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Curriculum Vitae

Michelle Irving
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Toronto, ON

Michelle Irving is a sound engineer and composer with experience in location recording and audio post-production including sound design and mixing. Her work encompasses a diverse array of award-winning projects including documentary, independent film, commercials, multichannel media installation, video and sound art. She studied video and audio production at NSCAD University where she completed a B.F.A in 1999. In 2006 she completed an M.A. involving the study of interactive and real-time audio systems at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University.

Recordist:
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2013
Ring of Fire, feature documentary produced by Mining Stories Productions for Al Jazeera.
Proximity Film, various titles in production including New Horizons documentary.
The Debate, film/Installation work produced by Juliane Zelwies.
Don’t Say That, short film produced by qEw Films Inc.
The Boys, short film produced and directed by Kathleen Hearn.
Reel Artists Film Festival, highlights video, Canadian Art Foundation.
DGAM – Meet the Empircists, corporate video produced by qEw Films Inc.

2012
Reel Artists Film Festival, highlights video, Canadian Art Foundation.
Clera – A New Beginning, corporate video produced by qEw Films Inc.
House For Sale, ADR for Productions 7e Vague, Montreal.

Sound Design/Editor:
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2013
The Questions, documentary produced and directed by Mark Haslam.
Roses, documentary produced by Hellhound Productions Inc, directed by Kathleen Smith.
The Boys, short film (14min) produced and directed by Kathleen Hearn.
In Difference, short film (18min) produced by qEw Films Inc.
Parade, short film/installation produced and directed by Oliver Husain.
Community Centre, two channel video installation produced and directed by Meera Singh.

Sound Design/Editor:
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2012
Dis-Caract, feature film directed by Chris Boni.
Item Number, short film (14min) produced and directed by Oliver Huissan [Won best short at
Oberhausen 2012 German Catagory]

Howard, documentary produced and directed by Carolyn Wong. [Won Best Canadian Short,
Vancouver Asian Film Festival)

2011
Drone, short film directed by Liam Fey-Fright.

Composer:
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2013
(In production) Ring of Fire, Mining Stories Productions and Al Jazeera.
DGAM – Meet the Empircists, (Corporate video), produced by qEw Films Inc.

2012
Zone, soundscape piece in collaboration with photographer Lise Baudry, Art Gallery of
Missassauga, awarded best exhibition for Contact Festival 2012. [Included in the award for
best exhibition for Contact photography festival, Toronto]
Real Canadian Superstore “Vaisakhi”, produced by Cloud 9 Communications.
No Frills “Red Envelope”, produced by Cloud 9 Communications. [Awarded best Chinese commercial produced for the Winter season 2012]
Real Canadian Superstore “Face”, produced by Cloud 9 Communications.
Real Canadian Superstore “Dawali”, produced by Cloud 9 Communications.

2011
Real Canadian Superstore “Auntie’s Visit”, produced by Cloud 9 Communications.
Tridel “West Village”, produced by Cloud 9 Communications.
No Frills “Budget vs List”, produced by Cloud 9 Communications.
No Frills “Budget vs List Ramadan”, produced by Cloud 9 Communications.

2010
_scape with 6 and 7, Nuit Blanche, collaborating artist Annie Onyi Cheung, curated by Christof
Migone, Toronto. (16 channel sound design and video installation using Max/MSP)
The Thousandth Tower (web doc), directed by Katerina Cizek, NFB.
Highrise: Prologue (web doc), directed by Katerina Cizek, NFB.

2009
The 7 Interventions (feature), directed by Katerina Cizek, Filmmaker-in-
Residence Program, NFB.
Hortense (3:30min), Eleven in Motion, produced by Lisa Morse. (composer)

2008 Fierce Light (feature), directed by Velcrow Ripper. (1 music track featured)
2004 Scared Sacred, directed by Velcrow Ripper. (1 music track featured)
2003 The Corporation, directed by Mark Achbar. (Composer: title card music + 5 additional music credits)

Discography:
Heaven (Remix), TRST, forthcoming release.
Weird Years (Remix), SSION, forthcoming release September, 2012 on Dovecote.
Thalpien, Vague Terrain, Minimalism, http://www.vageterrain.net, 2007
Remix Project, ACT(Applied Communications Technology) Lab, Simon Fraser University, 2007.
“Sauna”, commissioned by MAC(Media Arts Committee) for sound art compilation SAD(Seasonal Affective Disorder), 2006.
“Viola”, Winterdisco, Interdisco compilation, http://www.interdisco.net 2005
“Home”, Granny’Ark, released on Mutek Rec. virtual compilation 1, 2005
Three Seas and One Bottle Ep, Granny’Ark, Interdisco.net,,Basel, 2004
Resurgo 12″ EP, Granny’Ark, Zora Lanson Label, Berlin, 2004
What I Don’t Know, Granny’Ark, Clove Records, 2002.
“Transformation”, sound work commissioned by The Centre For Art Tapes, Halifax, 2001.

Professional Activities: 2000 – Present

2012 Juror, Ontario Arts Council Media Arts Section, Toronto.
2010 – pres Sessional Instructor, University of Waterloo.
2010 – 2012 Post-production Coordinator, Trinity Square Video, Toronto.
2009 – pres Video Content Producer, Canadian Art Foundation, Toronto.
2007 – 09 Researcher/Technician, Digital Media Studio, University of Guelph.
2008 – 2012 Sessional Instructor, Sonic Arts, Ontario College of Art and Design.
2006 – 07 Faculty Lab Assistant, Ontario College of Art and Design.
2005 – 06 Board Member, Intermission Arts Society, Vancouver.
2004 – 06 Studio Assistant, Emily Carr Institute of Art, Vancouver.

Skills:
Media Production; Advanced computer skills including Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Studio, Premier, After Effects, Max/MSP, Jitter, Pro Tools, and Ableton Live. Excellent reading, writing and communication skills.