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Kabir Fernandes
Music Producer & Sound Designer
kabir.fernandes@email.com +91 98195 27460 Mumbai, Maharashtra kabir.studio
Professional Summary

Music producer, composer and sound designer with 6 years in ad-film music, independent film scoring and original releases. Has scored 85+ ad films and digital spots through his own Mumbai studio, composed for 2 independent features and 5 short films, and built a sonic identity for a digital payments app. Original releases have passed 4.6M streams. Delivers stereo and 5.1 mixes; works in Hindi, Marathi, Konkani and English.

Experience
Founder, Composer & Sound Designer Apr 2022 – Present
Low Tide Sound (independent audio studio), Mumbai
  • Composed and produced original music for 85+ ad films and digital spots for D2C, fintech, auto and packaged-food brands; typical turnaround 5–7 days from brief to final mix.
  • Created the sonic logo and sound palette for a digital payments app, used across 14 campaign films and in-app notifications.
  • Scored a 6-film monsoon campaign for a fashion e-commerce platform; the series drew 48M views across video platforms.
  • Scored and sound-designed 2 independent features and 5 short films, delivering stereo and 5.1 mixes; works with a pool of 20+ session musicians.
Assistant Music Producer & Sound Designer Sep 2020 – Mar 2022
Harbour Lane Audio (ad-music production house), Mumbai
  • Produced, arranged and mixed 140+ jingles and ad tracks for 2 senior composers, with versions in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil and English.
  • Built the house library of 3,200+ tagged samples and sound effects, cutting search time on sound-design sessions by roughly half.
  • Sound-designed 30+ animated explainer films for edtech and banking clients.
Selected Credits
Title Role Format Year
NamakComposer & Sound DesignerIndependent feature (Marathi)2025 — Official Selection, 2 international independent film festivals
KinaraComposerIndependent feature (Konkani/Hindi)2024 — Best Original Score nominee, a national independent film awards
Paani Kam HaiSound DesignerShort film2023 — Best Sound, a Mumbai short film festival
Monsoon campaignComposerAd film series (6 films)2024 — 48M views
Sonic identityComposer & Sound DesignerSonic logo, digital payments app2023 — 14 campaign films + in-app
Festive jewellery filmComposerAd film (Diwali)2023 — 22M views
Original Releases
  • "Salt & Static" (EP, 5 tracks) — released independently, 2024. 2.1M streams; added to 40+ editorial and listener playlists.
  • "Mahim Nights" (single) — 2023. 1.8M streams; licensed for an episode of a streaming web series.
  • "Varsha" (single, with a Hindustani classical vocalist) — 2025. 700K streams.
Studio & Tools
Ableton Live Logic Pro Pro Tools iZotope RX Kontakt Serum 5.1 mixing Field recording Foley Guitar & keys
Education
Post Graduate Diploma, Sound Recording & Sound Design 2017 – 2020
Film and Television Institute of India, Pune — diploma film sound design selected for the institute's annual showcase
B.A., Economics 2014 – 2017
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai