Nicolas Danielson
Seattle, WA
info@nicdanielson.com
www.nicdanielson.com
Sound Designer, Musician, Composer
- Sound design, audio engineering and foley recording – knowledgeable with multiple DAW’s, including Digital Performer and Pro Tools.
- Composing music for various ensembles.
- Equally confident on both MAC and PC platforms. MS Excel-savvy.
Relevant Experience:
March 2011 – Current: WB Games, Associate Sound Designer (contract) Seattle, WA
- Gotham City Imposters – VO cutting and processing.
- TBA.
March 2011 – Current: Monkey Prism Games, Sounds and Concepts Seattle, WA
- Co-created and did sound design for Monkey Prism’s latest release,”Bugs and Dolls“, an interactive/educational children’s application for iOS devices.
- Co-wrote story and did sound design for “Riley and the Magical Laundry Basket”, an interactive children’s book for iOS devices.
- Edited audio for Peanut Butter Jelly Time, the iPhone app.
October 2011: MB Concepts, Inc, Sound Design Seattle, WA
- Sound design for a children’s game for iOS (due to confidentiality, this is all that can be disclosed at this time).
May 2011: Red Valise Records, Sound Designer for Music Video Seattle, WA
- View on Vimeo Here
- Sound design for the opening and closing dramatic sequences in a music video for Kate Tucker’s song Bullet Train.
- Performance (and manipulation) of Telemann’s G Major Viola Concerto as background music (with Brianna Atwell on viola).
April 2011: Turbodog Productions, Audio Editor NYC, NY (remote)
- Emergency audio editing for national TV spot.
May 2009 – June 2009: MaxPowerSoft, Co-created iPhone Application Seattle, WA
- Used Blender 3D to create all 3D models used in the app.
- Wrote and recorded theme music, and created/edited all audio assets.
- Created majority of the images for the app, using Adobe Photoshop.
- Quality Assured app through rigorous testing modules.
August 2008: Cellfrog, Audio Engineer Seattle, WA
- Recorded and processed voice assets for the telephony menu system of a Web 2.0 phone conferencing solution.
- Worked with sample rates and EQ to achieve quality audio with minimal file size.
October 2008: Kate Tucker, Starbucks Compilation Album (Sweetheart) @Studio Litho – Seattle, WA
- Composed/performed piano parts for a recording of “I’m on Fire” (Bruce Springsteen) for Starbucks compilation album with massive nationwide distribution. Released February 2009.
May 2008 – July 2008: The Kindness Kind, Album (Self-titled) @ Avast – Seattle, WA
- Songwriting, production, arrangement, and keyboard.
- Recorded and edited sounds (in Digital Performer) to create song-specific sample-based instruments; i.e. a 60-note instrument made from a broken upright piano harp and ebow. Formed within Kontakt2.
April 2007: The Kindness Kind, Album (A Novel) @ Bear Creek Studio – Seattle, WA
- Songwriting, production, arrangement, and keyboard.
- Recorded, edited and processed various real-life sounds (using Digital Performer) and integrated with songs; i.e. taking environmental sounds recorded in Japan and mixing them with a violinist playing a piece through a cell phone on speaker.
Winter 2006 – Spring 2007: Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden, Album (self-titled) @Bear Creek Studio – Seattle, WA
- Composition/performance of keyboard parts, programming, song arrangement, and pre-production.
Summer 2005: Dolour – Drummer for U.S. Tour
Spring 2005: Kate Tucker, Album (Eros Turannos) @ Bear Creek Studio – Seattle, WA
- Composition/performance of keyboard and drum set, song arrangement, and pre-production.
Education:
2004 – 2005 Pacific Northwest Film Scoring Program Seattle, WA
- Film Scoring I and II (Hummie Mann): Studied technology and jazz/pop harmony and composition conventions.
- Audio for Interactive Games (Scott Selfon): Studied sound design, compression types, tools such as Microsoft DirectSound, and specific case studies.
2001 – 2002 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
- BMS in Music Business: Continued study of piano performance as well as focusing further on expanding drum skills.
1996 – 2000 Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA
- BS in Music, cum laude: Studied piano performance
Current Musical Activities:
- Don’t Be a Lout Music – Owner of music label.
- Seattle Rock Orchestra – Pianist/Keyboardist in SRO backing band.
- New Seattle Orchestra – Celeste, etc.
- Academy of Music Northwest – Substitute ensemble coach, and Performance Hour assistant.
- Various teaching, coaching and accompanying.
Extracurricular:
- Music production and performance, keeping up on science and technology, reading, running and biking.
References available upon request