Online Portfolio
It's about provoking emotions!
My love and fascination for music and sound can be traced back to my childhood when I used to "perform" songs orally or improvise melodies on my toy piano. I have always considered composing music to be one of the most remarkable and complicated art forms. Now, I regard it both as my profession and my number one passion. To my eyes and ears, music is a language that can directly connect to us on a deep emotional level and provoke all sorts of emotions.
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I did my first project as a composer in my sixth semester at Cologne Game Lab in July 2023. The joy I felt from writing and producing my first track is something I will never forget. I have committed to learning and practicing music composition ever since, and the joy is only getting more pronounced. I strive to be a storyteller in my music, as I find music and stories to be complementary elements in establishing the emotional narrative for the player.
This webpage is focused on showcasing my game audio portfolio.
I also compose and produce solo tracks. You can listen to them on SoundCloud.
LATEST ENDEAVOR
NEXT LEVEL PIONEERS
Music Composition, Sound Design
Next Level Pioneers is a Multiplayer Sci-Fi Rover game on Mars. Players have to compete to extract resources and deploy them to the space station. They can collect power-ups to boost their abilities or sabotage their opponents. Quick thinking and acting are important: the player with the most points wins the game when the time runs out.
The plan is to release a demo on Steam in 2024.
I am working as a dedicated audio designer on this project. I'm producing the music in Pro Tools and implementing all the sound systems and the real-time processing in Unreal Engine's Metasound. Additionally, I am using REAPER to edit and produce the sound effects.
You can watch an early demo on YouTube or listen to the whole track on SoundCloud.
GAME PROJECTS
KIDS HELP
Music Composition, Sound Design
Kids Help marked my first experience as a game composer during a collaborative project at Cologne Game Lab. It's a web-based game for German elementary school children, aiming to teach them the process of CPR.
You can play the game here.
I composed and produced three tracks for this game, using my digital piano as a MIDI keyboard in Pro Tools Intro. I also created most of the sound effects using various VSTs and plugins in Pro Tools. Additionally, I was the supporting vocal for the main track of the game called Drücklied (Compression Song).
PERSONAL PROJECTS
Some of My Personal Works
Breaking the Loop
Music Composition
Breaking the Loop is a track I composed and produced for Austin Wintor's Contest on YouTube. Inspired by a game called Twelve Minutes and a short story I wrote, I tried to create the concept of a time loop within the context of music. You can listen to the track on SoundCloud or YouTube.
Lost Treasure Hunt: A Tribute
Music Composition
Lost Treasure Hunt: A Tribute is a track I composed and produced for a short section of the animated film "Lost Treasure Hunt (2014)." I tried to create a music score that can both be used in the context of a movie and exist as a stand-alone piece. You can listen to the track on SoundCloud or watch the video on YouTube.
FROZEN CIVILIZATION
Music Composition
Frozen Civilization is a short demo based on the following brief:
"Telepathic aliens inhabit the surface of a windswept ice world. Furry trolls invade from underground."
OTHER EXPERIENCES
My Experimental Projects
INDISCREET BASTARD
Indiscreet Bastard is an attempt to tell a thriller story solely through sounds. I used REAPER for this project.
PROFESSIONAL TOOLSET
Some of My Skills & Expertise
SKILLS & HOBBIES
My love and appreciation for playing piano has always been with me since childhood. The magical sound of a grand piano always holds a special place in my heart. But I'm not a fan of mere daydreaming about the things I value. That's why I practice piano and hone my skills every day, something that wasn't a choice for me before moving to Germany due to financial hardships.
Now, I use my digital piano both as an instrument to play my favorite pieces and as a MIDI device to compose music on my PC.
DAWs & SOFTWARE
Having a keen sense of hearing, time, and pitch has always aided me in video and audio-editing projects. Yet my first experience with a DAW was when I used Cubase to make music for my first game at Cologne Game Lab, mainly using sample libraries. After that, I used REAPER and its built-in plugins for a few different sound design projects, including this one, which was a ton of fun!
When I decided to compose music for the first time in June 2023, my research led me to Pro Tools Intro, which is a limited and free version of the industry-standard DAW. I have been using it ever since, alongside a host of free VSTs and plugins, for my music projects.
I am planning to dive deep into dynamic music and audio in games for an upcoming project, for which I will use Metasounds or FMOD.
