Charles Mumford:  

I joined the Army Reserve fresh out of high school but was discharged from training. I played around Pensacola in a bar band called Gigolo from 1984-1987. I moved to Los Angeles in '87 to pursue a musical career. After attending Musicans Institute in Hollywood (graduated in '90) I was hired at a local, independent record store where I worked until November 2001. I started as a clerk but eventually became district manager. In 1995 I met the woman I would marry in 1998; things didn't work out and our divorce became final in April, 2001. I met my current girlfriend right after 9/11/01 and shortly thereafter (11/01) that record store laid me off due to poor financial management. It didn't help as they're out of business now. I worked from late 2001 to very early 2005 for Pacific Theatres as an operations manager. A short stint as an AutoZone manager followed, but it was not for me. I got out of the zone in December 2005 and from January to August 2006 worked as the supervisor of media operations for E! Networks (E! Entertainment Television and The Style Network). E! laid me off and I looked for work for some time. I was hired by Guitar Center in March 2007. Not long after, I had an epiphany that I HATED being in management and always had! I decided that what I really wanted to do was be an editor, movie style. I started training at Video Symphony in Burbank in September, 2008. I was certified in Avid Media Composer and Final Cut Pro 7 in early 2010, when I also finished the editing program.. I write a lot: poetry, songs, short stories, ...Expand for more