Hi, my name is Alexander Zaparniuk and I’m a Sound Designer / Audio Engineer based in Vancouver, Canada.

Everyone has their own journey into sound. Mien started on a school field trip back in 2012 when a buddy played Skrillex’s Bangarang on his iPod. After getting back home I drowned myself in electronic music. A few months later I convinced my parents to get me the light version of FL Studio and immediately I was hooked.

I’ve always been a musical person, my main instruments being the Trumpet and Piano. I was a very active member of the bands throughout Elementary and Highschool. Along with some close friends we started a jazz band, competing at various festivals. We took silver at the Vancouver TD Festival, and Gold at the Whistler Jazz Festival. I also played trumpet with the Vancouver Symphony.

Since graduating from Vancouver Film Schools Sound Design for Visual Media program, I’ve worked on a variety of indie film sets as a production sound mixer / boom operator. From my time at VFS I knew game audio was the path I wanted to take, I managed to get an internship at Hothead games which then lead to a job in the QA department. Through working QA I’ve been able to grow a larger understanding of the complexities of game development, which has made me a stronger Sound Designer.

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