Angelo Scogno
Audio Engineer / Sound Designer
Who I Am
Trilingual professional (Italian, English, Brazilian Portuguese) holding a Diploma in Audio Engineering (SAE Institute London) and a Degree in Modern Languages and Literature. I have almost 20 years of experience in music production, recording, mixing, mastering, audio restoration, audio and text quality assurance, live sound, audio post-production for video and teaching. As self-employed I also developed experience in customer service, marketing and accounts administration. Currently working in the videogame industry (Activision Blizzard, Keywords Studios). Actively looking for opportunities where I can use my experience and language skills.
Career Highlights
Audio Production Coordinator @ Activision Blizzard (Dublin)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)
Crash Bandicoot – Crash Team Rumble (2023)
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)
Call Of Duty: Vanguard (2021)
LQA Tester @ Keywords Studios (Dublin)
Nintendo: Fire Emblem: Engage (2023)
Nintendo: Fire Emblem: Three Hopes (2022)Audio Post-Production, Sound Design, Mixing:
Enzo Testa - Documentary Film: Oltre La MemoriaAlbum Producer:
Flavia Zanasi -Titoli di coda
Dago Red - CicadaRecording, Mixing, Mastering, Arranging:
Glutenfree Trio (feat. Fabrizio Bosso) - Jumbo
Glutenfree Trio (feat. Claudio Filippini) - Sablier
Melena / Gaeta Quintet (feat. Alex Sipiagin) - Little Things In Many Things
Nicola Di Camillo Trio (feat. Fabrizio Bosso) - Bro
Domenico Imperato - Bellavista
Teaching:
Singing, Piano, Home Recording, English and Italian Languages
Education
Audio Engineering Diploma | SAE Institute London (UK) | April 2013
Tchad Blake’s Masterclass | Mix With The Masters | Saint-Rémy-De-
Provence (France) | September 2011Bachelor Degree (not completed) in Modern Languages And Literature |
Università G. D’Annunzio Pescara (Italy) | March 2006
Further Education & Certificates
Wwise audio implementation for video games (120h), School of Video Game Audio (online), 2024
Simone Coen’s Drum Tracking Masterclass (10h), Marzi Studio Riccione (Italy), 2018
Drum Tuning Workshop (5h), Ars Antiqua Atessa (Italy), 2016
Modern Singing Private Lessons (144h), Pescara (Italy), 2015
Arranging And Composition Training Certification (60h), LCCM London (UK), 2010
Sound Engineering Accredited Training Certification (600h), Spray Records (Italy), 2009
Virtual Orchestration Training Certification (600h), IITM Rome (Italy), 2007
Work Experience
Jun 2022 - Present I Audio Production Coordinator
Activision Blizzard, Dublin (Ireland)
Managing vendors’ deliveries of videogame dialogue audio files in multiple languages, fixing audio bugs, trailers and cinematics production, casting dubbing actors.
Mar 2021 – May 2022 I Italian Localisation QA Tester
Keywords Studios, Dublin (Ireland)
Testing videogames, targeting any linguistic, visual and functional bugs.
Feb 2013 - Feb 2021 I SonusFactor, Italy I Sound Engineer, Producer, Teacher
Flavia Zanasi - Titoli Di Coda, Rome (Italy)
Album Production, arrangement, tracking, mixing, mastering
Enzo Testa, Documentary: Oltre La Memoria, Lanciano (Italy)
Sound Editing, sound design, audio restoration and mixing – audio post-production for video
Dario Impicciatore, Podacst: Christmas Tales (Italy)
Recording, editing, mixing
Glutenfree Trio - Jumbo (feat. Fabrizio Bosso), Rome (Italy)
Live tracking, mixing and mastering
Glutenfree Trio - Sablier (feat. Claudio Filippini), Pescara (Italy)
Live tracking, mixing and mastering
Dante Melena / Walter Gaeta Quintet - Little Things In Many Things, Atessa (Italy)
Mixing, mastering and tracking of a few instrumental tracks
Stefano Barbati - Volo Notturno, Atessa (Italy)
Mixing, mastering and tracking of a few instrumental tracks
Domenico Imperato - Bellavista, Atessa (Italy)
Arrangement, tracking and mixing
Nicola Di Camillo Trio (feat. Fabrizio Bosso) - Bro, London (UK)
Mixing and mastering
Dago Red - Cicada, London / Atessa (UK and Italy)
Production, keyboards, percussions, vocals, arrangement, sound design, tracking, mixing
Spray Records, Pescara (Italy)
Mixing and editing of live recorded tracks
Feb 2009 - Feb 2021 | Teacher (singing, piano, ensemble music, home recording)
Associazione “Paglieta Live”, Paglieta (Italy)
ArsMusica, Selva Di Altino (Italy)
Accademia Ars Antiqua, Atessa (Italy)
www.scuolasuono.com, Padova (Italy)
Feb 2010 - Feb 2011 | Kitchen Porter
Oak Tree Catering, London (UK)
Aug 2009 - Jul 2015 | Radio Jingles and Voice-Over Production
La saponeria (Italy)
L’isola dei tesori - Pet Care Srl (Italy)
Saponi & Profumi Srl (Italy)
Arcaplanet (Italy)
Emmegross Group Srl (Italy)
Acqua & Sapone Srl (Italy) Radio Delta 1 (Italy)
Jun 2009 - Sep 2009 | FOH Engineer
Several local audio companies (Italy)
First experiences as FOH Engineer (Eric Andrsen, Michele Gazich, Paolo Tocco and others.)
Jan 2005 - Apr 2005 | Soundtrack and dubbing
Associazione Ate-Tixe Studium, Atessa (Italy)
Soundtrack production of the stage play “Il Nazareno”.
Composition, arrangement, instrumental and vocal performing, sound design, tracking, mixing, mastering.
Mar 1999 - Mar 2000 | Shop Assistant and Cashier
La casa dello sport, Atessa (Italy)
Shop Assistant and Cashier in a sporting goods store.
Awards and Honors
Sep 2012 - Third Prize in the Universal Audio and MacProVideo Remix Contest
General Skills
Computer Skills: OSX & WIN, Jira, Perforce, Wwise, Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic Pro, Studio One, Reaper, Adobe Audition, Ableton Live, Izotope RX, Sibelius, Melodyne. Word, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, Google (Chrome, Drive, Maps, Mail, etc.), Wordpress.
Language Skills: Italian: Native | English: Advanced | Portuguese: Low Intermediate
Organisational Skills and Competences:
Excellent ability to plan in advance every aspects of an upcoming business project.
Excellent listening skills and psychological introspection, useful for putting customers at ease and understanding their needs without judging them.
Excellent ability to work both in a group and independently.
Good team-leading skills.
Detail oriented.
Great inventiveness in problem solving.