Andrew Blake Villa

Objective: To obtain a position as a video game Sound Designer. Education: B.A. in Sound Design
Associates in Science Michigan Technological University

406 Shelden Ave. Apt. 3 Houghton, MI 49931 269-357-5215 abvilla@mtu.edu Audiovilla343.wordpress.com Grad: Dec 2014

GPA: 3.55 Southwestern Michigan College GPA: 3.74

Sep 09 Dec 11

Experience/Projects:
Game Developers Conference San Francisco, CA March 2014 G.A.N.G Student/Apprentice Contest Sound Design Developed a sound design event that was based on an imaginary video game of a 70s sports race. Created Original sound effects from field recording, Foley recording, and processing. Directed Vocal Artist for voice over recording. Edited and arranged sound effects and vocal recordings in Logic Pro into one cohesive event. Husky Game Development Houghton, MI Sound Designer for Indie game: Shattered Reality First person survival horror Recorded and edited original sound effects and Foley sounds. Composed music for underscoring with Sibelius and Logic Pro in Shattered Reality. Implemented the sounds and music into the game with the Unity engine. Directed Vocal Artist in recording zombie and ghost sounds. Radio drama of Ray Bradburys Ylla Houghton, MI Sound Designer for a radio drama Created and edited sound effects through recording and processing. Worked as a vocal artist for the radio drama. Mixed and edited V.O tracks of the vocal artists. Cinoptic Communication & Media Houghton, MI Sound Designer/Videographer/Director/Video Editor of Nature a short film Filmed several shots of nature with a DSLR camera. Recorded V.O of John Muirs poem, Song & Sound Designed each different nature scene Compiled and edited the film, music, sound effect, and V.R in Adobe Premiere. Sep 13 - Present

Spring 2013

Fall 2013

Compositions
A night of Tennessee Williams: A series of short plays Composer for A Chalky White Substance by Tennessee Williams Worked with Sound Designer to collaborate our designs to work in a symbiotic relationship. Collaborated with the director, combining his thoughts and opinions along with my own to shape the music. Music Theory II Composition Project Composer for Unwanted Memories: A Piano/Violin Duet Composed an original piano/violin duet Rehearsed the composition with performers multiple times to perform live at a concert.

Notifications
Game Developers Conference

San Francisco, CA

March 17, 2014

Winner of GANG Student/Apprentice Award Sound Design

Received award for Student/Apprentice Contest in Sound Design at the 2014 G.A.N.G Awards Logic Pro 9 | Pro Tools | Reaper | Fmod | Wwise | Izotope Rx/ Iris | MS Office | Windows | Macintosh OS | Unity | Zoom H4N | Tascam | Q-lab | Eqing analog & console | Mic types & patterns | Loudspeaker design|

Skills