Video Editor and Sound Designer
Michael Metz – Audio Director/ Sound Designer
4839 W. Palmer St., Chicago, IL 60639
Phone:------------ E-Mail: ------------ Portfolio: ------------/
Professional Summary
I am a seasoned audio professional successful in taking projects from concept to finished product. In my 16
years at High Voltage Software I held every position in the audio video department including VO Engineer,
Lead Sound Designer, Audio Implementer, Video Editor, and finally Audio Director. I have managed up to
seven employees and oversaw all aspects of audio and video for the game development process which
included sound design, voice direction, voice talent acquisition, composer acquisition, music direction,
music licensing, promotional video direction, video editing/graphics, in-game pre-rendered cinematic
direction, audio implementation, localization of audio, AV hardware/software attainment and
HR/budgeting duties for the audio video department. I reported directly to the CEO, CCO, and CFO of the
company on a daily basis.
The recent round of game titles I have worked on have been for the Oculus Rift and Gear VR creating audio
for VR utilizing spatialized audio techniques. My main audio and game pipeline for the past three years has
been Unreal (implementing in blueprints), Wwise for the audio engine, Tortoise SVN for versioning software
and Reaper as my main DAW. I also have experience with Unity and Fmod.
Work History
Sound Design – Craft Media Group May ’20 – Current
? Sound design and foley for Talking Tom youtube series.
? Some videos with over 40 million views.
Costume Production Assistant – Paramount Pictures/ Aaron Sorkin Film Oct. ’19 – Nov. ‘19
? Helped keep track of over 300 extras costumes
? Assisted extras on set working alongside Aaron Sorkin and Sasha Baron Cohen among others
? ------------/wiki/The_Trial_of_the_Chicago_7
Audio Director – High Voltage Software May ’07 – Aug ‘19
? Managed up to seven employees for High Voltage’s Audio Video Department.
? Oversee all aspects of audio and video for game development.
? Also HVS Resident Video editor since 2012 (examples available upon request).
Audio Designer/Audio Implementer/VO Engineer – High Voltage Software Aug. ’03 – May ‘07
? Worked with over 8 different game engines, including Unreal and Unity.
? Implemented sound using proprietary scripting languages and C++.
? Worked on all aspects of sound design, VO, and music for game development.
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Video Editor – Teletech Video May ’03 – Aug ‘03
? Edited commercial and corporate videos.
Video Editor – Playboy Enterprises, Inc. June ’01 – May ‘03
? Edited and shot videos for Playboys online site ------------/.
Asst. Video Editor – I^3 June ’99 – May ‘01
? Assistant Editor on commercials for brands like Marlboro, McDonalds, Red Lobster and many other
corporations.
Other
Currently play bass in local Chicago band: Warm Ones
------------/artist/2UCpuL77fu2oEwJXRdHgCE
I started my own death metal artwork based candle company this year:
------------/
------------/dark_light_candles/
------------/darklightcandlesco/
Created a sound design company in 2013 that sells assets on the Unity asset store:
------------/
Education
Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts – Orlando, FL 1997-1998
Received a Film and Video Specialized Associates Degree
Software
Unreal 4, Wwise, Unity, Reaper, Pro Tools, Reason, Logic, Vegas, Sound Forge, Cubase, Final Cut, Premiere,
Avid, After Effects, FMOD, Xact, Visual Studio, Tortoise SVN, Alien Brain, Mantis, Terminal Reality Infernal
Engine, All Microsoft Office Software, Photoshop, and many others including a lot of proprietary software.
Credits
Talking Tom And Friends - Craft Media Group - Youtube Video Series - 2020
Zombieland: Double Tap – GameMill – PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Steam - 2019
Ballista – Oculus – Oculus Rift, Gear VR 2019
Dragon Front – Oculus – Oculus Rift, Gear VR – 2016
Damaged Core – Oculus – Oculus Rift– 2016
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell – Deep Silver – Xbox 360, Playstation3, PC – 2015
Mortal Kombat X – Warner Bros– PC, PS3, 360 – 2015
Le Vamp – HVS – iOS – 2013
Zoombies – HVS – iOS – 2013
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment – Steam PC/PS4 – 2013
Kinect Star Wars – LucasArts/Microsoft – 360 Kinect – 2012
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Country Dance All Stars – GameMill – 360 Kinect – 2012
Victorious Time to Shine – D3 – 360 Kinect – 2011
Nickelodeon Dance 2 – 2K play – 360 Kinect/Wii – 2011
Nicktoons MLB – 2K Play – 360 Kinect/Wii – 2011
Captain America Super Solider – Sega – Wii/3DS – 2011
Conduit 2 – Sega – Wii – 2010
Country Dance – GameMill – Wii - 2011
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer – Red Wagon Games – Wii - 2010
Nick Fit – 2K Games – Wii - 2010
Dora’s Birthday Celebration – 2k Games – Wii - 2010
Tournament of Legends – Sega – Wii - 2010
Iron Man II - Sega – Wii/PSP - 2010
The Conduit - Sega- Wii- 2009
ASTROBOY - D3P-Wii/PSP/PS2 - 2009
NI HAO KAI-LAN!: Super Game Day - 2K Play-Wii/PS2- 2009
Sea Warrior Interactive Simulation - Northrop Grumman- PC- 2009
Secret Saturdays: Beast of the 5th Sun - D3P-Wii/PSP/PS2- 2009
Evasive Space - Yukes - WiiWare- 2008
Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law - D3P- Wii/PSP/PS2- 2008
Go Diego Go: The Great Dinosaur Rescue - D3P- Wii/PS2- 2008
Go Diego Go: Safari Rescue - 2K Play- Wii/PS2- 2008
Ben 10: Protector of Earth - D3P- Wii/PSP/PS2- 2008
High Voltage Hot Rod Show - High Voltage Software- WiiWare- 2008
Flame-Sim - High Voltage Software- PC- 2008
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom – 2k Play – Wii/PS2 - 2008
GYROSTAR - High Voltage Software WiiWare- 2008
Dora Saves the Snow Princess - 2K Play –Wii/PS2 - 2008
V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack - High Voltage Software- WiiWare- 2008
America’s Army True Soldiers - Ubi Soft- Xbox 360 - 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced War Fighter 2 - Ubi Soft- PSP/Wii- 2007
Zathura - Take 2- PS2/Xbox- 2005
Codename Kids Next Door: Operation VIDEOGAME - Take 2- PS2/Xbox - 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Take2 - Xbox/PS2/Gamecube/PC - 2005
Duel Masters – Atari– PS2 – 2004
Xenomorph Microsoft XNA Next-Gen Technical Demo (GDC 2004 XNA Microsoft Presentation)
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude – Sierra Entertainment – Xbox/PS2 - 2004
Michael Metz – Audio Director/ Sound Designer
4839 W. Palmer St., Chicago, IL 60639
Phone:------------ E-Mail: ------------ Portfolio: ------------/
Professional Summary
I am a seasoned audio professional successful in taking projects from concept to finished product. In my 16
years at High Voltage Software I held every position in the audio video department including VO Engineer,
Lead Sound Designer, Audio Implementer, Video Editor, and finally Audio Director. I have managed up to
seven employees and oversaw all aspects of audio and video for the game development process which
included sound design, voice direction, voice talent acquisition, composer acquisition, music direction,
music licensing, promotional video direction, video editing/graphics, in-game pre-rendered cinematic
direction, audio implementation, localization of audio, AV hardware/software attainment and
HR/budgeting duties for the audio video department. I reported directly to the CEO, CCO, and CFO of the
company on a daily basis.
The recent round of game titles I have worked on have been for the Oculus Rift and Gear VR creating audio
for VR utilizing spatialized audio techniques. My main audio and game pipeline for the past three years has
been Unreal (implementing in blueprints), Wwise for the audio engine, Tortoise SVN for versioning software
and Reaper as my main DAW. I also have experience with Unity and Fmod.
Work History
Sound Design – Craft Media Group May ’20 – Current
? Sound design and foley for Talking Tom youtube series.
? Some videos with over 40 million views.
Costume Production Assistant – Paramount Pictures/ Aaron Sorkin Film Oct. ’19 – Nov. ‘19
? Helped keep track of over 300 extras costumes
? Assisted extras on set working alongside Aaron Sorkin and Sasha Baron Cohen among others
? ------------/wiki/The_Trial_of_the_Chicago_7
Audio Director – High Voltage Software May ’07 – Aug ‘19
? Managed up to seven employees for High Voltage’s Audio Video Department.
? Oversee all aspects of audio and video for game development.
? Also HVS Resident Video editor since 2012 (examples available upon request).
Audio Designer/Audio Implementer/VO Engineer – High Voltage Software Aug. ’03 – May ‘07
? Worked with over 8 different game engines, including Unreal and Unity.
? Implemented sound using proprietary scripting languages and C++.
? Worked on all aspects of sound design, VO, and music for game development.
Page 2
Video Editor – Teletech Video May ’03 – Aug ‘03
? Edited commercial and corporate videos.
Video Editor – Playboy Enterprises, Inc. June ’01 – May ‘03
? Edited and shot videos for Playboys online site ------------/.
Asst. Video Editor – I^3 June ’99 – May ‘01
? Assistant Editor on commercials for brands like Marlboro, McDonalds, Red Lobster and many other
corporations.
Other
Currently play bass in local Chicago band: Warm Ones
------------/artist/2UCpuL77fu2oEwJXRdHgCE
I started my own death metal artwork based candle company this year:
------------/
------------/dark_light_candles/
------------/darklightcandlesco/
Created a sound design company in 2013 that sells assets on the Unity asset store:
------------/
Education
Full Sail Center for the Recording Arts – Orlando, FL 1997-1998
Received a Film and Video Specialized Associates Degree
Software
Unreal 4, Wwise, Unity, Reaper, Pro Tools, Reason, Logic, Vegas, Sound Forge, Cubase, Final Cut, Premiere,
Avid, After Effects, FMOD, Xact, Visual Studio, Tortoise SVN, Alien Brain, Mantis, Terminal Reality Infernal
Engine, All Microsoft Office Software, Photoshop, and many others including a lot of proprietary software.
Credits
Talking Tom And Friends - Craft Media Group - Youtube Video Series - 2020
Zombieland: Double Tap – GameMill – PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Steam - 2019
Ballista – Oculus – Oculus Rift, Gear VR 2019
Dragon Front – Oculus – Oculus Rift, Gear VR – 2016
Damaged Core – Oculus – Oculus Rift– 2016
Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell – Deep Silver – Xbox 360, Playstation3, PC – 2015
Mortal Kombat X – Warner Bros– PC, PS3, 360 – 2015
Le Vamp – HVS – iOS – 2013
Zoombies – HVS – iOS – 2013
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment – Steam PC/PS4 – 2013
Kinect Star Wars – LucasArts/Microsoft – 360 Kinect – 2012
Page 3
Country Dance All Stars – GameMill – 360 Kinect – 2012
Victorious Time to Shine – D3 – 360 Kinect – 2011
Nickelodeon Dance 2 – 2K play – 360 Kinect/Wii – 2011
Nicktoons MLB – 2K Play – 360 Kinect/Wii – 2011
Captain America Super Solider – Sega – Wii/3DS – 2011
Conduit 2 – Sega – Wii – 2010
Country Dance – GameMill – Wii - 2011
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer – Red Wagon Games – Wii - 2010
Nick Fit – 2K Games – Wii - 2010
Dora’s Birthday Celebration – 2k Games – Wii - 2010
Tournament of Legends – Sega – Wii - 2010
Iron Man II - Sega – Wii/PSP - 2010
The Conduit - Sega- Wii- 2009
ASTROBOY - D3P-Wii/PSP/PS2 - 2009
NI HAO KAI-LAN!: Super Game Day - 2K Play-Wii/PS2- 2009
Sea Warrior Interactive Simulation - Northrop Grumman- PC- 2009
Secret Saturdays: Beast of the 5th Sun - D3P-Wii/PSP/PS2- 2009
Evasive Space - Yukes - WiiWare- 2008
Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law - D3P- Wii/PSP/PS2- 2008
Go Diego Go: The Great Dinosaur Rescue - D3P- Wii/PS2- 2008
Go Diego Go: Safari Rescue - 2K Play- Wii/PS2- 2008
Ben 10: Protector of Earth - D3P- Wii/PSP/PS2- 2008
High Voltage Hot Rod Show - High Voltage Software- WiiWare- 2008
Flame-Sim - High Voltage Software- PC- 2008
Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom – 2k Play – Wii/PS2 - 2008
GYROSTAR - High Voltage Software WiiWare- 2008
Dora Saves the Snow Princess - 2K Play –Wii/PS2 - 2008
V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack - High Voltage Software- WiiWare- 2008
America’s Army True Soldiers - Ubi Soft- Xbox 360 - 2007
Ghost Recon Advanced War Fighter 2 - Ubi Soft- PSP/Wii- 2007
Zathura - Take 2- PS2/Xbox- 2005
Codename Kids Next Door: Operation VIDEOGAME - Take 2- PS2/Xbox - 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Take2 - Xbox/PS2/Gamecube/PC - 2005
Duel Masters – Atari– PS2 – 2004
Xenomorph Microsoft XNA Next-Gen Technical Demo (GDC 2004 XNA Microsoft Presentation)
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude – Sierra Entertainment – Xbox/PS2 - 2004