Gonzalo Varela - Curriculum Vitae (abridged) – Last update: 28 September 2021 GONZALO VARELA Composer, Sound Designer, Audio Programmer and Guitarist Master of Fine Arts, Columbia College Chicago Bachelor of Music, Universidad de la República Bachelor of Musical Performance, Universidad de la República This CV includes only a selection of my experience. More information can be found in additional documents and pages on my website. Personal information: Full name: Gonzalo Fabián Varela Silva Date of birth: 26 of November of 1990 Place of birth: Montevideo, Uruguay Place of residence: Montevideo, Uruguay Phone number: (+598) 092 884 556 Postal code: 11800 Email address: [email protected] Website: www.gonzalovarela.com Current positions: Assistant Professor (Grade 2) of Technology Applied to the Audiovisual Recording in Music. August 2021- Present. Escuela Universitaria de Música (University School of Music) and Facultad de Información y Comunicación (Faculty of Information and Communication), Universidad de la República (University of the Republic), Montevideo, Uruguay. Courses: “Audiovision” (elective course for the Bachelor of Communication). 2nd semester 2021. Role: lecturing of the course (work done together with Leonardo Croatto). Teacher of Elective Courses. March 2017-December 2017 and August 2021-Present. University School of Music, Universidad de la República (University of the Republic), Montevideo, Uruguay. Courses: “Harmonic Dictations 1” (elective course for all bachelor’s degrees). 1st semester 2017. Role: development of the syllabus and lecturing of the course (work done together with Antonio Laviano). “Harmonic Dictations 2” (elective course for all bachelor’s degrees). 2nd semester 2017. Role: development of the syllabus and lecturing of the course (work done together with Antonio Laviano). “Introduction to Pure Data” (elective course for all bachelor’s degrees). 2nd semester 2017. Role: development of the syllabus and lecturing of the course. “Music Composition for Films” (elective course for the Bachelor of Music, profile: Composition). 2nd semester 2021. Role: development of the syllabus and lecturing of the course. Researcher. June 2021-Present. Facultad de Información y Comunicación (Faculty of Information and Communication), Universidad de la República (University of the Republic), Montevideo, Uruguay. 1/9 Gonzalo Varela - Curriculum Vitae (abridged) – Last update: 28 September 2021 Projects: “CETA, expanding tangible interaction oportunities at schools” (project funded by the National Agency for Research and Innovation -of Uruguay-, the Ceibal Foundation -of Uruguay- and the International Development Research Centre -of Canada-, in the Education Sectorial Fund: Digital Inclusion). 2021-2022. Role: support in the fieldwork, codesign workshops, adaptation of informatic applications, creation of sound design with emphasis on accessibility. Coordinator: Fernando González Perilli. Music studies: Master of Fine Arts, profile: Music Composition for the Screen. September 2018-August 2020 (5-semester program - finished). Music Department, Columbia College Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Degree conferred in August 2020. Bachelor of Musical Performance, profile: Guitar. March 2014-September 2021 (8-semester program - finished). University School of Music, Universidad de la República (University of the Republic), Montevideo, Uruguay. Bachelor of Music, profile: Composition. March 2011-September 2016 (8-semester program - finished). University School of Music, Universidad de la República (University of the Republic), Montevideo, Uruguay. Degree conferred in October 2016. At Columbia College Chicago professors of mine included Kubilay Uner, Joel Goodman, Ronit Kirchman and Chance Thomas. At the Universidad de la República professors of mine included Osvaldo Budón, Luis Jure and Leonardo Secco. Also studied composition with Coriún Aharonián, as well as music genres such as Flamenco, Tango, Jazz, Candombe and Javanese Gamelan with various teachers. Honors: 2021: Ministry of Education and Culture (Uruguay): Justino Zavala Muniz SCHOLARSHIP of the Artistic Education and Creation Stimulus Fund. 2021: New Zealand Fringe Festival Awards: NOMINATION in the Best in Fringe category, with Animalismo, for the theatre play “Habbuk”. 2020: National Music Awards 2020 (of the Ministry of Education and Culture -Uruguay-): THIRD PRIZE in the For Children category, for the composition “Nana para esquivar la distancia”. 2020: Albert P. Weisman Award (of Columbia College Chicago, United States): AWARD, for the installation “Empty Homes” (work done together with Alina Markina). 2019: String Quartet Smackdown V (of Golden Hornet, United States): FINALIST, for the composition “Como Animales”. 2018: Florencio Awards 2018 (of the Association of Theatre Critics of Uruguay): NOMINATION in the Musical Theatre category, with El Galpón, for the theatre play “Lorca en las trincheras de Madrid”. 2/9 Gonzalo Varela - Curriculum Vitae (abridged) – Last update: 28 September 2021 2017: 12º National Video Game Contest (of the Uruguayan Game Developers Association): SECOND PRIZE in the PC/Web/Console category, with SebaGamesDev, for the video game “Fight’N Rage”. 2017: Fulbright Commission in Uruguay (United States and Uruguay) and the National Agency for Research and Innovation (Uruguay): SCHOLARSHIP of the Fulbright Foreign Student Program to study a Master program in the United States. 2017: SIME 2017 International Electroacoustic Music Composition (of International Week of Electroacoustic Music, France): NOMINATION, for the composition “Pasillo”. 2016: Young Movement 2016 (of the Municipality of Montevideo, Uruguay): SPECIAL MENTION in the Theatre category, with Animalismo, for the theatre play “Elixir”. 2016: Florencio Awards 2016 (of the Association of Theatre Critics of Uruguay): NOMINATION in the Best Sound Design category, for the work in the theatre play “Bang Bang You're Dead” (work done together with Franco Paolo Grosso). 2016: Graffiti Awards to Uruguayan Music, XIV Edition (Uruguay): NOMINATION in the Best Electronic Music Album category, for the album “Dreamnesia”. 2015: National Music Awards 2015 (of the Ministry of Education and Culture -Uruguay-): SECOND PRIZE in the Murga category, for the composition “Amanecer”. 2015: Ministry of Education and Culture (Uruguay): DECLARATION OF CULTURAL INTEREST and FUNDING to my participation in the 41st International Computer Music Conference, in Denton, Texas, United States. 2015: 3rd Biennial of Choral Composition and Arrangement (of the Uruguayan Choral Association): FIRST PRIZE in the Choral Arrangement category, for the arrangement of “Los que iban cantando”. 2015: 2015 Carnival Inaugural Parade Contest (of Associated Directors of Carnavalesque and Popular Shows of Uruguay): SECOND PRIZE in the “Revistas” category, with Krisis. Performances of works of mine: Works of mine have been played in concerts, festivals and workshops in Argentina, England, Germany, Iran, Mexico, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, the United States, Uruguay and Wales. Musicians and ensembles that have performed live and/or recorded compositions of mine include: An orchestra of more than 75 Los Angeles session musicians (United States). The Sodre Symphony Orchestra (Uruguay). The Unison Orchestra (United States). The string quartet Invoke (United States). The saxophone quartet Fukio (Germany and Spain). The recorder quartet Quartet New Generation (Germany). The microintervallic guitar quartet Cuarteto de guitarras microinterválicas (Uruguay). The trombone and piano duo Alfaro-Bosch (Argentina). The saxophone and piano duo of Ricardo Figueira and Mayra Hernández (Uruguay). Cellist Tina Guo (China and United States). 3/9 Gonzalo Varela - Curriculum Vitae (abridged) – Last update: 28 September 2021 Flutist Richard Craig (Scotland). Guitarist Ramiro Agriel (Uruguay). Pianist Andrés Bedó (Uruguay). Pianist Irene Porzio (Uruguay). Guitarist and flutist Agustín Pardo (Uruguay). Violinist Diego Swallow (Brazil and Uruguay). Audio for Media: Video Games: 2020: “Firebop” (United States) (development and publishing: independent; platform: Windows). Role: composer, sound designer, audio programmer, musical performer and sound technician. 2017: “Fight’N Rage” (Uruguay) (development: SebaGamesDev; publishing: SebaGamesDev, BlitWorks, eastasiasoft and Limited Run Games; platform: Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One). Role: composer, musical performer and sound technician. Second Prize at the 12º National Video Game Contest (of the Uruguayan Game Developers Association) in the PC/Web/Console category. Second Prize at the XI National Video Game Contest 2016 (of the Uruguayan Game Developers Association) in the PC/Consoles category (under the name “F.A.R.M.” -“Fight Against the Revenge of the Mutants”-). The association Arcade Vintage (Spain) made an Arcade version of the game, in 2017. 2014: “Skate Bird” (Spain) (development and publishing: Iteration Mobile S.L; platform: iOS and Android). Role: composer, musical performer and sound technician. Feature Films: 2021: “13 Washington Square” (re-release) (United States) (production: Universal Pictures). Role: preparer of recording session material. 2020: “Padre no hay más que uno 2: La llegada de la suegra” (Spain) (production: Bowfinger International Pictures and others). Role: preparer of recording session material. Short Films: TBA: “The Forfeit” (United Kingdom) (production: independent). Role: composer, musical performer and sound