Adrian Maruri
Fayetteville,GA
Summary
Professional Sound Designer with world class Dialogue and SFX recording, editing, and mixing skills remotely and in studio. Thrives in collaborative environment. Excels at working under pressure while maintaining positive attitude, high energy and quality.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Recording Engineer, Dialogue Mixer
Pixar Animation Studios
06.2015 - 05.2021
- Mixed dialogue, and designed SFX for billion-dollar grossing animated feature films, shorts, and documentaries in studio and remotely.
- Sound Designed, Mixed, and Delivered Animated Shorts for Theatrical and Online Releases following respective specs.
- Recorded and Mixed Podcast-format multi-channel interviews with filmmakers for audio and director-commentary deliverables.
- Re-vamped and expanded music library implementing meta-data per cue and creating original scoring utilities
Freelance Sound Designer, Composer
Self-employed
05.2021 - Current
- Coordinate with film directors and producers to craft original SFX, Foley, and music to fit desired style and medium
- Record top quality ADR and VO Sessions for animated and live-action productions in-studio or remotely
- Mix, master and print deliverables following theatrical, home-theater, and online sound specs in Stereo, Surround, and Dolby Atmos.
- Continue to expand network of composers and recording/mixing facilities for optimization of work quality and efficiency
Sales Manager
Sunrun
05.2021 - 06.2024
- Drive sales through customer focused service door to door
- Develop synergies through vertically integrated supply chain to deliver 40% savings and 50% faster project turnaround
- Created training database for new sales reps which decreased manager calls by 25%
- Increased new sales rep retention by 30% through coaching sales personnel one on one
Recording Engineer, Talent Coach
BYU Tv
04.2012 - 05.2015
- Recorded, edited, mixed VO and dubs for original content in Spanish and Portuguese
- Directed talent and worked with producers to achieve desired performance from VO talent
Education
Bachelor of Music - Sound Recording Technology
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT04.2015
Skills
- Sound Design and Supervising
- Remote Dialogue Recording, Editing and Mixing
- Audio cleanup for Voice Overs and Podcasts
- Expert-Proficiency in Avid Pro Tools
- Music Composition
- Sound database management
- Employee relations and conflict resolution
- Basic iOS Development Skills
Hobbies
- Avid collector of classic video games
- Plucked string instruments aficionado
- Build iOS apps to aid with simple tasks
- Performing music for audiences
- Barbecuing and creating my own hand-milled meat rubs
Film Credits
Pixar Features
- Lightyear (2022) - Dialogue Mixer
- Turning Red (2022) - Dialogue Mixer
- Luca (2021) - Dialogue Mixer, Remote Pipeline Designer
- Soul (2020) - Dialogue Mixer [Academy Award Winner]
- Onward (2020) - Dialogue Mixer
- Incredibles 2 (2019) - Dialogue Mixer
- Toy Story 4 (2018) - Dialogue Mixer, SFX Editor [Academy Award Winner]
- Coco (2017) - Dialogue Mixer, Production Music [Academy Award Winner]
- Cars 3 (2017) - Dialogue Mixer
Pixar Spark Shorts
- Nona (2021) - Dialogue Mixer, Musician
- Twenty Something (2021) - Dialogue Mixer
- Out (2020) - Sound Designer Dialogue Mixer, Lead [Shortlisted for Academy Award]
- Loop (2020) - Dialogue Mixer, SFX Editor, Sound Designer
- Wind (2019) - Dialogue Mixer, Musician
- Float (2019) - Dialogue Mixer
- Kitbull (2019) - SFX Editor
- Purl (2019) - Dialogue Mixer
- Smash and Grab (2019) - SFX Editor
Pixar Feature-Related Shorts
- 22 vs Earth (2021) - Dialogue Mixer
- Ciao Alberto (2021) - Dialogue Mixer (Remote)
- Lamp Life (2020) - Dialogue Mixer
Pixar Series
- Dug Days (2021) - Dialogue Mixer
Pixar Co-op
- The View (2024) - Sound Designer, Voice Talent
- Stuck (2024) - Sound Designer
- Little t (2023) - Sound Designer, Dialogue Mixer
- Prufrock (2019) - Dialogue Mixer, Lead Sound Designer
- Weekends (2018) - SFX Editor
- Hazard (2019) - Re-recording Engineer, Lead Sound Designer
Other
- La Sabana (2017) - Re-recording Engineer, Lead Sound Designer
- The Surface (2015) - Re-recording Engineer, Lead Sound Designer ["Best Sound" Award, Utah Film Awards]
- Shepherds (2015) - Re-recording Engineer, Lead Sound Designer
Timeline
Freelance Sound Designer, Composer
Self-employed
05.2021 - Current
Sales Manager
Sunrun
05.2021 - 06.2024
Recording Engineer, Dialogue Mixer
Pixar Animation Studios
06.2015 - 05.2021
Recording Engineer, Talent Coach
BYU Tv
04.2012 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Music - Sound Recording Technology
Brigham Young University
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