Resonate partner SAE Institute lead the session Perfecting Your Mix. Orvar & Vilo set to deliver a masterclass in preparing your music for a mixdown. The pair of experienced audio engineers open a real life project they’ve worked on and lead us through the processes they carry out for mixing audio.
Orvar Thorvaldsson (SAE Institute)
Starting out as an electronic musician in the late 90’s, Orvar started producing and engineering audio in 2008 while undertaking the Audio Diploma course at SAE Glasgow, which subsequently led him onto the SAE Audio Production Degree course in 2010.
After finishing his degree and freelancing for some time, Orvar returned to SAE in late 2012, taking up the position of Lead Audio Supervisor. Orvar then became an Audio lecturer in 2015.
His teaching currently focuses on Studio Production, Visual Programming and Electronic Music, as well as covering aspects of Game Sound and various short courses.
Orvar has an MA in Higher Education, in which he researched Gamification approaches in education. Orvar also holds a BSc in Audio Production. He continues to produce independent artists along with his electronic music production and regularly collaborates with producers and artists from across Northern Europe and Scandinavia, often working on vocal and instrument recordings.