Specialization in Music for Audiovisual Projects

After leaving his office job as administrative, Matías Altbach decided to hang the camera around his neck and tour the concert halls of Buenos Aires, his hometown, portraying the musical scene of the Argentine capital.

Since then he has traveled half the world photographing music stars such as The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, Blur, Muse, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, The Who, Neil Young, The Strokes or Eminem. He has given coverage as official photographer to a score of festivals around the world, including Roskilde (Denmark), Lollapalooza Berlin (Germany) and Music Wins (Argentina); and his photographs have been published in international media such as NME, Mojo, Billboard, BBC, Rolling Stone, London Metro Newspaper, The Sun and numerous publications from Germany, Denmark, UK, Australia, Mexico and Argentina.

In 2014 he was elected Best Music Photographer of the year by the prestigious English magazine NME together with Nikon.

In addition to his career as a photographer, Matías develops his career as a consultant in different projects related to art and culture.

Jonah Schwartz is an American musician and composer living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He taught himself how to play the guitar, mandolin, and banjo when he was a teenager, and after studying film studies in university, he discovered his passion for film scoring. In 2004, he moved to Argentina and soon became part of the music community in Buenos Aires. The following year, his band was named “Best New Band” by Rolling Stone Argentina.

With his band Los Alamos, Jonah toured through Latin America and Europe, sharing a stage with names like Lee Perry, Calexico, Devendra Banhart and The Evens. After the split of his band in 2009, he started working in film scoring, and has worked on numerous productions, from films to commercials. Jonah wrote the musical score for the Hollywood film Hide (2008), Noche sin fortuna (2011), and others. He has also worked with well-known Argentinian production companies such as Tronco, Bamba, Can Can, and Plently.

Simon Smith is a Barcelona-based musician and composer who specializes in music for film and television. As a child, he was always experimenting with playing different instruments and eventually went on to study music in London, where he found himself drawn towards composing and improvising. Simon went on to release music with a label in the city and play in bands at well-known festivals like Glastonbury before moving on to composing for the big screen.

He has worked in countries around the world including the USA, Germany, Mexico, the UK, and Spain, and his work can be heard both in cinemas as well as on platforms like Netflix and Amazon.

Game composer Antonio Teoli’s passion for music began when his father started teaching him guitar at just 1 year old, and he also developed a fascination with video games. It was this interest that inspired his career choice. He graduated in game design at Anhembi Morumbi University in 2004 and became the first student in the course to be hired professionally, by a company called Devworks.

After graduation, he supplemented his work and studies with further degrees in digital animation, music composing, and game audio. He got a job at Hoplon Infotainment, where he worked on titles like We Love Quiz and Samsung’s Black River. He then moved to the United States to work on projects with Nintendo, Marvel, and Sega. In total, Antonio has worked on over 400 games and animations, and founded the companies Andromeda Sound, Game Audio School, and The Amazonic.

Juan Dussán is a New York-based film composer. Since he was a young child learning the piano, he knew he was destined for a career in the arts. He graduated with a Master’s in Composition studies at New York University and has since worked on over 30 films as a composer, including Francesca Scorcese’s Crimson Ties, which premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, and Wells Watson Jr’s short film Wendigo.

Alex Wakim is a New-York based composer. He has worked on a wide variety of projects, from films to video games. He scored the Sony game Horison Forbidden West alongside Oleksa Lozowchuk. His music for the documentary film Glen Eden has been screened at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC. It has been heard through the festival circuit at Raindance Film Festival, Doc NYC, Vail Film Festival, the Arab Film Fest, Tallgrass Film Festival, and more.

Juan and Alex co-founded an advertising music storytelling house called Dekatu Scoring. They have worked on commercials for Air Company, Hourglass Cosmetics, and ILIA Beauty.

Rubén Feffer and Gustavo Kurlat are renowned musicians and soundtrack producers with a broad trajectory in the audiovisual industry. His experience includes collaboration in award-winning films and animation series, from which he has produced his musical hue in productions such as "Tito and the Birds", "El Niño y el Mundo", "Vivi Viravento", "A Jugar" and "Seninha in la calle de los locos".

These talented artists on the ground are composers, but also translators of ideas from directors and scriptwriters, bringing their intuition and sensitivity to conceiving impactful works that remain in the memory and heart of the public. Through this course, Rubén and Gustavo will share their knowledge and experience, guiding you through the fascinating process of developing soundtracks for audiovisual projects.