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Frederico Pereira Supermassive Games
Audio Director // Games
Guildford, UK
Audio Director at Supermassive Games, currently working on a new IP, he is an awarded creative and technical professional with over 23 years of experience in the audio and music industries.
He has put together teams, both big and small, working with TV, Music, Film, Interactive installations and Games.
As a young boy growing up in Portugal in a struggling economy, his love for sound and music was ignited by a string of powerful moments: his first memories of musical experiences as a toddler include being shaken by the beating bass drum of the firemen marching down the town centre of his hometown Oporto, being moved to tears by orchestral performances and the power of a guitar amp in a live band. When he had the opportunity to listen to a Hi-Fi system with headphones, the experience was life-changing. His body trembled with emotion, making his hair stand on end, and from that moment on, he opened his life to the power of sound and music. His parents teamed up with his grandmother, and they saved up to surprise him with a Sinclair Spectrum 48k, where he wrote his first beeps.
Enchanted by the power of music and sound, he studied Music Composition and Sonic Arts, and knew that he had to devote his life to the magic of organized sound. This passion led him to become a composer, music producer, and sound designer, tirelessly developing the skills necessary to create soundscapes that transport listeners to other worlds. Guided by his love for the magic of sound waves, he feels lucky to have dedicated most of his life to this work. Now, he is thrilled to be working in the exciting field of interactive audio and music for games, where he uses his experience to create immersive, unforgettable experiences for players.
Driven by passion and hard work, his creative and technical achievements in sound design have been recognized with numerous nominations and awards, such as Creative and Technical Achievement in Sound Design by G.A.N.G, Best Audio Design by IGDA, and Outstanding Sound Editing in a Game Cinema by NAVGTR. As a Music producer, he has been recognized for his work in various awards, and he is a two-time winner of Best Record of the Year by TimeOut Lisbon.
