Matthew S. Miller

Matthew S. Miller

Biography

Matt Miller is a freelance composer and sound designer for video games, film, and tv. He is also an experienced audio engineer and a passionate field recordist, capturing original musical performances as well as found sounds for sound art and sound design purposes.

Matt performs live using his laptop, DIY synths, and snippets of recorded sound which on any given day might include everything from birdsong to industrial machinery. He also sits in with various improvising ensembles in Toronto and has been fortunate enough to perform with Thin Edge New Music Collective, Fred Frith, Sylvie Courvoisier, and Gino Robair.

He was inspired by the writings of American expat composer and writer, Paul Bowles, to explore the music of Morocco and has travelled there three times to record traditional Moroccan musicians in local settings, including the legendary Mahmoud Gina and Nass Marrakesh.

Matt’s embrace of diverse musical styles and his ease with ‘no-tech’ as well as high-tech production techniques has given him a comprehensive understanding of best practices for creating music and sound in almost any context. He loves to share his years of experience with others and works hard to connect the theoretical to the practical for his students in the most meaningful way possible.
 

Areas of Specialization

Audio Production for Games

Music Composition for Interactive Media

Sound Design

Audio Implementation for Video Games

Areas of Expertise

DIY and Modular Synthesis

Soundware Development and Entrepreneurship

Sound Art

Electro-Acoustic Improvisation

Audio SoftwareTraining/Coaching

Career Highlights

2017: Sound Designer / Technical Sound Designer / Contributing Composer, Blasters of the Universe, Secret Location.

2017: Sound Designer, Secret Location Bumper, Secret Location.

2017-Present: Composer, Technical Sound Designer, Light Fingers, Numizmatic Games.

2016: Interactive Audio Research Assistant, The Games Institute, University of Waterloo.

2016-Present: Production Music Composer, FirstCom/Darkfly Music Library.

2014-2016: Technical Coordinator, NAISA (New Adventures in Sound Art).

2008-Present: Soundware Producer, Millertone, Big Fish Audio

1997-2006: Production Music and Narrative Sound Design Composer, Video Helper.

Other Activities

Volunteer Tutor for Dames Making Games, Toronto, member of AIM Toronto (Association of Improvising Musicians)