OWEN KAPLAN
SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER
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I'm a Brooklyn-based sound designer and composer. I studied Computer Music and New Media at Earlham College and enjoy fusing the world of sound with other artistic media by means of technology and design. I write and produce orchestral and textural music for film and games, I'm fascinated with the tools and software used in the compositional process.
I interned and then worked for composer Christopher North designing and developing sample libraries as well as creating templates for scoring, mixing, and recording sessions.
PORTFOLIO
SOUND DESIGN & MIXING
VEINS
This short film was a collaborative project created during my time with the New York Arts Program. I designed and mixed all audio for the film.
Veins won the award for Best Student Short at the Phoenix Shorts Film Festival, February 2022
AUDIO PLUGIN DESIGN
ULULATION CLARINET
This was part of a comprehensive sound library I helped to create in collaboration with composer, Christopher North. I contributed all sound editing, implementation, and UI design.
"This incredible library is truly one of a kind. It's just an incredible library with unique performances that you can't really find anywhere else."
— Alex Raptakis
"Tons of character. This is one of the sample packs that does one thing, and it does it soooooo well. Well recorded enough and just loads of character allow it to be a top line. And it can really punch you in the gut."
— Ryan Weeks
There is so much to play with in this instrument. Great recordings and lots of character in each note (lots of notes).
— Christopher Scullion
VIDEO GAME SOUND DESIGN & COMPOSITION
EVEREST
Everest is a 2D Platformer survival game with the first level currently available. The game was made in 31 days during the Game Off 2023 game jam, from 1 Nov 2023 to 1 Dec 2023, based on the theme “Scale.”
This game's audio was created with FMOD in combination with Unity Engine.
COMMUNITY FEEDBACK:
"Audio design is great. Background music fits the game perfectly."
"Good message, nice visuals and really calming music."
"Great graphics and music."
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION
PAPERMAN RESCORING PROJECT
An original score to accompany a pre-existing animated short.
ORIGINAL SCORE
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
STUDIO RECORDING
I'M WITH YOU
University Project
A vocal jazz group recorded with an X-Y pattern with minimal post-processing, at the University of Southern Maine, under the guidance of Adam Ayan of Gateway Mastering Studios.
ORIGINAL SHORT COMPOSITION
SWINGSET CANON
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION
Melt down
IN COLLABORATION WITH MASHA MORGUNOVA
I wrote and recorded this score to accompany a video created by a colleague.
ASK ME ABOUT MY MAX / MSP PATCHES
SKILLS
Film
Games
Podcasts
Sample Libraries
Immersive & Adaptive Audio
Field & Studio Recording
Composition
Mixing & Mastering
Video Editing
SOFTWARE
