Music Technologist, Builder

01 Experience & contributions

Since 2022, I’ve worked as a freelance audio software engineer with KoalaDSP, building JUCE-based plugins and desktop applications as part of a team. My work includes real-time audio processing, GUI development and optimisation.

Baby Audio

Ported plugins to iOS and contributed to desktop plugin development.

Scaler Music

Worked as a developer on Scaler 3 for iOS and desktop. Also ported Scaler EQ to iOS and maintained Scaler 2 on iOS.

AudioFX & Ablaze Audio

Worked with AudioFX and Ablaze Audio to deliver audio plugins and carry out research and development.

Excite Audio

Contributed to the development team across multiple plugin releases.

Plugin Boutique

Helped build and deploy the Beatport Access subscription scheme.

LANDR & Wavs.com

Partnered on the design and delivery of LANDR Chromatic and LANDR Guitar. Built a plugin for browsing the Wavs.com sample library directly from a DAW.

BlankSlate

I collaborate with the Dingle-based studio on web projects, Shopify stores and native apps, bringing designs through to working products.

Imagination of Things

As Lead Creative Technologist from 2018 to 2022, I developed interactive installations and applications for museums and commercial clients. On Fabricating Alternatives, I built a Python backend combining semantic search and text generation to create question cards for creative workshops.

Read how we made Fabricating Alternatives ↗

These are selected contributions, including work delivered as part of wider development teams.

02 Independent projects

• Find That Sound

  An iOS app for discovering audio plugins through natural-language search. Find sounds by character or genre using semantic search and vector embeddings.

  Self-published · iOS

• Gealach Echo ↗

  A tape-style echo with a moon interface.

  Desktop plugin · Wild Surmise

• Ispín

  Parallel density and saturation with a risograph interface.

  iOS · Faust DSP

• Spiral Chorus ↗

  A chorus for finding a little movement in a sound.

  Desktop plugin · Wild Surmise

• Concentric Audio ↗

  A WebAssembly plugin runtime and store for the web.

  In development · WebAssembly

For client work covered by NDA, we can discuss what I’m able to share on a call.

03 How I can help

Desktop audio plugins

C++ and JUCE development for VST, AU and AAX plugins, from new features to release. Real-time DSP, interface development and performance optimisation.

iOS instruments & AUv3

Bring an existing desktop plugin to iPhone and iPad, or build a native audio app with Swift and SwiftUI. AUv3 integration, porting and ongoing maintenance.

Audio for the browser

Interactive instruments and audio applications, using WebAssembly and AudioWorklet.

DSP & prototyping

Explore a sound or an interaction with a playable Faust prototype. I also have experience integrating ONNX Runtime into JUCE projects.

Web, Shopify & native apps

Websites, Shopify stores and native mobile applications. Full-stack JavaScript and TypeScript, React Native, Swift, Python and cloud infrastructure.

A conversation first. Then a prototype, a clear scope, and a build we can put in people’s hands.

04 A background in music & physics

I studied theoretical and mathematical physics, then completed a master’s in Music and Media Technologies at Trinity College Dublin, both with first-class honours. My master’s project used a particle detector to generate music in a web audio application.

Earlier in my career, I built iOS and JavaScript applications at MOBGEN / Accenture Interactive’s innovation lab, with R&D work across mobile and embedded technology.

More about my background on LinkedIn ↗

05 A few practical things

JUCE or Rust?

Both. JUCE is a natural fit for an existing C++ codebase. For a new project, we can choose the tools around the product and the people maintaining it.

Can my plugin run in the browser?

Often, yes. It depends on the DSP, dependencies and interface. I can help assess a WebAssembly port and prototype the audio in an AudioWorklet.

Can you build an AUv3 for iPad?

Yes. I build iOS instruments and effects with SwiftUI interfaces and AUv3 support.

Do you work remotely?

Yes. I’m based between the Netherlands and Ireland, and work with clients remotely.