I am a composer and sound designer, with 3 years industry experience working for a top audio post-production studio. I have contributed original music and/or audio for a large variety of media projects, including over 40 advertisement pitches, feature films, short films, video games, and TV shows. I am incredibly comfortable working in any genre, and have a passion for bringing worlds and narratives to life through music and sound.…

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I am a composer and sound designer, with 3 years industry experience working for a top audio post-production studio. I have contributed original music and/or audio for a large variety of media projects, including over 40 advertisement pitches, feature films, short films, video games, and TV shows. I am incredibly comfortable working in any genre, and have a passion for bringing worlds and narratives to life through music and sound.…

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I am a composer and sound designer, with 3 years industry experience working for a top audio post-production studio. I have contributed original music and/or audio for a large variety of media projects, including over 40 advertisement pitches, feature films, short films, video games, and TV shows. I am incredibly comfortable working in any genre, and have a passion for bringing worlds and narratives to life through music and sound.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Junior Composer at Pressure Cooker Studios
June 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025
Junior composer at a leading audio and music post-production studio in Cape Town. Started as a part-time intern and progressed to junior media composer over more than two years, delivering music to tight briefs and deadlines typical of the commercial industry. Notable credits include additional composition on The Umbrella Man: Escape from Robben Island (2023) and Invasive: Getaway (2024), plus involvement in the Showmax Original animated series Twende (2023). Also assisted on the score for The Shakedown (2024) as a session woodwind player (clarinet and saxophone) and contributed music design for the video game Amanzi (2025) in FMOD. Contributed tracks to over 30 advertising briefs across a wide range of styles (pop, electronic, classical, jazz). Wrote two full 10-track albums for Pressure Cooker’s catalogues: Cinematic Cyberpunk and Modern Manzi - 3-Step Grooves.
Music Composer at Coming Up Sound
September 1, 2025 - October 28, 2025
Los Angeles-based music library supplying high-quality production music for trailers and media. Freelance composer focusing on trailer tracks and remixes, with the goal of crafting striking pieces that stand out in the trailer scene.
Freelance Composer at Self-employed
January 1, 2020 - October 28, 2025
Freelance media composer with over four years of experience. Notable work includes writing original scores for SAFTA-nominated UCT Student Film Boomerang (2023) and AFDA student film Detour (2024), in collaboration with director Oliver Boje. In 2020, won the PianoBook Winter Voices sound design contest hosted in collaboration with Spitfire Audio. In 2023, contributed to The Blue Screen video game soundtrack for the 10th Brackey’s game jam, ranking 12th for audio and 10th overall out of 900 submissions. In 2024, won a composition competition enabling collaboration with the South Africa College of Music to create a diverse soundtrack for a promotional project.

Education

Bachelor of Music (BMus) in Music Technology, Jazz Saxophone at University of Cape Town (UCT) – South African College of Music
January 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming
    paper Umbrella Men: Escape from Robben Island

    I was an assistant composer on the feature film Umbrella Men: Escape from Robben Island. I contributed original music for a selection of cues, and also assisted with additional arranging and woodwind session recording.

    paper Detour Short Film

    I wrote the original score for Detour, a comedy thriller short film.

    uniE608 Fuse Energy Brand Film
    I handled the score and final mix for Fuse Energy’s brand film, a hugely successful UK startup company making a considerable impact in the renewable energy industry.…