TONY TRIPPI
Composition / Sound design

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Creat Studios
Composer / Audio Engineer
2006-present

Composed ambient and combat music loops and scored full motion video clips for the first person shooter Coded Arms Contagion for the PSP.

Backbone / Imagine Engine/ Value Soft / Disney Internet Group
Composer / Audio Engineer
2003-2005

Composed original themes and activity music for Disney's most popular children's IP's including Stanley, Winnie the Pooh, Rolie Polie Olie, Koala Bros., Mickey and Friends and Bear in the Big Blue House. The Disney Playhouse Online project required 70 minutes of music and over 3500 sound FX. I also composed the music and produced the sound Fx for Tetris Elements and World Poker Championship.

Infogrames
Composer / Audio Engineer
May 2002-2003

Composed and produced the music for several licensed board game titles. As a contract composer I produced 65 minutes of music in one month for Monopoly Party. This project required a production technique combining rhythm and instrument loops with live audio to create modern music styles including: Drum and Bass, Techno, Hip Hop and House. Also performed and produced 50 minutes of acoustic guitar based music for Scrabble 03, in styles including: Reggae, blues, Jazz and Bosa Nova.

Harmonix Music Systems Inc.
Composer / Audio Engineer
April 2001-January 2002

Part of the audio design and implementation team for the development of a rhythm based game for the Sony Playstation 2. Contributed original compositions and edited licensed material from published artists. Part of the development team to implement audio playback based on the players performance, through the use of MIDI and custom sample sets designed specifically for the PS2.

Planetary Arts
Composer / Audio Director
July 2000-Febuary 2001

Part of the core management team for the development of a massively multiplayer online game. Lead composer and sound designer, management of all in-house audio, management of additional composition and post-production outsourcing, text to speech/speech to text audio technology implementation and web site audio design.

Papyrus Design
Composer / Audio Director
January 1997-June 2000

Led Audio department for developer of racing simulation games. Lead Composer and sound designer, Manager and Chief Engineer of in-house vocal/live instrument recording studio, post-production department and in-the-field live sound effects capture.

Capitol Multimedia / Animation Magic
Composer / Audio Director
April 1994-June 1997

Led audio department in development of Children's Educational / Adventure games. Lead Composer, Manager and Chief Engineer of in house vocal/live instrument recording studio, five person post-production department, talent auditions, direction of talent actor/singer in session, union bookings and payment, animation synchronization and lead sheeting.

Spinnaker Software/DDI Inc.
Composer / Audio Director
May 1989-Febuary 1993

Led audio department in development Children's and Adult/Teen Educational and Adventure games. Lead Composer, Manager and Engineer of in-house vocal/live instrument recording studio and post-production department. Manager of audio synchronization with claymation, animation and video.

TITLES BY PUBLISHER

Tony Trippi composed, arranged, and produced all of the music, and managed and contributed to the post production in the following titles (with the exception of Sony's "Frequency")

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficient in Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Acid, Reason, Sound Forge, Logic Audio Platinum, Cakewalk Pro Audio, Sound Designer, Studio Vision Pro, Peak, Recycle, Rebirth, Jam, A-Wave, Vegas, Batch Converter, Toast, Fruity Loops, Scratch It/Talk It and Sound Edit 16.
   
• Recording and Mixing Engineer experience, Post Production, Sound Design and Foley experience, and in the Field Recording experience.
   
• Understanding of Synthesis, Sampling, Sequencing, Digital effects, Digital Recording, Pitch correction, Time Compression, Looping, Redbook Mastering, Digital Formats, 3-D/7.1 Surround Sound, text to speech/speech to text, Custom-Sample packages, and Game/Web/Cell engine audio related technologies.
   
• Understanding of Management responsibilities in: scheduling, auditions, union/non union paper work, sound fx/music licensing paperwork, outsource contract and P.O. paperwork, recording and talent direction, equipment and personnel budgeting, in house and outsourced audio bidding, new audio technology research/implementation, and accurate communication.

REVIEWS

STUDIO EQUIPMENT

DIGITAL AUDIO

• Sony A7 DAT
• Teac DA-P20 portable DAT
• Tascam DA 30 MK-2 DAT
• Marantz 67SE digi-out CD
• Phillips 921 digi-out CD

COMPUTERS and SOFTWARE

Dell 8250 PC 2.4 Gig:

• Pro Tools 7.2 Digi 002 with Waves Renaissance
• Autotune 5 and Amplitube
• Acid 6.0
• Reason 2.5
• Sound Forge 6.0
• A-Vox

Power Mac/Power PC 9600 with bit-3 Operations Expansion Chassis

• Pro Tools 4.1 with Waves Bundle
• TC Tools
• DPP1
• Digital Performer

Mac 7100

• Pro Tools 4.1 with Waves Gold Bundle
• TC Tools
• DPP1
• Digital Performer

Mac Quadra 950

• Pro Tools 4.1 with Waves Gold Bundle
• TC Tools
• DPP1
• Studio Vision Pro

Dell Optiplex GX1P 550 PC

• Sound Forge
• Acid
• Reason
• Recycle
• Rebirth
• Peak
• Cakewalk Pro Audio

SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY

• The Hollywood Edge
• Animal Trax
• Foley Footsteps
• 20^TH Century Fox
• Warner Brothers
• Hanna Barbera
• Universal
• Lucas Film
• Cartoon Trax
• Larger Than Life
• Sound Ideas (1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, 6000,
  6000 Expansion, 6000 Expansion 2, 8000)

RECORDING

SOUND MODUALS and SAMPLERS

SAMPLE LIBRARY (Wave/Kurzweil/Akai Format)

SAMPLE LIBRARY (Audio CD Format)

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