About
Jeremiah Ford
2305 Sandalwood Circle Apt. 110 C
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734) 496-3744
Formal Training
Manchester High School – 1995-1999
General Studies
Washtenaw Community College 2001-2002
General Studies
Self Studies
I. English - Books Studied
a. The Screenwriter’s Bible - by David Trottier
b. Fundamentals of English Grammar – By Betty Schrampfer Azar
c. Strunk and White – The Elements of Style
II. Creative Writings
a. I have written three screenplays and one play (request to see).
b. I have written several short stories (unavailable stolen laptop).
c. numerous sets of lyrics and poems. (request to see).
*(Countless Numbers of Hours Spent Writing and Editing Creative Pieces.)
III. Art Books Studied
a. Drawing People – Barbara Bradley
b. The 15-Minute Artist – Catherine V. Holmes
c. You can Draw Marvel Characters – Dan Jurgens
d. Watercolor Pencil – Pat Averill, Barbara Benedetti Newton, and Debra Kauffman Yaun
e. Keys to Drawing – Bert Dodson
f. Paint People in Acrylic – Lee Hammond
g.Drawing & Painting – Stan Smith
IV. Artwork
a. I have about fifty realistic and surrealistic pencil drawings and about fifty abstract paintings in my unique styles.
V. Photography
a.Digital Photography – Michael Wright
I have about of a hundred hand picked photos out of several hundreds (Macro, Landscape, and Scenery,)
(Creative pieces Available upon Request.)
VI. Music
I. Bands/Projects
a. Kamikaze Birthright – (Rock Band) Bass Player 1997-1999
i. created, practiced and performed several songs at many locations.
ii. recorded a three song demo at a professional studio.
b. WCC (Washtenaaw Community College) Jazz Band – Upright Bass Player 2001-2002
i. practiced a lot of jazz standards and performed in the Morris Lawrence Building (Music Studies Building at WCC).
c. Contract Blues Band – Bass Player 2003-2005
i. practiced 20-30 blues and rock songs and performed at parties, weddings, concerts, and all sorts of other celebrations.
ii. recorded a three song demo using the latest digital recording processing on a laptop that was top of the line for that era.
d. Shapeless Construct – (Death Metal Band) Bass Player 2003-2005
i. practiced/learned and then recorded bass guitar parts to three original songs creating a demo.
e. JDSY and G.O.N.E. – (multi-instrumentalist) Experimental Electronic/Rock Recording Collaboration Project (2011-2023)
i. JDSY, formally known as Joesph David Sims and myself under the acronym G.O.N.E. (Gallery of Nugatory Effort) wrote and recorded 20+ songs and uploaded them onto streaming services including Spotify, Soundcloud, Bandcamp, Apple Music,
and many, others.
f. Factory of Wondrous Remedies For The Broken (F.O.W.R.F.T.B) – (Electronic/Rock Recording & Art Project) Solo Band Project (2015- Current).
i. practiced/wrote/memorized/recorded the guitar parts to twelve original songs.
ii. practiced/wrote/recorded the synthesizers for the twelve songs.
iii. created drums through altering metered parts in a drum machine in Logic Pro.
iiii. wrote and sang lyrics with melodies to 9-10 songs.
(recordings available upon request).
As you can see, I don’t have a very large formal section in this resume because I became disabled in 2003 and haven’t been able to work a regular job or go to school due to my illness symptoms and medication side effects. But I have been working as much as I can on my artistic endeavors.