Hi!
I am Mark
I was born in Russia and started my audio journey from playing instruments including guitar,
drums and bass and making my own music in various genres.
In 2020 I went for the British Bachelor program from Hertfordshire Institute, Hatfield, England in Moscow campus, where I studied
Songwriting & Music Production for 2 years until the program got shot down due to political situation in a country.
With great desire to recieve an audio related education in 2022
I moved to Canada to study on Audio Production & Engineering program in Metalworks Institute, Mississauga, ON. I learnt sound design and post-production techniques, improving my knowledge of using multiple DAWs, including Pro Tools, Ableton Live, Logic Pro and Reason,
studied different microphones, their implementations and various recording techniques for different instruments, practicing with SSL and Neve consoles both at studios and live shows, soldered cables and pedals, deep dived into modern sound equipment and collaborated in different projects as one of the most active team player and audio professional.
At that time I realised that my biggest interests are Sound Design and games. So I decided to focus my career on sound design for video games in particular.
In a meantime, I've been volunteering on various music and movie related events,
visited numerous seminars on emerging industry software and technology.
Learnt video games creating process with Unity engine and interactive sound and music implementation using middleware like Wwise and FMOD. Participated in Game Jams, learning Godot and version control with Github.
I'm dedicating my free time on getting as much knowledge as possible, thus getting Pro Tools and Dante Level 1 certifications,
completing Dolby Atmos learning, taking Java Programming Crash Course and getting work experience as Audio Visual technician, sound designer,
and music producer.
Work experience
Milton, ON, Canada | A/V Technician, Innerphase Productions | 2024 |
Freelance | Sound Design (games, animations and movies) | 2024 |
Education
Degrees
Mississauga, ON, Canada | Diploma in Audio Production & Engineering, Metalworks Institute | 2024, with honours |
Hatfield, England | BSc(Hons)Songwriting & Music Production, University of Hertfordshire | 2020-2022, GPA 4.44 |
Certificates
Pro Tools Specialist |
2024 |
Dante - Level 1 |
2023 |
Java Programming Crash Course |
2022 |
Skills:
DAWs:
- Abeton Live 11;
- Pro Tools;
- Logic Pro;
- Sibelius;
- Reason;
- FL Studio.
General skills:
- Sound Design;
- Audio Editing;
- Mixing and Mastering;
- Noise removal;
- Voice editing;
- Field Recording;
- Live Sound;
- etc.
Plugins:
- iZotope RX;
- Waves;
- Soundtoys;
- Native Instruments;
- SoundQ;
- etc.
Middleware and Engines:
- FMOD;
- Wwise;
- Unity;
- Godot;
- Unreal Engine 5;
- C#; Blueprints;
- Github.
Volunteer Experience
Toronto, ON, Canada | Canadian Music Week - A/V technician - Live Sound - Setup and tear down |
2024 |
Montreal, QC, Canada | MUTEK music festival - AR technician - Setup - Tear down |
2023 |
Markham, ON, Canada | Markham International Film Festival - Organisation |
2023 |
Toronto, ON, Canada | NXNE music festival: - HQ Crew - Stage Manager - Ticket Handler - Merchandiser |
2023 |
Toronto, ON, Canada | Kee.Jscherrytree Production Company: - Boom Operator; - Audio Engineer; - Production assistant |
2023 |