MUSIC & CANNABIS RESUME

• AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AUTHORS, COMPOSERS AND PUBLISHERS (ASCAP) MEMBER
• BLACK ROCK COALITION (BRC) MEMBER
• 31 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR PLAYING EXPERIENCE
• 10 YEARS OF CLASSICAL UPRIGHT BASS PLAYING EXPERIENCE
• SINGS LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS & SPITTS (RAPS)
• MUSICALLY LITERATE: READS, WRITES, PRODUCES & ARRANGES MUSIC
• LIVED IN, TAUGHT ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR & TOURED INTERNATIONALLY THROUGHOUT JAPAN FOR 11 YEARS (1995-2006) & INTERNATIONALLY IN OVER 11 OTHER DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OVERSEAS – AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, CHINA, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, KOREA, MALAYSIA, THE PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE & THAILAND
• EXTENSIVE INTERNATIONAL TEACHING, LIVE TOURING, STUDIO SESSIONS & TELEVISION PLAYING EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

• GRADUATE OF TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE: ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, NETWORK SECURITY – VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (2015)

• GRADUATE OF CUE RECORDING STUDIO’S PRO TOOLS RECORDING ENGINEERING COURSE WITH CUE’S CHIEF ENGINEER, KEN SCHUBERT – FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA (2006)
• GRADUATE OF THE ARMED FORCES SCHOOL OF MUSIC: ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR INSTRUMENTALIST & VOCALIST – LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA (1995)
• NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY: MUSIC EDUCATION MAJOR – NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (1988-1990)

LEADERSHIP SKILLS

• BUSINESS OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS EXPERIENCE
• REHEARSAL STUDIO MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
• INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL DIRECTING EXPERIENCE
• INTERNATIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• GARAGEBAND
• MUSIC PRODUCTION
• FILM SCORING
• FILM EDITING
• PA/SOUND TECHNICIAN
• INTERNATIONAL TOURING EQUIPMENT LOADMASTER

MUSIC ENSEMBLES PERFORMED IN

• SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS
• PIT ORCHESTRAS
• 17 PIECE JAZZ BIG BANDS
• JAZZ COMBOS
• FUNK/R&B BANDS
• ROCK BANDS
• REGGAE BANDS
• LATIN BANDS
• COUNTRY BANDS
• ALL ORIGINAL BANDS

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• OWNER @ HERBAL DERIVATIVES UNIT CONGLOMERATE LLC (HerbDUC) – BOOKING AGENT, MUSICAL DIRECTOR, STUDIO SESSION COORDINATOR, SOUND REINFORCEMENT TECHNICIAN, ELECTRIC BASSIST, & VOCALIST FOR CORPORATE CANNABIS EVENT BAND & MUSIC MEDIA CONGLOMERATE – VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (FEBRUARY 2021-PRESENT)
• WILLOUGHBY SPITT MUSIC 757: ELECTRIC BASSIST, PRODUCER, LIVE TOURING, STUDIO SESSION BASSIST, VOCALIST & ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR INSTRUCTOR & SHOW DIRECTOR AT CHESAPEAKE & VIRGINIA BEACH SCHOOL OF ROCK – CHESAPEAKE & VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (OCTOBER 2018-PRESENT)
• WILLOUGHBY SPITT MUSIC DENVER: ELECTRIC BASSIST, PRODUCER, LIVE TOURING, STUDIO SESSION BASSIST, VOCALIST & ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR INSTRUCTOR – 420 CITY, DENVER, COLORADO (MAY 2015-AUGUST 2018)
• WILLOUGHBY SPITT MUSIC 757: ELECTRIC BASSIST, PRODUCER, LIVE TOURING, STUDIO SESSION BASSIST, VOCALIST & ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR INSTRUCTOR – VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA (2013-2015)
• WILLOUGHBY SPITT MUSIC HAWAII: ELECTRIC BASSIST, PRODUCER, LIVE TOURING, STUDIO SESSION BASSIST, VOCALIST & ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR INSTRUCTOR – HONOLULU, HAWAII (2010-2013)
• SOUNDSTREET STUDIOS, REHEARSAL STUDIO MANAGER: NORTH HOLLYWOOD & VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA (2006-2010)
• MUSIC4XXX MUSIC PRODUCTIONS: OWNER, PRODUCER, ELECTRIC BASSIST, KEYBOARDIST, VOCALIST – CUSTOM MUSIC SOUNDTRACK SOLUTIONS 4 THE ENTIRE ADULT INDUSTRY – PORN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (2006)
• UNITED STATES NAVY’S 7TH FLEET BAND: ELECTRIC/UPRIGHT BASS INSTRUMENTALIST & VOCALIST – YOKOSUKA, JAPAN (1995-2006)

PERFORMED /TOURED WITH

• DENNIS BRADFORD (FORMER DRUMMER ON 6 ALBUMS WITH THE JEFF LORBER FUSION)
• RICKY MARTIN
• THE DRIFTERS
• KLUVERBUCY
• US NAVY BAND
• KONISHKI (FORMER JAPANESE GRAND SUMO CHAMPION)
• KODA KUMI
• SMAP
• HIRAI KEN
• OKAMOTO MAYO
• TRF
• SHITAMACHI KYOUDAI
• EIJI YAMAGUCHI

EQUIPMENT LIST

• LAKLAND SKYLINE DELUXE 44-02 (STEELER) 4 STRING ACTIVE ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR (CUSTOMIZED * BLACKED-OUT HARDWARE & Y TUNERS)
• LAKLAND SKYLINE DELUXE 55-02 (BIG BETTY) 5 STRING ACTIVE ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR (CUSTOMIZED * BLACKED-OUT HARDWARE & Y TUNERS)

• LAKLAND SKYLINE 44-64 GEEZER BUTLER SIGNATURE (BABY GIRL A.K.A. ARI SKE) 4 STRING PASSIVE ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR

• FENDER SQUIER CHRIS AIKEN P BASS (WHITE GIRL A.K.A. COCAINA) 4 STRING PASSIVE ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR
• FENDER SQUIER CONTEMPORARY ACTIVE JAZZ BASS V HH (QUEEN) ACTIVE 5 STRING ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR

• FENDER KINGMAN V2 ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR (SAINT)

• MONO M80 DUAL BASS CASE
• AMPEG SVT MICRO 200 WATT BASS AMPLIFIER
• AMPEG SVT-210 AV BASS CABINET
• AMPEG SVT-15E BASS CABINET
• BERGANTINO AUDIO SYSTEMS FORTE’ HP 1200 WATT BASS AMPLIFIER
• BERGANTINO AUDIO SYSTEMS FORTE’ HP WIFI FOOTSWITCH
• BERGANTINO AUDIO SYSTEMS HG312 3D HOLO-GRAPHIC BASS CABINET

• PIG HOG BASS CABLES
• EBS MICROBASS III DUAL CHANNEL PREAMP
• DIGITECH BASS WHAMMY PEDAL
• MXR BASS INNOVATIONS BASS PEDALS (DC BRICK POWER SUPPLY, BASS COMPRESSOR, BASS FUZZ DELUXE, BASS OCTAVE DELUXE, CARBON COPY, REVERB)
• BOSS RC-3 LOOP STATION

• WAR PATH BLACK 4 X 6 STAGE RUG
• 17″ APPLE MACBOOK PRO
• GARAGEBAND
• BASS CLEF “REAL BOOK

PA SYSTEM

• BEHRINGER X AIR XR18 DIGITAL MIXER
• KINDLE FIRE 8 TABLET MIXER CONTROLLER
• (2) MACKIE THUMP15A 1300 WATT 15” POWERED MAIN LOUDSPEAKERS
• (2) MACKIE THUMP18S 1200 WATT 18” POWERED SUBWOOFERS
• (2) MACKIE THUMP15A 1300 WATT 15” POWERED FLOOR MONITORS
• SURE PGA DRUMKIT5 DRUM MICS
• LYXPRO SDPC-2 STEREO PENCIL CONDENSER OVERHEAD MICS

CANNABIS RESUME

OWNER @ WILLOUGHBY SPITT EXTRACTS VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA SEPTEMBER 2016 – PRESENT Processing 100% solvent less hash oil (SHO) rosin concentrates with a Nugsmasher XP rosin press I also process Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) for free for cancer patients in need. The cannabis flower and trim that I use for concentrates processing are grown by me using organic soil, super soil concentrate plus synthetic nutrients for yield & terpene boost.

Contact For All Inquiries

CANNABIS FARMING, PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING & SALES RESEARCH – WILLOUGHBY SPITT EXTRACTS HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 2018 – OCTOBER 2018 I camped out in Humboldt County, Ca. in the infamous Emerald Triangle for 3 months (literally sleeping in the driver’s seat of my Subaru) after having lived and worked in the legal cannabis industry in Denver, Co. for 3 plus years in order to perform extensive cannabis farming, production, manufacturing & sales research. I got the chance to mingle with a plethora of local Humboldt County farmers, farmhands, extraction technicians and cannabis brokers, etc. and I made some really good contacts and some even better friends as well as obtained lots of invaluable information on Humboldt’s cannabis industry in both the legal and black markets.

CANNABIS TRIM CREW MANAGER – SOUTHWEST ALTERNATIVE CARE (MED) & KAYA CANNABIS @ SOUTHWEST ALTERNATIVE CARE (REC) BOULDER & DENVER, COLORADO OCTOBER 2016 – AUGUST 2018 Managed 18 member trim crew & determined workloads & plans, managed day to day trimming/harvesting operations for two 38 light grows, helped plan & manage harvest & trim dates, ensured smooth operations from scheduling of harvests/trims to batching strain-specific bins for cures, maintained a clean & safe environment throughout post-production, completed trim room payroll sheets, documented waste & all product weights through Metrc, Biotrack & Google Sheets, packaged & transferred all products for the stores based on reports as needed per harvest, updated Biotrack, Metrc, & all post-production paperwork (manifests) during & after store transfers.

CANNABIS EXTRACTION TECHNICIAN – LIVWELL ENLIGHTENED HEALTH DENVER, COLORADO SEPTEMBER 2015 – OCTOBER 2016 Processed shatter and wax concentrates as well as a plethora of other cannabis-infused products on a gargantuan scale for the largest legal cannabis grow in the state of Colorado.

EXTRACTIONTEK SOLUTIONS 1300/C HYDROCARBON CLOSED SYSTEM LOOP BASIC SAFETY, OPERATION & MAINTENANCE DENVER, COLORADO APRIL 2016 – 2018 MY ETS1300/C certification enabled me to operate the ETS1300/C Machine Series Extractors for Livwell, the largest dispensary in the state of Colorado.

CANNABIS HARVESTER & TRIMMER – SOUTHWEST ALTERNATIVE CARE – MEDICINAL CANNABIS DISPENSARIES BOULDER & DENVER, COLORADO MAY 2015 – SEPTEMBER 2015 Effectively prepared high-grade medicinal cannabis for consumption by the processes of de-fanning and trimming for patients in need of alternative medicine for a plethora of physical and mental ailments.

OAKSTERDAM UNIVERSITY – CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF CANNABIS COURSE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA JUNE 2009 Studied the following cannabis-related topics : legal: federal vs state law, politics & history of cannabis, civics: legal rights & responsibilities, horticulture 101, methods of ingestion: extracts 101, methods of ingestion: vaporizing, methods of ingestion: cooking, methods of ingestion: topical applications, science: the science of cannabis economics advocacy 102.

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