Ben Dallimore

BEN DALLIMORE AUDIO ENGINEER, SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER ABOUT HIGHLIGHTS Audio professional with 10+ years industry experience AWARDS crafting sound, music and mixes for numerous high Music+Sound Best Original Composition - profile clients across a multitude of platforms. Portfolio Best Use of Production Music - D&AD Pencil includes digital and broadcast advertising, sonic branding, film, documentary, game, podcast, radio drama and installation. Nominated and awarded for various industry accolades. Exceptional technical acuity AAA GAME CREDITS Angry Birds 2 - Small Town Murders Dying Light 2 - King's Bounty II within various DAWs and audio softwares. Up-to-date ADVERTISING CLIENTS knowledge of industry technology and tools. Extensive Barbour - Careys - DHL - Epson - Etihad - EY - experience in creative ideation, script supervision and Facebook - Google - Jaguar - NHS - Man Group - performance direction. Confident management and Marathon Bet - MCFC - McLaren - Twitter - Vype client facing skills. Able to collaborate at all levels. Able FILM CREDITS to work remotely if necessary. Passionate about sound Les Misérables - Suffragette - Made of Stone - for moving image. Long Walk to Freedom - Legendary - Big Eyes SONIC ART INSTALLATIONS CAREER SNAPSHOT The Design Museum London - Art Basel Miami Palazzo delle Esposizioni Rome SENIOR AUDIO ENGINEER PRL, UK, October 2020 - Present HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, AUDIO RD Content, UK, 2018 - October 2020 SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER Freelance Roles, UK, 2015 - 2018 SOUND EDITOR, ASSISTANT DUBBING MIXER Halo Post Production, UK, 2013 – 2015 RADIO ENGINEER, FACILITIES ASSISTANT Resonance FM, UK, 2012 - 2013 EDUCATION MASTERS Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK, 2015 - 2017 Distinction, Master of Music, Sonic Arts BACHELORS London College of Communication, UAL, UK, 2009 - 2012 First Class Honours, Bachelor of Arts, Sound Arts & Design MUSIC SCHOLAR Tonbridge School, Kent, UK, 2002 - 2007 Grade 8 Violin, Grade 5 Piano, Grade 5 Music Theory (ABRSM) DUBBING ASSISTANT, STUDIO TECHNICIAN Ciudad de la Luz, ES, 2010 - 2012 CHARACTER & EXPERTISE Recording - Directing Voice Performance - Casting - MISCELLANEOUS LICENSES - Valid UK Driver's License LANGUAGES - English (Native) French & Spanish (Fluent) REFEREES - Professional references available on request Editing - Sound Design - Music Composition - Mixing Pro Tools - Logic - Radium - MaxMSP - Wwise - Sibelius - CONTACT Izotope RX - Source Connect - Dante - Microsoft Office M: - Creative Flair - Resource Management - Languages - E:- Strategic Decision Making - Excellent Communication - W: www.bdsymonds.com Client Focused - Committed - Team Player - Proactive L: www.linkedin.com/in/ben-dallimore/ BEN DALLIMORE AUDIO ENGINEER, SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PRL - SENIOR AUDIO ENGINEER | OCTOBER 2020 - PRESENT DIALOGUE - Responsible for the recording and timely delivery of entire scripts for upcoming releases from AAA developers SCOPE - Recorded over 400,000 words across approx. 300 individual characters, as well as additional group assets EDITING - Editing, processing and labelling raw recordings for implementation within the game engine SCRIPT - Supervising scripts, advising on translation where necessary, and QC on pronunciation of fictional nomenclature PERFORMANCE - Offering insight regarding intention, intonation, and phrasing MENTORING - Supporting junior members of the team and sharing knowledge and working protocols TECHNICAL SUPPORT - Troubleshooting and rectifying any issues encountered across local and remote recording sessions SOUND DESIGN - Providing sound design for linear content such as cut-scenes and advertisements, as well as some in-game assets INDUSTRY AWARENESS - Keeping abreast of current successful titles and trends in dialogue production and sound design RD CONTENT - HEAD OF DEPARTMENT, AUDIO | 2018 - OCTOBER 2020 MANAGEMENT - Established and subsequently led the audio department at one of London's fastest growing advertising agencies QC & CREATIVE - Responsible for the entire audio output of the company, as well as the initial pitching of creative concepts to clients COMMUNICATION - Being a team player, interacting with A-listed talent, development partners, colleagues and clients DIGITAL ADVERTISING - Composed music and sound design for an extensive list of clients across a wide variety of platforms RADIO ADVERTISING - Crafted Vype's commercial radio ads for the UK market GAMING - Produced additional sound design assets for Rovio games, as well as producing the audio for countless advertisements DIALOGUE EDITING - Provided editing services for production sound and voiceover across the entirety of the company's output RESTORATION - Utilised tools within Izotope RX as well as precision EQ to refine audio recordings and enhance overall quality BROADCAST - Experience mixing television advertisements and documentary films to EBU R 128 loudness standards PODCAST - Involved at all levels of production, from scripting, casting and voice direction, to editing, sound design and final mix MULTITASKING - Managed multiple projects simultaneously, keeping calm under pressure, and adhering to tight deadlines MENTORING - Training junior engineers and providing workshops for production sound mixers to ensure a quality pre-post workflow FREELANCER - SOUND DESIGNER, COMPOSER | 2015 - 2018 ORIGINAL MUSIC & SOUND DESIGN - Clients include Clarks Originals, Puma, Lyle & Scott, Ritz Carlton, Sadie Coles, Shelter, Vogue HALO POST - SOUND EDITOR, ASSISTANT DUBBING MIXER | 2013 - 2015 EDITING - Cutting and syncing dialogue, wild tracks, sound effects, and foley to picture, and prepping sessions for Dubbing Mixer ASSIST - Session prep, tracklay, import/export media, tape log, digital archiving, suite maintenence, troubleshooting/tech support