I am Volker, a Berlin-based music producer, composer, and audio engineer with over 20 years of experience creating music and sound for film, games, and visual media. > _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Working from my professionally equipped studio, I deliver full-spectrum audio production — from initial concept and composition to arrangement, sound design, mixing, and final mastering. My work spans electronic, cinematic, and pop, with a strong focus on narrative-driven music and adaptive sound for interactive and linear formats. I have produced music and sound design for international brands, agencies, and artists, and collaborate closely with creative teams to develop audio that enhances storytelling, atmosphere, and emotional impact.

Volker Pannes

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I am Volker, a Berlin-based music producer, composer, and audio engineer with over 20 years of experience creating music and sound for film, games, and visual media. > _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Working from my professionally equipped studio, I deliver full-spectrum audio production — from initial concept and composition to arrangement, sound design, mixing, and final mastering. My work spans electronic, cinematic, and pop, with a strong focus on narrative-driven music and adaptive sound for interactive and linear formats. I have produced music and sound design for international brands, agencies, and artists, and collaborate closely with creative teams to develop audio that enhances storytelling, atmosphere, and emotional impact.

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I am Volker, a Berlin-based music producer, composer, and audio engineer with over 20 years of experience creating music and sound for film, games, and visual media.

Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

Working from my professionally equipped studio, I deliver full-spectrum audio production — from initial concept and composition to arrangement, sound design, mixing, and final mastering. My work spans electronic, cinematic, and pop, with a strong focus on narrative-driven music and adaptive sound for interactive and linear formats.

I have produced music and sound design for international brands, agencies, and artists, and collaborate closely with creative teams to develop audio that enhances storytelling, atmosphere, and emotional impact.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

German
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Music Production & Audio Branding at MetaDesign
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2008
Developed sonic identities and music assets for Siemens, Lufthansa, Allianz.
Producer & Composer at Tinseltown Music Productions
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2008
Produced commissioned tracks for advertising and campaigns; collaborated on multi-artist productions in a high-end studio environment.
Music Producer & Sound Designer at VIVA TV / Viacom
January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2009
Produced openers, trailers, and complete broadcast audio packages.
Founder / Producer at ShakeUp Music & Sounddesign
June 6, 2006 - Present
Full service music and audio production for international brands, artists, and creative media

Education

Dipl Designer FH – Interdisciplinary Design (Audiovisual Media and Sonic Identity) at Köln International School of Design (KISD), Cologne, Germany
January 11, 2030 - June 6, 2026
Trainee – Interface Recording Studios at Interface Recording Studios, Cologne
January 11, 2030 - June 6, 2026

Qualifications

Dipl Designer FH – Interdisciplinary Design (Audiovisual Media and Sonic Identity)
January 11, 2030 - June 6, 2026
Trainee – Interface Recording Studios
January 11, 2030 - June 6, 2026

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
    Revisiting Helmut Newton (Documentary)

    Original score for the immersive exhibition installation Intermezzo: Revisiting Helmut Newton at the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin
    Cinematic and atmospheric music for a multi-projection film room with immersive audio.

    Mercedes Benz AMG Experience

    Music composition and production: Volker Pannes | ShakeUp

    Client: AMG

    Director: Max von Gumppenberg

    Production: MvG Studios

    Mercedes Benz Sculpture


    Project: Mercedes-Benz Sculpture
    Client: Daimler AG
    Agency: Oliver Schrott Kommunikation GmbH
    Design & Production: Elastique
    High-Speed Special Effects: The Marmalade
    Postproduction: Deine Freunde
    Music and Sounddesign: ShakeUp (Volker Pannes)

    Mercedes Benz GLA Reveal

    Volker Pannes delivered the GLA Reveal-Music and Sounddesign for the augmented reality scenes for the first ever Digital World Premiere by Mercedes Benz.