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About Me

Personal Information
Nationality: French Date of Birth: 13/07/1994 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Instrument: Piano
Trilingual student: French/English/Spanish - Highly motivated, very positive.
Education
BMus (Hons): Guildhall School of Music and Drama 2012-2016
Bachelor Degree of Music: Classical Piano Performance, Jazz, Composition.
Currently Studying

Bac S (OIB): Ermitage International School of France 2010-2012
French Baccalauréat with International Option (American): Science
Pass with Merit

IELTS: British Council 2011
International English Language Testing System
University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
Overall Band Score: 7
Experience
• Applied to the Bach to Jazz International Piano Competition
(Schola Cantorum, Paris)
• Went to the Margeritte Long International Piano Competition
(Salle Gaveau, Paris)
• Went to Classical Piano masterclasses with Richard Good, Angela Hewitt
• Performed in the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: Bass (Choir) Orff’s Carmina Burana at the Barbican Hall (London)
• Resident in Uruguay: fast adaptation towards different culture – ability to use Spanish as a first language




Publications/Presentations
• AVATAR World Remake: gathered over than 100 000 views http://www.moddb.com/mods/avatar1
Shared on this Creative Virtual Community website, it soon became popular – This work found its place in a Gaming and Programing magazine: the Article was published in French

• Zelda Music Covers: one of my best experiences with Apple Logic Pro, interpreting the music from the famous video game. Music videos edited on Final Cut Pro - The project is currently taking part in a competition. Became Youtube Partner
Featured Clips http://www.youtube.com/user/7861thib
2010-2012
Research Experience
• Assessment on Special Effects in Movies – Content: Extended Essay, Documents borrowed from over than 5 famous museums and libraries in France, Interview to Michel Gondry (French director), and Development of a CGI world using a wide range of professional softwares from the film, music, and gaming industry –
i.e: Sony Vegas Pro 10, Vue 9 XStream, Ableton Live 8, Cryengine 2.
2011
Teaching Experience
• Weekly individual piano lessons to children aged 12 2008-2010
Hobbies
Swimming: both relaxing and energizing sport
Drama: plays broaden the mind – actors, technicians carry you away
Video editing/CGI art: a great way of enhancing artistic works
Interests
• Aim to begin a career in Classical Piano Performance
• Very attached to Audio Visual artistic works – getting to perform composed film music

Location:
France, Paris
Current role:
Student
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Music Performance, Video Game Art and Design, Film making
I am:
Artist, Designer, Idea generator, Inventor, Musician, Performer, Project manager, Scientist, Student, World traveler
Languages:
French, English, Spanish
My website links:
Moddb, Desura, Youtube
Universities:
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
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More About Me

I'm passionate about

I want to share my music and educate the ear of every potential listener: to enhance the moment where he gets carried away by the beauty of it - in films, games, and any other possible forms of art.

An idea worth spreading

Video Games is the new way for people to entertain themselves. It should also be seen as a new form of art putting in correlation incredible music and stunning visuals. It is therefore much more than a way to occupy the free time of the young ones: it is a great source of inspiration for adults. Escaping reality for a while and coming back to it with fresh ideas can only make people more productive and creative. A great mix of Musicians and Visual Artists working together can only result into a very successful product.

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