Orazio "Kitarraman" Testa

• 06/27/2024 Live Concert at Chiesa di S. Francesco in Sorrento (NA), where
  the Orchestra performed alongside the "Coro del 44" music by G.B.
  Pergolesi, E. Mezzacapo, R. Calace, S. Di Giacomo - M.P. Costa, G. Capurro E.
  di Capua, A. Califano, I. Stravinskij, S. Della Vecchia;
• 06/23/2024 Live Concert at Gallerie Italia in Naples (NA), where the
  Orchestra performed alongside the "Coro del 44" music by G.B. Pergolesi, E.
  Mezzacapo, R. Calace, S. Di Giacomo - M.P. Costa, G. Capurro E. di Capua, A.
  Califano, I. Stravinskij, S. Della Vecchia;
• 03/24/2024 Live Concert at Antica Cattedrale of Massa Lubrense (NA), where
  the Orchestra performed music by J.S. Bach, A. Vivaldi, Y. Kuwahara, R. De
  Simone and S. Della Vecchia;
• 11/26/2023 Live concert at Chiesa di Sant'Antonino in Sorrento (NA), where
  the Orchestra performed music by A. M. De Liguori, J.S. Bach, A. Corelli, A.
  Amadei, S. Della Vecchia and R. Strauss.

• Currently working on Nerosolis' upcoming project "Votum".
• Composed the score for the Short Film "Life Death and Late Night Tacos",
  directed by Justin K. Miller;
• Mocked up, mixed and mastered the score, created the sound fx for
  "The Last Music Stand", developed for the GameDev.tv 2024 Jam;
• Composed the score for the Short Film "Ocean's 7 Eleven", directed by
  Justin K. Miller;
• Composed the score for the Short Film "Bloody Vengeance", directed by Erik
  Rangel;
• Worked on "Hitch" by Studio Nerosolis. Watch the Hitch OST Breakdown I did for the level "Vecchia Torre";
• I wrote the music, designed the sound and implemented the audio for
  "Silent Alarm" developed for the GGJ 2022. Listen to Silent Alarm's Soundtrack;
• I designed and implemented the sounds for "Lost in the Market Jungle" by
  The Outsiders at GGJ 2021;
• I was hired as a music composer and sound designer by Sideless Cube
  Studios to compose one track and make some SFX for their idle
  management game "Lazy Sweet Tycoon" (available on Google Play
  Store, Apple's App Store and Steam) from July 2020 to August 2020;
• I composed the music, edited prepared the audio assets and refined the
  implementation on "A Vampire in Rodentia", developed for GameDev.tv Jam
  2020;
• I composed the music, edited and prepared the audio assets for the
  videogame "The Tapestry of Time", developed by Dolci Broccoletti
  Arrabbiati for the GGJ 2020;
• I composed the music, edited and prepared the audio assets for the
  videogame "Catfall" developed by Catlective Effort for the Winter Epic Mega
  Jam 2019;
• I composed the soundtrack and created the sound FXes for the videogame
  "Rugged Soul" developed for TV Game Jam 2019 by team TRIFLECT;
• I composed the soundtrack and created the sound FXes for the videogame
  “Fading Home” developed for Global Game Jam 2019 by
  team MAGREVO;
• I composed the soundtrack and created the sound FXes for the videogame
  “SoulLess" developed by Lazar Borovica for LudumDare 43 GameJam.

I worked as a special ed teacher from 10/10/2022 to 06/30/2023 at Istituto
Carlo Fontana in Magenta (MI) and Istituto Comprensivo Italo Calvino in
Melegnano (MI).

I worked as a Music Education teacher from 09/25/2022 to 10/10/2022 at Istituto
Carlo Fontana in Magenta (MI).

• Concert at Giardino Palazzo Mosera Largo Torricella in Sant'Agata Dei Goti,
  10th of September 2022;
• Concert at Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata in Benevento for la Festa
  della musica, 20th of June 2022;
• Concert at Chiesa di Santa Teresa in Benevento for "Le Giornate di
  Primavera del FAI", 26th of March 2022;
• Concert at Assunta's Church in Pagliara (BN), 3rd of December 2021;
• Concert at Auditorium San Vittorino in Benevento (BN), 21st of October 2021;
• Concert at Centro "La Pace" in Benevento (BN) 8th of October 2021;
• Concert at Villa Cimarosa in Aversa (NA), 27th of September 2021;
• Concert at Cantine Francesca in Apollosa (BN), 29th of July 2021.

Held a webinar at Benevento's Conservatory on Video Game Culture - 24th
of April 2021.

• Assistant to Filippo Buono and Mario Possemato during the recordings of
  Buonarroti's "Anywhere But Here", recorded at Monolith Recording Studio 25th
  of May 2019;
• Assistant to Filippo Buono and Mario Possemato during the recordings of
  Buonarroti's "Up Against The Wall", recorded at Monolith Recording Studio 10th March 2019.

I was the assistant FOH to Phil Liar during the following events: Bruja Negra
Fest held at Piazzetta Vari in Benevento April 25th 2018, Sweet Leaf Fest
held at Polisportiva Taburno in Vitulano (BN) on July 29th 2017, Karma
Konspiracy Fest held at CSA Depistaggio on April 30th 2016.

• Choosing the appropriate repertoire alongside my brother, who was the
  other half of the duo;
• Arranging the pieces of music;
• Create the music sheets of the arrangements;
• Performing live.

Audio implementation with Wwise and Unreal Editor 5
Instructors: Francesco Del Pia

Audio implementation with FMOD and Unity 3D.
Instructors: Michele Postpischl, Gianni Ricciardi

The Unity 3D Engine
Instructors: Dario Khademi, Gianni Ricciardi.

The history of video game audio and the basics of the Unity Engine.
Instructor: Gianni Ricciardi

Graduated on the 21st of October 2021 with a 110 magna cum laude score.
Thesis on the evolution of Video Game Music.
Project can be viewed at https://youtu.be/WtI7YOjnwwo
Other works realized during the curriculum can be viewed at https://ln5.sync.com/dl/bd1960e80/6n5tjtis-kcu6xckz-y4pphrmq-967mtgjq

Instructor: M° Massimo Martinelli

A Masterclass on Film Scoring held by Maestro Pietro Gabriele Picchi.

DAWs used: Pro Tools 9, Reaper
Tutor: Phil Liar

Graduated on the 20th of October 2016
Tutors: Mario Fragnito (Guitar), Giuseppe Ilario (Theory and Sight Reading),
Renato Gaudiello (Harmony), Paolo Scarnecchia and Lucia Bonifaci (History of
Music)
Score: 9/10

Tutors: Jay Stapley, Jenny Howe, Luke Toms, Tim Elsenburg

Graduated on the 3rd of July 2013
Score: 92/100