with Kurt Elling, Steve Houghton, Kenny Werner, Ingrid Jensen, Phil Nimmons, and Seamus Blake.

• Former tenor saxophonist and solo chair of the critically acclaimed and Grammy Award winning band under the direction of James Riggs. Along side the One O'clock lab band, only the most exceptional students are granted the opportunity to perform in this band, after a rigorous and lengthy audition process. Would rehearse perform and record both traditional and contemporary works.

• Horn section member of this contemporary jazz and fusion ensemble, led by the renowned educator Dan Hearle.

• Texas Big Band, which featured many University of North Texas Alumni and professionals alike.

-Instructor of jazz saxophone and jazz theory