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About Morgan Fryer-McCulloch

I wanted to work with music for as long as I can remember. From singing on my own in front of the mirror as a kid, to being part of my high schools concert choir as a soprano, taking classical voice lessons and learning music theory. Im sure quite a lot of us were told as kids that making a career in the arts is a bad idea, and so I left my passion behind for quite some time in my early 20s. After 3 years of working full time at dead end jobs, I finally decided to go back to school for music, because if I was going to pay for college I might as well learn what I want. I ended up creating my own major at UMass Amherst in Music Technology and Composition, with the intent of working in recording studios. During my Junior year however, I started to get back in to playing video games, and began to wonder how it was all made. So the rabbit hole led me to a full focus change and I never looked back. I moved to San Diego upon graduation in 2017 and started as a tester at PlaysStation, taking any opportunity I could to learn from peers and ask questions. I spent 5 years building and leading what is now the Audio Test Team, got trained by music editors within PSS, and chose to leave in 2022 to become freelance and work on my first music design title: Dragon Age. The rest is still unfolding and I am grateful for my friends and co workers for helping me along the way!

Professional History

Core Competencies

  • Audio programming skills: Reaper, Logic Pro X, Ableton Live, MAX MSP, ProTools, Audacity, Wwise, Scream, Decima

  • Fluency in Jira, LAMS, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and Confluence

  • 10+ years of vocal training as well as piano and composition; working knowledge of music theory

  • Arts management skills including marketing, programming and financial management

  • 6+ years working within customer service

  • Supervisory knowledge and management skills

 

Santa Monica Studio

February 2026-Present

 Freelance Music Designer Brought on to work with the internal music team at Guerrilla Games, focusing on editing and implementation. Directly working with the audio and level designers to ensure the music is fitting properly in game and can be utilized in the best way possible. Responsibilities include editing incoming music from the composers, requesting new pieces when necessary, working with the lead level designers on implementation and vision, and using the Decima tool to implement the music and ensure music flows smoothly in game.

Guerrilla Games

July 2024-February 2026

Freelance Music Designer Brought on as a designer for the music team at Guerrilla Games to work on a new IP. Responsible for overseeing the music flow and structure of several game sections, which include gameplay and cinematics. Responsibilities include editing incoming music from the composers, requesting new pieces when necessary, working with the lead level designers on implementation and vision, and using the Decima tool to implement the music and ensure music flows smoothly in game.

14th Street Music/BioWare

July 2022 - July 2024

Contract Music Editor and Designer Hired on as an independent contract Music Editor, overseen by Lorne Balfe, to assist BioWare with their upcoming title. Responsible for working with BioWare’s Music Supervisor to provide in-game combat loops, ambient loops, Cinematic edits, mission flow, and variations on the music overall to enrich the gameplay experience.  As well as being a part of mission review sessions to discuss the best course of action on music flow throughout the gameplay sequence. BioWare title: Dragon Age: The Veilguard

PlayStation Studios

October 2017 - July 2022

Audio QA Lead Promoted to a lead QA position within PlayStation Studios to build and run a dedicated Audio Test Team. Overseeing the workflow of said audio testers who are assigned to specific designated titles while organizing sweeps and keeping track of head count, implementation timeline, and budget. Working closely between QA, the designated development studio and their audio team, as well at the PlayStation Sound, Dialogue, and Music teams.PS4/PS5 released titles: Death Stranding, Concrete Genie, Miles Morales, Ghost of Tsushima, Ratchet and Clank, Demon’s Souls Remake, and Horizon Forbidden West 

Audio Test Analyst Resident audio tester for major AAA game titles, specifically brought on to look for bugs and inconsistencies with sound effects, dialogue, music, foley, and the overall experience of the game. Ability to use debug options, Wwise and Scream, and trial and error cases to determine the cause of said bugs and to write up official cases to send to developers to fix.PS4 released titles: God of War, Marvel's Spider-Man and DLC, and Days Gone

Education

May 2017

University of Massachusetts, Amherst                                      Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration Music Technology and Composition Certificate in Arts Management     

Projects Past and Present

A few trailers from past projects

Dragon Age: The VeilGuard

Solas Fade Sequence

I worked eith the music team at BioWare for about two years on this project, and this scene in particular was quite unique. It was a combination of cinematic and in game moments that all needed to continuously flow to not interrupt the tension. 

Demon's Souls Remake PS5 Credits

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Working on this project was quite the experience. To be a part of the team on one of the first PS5 title releases was a dream and I am forever grateful to Bluepoint and the PlayStation Sound Team for trusting me with the responsibility of leading audio testing to the point of having title card credits. 

Original Vocal Composition

Celestial Bliss

I simple vocal solo piece I wrote for soprano range with piano accompaniment. Inspiration of the piece draws from the From Software game, "Bloodborne".

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