Fernando Nicknich

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Music composer, producer, and mixing engineer with over 10 years of experience across film, video games, record production, audiobooks, and experimental audio formats.

About

Music composer, producer, and mixing engineer with over 10 years of experience across film, video games, record production, audiobooks, and experimental audio formats.

I hold a Magna Cum Laude Master’s degree in Scoring for Film, Television, and Video Games from Berklee Valencia (2015). My work has taken me to renowned studios including Abbey Road Studios (London), East Connection (Budapest), and the Ann Kreis Scoring Stage (Spain), where I have recorded with exceptional musicians and orchestras. I have also collaborated with U.S.-based company Soundiron as a beta tester and demo composer for more than 50 of their virtual instruments.

Highlights of my scoring work include A Cidade que Tinha um Cinema (2024), Avorus (2024), Les Petits Rats (2021), and Lux Aeterna (2015). Earlier in my career, my songwriting received international recognition, with finalist placements in competitions such as the UK Songwriting Contest.

Alongside my work for audiovisual media, I have produced and mixed over 150 tracks for indie artists and bands. Selected credits include Variantes’s Xx (2025) and Sagrav’s Contestado War (2024), which was nominated for Best Brazilian Indie Metal Album of the Year by Roadie Crew, a leading Brazilian heavy metal magazine.

  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • ItalianIntermediate
  • PortugueseFluent
  • EnglishFluent
  • Spanish; CastilianAdvanced
  • FrenchBeginner

Industry experience

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Gaming
  • Education

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Projects · 3

End-to-end audio production for a fantasy animated short film commissioned by the Brazilian nonprofit organization Salva. Directed by Andrei Mallmann and Rogério Puhl; narrated in Brazilian Portuguese.

Concept: Avorus is a mythic creature from a fantasy world created by Salva’s director and writer, Tiago Gheno. Gheno’s narratives draw heavily on the local culture and history of the region in southern Brazil where the NGO is based, blending these influences with elements of role-playing game storytelling to highlight the importance of the arts and of fostering creativity in children’s education.

Audio roles: original music composition, sound design, voice-over recording, audio editing, and re-recording mixing.

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[Runtime: 6’40’’]

Avorus (2024)
  • Audio Engineer
  • Audio Mixer
  • Film Composer
  • +2

Original music composition for an alternative version of Lux Aeterna, created and directed by Spanish digital artist Cristóbal Vila. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios (London) in June 2015; orchestration and score preparation were also part of the work.

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Recording session (Abbey Road Studios, June 2015)
Behind-the-scenes footage from the orchestral recording session for Lux Aeterna.

Lux Aeterna (2015)
  • Audio Engineer
  • Audio Mixer
  • Conductor
  • +3

Original music composition and audio production for Be Hero, a farming/crafting RPG about an aspiring hero who arrives too late for the final battle and must work in a tavern to earn a way back home.

Audio roles: original music composition, music editing and mixing, and additional sound design.

Gameplay footage featuring the original soundtrack for Be Hero. Video published on the Shattered Rift YouTube channel.

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Suggested viewing point: 11:00 (soundtrack discussion)

Be Hero (in development)
  • Game Composer
  • Mastering Engineer
  • Mixing Engineer
  • +2

Work experience· 4 roles

Re-recording Mixer | Sound Post-Production for Film & Documentary · Nicknich MusicJan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

Deliver sound post-production services for independent films and documentaries, including dialogue and sound effects editing, sound design, and re-recording mixing. Edited and mixed independent short films and documentaries selected for indie film festivals in Brazil and internationally. Examples include "A Cidade Que Tinha Um Cinema" (Festival de Cinema de São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, 2025); "Tape Porã Arandu", an official selection at numerous ethnographic and documentary film festivals such as the Festival Internacional de Cinema Socioambiental Planetadoc (Brazil, 2025), Mostra Prêmio Pierre Verger (Brazil, 2024), and the VII Mostra Sesc de Cinema (Brazil, 2024); and "Les Petits Rats", officially selected at the 25th Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul International Film Festival (Brazil, 2021), Kalakari International Film Festival (India, 2022), and the Lift-Off Global Network Film Festival (International, 2022).

Music Composer · Nicknich MusicSep 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

Compose cinematic, immersive music for games, film, TV, and interactive media. When needed, oversee full audio production to create cohesive, immersive soundscapes integrating music, sound design, and mixing. Project highlights include: "A Cidade Que Tinha Um Cinema" (2025) – documentary, dir. Daniela Farina [Três Quadros Filmes]; "Os Guias de Luz 2: As Aventuras de Flora" (2024) – videogame [NGO Salva]; "Be Hero" (in development, currently on hold) – videogame [Mirabolis Studios]; "Avorus" (2024) – short animation, dir. Rogério Puhl & Andrei Mallmann; "Tape Porã Arandu" (2023) – documentary, dir. Beatriz Fernanda das Chagas Régis (official selection at numerous festivals across Brazil).

Beta tester · Soundiron LLCFeb 2018 – Apr 2022 · 4 yrs 3 mos

Served as a beta tester for the company’s upcoming digital instruments and produced demo tracks demonstrating the features and quality of their sample libraries. Role currently on hiatus.

Score Preparation · FreelancerFeb 2008 – Present · 18 yrs 10 mos

Education

Mestre em Música – Scoring for Film, Television and Video Games · Berklee Valencia2014 – 2015
Bacharel em Música – Produção Sonora · Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)2005 – 2008
Bacharel em Música – Composição e Regência · Escola de Música e Belas Artes do Paraná (EMBAP)2003 – 2005

Certifications and awards

Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television and Videogames (Berklee College of Music)2014 – 2015

Berklee College of Music

Bolsa de Iniciação Científica, CNPQ2008 – 2026
Bolsa de Iniciação Científica Voluntária, UFPR2006

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