Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Additional Accomplishments/Information
Website
Timeline

Zakary Yuen

Music/Sound Designer
Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Hardworking and motivated Composer and Sound Designer, adept at creating music, sound effects, and dialog for both games and films. I have lifelong experience as a musician, with extensive background in music theory, music composition, arrangement and performance. Expertise in Logic Pro X for composing, audio editing and sound design and FMOD for interactive game audio integration. Committed to artistic collaboration and full project engagement.

Overview

6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Script Analyst

Motion Picture Corporation Of America
City of Los Angeles, CA
05.2020 - 09.2021
  • Read, summarized, analyzed and commented on potential movie scripts for story, characters, marketability and writing quality
  • Participated and engaged with development meetings involving marketing, scheduling, and screenplay feedback

Junior Camp Instructor

Maine Teen Camp
Porter, Maine
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Collaborated in setting up, and running interactive crafts and activities to groups of teens
  • Managed and enforced camp guidelines to help foster safety and engagement of campers
  • Educated children on music related subjects through daily classes such as guitar and music theory, the latter being self-proposed and conducted

Education

Musical Studies - Music Theory And Composition

Oberlin College, Oberlin Ohio
08.2019 - Current

High School Diploma -

Oakwood School, City Of Los Angeles, CA
08.2015 - 05.2019

No Degree - Film/Game Audio Courses

Berklee School Online
10.2020 - 04.2021

Online courses taken for personal furthering of abilities during year of absence from Oberlin College

Skills

Logic Pro X

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Additional Accomplishments/Information

  • Composer and Sound Designer for several game projects through both Berklee Online Game Audio courses and collaboration with independent game devs at Game Jams
  • Scored several films through both Berklee Online Film Audio course and collaboration with independent student filmmakers
  • Pianist of both school chamber music and jazz ensembles from 2015-2019, including regular recitals
  • Founder, pianist, guitarist, and arranger of Video Game Music Band from 2017-2019
  • Lifelong piano student, private classical piano mentorship at Colburn Community School from 2015-2019, including performance at Friday Night Faculty Recital series
  • Participant of SCFM Composition Summer Program, rigorous 2 week work load culminating in live performance of self-composed quintet chamber group piece
  • Compose and arrange music pieces in personal free time

Website

zeeyuen.com

Timeline

Berklee School Online - No Degree, Film/Game Audio Courses
10.2020 - 04.2021
Script Analyst - Motion Picture Corporation Of America
05.2020 - 09.2021
Oberlin College - Musical Studies , Music Theory And Composition
08.2019 - Current
Junior Camp Instructor - Maine Teen Camp
06.2018 - 08.2018
Oakwood School - High School Diploma,
08.2015 - 05.2019
Zakary YuenMusic/Sound Designer