Barry Ion

About Me

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History.

I have been involved with computers, computing technologies and the telecommunications industry for about 25 years. My career beginings started in plastics and electronics engineering, and it was a natural transition for me to move into information technology.

I was born in a seaside city called Whakatane in New Zealand in 1958 and grew up in a nearby mid sized town called Kawerau. A town mainly centered around timber production.
Milk was delivered by horse when I was small and so the town had an overall quaintness about it that I'll never forget.
At 22 I moved to Sydney Australia, where I continued my plastics career and then migrated into computing technologies. This I found very exciting and embraced it with a passion. I studied hard and found this grounding handy and very rewarding. I became a computer engineer and consultant.
Later I studied photography and film. I am now a freelance photographer and filmmaker. I work on projects in all aspects of film, television and video production services and photographic shoots. From concept through to post-production, I produce music videos, web videos, and corporate videos, as well as independent projects, be it documentary, short or long format film. I am based in Sydney, Australia.
 

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Hard at work

What a job!

I have a strong work ethic and love my work. Being creative is one of my better strengths. The IT industry can be tough but I'm always up to the challenge. (A job with frustrations? Hard to believe, huh?)

I studied music for many years and I still pursue this art-form with a passion.
Playing guitar has always been my favourite but I play keyboard, harmonica and didgeridoo as well. Recently I have been involved in producing music with computer technology and combining this with acoustic and electric guitar to create mixes of electronica, ambient and surreal aural textures of sound.
Another aspect of this experience has enabled me to be able to record other artists to mix and produce a true hi-fidelity enriched sound recording.

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Favorites

Here's a list of some of my favorite movies:

Sin City, Manhattan, The Day After Tomorrow. Kill Bill.

Here's a list of some of my favorite music:

Joe Satriano, Enigma, Mozart, Steve Vai,
Yngwie Malmsteen, Beethoven