Christopher Brien Smith
Email: chris_bryn64@hotmail.com
Christopher Smith hails from the tropical country of Belize. He is a student in Lung Hwa University and going into his Fourth Year there. He is a Recording Engineer and Sound Designer and at the same time pursuing his Bachelors Degree in Multimedia and Game Science along the way. He spends his time playing on his Keyboard and playing video games, listening to music, and replicating the sounds and music from video games. His short term goal is simply to graduate while improving the skills he has in Recording and Composition. He believes there are no long term goals as life should lived in the moment.
Curriculum Vitae
Education:
Bachelor of Multimedia and Game Science (Expected June 2013)
Lung Hua University of Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Studies of Pro Tools with 劉富源老師;
Studies of Music Composition with Dr. Chang Jen-Kuang;
Studies of Game Design Concept with 許峻嘉博士;
Studies of 3D Animation (Maya), Adobe Flash Animation with 周明韻老師 (M.F.A.)
Studies of iphone Programming with 梁志雄博士
Studies of Painting with 高其偉老師 (M.F.A.)
Diploma High School, 2007
Wesley College Belize, Belize City
Honors in Information Technoogy
Honors in Integrated Science
Private Music Studies, 1996-2006
Pallotti School of Music, Belize, Belize City
Piano Technical Studies, Music Theory, and Music Composition with Sr. Mary Therese,
Piano Performance with Francis Reneau and Judy Collier
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"Xenobattle" features a fast beat done with Drums, Orchestral Strings, Fretless Electric Bass, Big Electric Lead Guitar and Steel Acoustic Guitar. The mood is action ridden and intense. Matching scenes include fighting giant Mecha Adversaries and other action-packed sequences.
Work Experience:
Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan Siang, Taoyuan County
Research Assistant at the Multimedia Digital Surround Mixing and Recording Laboratory in the Digital Content and Multimedia Technology Center from November 2010 to September 2011. Game & Animation Soundtrack Support, Sound Design Support, Music-Related Software Program Support, Record Engineering at the Multimedia Digital Surround Mixing and Recording Laboratory in the Digital Content and Multimedia Technology Center.
Awards:
Gold Certificate, Solo Instrumental: Trumpet, National Secondary School’s Festival of Arts, The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) through the Institute of Creative Arts (ICA), 2006
Gold Certificate, Solo Instrumental: Piano, National Secondary School’s Festival of Arts, The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) through the Institute of Creative Arts (ICA), 2006
Gold Certificate, Solo Instrumental: Piano, National Secondary School’s Festival of Arts, The National Institute of Culture and History (NICH) through the Institute of Creative Arts (ICA), 2006 (for different solo piece)
Gold Certificate, Solo Instrumental: Trumpet, The Belize District Children’s Festival of Arts, Bliss Institute, 2004
Gold Certificate, Solo Instrumental: Piano, The Belize District Children’s Festival of Arts, Bliss Institute, 2004
Gold Certificate, Solo Instrumental: Piano, The Belize District Children’s Festival of Arts, Bliss Institute, 2004 (for different solo piece)
Gold Certificate, Solo Instrumental: Trumpet, The Belize District Children’s Festival of Arts, Bliss Institute, 2003
Silver Certificate, The Belize District Children’s Festival of Arts, Bliss Institute, 1998
Certificates:
Grade 3 Trumpet with Distinction, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with Richard F. Morris as Chief Executive, presented for examination by Judy Collier, 2006
Grade 6 Piano with Merit, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with Richard F. Morris as Chief Executive, presented for examination by Judy Collier, 2006
Grade 5 Theory of Music with Merit, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with Richard F. Morris as Chief Executive, presented for examination by Pallotti Music School, 2005
Grade 5 Piano with Pass, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with Richard F. Morris as Chief Executive, presented for examination by SR Mary Therese LGSM, 2004
Grade 3 Theory of Music with Merit, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with Richard F. Morris as Chief Executive, presented for examination by SR Mary Therese LGSM, 2004
Grade 4 Piano with Merit, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with Richard F. Morris as Chief Executive, presented for examination by Pallotti Music School, 2003
Grade 2 Piano with Distinction, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with Richard F. Morris as Chief Executive, presented for examination by Pallotti Music School, 2001
Grade 1 Piano with Merit, The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, with Richard F. Morris as Chief Executive, presented for examination by Pallotti Music School, 2000
Selected Works:
“Octopus(八爪魚)”, online interactive game built with Unity, game design advised by Professor Lin Tze-Yong, sound effects advised by Professor Chang Jen-Kuang, responsible for partial sound effect design, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan Siang, Taoyuan County, December 2011.
“Comity”, online interactive game built with Unity, game design advised by Professor Lin Tze-Yong, music advised by Professor Chang Jen-Kuang, responsible for background music creation, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan Siang, Taoyuan County, December 2011.
“Beatles(甲殼蟲)”, online interactive game built with Unity, game design advised by Professor Lin Tze-Yong, sound effects advised by Professor Chang Jen-Kuang, responsible for partial sound effect design, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan Siang, Taoyuan County, December 2011.
“B.I.” online interactive game built with Unity, game design advised by Professor Lin Tze-Yong, sound effects advised by Professor Chang Jen-Kuang, responsible for partial sound effect design, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan Siang, Taoyuan County, December 2011.
“Ghost” online interactive game built with Unity, game design advised by Professor Lin Tze-Yong, sound effects advised by Professor Chang Jen-Kuang, responsible for partial sound effect design, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan Siang, Taoyuan County, December 2011.
Specialities: Record Ambience sounds (Characters, Environments, Etc.),BMG Background Music for Animation, Character Musical Themes, Apply Sounds to Animation, Audio Editing
Software Used: Pro Tools HD, Logic Studio Pro, GarageBand, SoundTrack Pro, Finale Notation, Audacity, Reaper, Sony Sound Forge, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Ableton Live
Hardware Used: Avid Digidesign D-Command, J L Cooper Electronics Surround Panner
REFERENCES:
Dr. Chun-Chia Hsu
Associate Professor
Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
Mixed Reality Laboratory
anthsu@mail.lhu.edu.tw
0282.0929.16.7712
Professor Leu Fu-Yuen
Lecturer, Digital Audio Recording and Sound Effects
Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
tvusun@yahoo.com.tw
0282.0935.94.0020
Dr. Chang Jen-Kuang
Assistant Professor, Composition, Recording Engineering
Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
cjk306@yahoo.com
0282.0932.11.7701
