Jason Surguine

Personal

 

Title(s)

Composer & Audio Designer

Current Location

Budapest, Hungary  (GMT+2)

Contact Address

Europe:

Jagello utca 13 Mfsz. 3

Budapest, Hungary 1124

 

USA:

12590 N 74th Pl
Scottsdale, AZ 85260

U.S.A

Contact Telephone

Hungary  +36 20 777 3534
U.S.A.     +1 623 748 4070

Email

jaybot7@runbox.com

Web

http://jaybot7.com

Date of Birth

May 24th 1979

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts Music 2001 – Northern Arizona University

Nationality / Visa

American

Spoken Language(s)

English – Native Level
Hungarian – Conversational Level

Japanese – Basic Level

Affiliations/Member

G.A.N.G. – Game Audio Network Guild

IGDA – International Game Developers Association

 

 

 

Summary

I have performed my job as a Contract Artist remotely and on location from the United States and from Europe. I have worked in the audio and software industry for over seven years, gaining wide experience in various audio tools and computer platforms. This includes working with companies from countries spanning the globe, including the Philippines, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Argentina, and the United States. I have consistently produced quality audio work remotely and on location and have composed over 300 songs and produced hundreds of hours of audio recordings in over 50 software titles.

Abbreviated Portfolio History

 

2001 - 2002 : Syntact Oy – Finland

Location: Remotely performed

Position: Contract Composer & Sound Effects Engineer

Responsibilities             

    Music composition

    Instrument sample creation

    SFX design

    Audio consulting

 

Titles worked on: Syntact GameBox, Snails

 

 

2001 - 2002 : Ionside Interactive/Monkeystone Games– Argentina/US

Location: Remotely performed

Position: Contract Composer

Responsibilities             

    Music composition

    SFX Design

    Voice over recording/editing

 

Titles worked on: Argentum,



2002 : Xen Games – United Kingdom

Location: Remotely performed

Position: Contract SFX Engineer

Responsibilities             

    SFX design

 

Titles worked on: Interstellar Flames

 

 

2002 - 2004 : Amazing Games – Norway  

Location: Remotely performed

Position: Contract Composer

Responsibilities             

    Music composition

    Instrument sample creation

 

Titles worked on: Speedway Jam/Autopista RR

 

 

2003 – 2008 :  PDAmill Game Studios– Hungary

Location: PDAmill Game Studios Offices; Budapest, Hungary.

                  Remote work from Arizona, United States.  

Position: Contract Composer & SFX Engineer

                  Story Creation, Scripting and Level Design

Responsibilities             

  • Music composition
  • Instrument sample creation
  • SFX design
  • Audio consulting
  • Testing audio engine
  • Voice Over recording/editing  

Titles worked on: Anthelion: Galactic Alliance, Anthelion 2: Celestial Vigilance, Arvale: Journey of Illusion, Arvale II: Ocean of Time, Arvale Short Tales, Bowling for Burgers, The Corsair, Fun Factory, Flux Challenge, GameBox Asia, GameBox Asia II, GameBox Boards, GameBox Classics, GameBox Gems, GameBox Solitaire I, GameBox Solitaire II, GameBox Sudoku, Glyphos: Visual Puzzles, Joker’s Quest, Maggot Attack Pinball, Melonchi Minecarts, Number Cruncher, Pachinko Go!, Plumbin’ Frenzy, Rats!!, Wild Gears.

 

 

2003 - 2008 : Pocket Adventures – United States 

Location: Remotely performed from Arizona, United States

                   Remotely performed from Budapest, Hungary

Position: Contract Composer and Sound Effects Engineer
Responsibilities             

    Music composition

    Instrument sample creation

    SFX design

    Audio consulting

    Testing audio engine

    Voice over recording/editing

 

Titles worked on:  The Travel Collection, Adventurer, The Sudoku Collection, Dr. Pocket.

 

 

2004 - 2005 : E-soft Interactive – Philippines 

Location: Remotely performed from Arizona, United States

                   Remotely performed from Budapest, Hungary

Position: Contract Composer and Sound Effects Engineer
Responsibilities             

    Music composition

    Instrument sample creation

    SFX design

    Audio consulting

    Voice over recording/editing

 

Titles worked on: Tower Mogul, Spot!, The Adventures of Zoe

 

 

2004 - 2008 : Last Day of Work Software – San Francisco, United States

Location: LDW Software Offices; San Francisco, United States

                   Remote work in Arizona, United States.

                   Remote work in Budapest, Hungary

Position: Contract Composer and Sound Effects Engineer

 

Responsibilities             

    Music composition

    Instrument sample creation

    SFX design

    Voice over recording/editing

Titles worked on: Virtual Villagers: A New Home, Virtual Villagers 2: The Lost Children, Plant Tycoon, Fish Tycoon.

 

 

2005 - 2008 : Nav N Go Kft. – Hungary

Location: Nav N Go Offices; Budapest, Hungary

                   Remote work in Arizona, United States.

Position: Contract Voice Over and Sound Effects Engineer
Responsibilities             

    American English Voice Over for navigation

    SFX design

    Audio editing

 

Titles worked on: iGo 2005, Nav N Go iGO My Way 2006, iGO 2006+, iGo 8

Accomplishments

 

  • Recorded main American English Voice instructions for iGO GPS Navigation software
  • Produced audio for over 50 software titles.
  • Part-founder of PDAmill Game Studios, a mobile gaming company with many international awards  

Education

 

Bachelor Degree – Music

2001 Northern Arizona University

 

Affiliations/Membership

 

G.A.N.G. – Game Audio Network Guild – Silver Member

IGDA – International Game Developers Association

 

Audio Skills

  • Music Composition 10+ years
  • Sound Design 7+ years (Audio Editing, Processing, EQ, Effects processing, Sampling, etc)
  • Excellent ear for music & sound
  • 14 years saxophone, 5 years guitar/bass guitar, 5 years piano/keyboard, 2 years percussion/drums
  • Instruments played: Keyboards/Synthesizer, Guitar, Saxophone, Bass, Drums, Vocals.

References

 

Peter Balogh, CTO

Nav N Go Kft.

http://navngo.com

Email: peter.balogh@navngo.com

 

Arthur Humphrey, CEO

            Last Day of Work Software

            URL     : http://ldw.com

            Email:   : ahumphrey@ldw.com