MY PROFILE
Sound Designer - Music Producer - Media Developer - Voice Over Talent - Entrepreneur
Even as a child, Topher was fascinated by the concept of sound. With pacifier in mouth, Topher grabbed for headphones and records and pointed feverishly at the turntable. Luckily, he was surrounded by a loving and nurturing family, and his demands were almost always met.
Growing up, Topher educated himself in music history and the diverse genres of music and began to familiarize himself with electronic musical instruments.
As Topher grew older his love of music and sound took him to pursue higher education in the field of Audio Engineering at the Art Institute of Seattle, Washington. The collegiate environment afforded him the opportunity to participate and be educated in the process of Audio Production of music, field recording, sound replacement, absorption coefficients and sound for film. For his senior project, Topher reported on the mysterious Theramin and completed the great achievement of building a Theremin from a blueprint. During the years after graduation, Topher’s life was intensely filled with work in Audio Production. He recorded and produced albums for Seattle musical talent such as The Left Hand Army. He worked on several independent feature films and shorts that resulted in his earning a page at the IMDB (International Movie Database) website.
TECHNICAL SKILLS OVERVIEW
Audio Producer and Engineer.
Excellent microphone placement and handling techniques.
Enjoy Foley, sound fx creation, mixing, mastering, recording, ADR and composition.
Experience with technical, electrical, soldering and repair tasks.
Construction of acoustically correct spaces, including use / knowledge of absorption coefficients, bass traps, acoustic treatments, control rooms, live rooms, baffles, etc.
Software: Pro Tools LE 5.X – 8.X, Adobe CS3, Macromedia MX Suite, Logic Pro 7, Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion and more...
Operating Systems: Macintosh OS9 - current OSX, Microsoft 98, XP and Vista.
General knowledge of product and process.
PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE
ProFound Sound | LHP, Seattle, WA – Milwaukee, WI
May. 2003 - present
Sound Designer / Engineer / Editor - Sole Proprietor
Music: Recording, mixing, producing, composing, mastering.
Film / Video / Web: Location recording, Foley, ADR, mixing, audio restoration, sound effects, field recording.
Web designer for Redhook from 01/05 - 12/05 and currently at Life In Harmony Coaching
Sound design and recording. Video editing with Final Cut Pro.
RECENT PRODUCTION CREDITS
Workout Muse Co-Creator & Media Director. Current
In charge of all aspects of media, sound design, voice over recording, music arrangement, program development, etc. for Workout Muse.
Harry Potter Knight Bus Tour
Shoot / edit short videos for a Flash website for Scholastic.
Credit: Video Production Technician
Shot and edited over 4500 videos of Harry Potter fans talking to me about their excitement and anticipation of the latest book – The Deathly Hallows. Toured the country from New York to Los Angeles, stopping at 40+ locations in between to shoot the videos.
“Tracks”
Feature Length Film
Credits: Post production sound sweetening, sound design.
Trailer can be seen here: Tracks
"Collect All Four"
Short film
Credits: Foley artist, Sound FX creation, Mixer, Final Mix Engineer
Watch it here: Collect All Four
"Official selection for the 2007 Seattle International Film Festival"
“Urbanworld”
Feature length film
Credits: Sound Designer, Location Recording, Foley Artist, Sound FX Artist / Editor, Final Mix Engineer.
Screened at the MTV film festival in New York in 2006 CLICK HERE to see the trailer!
"The Divine Invasion - Left Hand Army"
Full length LP some tracks can be HEARD HERE.
Credits: Recording Engineer, Producer, Pre-mixer, Composer.
“It’s Not You, It’s Me”
Feature Length film
Credits: Sound Designer, Location Recording, Foley Artist, Sound FX Artist / Editor, Final Mix Engineer.
Official screening at the 2007 Black Berlin Film Festival. CLICK HERE to view the trailer.
"I Awake"
Feature Length Film
Credits: Location Sound Recording, Foley Artist, Sound FX Creation / Editing, Final Mix Engineer.
CLICK HERE to view the trailer!
EDUCATION & AFFILIATION
Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Graduated June 2004
Associate of Applied Arts Degree, Emphasis on audio production.
Art Institute Online
Interactive Media Design
June 2005 - March 2006
Certification in Final Cut Pro
Certification in Flash
Certification in Dreamweaver
Member - Audio Engineering Society, 2002 – present
