ABOUT ME

hi! i'm a multidisciplinary creative tech maverick. my name is síoda.

I've been interested in making art with computers since I was old enough to understand it was possible. When I was 9, I started playing around with Scratch on my dad's old laptop, building games and animations. As a teenager, I got into digital sound design and music production, making crazy electro house tunes out of my bedroom and sharing them with the world. I needed artwork and branding for my music, so I got into graphic design. Then I wanted to market myself, so I learned how to edit videos and started making tutorials and TikToks.

I followed my interests into university, where I had a chance to step up all of my existing skills (except for music, I was already really good at that), and learn new ones. Now I can do code, compositing, 3D modelling, colour grading, video editing, web design (CSS my beloved), graphic design, page layout, brand kits, UI/UX, basic Linux stuff, music production, soundtracks, mixing, and probably half a dozen other things I'm forgetting about.

My current fascination is with audiovisual synchronisation. I'm building Syncmap, a tool to enable the precise real-time generation of video to match a soundtrack, because no audio analysis or peak detection algorithm out there right now is good enough for my standards - I need something that gives me far more control over timing. I use Syncmap alongside TiXL, an open-source generative video engine, to perform my music while I build the visualisers live.

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I am looking for full-time work in branding, graphics, motion design and/or video production, either Glasgow-based or fully remote. Take a look at my portfolio to see what I'm capable of, and reach out if you think I would be a good fit to work with you.