Bryan Higa Email & Phone Number

San Mateo, California, US

• LEGO Horizon Adventures
• SFX for UI, Weapons, Interactables and Level IngredientsPlayStation 5 Pro Reveal Trailer - Sound DesignConcord - Senior Sound Designer God of War Ragnarok Valhalla - Principal Creative Sound DesignerGod of War Ragnarok.
• Sound lead of all sound design for Kratos and Atreus combat, traversal, and Foley.
• This includes all runic abilities, weapons, shields, buffs/debuffs, rage modes, animal transformations, movement & traversal Foley and more.
• Collaborated with several teams across the game including creatures, interactables, ambience, cinematics, combat finishers, that also included development partnerships from combat design, animation, and visual effects.
• Led a core team of sound designers that were responsible of sound designing different aspects of the player character sounds.

Los Angeles, CA, US

• Senior Sound Designer for League of Legends & Teamfight TacticsContent
• Conceptualizing, production scheduling, and designing high quality audio assets and voice-over production for over ten champions, in-game creatures and items, adaptive music systems, cinematics, new modes, announcers.
• Designed a narrative based voice-over trigger system to adapt to gameplay and player behavior to switch voice lines to create a more interactive experience.
• Audio lead for sound, music, and voices for several League of Legends game modes including Nexus Blitz, Teamfight Tactics, and other unannounced projects.Audio Tech
• Python scripting experience that guided improvements and development to the voice-over system, resulting in less implementation time and faster iteration.
• Collaborated with engineers on a simplified scripting system for sound design event triggers to play for different listeners, resulting in faster workflow for sound designers and more hands-on approaches in the game.

Irvine, CA, US

• Designed and implemented tank engine system for Armored Warfare using FMOD and CryEngine.
• Worked closely with programmers for new implementation engine and movement system design.
• Recorded Foley for Tank movement and impacts.
• Supervised Foley sessions and editing for Pillars of Eternity.
• Additional sound design for Pillars of Eternity; game menu UI, UI notifications, boss characters.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Working closely with Insomniac Games on Sunset Overdrive to achieve a high quality, next generation game audio experience.
• Assists Sound Supervisor in preparing and executing documentation on audio system designs, foley recording prep, and tools pipeline setup and troubleshooting.
• Planned, directed, and supervised recording sessions for Foley assets and creature vocals.
• Designed and edited audio content for a large variety of player Foley, footsteps, and creature vocals.
• Implemented and audio content using Wwise and integrating into the developer proprietary engine.

Seattle, WA -- Washington, US

• Sound Implementation and design for Plants Vs. Zombies 2
• Wwise pipeline & audio feature Implementation and analysis for SFX/voice-over assets.
• Creation of voice-over systems and implementation.
• Sound design for in-game UI.
• Editing and mastering of voice-over audio files.
• Organization and analysis of overall project audio assets.

Redmond, Washington, US

• Currently working on several Xbox 360 titles
• Working with developers including Lionhead Studios, 343 Industries, Good Science, and several other internal Microsoft development teams.
• Creating sound assets and implementation using the Unreal Engine 3, Wwise pipeline, and other proprietary engines.
• Supervised sound design and implementation direction of creatures and bosses for Fable: The Journey.
• Conducted and assisted in field recording/foley sessions for Xbox 360 titles.
• Assisting in setting up hardware and software for new studio facilities.

• Designed and implemented audio content for AAA titles by Tripwire Interactive and Hi-Rez Studios, Blue Mammoth Games, and casino slot games by several developers.
• Managed, edited, and processed several thousands of raw audio files including dialogue, tank movements, and a variety of gunshots.
• Created and implemented sound levels, sound packages, and tagging sounds in level maps and animations using the Unreal Engine 3 and Flash.
• Assisted Senior Sound Designer in various studio activities including voice, foley, and field recording.
• Executed tasks for pre-production on various projects including creating asset lists, converting files to playable formats, and gathering source material for sound design and music composition.

• Global Game Jam 2009-2011 - Georgia Game Developers Association
• Composed music and sound design for multiple games within a 48 hour deadline.Film Credits - Guilt - Written/Directed by Umashankar, Innovisions Productions
• Cannes Film Festival Short Film SelectionThe Everything After - Written/Directed by Rick BickerstaffHero Pictures International Documentary - Hero Pictures International

• Maintained sessions presented by industry professionals by working with them individually, monitoring attendee admittance, and performing session hall reconfiguration for pending presenters.
• Assisted conference attendees by providing information and directions to conference sessions.

• Gained experience in recording and editing audio files in a studio setting during and after recording sessions using Pro Tools.
• Assisted in sound recording equipment reconfiguration and repacking in several studios in Nashville, TN.

• Created and managed fourteen artists' social media plans and marketed content across media platforms.
• Designed new content around social media including banners, flyers, and announcements.
• Developed campaign strategies and tactics for artist content ideas and delivery schedules.
• Maintained database systems and reports, including word processing and spreadsheets.

• Developed and managed a comprehensive street team contact database
• Collaborated with Mr. Rifkind and ATO Records to strengthen street team action
• Created reports of all venues, record stores, and blogs in tour market
• Maintained stellar street team relations to promote The Whigs through emails, phone calls, and personal interaction.