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I am an award-winning audio producer, composer, and creative consultant with more than five decades of experience in radio, film, television, podcasting, and multimedia storytelling. My work has earned 50 CLIO Awards (10 Gold) for creative excellence in broadcast advertising and media production. I have contributed to PBS, public radio, independent film, national advertising agencies, educational media, and podcast production. I have served as Production Director at WMMR-FM Philadelphia, Vice President / Creative Director at RadioBand of America, and composed original music for six PBS documentaries produced by Indiana University. I have produced 250+ podcast episodes and directed creative teams across multiple media platforms. In all projects I aim to blend storytelling, sound, and design to engage audiences and elevate brands. I welcome opportunities to craft compelling sonic identities, musical scores, and multimedia programs that inform and delight.…I am an award-winning audio producer, composer, and creative consultant with more than five decades of experience in radio, film, television, podcasting, and multimedia storytelling. My work has earned 50 CLIO Awards (10 Gold) for creative excellence in broadcast advertising and media production. I have contributed to PBS, public radio, independent film, national advertising agencies, educational media, and podcast production. I have served as Production Director at WMMR-FM Philadelphia, Vice President / Creative Director at RadioBand of America, and composed original music for six PBS documentaries produced by Indiana University. I have produced 250+ podcast episodes and directed creative teams across multiple media platforms. In all projects I aim to blend storytelling, sound, and design to engage audiences and elevate brands. I welcome opportunities to craft compelling sonic identities, musical scores, and multimedia programs that inform and delight.

Paul D. Messing

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I am an award-winning audio producer, composer, and creative consultant with more than five decades of experience in radio, film, television, podcasting, and multimedia storytelling. My work has earned 50 CLIO Awards (10 Gold) for creative excellence in broadcast advertising and media production. I have contributed to PBS, public radio, independent film, national advertising agencies, educational media, and podcast production. I have served as Production Director at WMMR-FM Philadelphia, Vice President / Creative Director at RadioBand of America, and composed original music for six PBS documentaries produced by Indiana University. I have produced 250+ podcast episodes and directed creative teams across multiple media platforms. In all projects I aim to blend storytelling, sound, and design to engage audiences and elevate brands. I welcome opportunities to craft compelling sonic identities, musical scores, and multimedia programs that inform and delight.…I am an award-winning audio producer, composer, and creative consultant with more than five decades of experience in radio, film, television, podcasting, and multimedia storytelling. My work has earned 50 CLIO Awards (10 Gold) for creative excellence in broadcast advertising and media production. I have contributed to PBS, public radio, independent film, national advertising agencies, educational media, and podcast production. I have served as Production Director at WMMR-FM Philadelphia, Vice President / Creative Director at RadioBand of America, and composed original music for six PBS documentaries produced by Indiana University. I have produced 250+ podcast episodes and directed creative teams across multiple media platforms. In all projects I aim to blend storytelling, sound, and design to engage audiences and elevate brands. I welcome opportunities to craft compelling sonic identities, musical scores, and multimedia programs that inform and delight.

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I am an award-winning audio producer, composer, and creative consultant with more than five decades of experience in radio, film, television, podcasting, and multimedia storytelling.

My work has earned 50 CLIO Awards (10 Gold) for creative excellence in broadcast advertising and media production. I have contributed to PBS, public radio, independent film, national advertising agencies, educational media, and podcast production.

I have served as Production Director at WMMR-FM Philadelphia, Vice President / Creative Director at RadioBand of America, and composed original music for six PBS documentaries produced by Indiana University. I have produced 250+ podcast episodes and directed creative teams across multiple media platforms.

In all projects I aim to blend storytelling, sound, and design to engage audiences and elevate brands. I welcome opportunities to craft compelling sonic identities, musical scores, and multimedia programs that inform and delight.

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Independent Producer / Creative Consultant at Self-employed / Independent Producer

December 31, 2009 - Present

Producer of podcasts, audio programs, music scores, and multimedia content. Projects include: Podcast Production; How Can I Say This…? podcast (producer); The Introvert Entrepreneur Podcast — 130 episodes; The Green Apple Podcast — 114 episodes. Services provided: audio and video editing; music composition; sound design; creative program development; media packaging and consulting. https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmessing/

Audio Producer / Composer / Writer at Indiana University Radio & Television Services

January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2010

Produced original programming and music for public broadcasting and university media initiatives. Selected Projects: Oral History of IU Chancellor Kenneth R. R. Gros Louis; Congressional Moments – WFIU / Center on Congress; WFIU 50th Anniversary “Time Capsules”; For Kindred Spirits; Documentary music for six PBS documentaries including West Baden Springs: Save of the Century; We Want Willkie; Columbus, Indiana: Different By Design; The Artists of Brown County; Ten Steps to College; Doc Counsilman: Making Waves.

Composer / Script Consultant / Sound Designer at AR&T Films – Philadelphia

January 1, 1986 - December 31, 1996

Collaborated with Czech animator and filmmaker Paul Fierlinger on numerous animated films and educational productions including segments for Sesame Street. Major project: Drawn From Memory (feature-length animated film) produced for American Playhouse; premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and broadcast nationally on PBS.

Audio Producer / Composer at Independent Media Production – Philadelphia

January 1, 1984 - December 31, 1996

Produced music scores, sound design, and audio production for clients including: American Playhouse; Sesame Street; Apple Computer; Pennsylvania Ballet; Please Touch Museum; U.S. Healthcare.

Vice President / Creative Director at RadioBand of America – New York City

January 1, 1971 - December 31, 1980

Creative production facility serving major advertising agencies. Responsibilities included: writing advertising copy and lyrics; directing actors and voice talent; producing radio campaigns and television music scores; supervising musicians and studio production. Work from this period earned over 50 CLIO awards, including 10 Gold statuettes.

Production Director at WMMR-FM – Philadelphia

December 31, 1968 - December 30, 1971

Produced all original programming materials including: station IDs; promos; public service announcements; commercials; a nightly 4-hour pre-recorded music program (OPUS). Many of the station IDs from this era are still played today as classic examples of early FM radio production.