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Tharcisio Vaz

Tharcisio Vaz

Audio Director

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Audio Director at VAZ Soundworks, Game Audio Professor at UNEB

  • Education

    • LADO International College

      2011 - 2011
      English ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS TOEFL Certificate

      Interchange Program at LADO International Institute at United States (Silver Spring - MD).I've finished the 10 level program and got the TOEFL English Proficiency Certificate.

    • Universidade Federal da Bahia

      2018 - 2023
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Game Music Composition

      PhD dissertation about the creative process in Game Music Composition, interfacing with music design, music cognition and immersion.

    • Universidade Federal da Bahia

      2006 - 2012
      Bachelor's Degree Music Theory and Composition Music Composition

      Activities and Societies: Music Composition Classes with Dr. Pedro Kroger and Agnaldo Ribeiro Music Theory Classes with Dr. Flávio Queiroz and Agnaldo Queiroz Orchestration Classes with Dr. Guilherme Bertissolo and Dr. Marcos Sampaio Conducting classes with Dr. Leandro Gazineo

    • Universidade Federal da Bahia

      2015 - 2017
      Masters Degree Music Theory and Composition

      Masters focused on Music Composition Processes in Dynamic Audio for Games applied in the "Audio Game Breu".Title: COMPOSIÇÃO MUSICAL NO AUDIO GAME BREU: OS DESAFIOS E PROCESSOS DE UM JOGO INCLUSIVO.

  • Experience

    • VAZ Soundworks

      Jan 2012 - now
      Audio Director

      Tharcisio Vaz works as a game and film composer/sound designer/VO director for more than a decade, focusing on the games industry since 2012. Master and Doctorate in Game Music Composition at UFBA, he worked on music and audio production in more than 60 Games, Movies and Animation projects. His works were exhibited and awarded in national events like SB Games, Campus Party, Brazil Game Show and international as the Gamescom, Cannes Festival and the "Games Age" exhibition. Among his projects highlights the Audio Game Breu, in which Vaz composed and produced the soundtrack for string quartet with the Quartetris Game Music group, directed and recorded VO's with 15 professional actors. Vaz is currently Game Audio Professor at UNEB. Show less

    • Team Zeroth

      Jan 2014 - now
      Music Composer / VO Director

      Team Zeroth is an indie games development studio located at Salvador, Brazil. Among it's projects highlights "Retroboy in a miracle world" and the "Audiogame BREU" series.There, I´vw worked both in house and remotely alongside sound designer Vicente Reis, focusing on game music composition, VO direction, dynamic audio systems design and audio implementation.

    • Marché du Film - Festival de Cannes

      May 2016 - May 2016
      "Domingo": Short Film Corner Selection Cannes Festival

      "Domingo": Short Film Corner Selection Cannes Festival.Direction: Alan LeonelCast: Gabriel Veronez and Kanéa Emílie GauthierVO's recordings, Additional Music, Audio Editing and Mixing: Tharcísio Vaz

    • Senac

      May 2016 - Jun 2016

      20hs Game Audio Course taught at the SENAC. 40hs Adobe Audition course taught at the Senac.

      • Game Audio Course (Audio Production Teaching)

        May 2016 - Jun 2016

      • Audio Production Teaching Course - Adobe Audition Course

        May 2016 - Jun 2016

    • TVAZ Studio

      Jan 2017 - Jul 2018
      Composer and Voice Over Director for the Audio Game Breu

      Music Composition for String Quartet and Piano, Voice Over Direction of 15 actors and Audio Implementation for Music and Voice Overs in FMOD Studio middleware.

    • Instituto Politécnico de Bragança

      Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
      Game Audio Seminar at the IPB Portugal

      I was invited to give a lecture about Game Audio at the IPB Portugal with some practical activities for students evaluation.

    • Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Leipzig

      Apr 2018 - Apr 2018
      Game Music Lecture at Ludo 2018

      Lecture "Aleatoric Music Composition Techniques Applied in Computer Games - Audio Game Breu: A Study Case" at the HMT Leipzig, during Ludomusicology 2018.

    • UNEB - Universidade do Estado da Bahia

      Jun 2018 - Jun 2024
      Game Audio Professor

      Lectures Game Audio, Music Design and Game Production topics.

    • BIG Festival - Brazil s Independent Games Festival

      Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
      Game Audio Speaking at Big Festival 2018

      Game Audio Speaking "Como o Áudio em Games pode Contar Histórias" along with Antonio Teoli, Giovane Webster and Fernando Pepe.

    • Universidade Federal da Bahia

      Aug 2018 - Oct 2023
      Game Music PHD Researcher

      Studying Game Music Composition strategies applied to Music Cognition concepts in order to bring higher immersion levels to the player.

    • Victoria and Albert Museum

      Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
      Game Music Concert at Victoria and Albert Museum: "Breu's Suite"

      "Breu's Suite" for string quartet was part of a Game Music Concert at Victoria and Albert Museum in London, with a selection of composers worldwide. Pieces were played by musicians from the Royal Academy of Music.

    • The Global Game Jam

      Jan 2019 - Jan 2019
      Game Audio Talk at Global Game Jam 2019

      Game Audio Talk at Global Game Jam 2019 with some tips of how to produce better audio and have a good/fun jam experience.

    • University of Liverpool

      Mar 2019 - Mar 2019
      Audio Game Breu's Live Interactive Score played by Ligeti Quartet at Open Circuit Festival

      Audio Game Breu's Live Interactive Score played by Ligeti Quartet during the Open Circuit Festival.

    • Universidade Católica do Salvador - UCSAL

      Apr 2019 - Jun 2022
      Music Technology Professor

      Music Technology and Music for Media Professor at UCSAL

    • BIG Festival - Brazil's Independent Games Festival

      Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
      Game Audio Speaking at Big Festival 2019

      Game Audio Speaking "Design de Áudio e Inclusão: Os desafios no desenvolvimento do Audio Game BREU"

    • Curinga Studio - Produção Audiovisual

      Jul 2019 - now
      Audio Director / Music Composer

      Audio Director and Music Composer for Ads, Sound Branding Projects and Animations.

    • Media Sound Hamburg

      Aug 2019 - Aug 2019
      2nd place Young Talent Award "Eternal Chase" Kaiser Quartet Media Sound Hamburg

      MediaSoundHamburg is an is an international summerschool for Filmmusic, Gamemusic and Sounddesign, which takes place annually in Hamburg since 2011. For ten days, national and international film composers, game musicians and sound designers meet international professionals and renowned experts. In various workshops, master classes and forums, the participants work on specific projects and get new ideas for their artistic work. With further attractive special events such as the presentation of the Young Talent Awards Media Music with the support of the renowned Kaiser Quartet and workshop discussions with directors and film composers MediaSoundHamburg opens its offers also for an interested audience. Main venue is the Elsa Brändström Haus in Hamburg-Blankenese. Show less

    • Freelance

      Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
      Composer and Sound Designer - Game: "Tinker Racers"

      Music and Sound Design: Thar VazTinker Racers is not about reaching the finishing line at all. In this Survival Racing Party Game, the challenge is to stay in sight on chaotic miniature tracks. You want to be leading the race to be the camera target. Especially because everyone that leaves the camera dies! Launched on all platforms (PS4, PS5, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch, Steam, IOS, Android).

    • Fimuca - Festival Internacional de Música em Casa

      Jul 2020 - Jul 2020
      Game Music Composition Lecture at FIMUCA

      Game Music Composition Lecture

    • Globant

      Mar 2022 - Mar 2024
      Audio Producer

      Dialogue, Sound Design and Music Production for institutional videos and ads.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      Best Art/Music Thesis - CAPES Award 2024 CAPES - Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Sep 2024 Best Art/Music Thesis - CAPES Award 2024 Title: Processos Criativos em Composição Musical para Games: Interfaces entre Game Design, Cognição Incorporada e Experiência ImersivaAdvisor: Dr. Guilherme Bertissolo
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      Best Music - BREU: Shadow Hunt NYX Game Awards Mar 2023 In BREU: Shadow Hunt, I’ve composed one hour of original Music for string quintet, piano, percussion and synths recorded live.
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      Best Performance - BREU: Shadow Hunt NYX Game Awards Mar 2023 In BREU: Shadow Hunt I’ve directed 13 actors from both PT-BR and ENG versions, recording and editing around 4000 lines of dialogue.
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      Rumos Itaú Cultural game production Funding - BREU: Shadow Hunt - Dec 2020 Funding for the game production of "Audio Game Breu 2: Ataque das Sombras" by brazilian bank Itaú.
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      2nd place Young Talent Award Media Music (Media Sound Hamburg Film Music Competition) Media Sound Hamburg Aug 2019 MediaSoundHamburg is an is an international summerschool for Filmmusic, Gamemusic and Sounddesign, which takes place annually in Hamburg since 2011. For ten days, national and international film composers, game musicians and sound designers meet international professionals and renowned experts. In various workshops, master classes and forums, the participants work on specific projects and get new ideas for their artistic work. With further attractive special events such as the presentation of… Show more MediaSoundHamburg is an is an international summerschool for Filmmusic, Gamemusic and Sounddesign, which takes place annually in Hamburg since 2011. For ten days, national and international film composers, game musicians and sound designers meet international professionals and renowned experts. In various workshops, master classes and forums, the participants work on specific projects and get new ideas for their artistic work. With further attractive special events such as the presentation of the Young Talent Awards Media Music with the support of the renowned Kaiser Quartet and workshop discussions with directors and film composers MediaSoundHamburg opens its offers also for an interested audience. Main venue is the Elsa Brändström Haus in Hamburg-Blankenese. Show less
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      Honorable Mention - Dissertation and PHD Thesis Award (SB Games 2018) - 2018 Article: "Composição musical no Audio Game Breu: os desafios e processos de um jogo inclusivo"Link: http://www.sbgames.org/sbgames2018/files/papers/CTDMestrado/188421.pdf
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      PHD Scholarship Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) 2018 Game Music Composition PHD Scholarship about Creative Processes Composing Music for Games.
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      1st place Campus Future 2017 (Audio Game Breu - Campus Party) - 2017 https://www.dropsdejogos.com.br/index.php/noticias/indie/item/4662-audio-game-premiado-de-suspense-e-terror-breu-esta-disponivel-gratuitamente-na-rede
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      Best Serious Game - Audio Game Breu (SB Games 2017) - 2017
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      2nd place "Prêmio Ideias Inovadoras FAPESB" Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia 2015 http://www.fapesb.ba.gov.br/concurso-ideias-inovadoras-21-projetos-sao-premiados-pela-fapesb-3/
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      Best Short Paper (Art Track) SB Games 2015 - 2015 Article: "Ludum, uma composição jogo - Técnicas de Áudio Dinâmico para Games aplicadas em outro contexto".Link: http://www.sbgames.org/sbgames2015/anaispdf/artesedesign-short/147958.pdf
    • Awarded to Tharcisio Vaz
      Short Film Corner Selection Cannes Film Festival - 2015 Short movie "Domingo" selected for the Cannes Film Festival (France).Director: Alan Leonel MoraesIn this project I performed:+ Sound Design.+ VO recordings and direction for all cast members.+ Additional VO recording performed by myself.+ Audio Mixing.