CRAIG O’BRIEN SOUND
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MUSIC COMPOSITION ///
SOUND DESIGN
/// AUDIO MIXING
/// PROFILE
I am a freelance music composer and sound designer for animation, film, visual art and videogames based in glasgow, scotland.
With 25-years combined experience as a multi-instrumentalist, AND MORE RECENTLY IN sound design AND audio mixing, i understand the nuances of professional audio applications in the context of visual media and audio post-production. I specialise mostly in compositional audio work in collaboration with artists, film-makers and video game developers.
my professional and cherished studio is equipped with a wide range of electronic instruments, acoustic noisemakers and a huge library of audio tools, including industry standard software to cater for an eclectic range of projects.
/// skills and services
music composition
Original scores, themes and music tailored to the requirements of any post-production project USING AN ARRAY OF AUDIO HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE.
sound design
BESPOKE SOUND EFFECTS IN AN EVER-EXPANDING LIBRARY AND UNIQUE ON-GOING SOUND CAPTURING FOR AN ECLECTIC RANGE OF PROJECTS ACROSS VARIOUS MULTIMEDIA.
audio mixing
With extensive experience in mixdowns from film and radio dialogue to sound effects to alternative rock music. Open to takiNG on any type of mixing project.
/// WORK & PROJECTS
BELOW ARE SOME PAST VISUAL PROJECTS I HAVE produced music and sound for.
THESE SHORT ANIMATIONS AND FILMS ARE MOSTLY CREATED BY ARTISTS I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH RECENTLY. I AM ALWAYS INTERESTED IN FUTURE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS WITH ARTISTS, FILM-MAKERS OR VIDEO GAME DEVELOPERS. IF YOU THINK MY AUDIO WORK COULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR YOUR NEXT PROJECT, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH VIA THE CONTACT INFO AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
’PEOPLE’ BY WILLIAM PIETSCH.
A short and beautiful animation about the connection of two lovers in the night. these sounds were made using fm synthesisers and synth pads.
’UP, DOWN’ VISUALS BY P. ARCHIVES.
ECT A SHORT VIDEO I EDITED WITH VISUAL ELEMENTS FROM PRELINGER ARCHIVES. I TOOK A CINEMATIC APPROCH TO THIS ONE WITH THE AUDIO. LOTS OF SWELLS AND PADS, WITH SOME WOOD PERCUSSION.
’NO BRIDGE TOO FAR’ BY FREYA COLLINS.
EREVERSE TAPE LOOPS AND SOME VINTAGE KEY TONES WERE USED TO CREATE THIS SOMBRE PIECE OF AUDIO FOR FREYA COLLINS’ WORK.
’GIRLS IN THE BAND’ VISUALS BY P. ARCHIVES.
A RETRO VIDEO COMIPLED VIA PRELINGER ARCHIVES. HEAVY TAPE SATURATION EFFECTS ON TWO TRACKS OF PIANO WHERE USED FOR THIS PIECE.
’vhs heartbreak’ BY SHANDY ROBERSTON.
BRIEF LOOPED VISUAL WORK FOR S. ROBERTSON’S ART PROJECT. I USED A RANGE OF PITCH-SHIFTING EFFECTS AND MODULATED SYNTHESIS TO CREATE THE SOUNDS HEARD.
’THE MINIMALIST’ BY CRAIG O’BRIEN AND BRIAN MCGLAUGHLIN’.
ANA SHORT INTERVIEW AND DOCUMENTARY I MADE WITH A FRIEND ABOUT THE ARTIST CALUM INNES. A MINIMAL APPROACH TO THE AUDIO WAS TAKEN IN THE PRODUCTION.
’CECIL NEEDS ATTENTION’ BY P. ARCHIVES’ .
A SHORT AND COMICAL ANIMATION COURTESY OF PRELINGER ARCHIVES. THE USE OF A RHODES MK1 AND OTHER KEY TONES WERE USED FOR THE SOUNDS HERE.
’CANOPY ROAD’ BY FREYA COLLINS.
AN ETHEREAL AUDIO PIECE USING SYNTHESISED STRINGS AND SYNTH PADS FOR THIS SWEEPING ENVIRONMENTAL SHOT FROM FREYA COLLINS.
/// audio equipment & gear
- AVID PRO TOOLS
- ABLETON LIVE
- KORG PROLOGUE
- KORG OPSIX
- Arturia Microfreak
- GEM RODEO 37 COMBI ORGAN
- CASIOTONE 405
- sony tc366 reel-to-reel
- TASCAM DR40X FIELD RECORDER
- BEHRINGER MONOPOLY
- ELEKTRON MODEL:CYCLES
- KORG M1
- KOMA ELEKTRONIC
- CHASE BLISS PEDAL ASSORTMENT
- NATIVE INSTRUMENTS LIBRARY
- LABS AUDIO LIBRARY
- TEENAGE ENGINEERING OP-1
- PERCUSSION ASSORTMENT
/// contact & socials
i have other personal music projects aside from my audio work consisting of various bits of music and visual elements, you can reach that through the social links just below.
if you have any projects that are in need of audio work, feel free to get in touch and say hello - i would be very interested to hear about what you are working on.
Click here to drop me a messagE.