BEN PICCUS
LOS ANGELES, CA | BPICCUS@GMAIL.COM
DIGITAL MEDIA AND AUDIO SPECIALIST
PORTFOLIO LINKS:
AUDIO/MUSIC
Eurorack Modular Synth Sound Design
PRODUCER / VIDEO PRODUCTION REEL
Various Projects for Mattel and Ubisoft
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CASTER STUDIOS 2021 - PRESENT COMPOSER/HEAD OF MUSIC
Manage, compose, record, and mix an original music score for children's television show “Gus Plus Us”. Maintain professional relationship with show's director by providing top-tier service and implementing feedback. Ensuring all key milestones and dates are met with strong communication on all cross functions. Create custom composing tools to increase workflow efficiency.
NOODLEHAUS 2020-2021 PRODUCER
Managed small team to produce online ads, media, campaigns, and localizations in various formats for major companies such as Epic Games, Ubisoft, Mattel, and Psyonix. Maintained relationships with client executives. Assisted in recording voiceover and directing talent for a number of spots.
AUDIO IMPERIA 2019 VIDEO MANAGER
Conceptualized and produced video content for company’s website, selling compositional tools for musicians and composers. Filmed, edited, and published custom videos for YouTube channel with over 5,000 subscribers.
CAVALLARI STUDIOS 2018 INTERN/ASSISTANT TO COMPOSER
Communicated with potential clients by reaching out via cold calls, recording data in HubSpot CRM software. Compiled playlists and score demos to send to production companies, producers, directors, and music supervisors.
JLV MUSIC 2016 - 2017 ASSISTANT TO COMPOSER
Assisted composer in setting up music/DAW sessions for new episodes, prepared cue sheets, updated templates, and programmed brass instruments for multiple cues. Completed various administrative tasks and studio maintenance.
ADDITIONAL NOTEABLE EXPERIENCE:
TOM HOLKENBORG (aka Junkie XL) Hang Week 2019 Shadow/Intern
Spent a week with Tom and his team at his music studio attending his meetings, shadowing his team, using one of his studio spaces to produce music, overall gained insight into how an A-list Film Composer operates and runs his business.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:
Audio/Video Production — Cubase | Ableton | Reaper | Pro Tools | Fabfilter Plugins | Classically Trained Pianist | Da Vinci | Adobe Premiere/ Creative Suite | Learning UE5 for 3d Graphics
General — Google Suite | Microsoft Office | Social Media Instagram/Facebook | Basic AI Tools | Basic HTML and CSS | File Naming/Structure Organization | Highly Technical
EDUCATION 2016 BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MUSIC CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
