PHILIPPE BIGNELL HARRIS
SOUND DESIGNER AND RECORDIST
My name is Philip Bignell Harris, and I started learning instruments at 15 and got into creating electronic music in FL Studio when I was 18. I play drums and electronic keyboard, and I do MIDI in and out to compose music. I have put out 2 physical CD’s and some 10 or 15 albums on Bandcamp, not counting all the compilation albums with other artists. As an artist, I create mostly drum’n’bass, but I can compose in any genre for other people’s projects based on what they want. My own record-label company is called MIBIT RECORDS, and I have my own small team of music artists that I work with. I also worked at Montreal’s Steve’s Music Store for 7 years, so in all, it’s been 15 years since I’m playing and making music.
At Spectrum Productions, I compose music for video projects like Sweets with Pete by Peter Papaioannou, The Blobz by Lucas Leroy, the Spectrum Creative Universe saga, and countless other summer films and projects. I am also a sound recordist, operating the boom mic and recording device on studio shoots and contracts. I am an effective part of the production team and am able to track and report my own hours during contract time.
In 2018, I signed up for a VR collaborative project with TOPO, a Montreal-based art center, and I started using Unity for world-building projects. One thing I can say about myself: give me any software, and I’ll figure it out on my own. I also custom-built, upgraded, and fix my own computer.
HIGHLIGHTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS
KOSA Drumming Certificate 2013-2014
KOSA Drumming Certificate 2014-2015
John Grant 2007 Math Prize Award
CREATOR
Music
Attack of the brains (2013)
Brain Sphere (2016) - buy CD or listen on Bandcamp
Check out my newest music on Soundcloud and Bandcamp
Video
VR Maps and Video Art
4 public VR maps for VR chat and lots of custom world-building
SOUND RECORDING
Contracts (at least 20 sound recording contracts over the years with Spectrum)
Sweets with Pete web series
Green screen sound recording for various in-studio shoots
SOUND DESIGN
Sweets with Pete
The Blobz
Summer camp films (so many of them!)
Unity projects
EDITOR
DaVinci editing for my own YouTube channel
Video editing challenges at Spectrum
SOFTWARE AND EQUIPMENT
Audio
FL Studio
Ableton
Logic
Voicemod
Native Instruments Komplete 12
Custom-built home music studio
Video
DaVinci Resolve 16
Adobe Premiere Pro
Gaming and VR
Custom-built VR home studio
Unity
VR Chat
SPECIALIZATION
I’m a sound artist, and I’m open to any field in sound. I would love to do sound effects for virtual reality maps for a big VR company. I also record sound on set and do sound design for video.
HOBBIES AND PASSIONS
I like listening to club mixes and drum&bass artists. I run my own record label and I talk to other record labels and show producers online.
My big dream is to live-DJ for a large crowd. Most recently, I started DJ-ing in VR chat, it’s experimental right now, but I hope to do more of it.
I like gaming, and hang out with my friends online while playing video games. I’ve also started streaming on Twitch.
SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS
https://mibitrecords.bandcamp.com/music
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzkGeBEQET6Pk5B8iT25nw/videos?view_as=subscriber
Philip sound recording with other creators.
Philip sound recording in front of the green screen at the Spectrum studio.
Philip editing sound and reviewing footage.