My name is Bryan Natalio, a composer/sound designer from Queens, New York. I started off "making beats" as a teenager, and to this day am still working on music with several up and coming artists. However, since attending audio school at the now defunct Institute of Audio Research in NYC, I have gone on to work more in the sound design/post production world of audio. I now freelance in sound design; mostly for NYC based sonic branding company, Made Music Studios. I have worked on various multimedia projects for brands such as ATT, Walmart, Smile Direct Club, Turner Classic Movies, and more. In addition, my work was featured on 2019 Vimeo Award winning short film, Idle, Torrent, by Alex Moy.
2019 Vimeo Award Winning Video - Idle, Torrent by Alex Moy (Score/Sound Design by me) vimeo.com
Composed the teledentistry company, Smile Direct Club's official theme + sonic logo: mademusicstudio.com
Score + Sound Design for Obey Clothing Fall 2021 Campaign Video: www.instagram.com
Instagram Post Showcasing a bunch of my sound design work for animations: www.instagram.com
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