Markus Kaarlonen is a musician, composer, producer, web developer, programmer and photographer from Finland. Born on November 16, 1973.
In the early 1990s, Marcus wrote two tracker modules Space Debris and Beyond Music, which became popular in the demo scene. Spacesynth remixes were made for both of them, thanks to which this name became widely known in the Spacesynth community. Captain is the creative pseudonym of Marcus.
WORK HISTORY BY FIELDS
MUSIC AND SOUND
- Production / co-production of all Poets of the Fall and several Aikakone albums, including composition, arrangements, recording, mixing and playing / programming multiple instruments (keyboards, strings, drums, bass, effects, etc.)
- Music production and remixes for several Finnish artists
- Soundtracks and sound FX for several Futuremark’s 3DMark benchmarks and other products
- Song production for several Remedy Entertainment games as Old Gods of Asgard (Control, Alan Wake, Max Payne), including the interactive / dynamic rock song Take Control
- Soundtracks for games, movies and trailers (Shattered Horizon, AG Drive, Rochard, Levottomat)
- Miscellaneous sound, dialogue and music production / editing for the games Max Payne 1 and 2
- Well-known mods Space Debris & Beyond Music for the Amiga / tracker platform
CODING & WEB DESIGN
- Full-stack design and development of the website builder and content management platform FMS, including database structure, SQL / PHP / HTML / JavaScript coding, admin tools, etc.
- Design, HTML / CSS and server side coding of several websites built on FMS, including futuremark.com & poetsofthefall.com
- JSP / HTML coding for Futuremark’s ORB (Online Result Browser) for viewing/comparing PC gaming benchmark results
- JavaScript / DHTML UI engine design & coding for Futuremark / Microsoft Game Advisor
- PC system info XML / CSS dynamic templates for 3DMark
- Realtime commercial audio DSP modules for Cherry Audio Voltage Modular (Java)
- Audio DSP effects and algorithms for Neural DSP (C++)
VIDEO, PHOTOGRAPHY & GRAPHIC DESIGN
- Alexander Theatre Sessions: Acoustic live videos for Poets of the Fall - directing, filming, editing & production
- Temple of Thought, studio live video for Poets for the Fall: production and editing
- Lyric videos, social media commercials and ID tags for Poets of the Fall: filming, editing & production
- Photos for album / single covers, booklets & band merchandise
- Graphic / user interface design for websites, social media ads, posters & single covers
WORK HISTORY BY YEARS
1992-1994
- Dance Nation: one of the early Finnish EDM bands - band member & music production
1995-2000
- Music Makers, M2 Productions & Aikakone: Music and sound production for various artists, movies, commercials, etc.
2000-2007
- Futuremark / MadOnion.com: Web design & development, coding (web apps, database, GUI, etc), music & sound production, user community administration & support
2003-
- Poets of the Fall: Band member, music production (composing, recording, mixing, arrangements, performing & programming various instruments), web & social media work, video editing, photography
2019-
- Neural DSP: Freelance sound design and audio effects coding
SKILLS
- Music production including composing, arranging, mixing and mastering
- Programming / markup / scripting languages like Java, C++, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, Perl, HTML, CSS, XML. Rudimentary skills in Python, etc.
- All common desktop operating systems (Windows, OS X, Linux)
- Unix system basics, shell scripts, etc.
- Database fundamentals (MySQL)
- Photoshop & Lightroom (GUI work, photo editing, etc.)
- Final Cut Pro X (video editing & production)
- Logic Pro X (music and sound production)
- Rudimentary knowledge of PC hardware & components
- Fundamental user interface & user experience concepts
- Fundamental graphic design concepts
- Video & photography (cameras, file & broadcast formats, editing, photo processing, etc.)
- Basics of 3D graphics and modeling
- Fundamental audio DSP concepts
ACHIEVEMENTS
- Multiple gold and platinum records for Aikakone and Poets of the Fall albums
- Multiple Finnish album chart #1 spots with Poets of the Fall
- Best dance remix of the year (Aikakone: Neiti Groove)
- Two music competition wins on the Amiga (Space Debris & Beyond Music)
- Several industry awards for game soundtrack co-production
HOBBIES & FREE TIME
- Games, movies & TV shows
- Photography
- Science books & videos (mathematics, physics, psychology)
- Running
