JOSIAH MONTASSI is a sound artist.
I work within a digital sound environment; composing, arranging, editing, recording, mixing and mastering sound works and music. I make personal works, but am also regularly commissioned by other artists and the business sector. I particularly like collaborating closely with a client to deliver something unique and original.
One of my recent clients was a games development studio in Qld who commissioned me to make sound tracks for their online trading card game. I also win regular audio commissions from online client and producer networks like Audiodraft. My most recent commission was the composition of a series of sound tracks for video documentation of the Blacksmiths Way Belgrave, Street Art and Graffiti Project - a project featured in this edition of Hoodie Mag. You can listen to these tracks on tbC australia’s Vimeo channel.
I use FL Studio 11 on my MacBook with a small selection of third-party plugins and the Native Instruments Komplete Ultimate 9 bundle. I also have a massive library of sounds that I’ve collected over the years. I believe in using as few plugins as possible, but you can never have enough samples. I also have an M-Audio Axiom AIR Mini keyboard and Audio-Technica ATH-M50x studio headphones for monitoring.
Josiah listens to a range of musical genres and gets really excited when he hears something new. His inspiration comes from pioneering sound and music producers such as; Sonny Moore, Willem Rebergen, Shogo Sakai, Harley Streten and Hans Zimmer.
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