Bob Rissolo Email & Phone Number

Wilmslow, Gb

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Greater San Diego Area

╡A passion project of mine that was put on hold since I moved to the UK. It was a startup social mobile game developer specializing in new original concepts and fun for all ages. I enjoyed working on the business plan, game design, demo material, and collaborating with my peers before moving across the pond.

Greater San Diego And Los Angeles Area

╡Offered sound mixer support for diverse projects, including AAA game cinematics, indie films, live events, and corporate functions. Highlights include work on Taylor Swift's Red Tour, Samsung's Comic-Con events, and the acclaimed independent short film "Sober". Also contributed to the indie short "Mary" in the UK.╡Provided comprehensive audio post services, encompassing dialogue editing, ADR, foley, sound design, mixing, and music editing. Ensured adherence to broadcast standards with 5.1 mixes and stereo folddowns for streamed web content.

Greater San Diego Area

╡Recorded diverse San Diego musicians, producing, engineering, and mixing demos, singles, EPs, and albums, generating over $50k in digital sales for at least one album. ╡Produced music for live radio shows airing on local FM stations.╡Collaborated closely with songwriters and artists, managing session schedules, project budgets, and directing performers for optimal results.╡Made contributions to song composition and structure, providing a keen eye for detail and adjusting parts on the fly.╡Contracted mastering for an additional perspective on the final product and areas of improvement.╡Provided business consulting for music publishing, licensing, copyrights, trademarks, CD replication, artwork, and distribution. A comprehensive one-stop shop for music creation and business. Oh yeah and played trumpet too.

Greater San Diego Area

╡Contracted through Activision to provide technical support for the current generation console platforms of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Employed creative and technical solutions in scaling down next generation content and implementation without sacrificing the cutting-edge experience created by Sledgehammer Games.

Greater San Diego Area

╡Contributed significantly to AAA titles, including MLB: The Show, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Killzone 3, Twisted Metal X, and Starhawk.╡Designed and implemented gameplay dialogue systems for Twisted Metal X (including voice direction and coordination on casting and script writing), Starhawk (using LUA scripting), and Modnation Racers (utilizing Wwise).╡Served as dedicated VO-MOCAP (old school), PCAP, and live action sound mixer for titles such as Twisted Metal X, Killzone 3, Killzone: Shadow Fall, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Resistance 3, Infamous 2, Socom 4, and other pre-greenlit projects. Provided feedback on actor performances and worked with AAA actors like Malcolm McDowell, Ray Winstone, James Remar, and Tom Sizemore.╡Acted as dedicated VO engineer and dialogue designer for SCEA’s line of sports titles. Recorded, edited, mastered, and implemented the massive dialogue projects of MLB and NBA for several years specializing in speech concatenation and intelligent in-game sportscasting. Honored to have worked with such AAA sportscasters as Matt Vasgersian, Dave Campbell, Rex Hudler, Eric Karros, Ian Eagle, Kevin Calabro, and Mark Jackson.╡Provided sound design support for Carnival Island, managing pet character SFX and foley, and contributed to creature vocalizations on Infamous 2.╡Operated as a versatile service group within the Sony PlayStation umbrella, adapting quickly to various responsibilities, workflows, and teams. Communicated effectively with all disciplines, offering solutions to implementation issues and addressing content, story, and playability concerns promptly.

Greater Los Angeles Area

╡Contracted by SCEA for onsite support of Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, overseeing the dialogue pipeline. Managed assets from editing to localization, trained and supervised an associate for additional support. Collaborated with the creative director, level designers, and programmers for narrative and gameplay content design.╡Scripted dialogue in LISP, contributing to narrative and level design by implementing story-driven dialogue triggers and contextual looks.

San Deigo

╡Provided general game programming support for the studio's last PSOne title, NFL GameDay 2005.╡Enhanced audio immersion in the unreleased PS2 title, Road to Sunday, by collaborating with producers and designers to create a realistic on-field dialogue system. Implemented features such as natural banter between players, intelligent taunting, and collision-specific tackle sounds. Utilized metadata to ensure diverse tackle sounds for each animation, collaborating with the lead sound designer for optimal in-game performance.