Hi! My name is Klaryssa :) I am a composer, songwriter, producer, audio engineer, and artist.  I have been playing music for over 20 years and have had my soundtracks and trailers featured on Women's Entertainment, E!, Amazon Prime Video, CBS All Access, HULU, TLC, and APM Music to name a few. I am proficient in many audio production software programs such as FL Studio, and Logic Pro and Pro Tools. I am also well-versed in several plug-in bundles, illustration, animation development, and graphic design. I am very creative, pay close attention to details, and love working with people. I live in southern California with my husband and fur baby :)

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FILM/TV COMPOSER 

klaryssa.com  

Los Angeles, CA  

2014 - present  

- I compose original music and design sounds for film/tv placements, soundtracks, and trailers. 

- I continually study songwriting, composition, production, sound design, and synthesis.  

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INSTRUMENTATION:  

Piano (30 years), Synthesizer (20 years), Drum Programming (20 years), Vocals (30 years) Songwriting (20 years) Mixing and Mastering (20 years), Film & Television Composing (8 Years) 

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EDUCATION  

GARNISH LOS ANGELES -  THE ART OF MIXING AND MASTERING  

West Hollywood, CA  

2016  

-Apprenticed  under Grammy award-winning producer Darryl Swann.  

-Studied pre-production, post-production, mixing, and mastering of electronic music.  

-Knowledge of home studio design, acoustics, tracking, vocal tuning, EQ, compression, reverb, delay, sends, side-chaining, parallel dynamic processing, various plug-ins bundles, effects, and automation.  

 

ARTISANS LABEL  

Fullerton, CA  

2009-2011  

-Shadowed under audio engineer Kyle Griffin and producer Barrett Slagle.  

-Studied pre-production, post-production, mixing, mastering, live instrument and vocal tracking,   

 vocal tuning, overdubbing, artist development and branding, social media promotion and merchandise design.  

 

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON  

Fullerton, CA  

2002- 2008  

B.F.A. in Theatre with a concentration in Sound Design.

B.F.A in Art with a concentration in Illustration. 

-Studied sound design, synthesis, live tracking, and audio for live performance and productions.  

-Studied illustration, concept art, and graphic design.  

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CERTIFICATES  

2018  

TRAINING CONNECTION  

Adobe Premiere Pro  

2016  

GARNISH LOS ANGELES   

The Art of Mixing and Mastering  

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SKILLS:  

MUSIC SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE: 

Logic Pro, FL Studio 20, Fab Filter Total Bundle,  Celemony Melodyne, Zynaptiq Master Bundle, iZotope Music Production Suite, Weiss Complete Collection, Sound Toys Plug-in Bundle, Native Instruments Komplete, Omnisphere, Kontakt, Gravity, Damage 1 & 2, Evolve, Evolve Mutations, Output Bundle, Symphobia, Tone2 Icarus, Electra, Gladiator, Nemesis, Saurus, Arturia V Collection, reFX Nexus, Reaktor, Hive, Sampletank, AmpliTube, and many more... 

PC & Mac Fluent, and well-versed in composition, pre-production, post-production, mixing, mastering, live tracking, vocal tuning, illustration, visual development, character design, graphic design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate.

OTHER EXPERIENCE:  

2022 - Present

Beiderman/Owens

"Empire Queen: The Golden Age of Magic"

For this up-and-coming family feature film, I am responsible for all merchandise designs. I communicate with the Emmy-nominated producers on a weekly basis, and help create original character designs, illustrations, typographical layouts, products, and concept designs for the upcoming debut of the film.

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2022 - Present

Illustrator

I collaborated with international billion-dollar fashion brand SHEIN/ROMWE for their SHEIN X ARTIST series. I effectively communicated and designed with SHEIN’s art department and created a capsule collection titled “SHEIN X KLARYSSA” for SHEIN/ROMWE that debuted September 2022.

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2021 - Present

Candy Coffin  L.L.C  

IG: @candy.coffin

shopcandycoffin.com

CEO/Lead Designer  

-Creator of alternative and pastel goth e-commerce brand Candy Coffin.  

-Responsible for all surface design, illustration, graphic design, web design, photo retouching, and business practices.