Oscar Merlo is a Los Angeles-based sound designer and audio engineer. He has a Masters in Music from California State University Los Angeles and has a certification in Game Audio Design and Production from Berklee College of Music. Proficient in Pro Tools, Reaper, Sibelius, Logic, Reason, Unity, FMOD, and Adobe Audition, Oscar has recorded, edited, and mixed music and sound effects for television.

Oscar also works as a music educator. He conducts a children’s choir and teaches song-writing and audio engineering to the next generation of music creators.

Passionate about digital audio, Oscar records his own effects and loves collecting unique sounds for his personal library. An avid video gamer, Oscar enjoys contributing to immersive soundscapes that create exciting game play and heighten a player’s emotional experience.

Oscar is the former keyboardist of Los Angeles-based punk band, Dead Pony, and is one half of the creative duo, Kill Me Now, Kiss Me Later, whose work combines elements of opera, electronic music, theater, dance, and digital imagery.