Michael Dean
Senior Technical Artist at Silent Partners Studio
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolMichael Dean is a Senior Technical Artist with 11 years of experience translating ambitious creative briefs into high-stakes real-time and XR experiences for live entertainment, virtual production and museums. He has delivered marquee projects including Katy Perry’s AR AFL show and LISA’s Coachella 2025 debut, combining Unreal Engine, TouchDesigner and Houdini with procedural content generation and targeted AI workflows to accelerate delivery. Equally fluent in spatial audio and interactive music systems, he integrates tools like Wwise, MetaSounds and Max to create immersive soundscapes that sync tightly with visuals. A practical pipeline thinker, he optimizes budgets and timelines through automation (Python, ComfyUI) and robust production practices across nDisplay and multi-channel setups. Based in Montreal, he also composes and teaches physical computing and audio-visual techniques—bringing a rare blend of composer’s sensibility and systems-level engineering to every project.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Combined Major in Computer Science and Music, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Combined Major in Computer Science and Music at University of VictoriaCertificate in PHP/MySQL Applications Development Web Programming, Certificate in PHP/MySQL Applications Development Web Programming at Concordia UniversityMaster of Arts (MA) Music Technology, Master of Arts (MA) Music Technology at University of Limerick
English, French, Portuguese
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Github Skills (13)
asynchronous6
javascript6
php-mysql6
react6
smarty5
station4
audio4
telegram-bot4
templating4
playback4
php3
telegram3
mysql3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
michaelgarydean/max-library
Aug 2015 - May 2019
Contributions:7 commits, 6 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 9 months
michaelgarydean/wp-deploy
Nov 2016 - Jul 2021
Contributions:16 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 8 months
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