WIKUS VAN DER WALT IS A SOUTH AFRICAN NATIVE AND WAS BORN AND RAISED IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S THREE CAPITALS. A MUSIC LOVER FROM A VERY EARLY AGE, YET NO INTEREST IN PLAYING MUSIC, UNTIL HIS FRIENDS STARTED TO PLAY GUITAR AT THE AGE OF 15. IN 2008 FORMAL MUSIC STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA BEGAN. WHAT STARTED OUT AS THE STUDY OF MUSIC TURNED OUT TO BE A MUCH WIDER STUDY OF SOUND. FROM INSTRUMENT STUDY, CLASSICAL GUITAR, TO EXPERIMENTAL SOUND SYNTHESIS. IN 2011 HE FINISHED HIS B. MUS DEGREE AND IS WORKING FREELANCE AS A COMPOSER, SOUND DESIGNER AND AUDIO ENGINEER.
CURRENTLY VAN DER WALT IS ENROLLED FOR THE FTCL COMPOSITION DIPLOMA TRINITY COLLEGE LONDON.
IN 2015 AND VAN DER WALT JOINED THE DYNAMIC TEAM AT EMENDY SOUND AND MUSIC TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE.
Introduction to Music Production
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Print
by Emendy Sound and Music College
Author
Corporate Logo for Yggdrasil Gaming
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Commercial
by Yggdrasil Gaming
Composer
St. Blaize
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Film (short)
by Open Window
Ambient Music Composer
Bandit's Bounty - Game
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by Spunfunny Games
Composer
Advert
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Commercial
by Sovereign Films
Noise Reduction
Music Production with Cubase - Course Book
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Print
by Emendy Sound and Music College
Author
Blink
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Film (short)
by Open Window
Composer
Blink
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Film (short)
by Open Window
Sound Designer
Krismisroos
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Film (short)
by Open Window
Final Mix
The Mosquito
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Film (short)
by Open Window
Composer
The Mosquito
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Film (short)
by Open Window
Sound Designer
Citizen 0542
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Film (short)
Sound Designer
Citizen 0542
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Film (short)
Composer
Forest Adventures
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Music
Composer
M-Net Tag Award for Best Sound Design/Original Music in the Newcomer Category in Collaboration with Daniel Kwak
(2011)
Trinity College - Connecticut
(2008-2011)
University of Pretoria
(2008-2011)