Evan Burman
About
Evan Burman is a freelance composer and audio designer based out of Montreal, Quebec. Evan's been creating and playing music since the age of 13, but towards the end of 2020 he began pivoting towards the world of film and games. Since completing his bachelor's of jazz performance at the University of Montreal Evan has worked on several games with team sizes varying from 5 to 60, and has filled the roles of composer, music designer, dialogue lead, sound designer, technical audio integrator, and lead audio.From small independent films to bizarre art games to music for obscure instruments, Evan is constantly inspired by, looking for, and learning from art that tries to push past its own most obvious conclusions into unexpected territory. The more time he spends studying and working, the more his love for the field deepens, continuously on the path of learning in the hopes that the sounds he makes will help breathe life into the silent worlds of programming and the visual arts.
Music
Selected Portfolio Excerpts from 2022 - 2024
Game Audio
Shadow Burglar (2022)
Sneak your way through the shadows in this short jazz-noir inspired stealth game!For this project I was a lead audio and principal music designer, responsible for the music's dynamic WWISE systems, ensuring stylistic cohesion across multiple composers, running VA recording sessions, processing dialogue, and mixing the game in its final state.Listen to the soundtrack and see how we built the game's interactive music system below.
900+ Track Modular Jazz : Shadow Burglar's WWISE Systems
Shadow Burglar : Official Soundtrack
Mononeko: A Rhythm Adventure (2024)
Kitten killers are on the loose! March to the beat of your own drum
in this 2D side-scrolling action-rhythm game, and see if you have what it takes to protect the forest you call home.For this project I was in charge of creating all the audio assets for the game including music, sound effects, and promotional materials.UPDATE Development for Mononeko : A Rhythm Adventure has since been suspended indefinitely.
Mononeko: A Rhythm Adventure - Announcement Trailer
A.L.K.A. : Automated Kinetic Lethal Assistant (2022)
Protect the base! A.L.K.A. is a first-person shooter where 4 players team up to take on hoards of alien invaders
(Online Co-op PVE). Players take control of killer drones to control territory, clear their base, and save humanity.For this project I did additional sound design work creating assets for UI, enemy sounds, ambiences and player movement; as well as some basic WWISE integration.
A.L.K.A. 12 min playthrough
Rootbound (2023)
Grow! Grow! Grow! Face off against your friends in this competitive 2-player arcade rush where you
control space and cut your enemies down to size.This is a small entry that came in 2nd place at the 2023 Montreal GGJam
in which I wrote the music and designed the sounds.
Evan Burman
About
Evan Burman is a freelance composer and audio designer based out of Montreal, Quebec. Evan's been creating and playing music since the age of 13, but towards the end of 2020 he began pivoting towards the world of film and games. Since completing his bachelor's of jazz performance at the University of Montreal Evan has worked on several games with team sizes varying from 5 to 60, and has filled the roles of composer, music designer, dialogue lead, sound designer, technical audio integrator, and lead audio.From small independent films to bizarre art games to music for obscure instruments, Evan is constantly inspired by, looking for, and learning from art that tries to push past its own most obvious conclusions into unexpected territory. The more time he spends studying and working, the more his love for the field deepens, continuously on the path of learning in the hopes that the sounds he makes will help breathe life into the silent worlds of programming and the visual arts.
Music
Selected Portfolio Excerpts from 2022 - 2024