Noel Nunez

Background

About Noel Nunez

I got started in Sound Engineering by what seemed to be fate. Originally wanting to be a filmmaker, I thought it would be ideal to learn the ropes of video editing first. But, applying for an apprenticeship at Roadrunner, I was told the best they could offer was training in audio production. Seeing this as an opportunity to get my foot in the door, I grabbed the chance, thinking the knowledge would benefit my filmmaking dreams in the future. Not long after I started though I became more and more interested in the art of audio production - and never looked back. But it wasn't all peaches and cream for me as he had to prove myself to highly experienced and veteran co-workers. My big break finally came when, barely four months into my training, I was given the task of engineering for Nonong Buencamino for his “Dekada '70” score. When asked about the experience, I would say “it was like being thrown in with the sharks while still learning how to swim”. This led to more engineering work for film scores and album productions wherein I cherished the opportunity to work with a live orchestra numerous times, both in the studio and stage. Primarily working in the cutthroat field of advertising though, I keep myself sane by making “obscure and esoteric electronic sounds that could be considered music” during free time, and have made remixes for local indie artists Bagetsafonik and SLEx. I also got to engineer (recording/mixing/mastering) for the first two Chillitees albums (Extra Rice, Espasoul), Bagetsafonik (my baby project), Bituin Escalante (recording all voices, saxophone, violin, mastering. My greatest musical triumph came when my cover/reimagining for England's gothic-industrial music progenitors, Attrition, was included in their 25th anniversary tribute album which saw its worldwide release late 2009. As an audio/sound engineer I want to keep learning and unlearning things because when we stop learning that would be the end of life.