GERALD PIOCH

My interest in sound began at eight years old when I discovered that my cassette player could also record sound through the speakers, working like a rather rudimentary dynamic microphone.
From there, my voice became an organic synthesizer to recreate vehicle sounds, explosions, and storytelling that, although not making much sense, existed for the thrill of special effects.

My interest continued to grow when the record The Wall came into my hands. It revealed to me the sound and theatrical possibilities that could be achieved in what I had considered until then as nothing more than a musical album. The concept of this record went beyond that and opened the doors for me to be interested in the creative process of such work.

Later, electronic music arrived. The computer, the software and the synthesizers showed me how to be the composer of all the elements of an orchestra, composing, designing and mixing each sound to write a six-minute-long story. Within this creative process, abstraction, emotion and power were elements that led me to want to increase my knowledge of audio.

From there, the only obvious next step for me was to learn how to create audio for film, embarking on a career called sound design for visual media. At Vancouver Film School I learned to record, edit, compose and mix sound at the highest level, following film industry standards. Since then, my work and passion consist of obtaining more knowledge and tools every day to improve and innovate sound technique and approach, not only to tell the stories as well as possible but also to elevate them to the point where they can move the audience. 

Creating sound and music is more than a career or a process of experimentation, it is the vibrations that shape the world in which I live.