About
educator | researcher
record producer | recording engineer | mix engineer
sound designer | composer | experimental musical instrument designer
Owner & Chief of Audio at Monkey Puzzle Sound Studios
Bio
Vid is a sought after professional audio producer and composer who has been an integral part of the creative teams behind numerous award winning productions. He has 20 years professional experience as: record producer; composer; sound designer; recording engineer; stereo, surround & ambisonic mix engineer; experimental musical instrument designer; mastering engineer; live sound technician; production manager; arranger, musical director; session and touring musician; audio researcher; audio strategist and consultant; part-time faculty for the Electroacoustic Studies program at Concordia University, Montréal; and part-time instructor at Recording Arts Canada, Montréal.
Past Collaborators Include
4VU - 360 Video Series; 8H51 Productions; Amon Tobin; Bell Orchestre; Bud Rice; Brian Rose (Robbie Williams, Longview); Bùmarang; Charlie Francis; Colin Stetson; David Barlow-Krelina; Deep Purple; Emiliana Torrini; Esmerine; Foxtrott; Jason Sharp: Joel Penner; Jonathan Ng; Kid Koala; Lewis Taylor; Lexus; Mario Caldato Jr.; Miles Perkin; Munro Ferguson; National Film Board; Nufonia Live Inc.; Pedro Morelli; Preservation Hall Jazz Band; Real World; Regional Productions; Rian Johnson; Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire); Roscoe Mitchell (Chicago Art Ensemble); Sarah Pagé; Spek; Squarepusher; The Slew; Stars; Tim Hecker; Third Side Music; Vancouver Olympic Committee; !!!
Testimonials
“Vid is a highly skilled, highly thoughtful music composer and sound engineer. Over the years, I have collaborated with him and his studio Monkey Puzzle on many film projects, relying on his talents as music composer, recording artist, mixer, and sound designer. A hard-working perfectionist, he is capable of taking any concept and turning it into an audio masterpiece. He's also fun to work with and is a positive asset to any creative team!”
Jonathan Ng (Oscar shortlisted animator and filmmaker, creator "Floor Kids" video game)
“Vid has helped me produce many projects ranging from albums to film scores to audio public\ art installations to live shows. He is an intuitive and meticulous engineer and knows how to get the tone and feeling you're looking for in the music. Plus he's ALWAYS fun to be around. His studio, Monkey Puzzle, is overflowing with an arsenal of amazing mixing tools, musical instruments, and sound design gear.”
Kid Koala (recording artist / performer / graphic novelist)
Kousaie, S., & Phillips, N.A. (2017). A behavioural and electrophysiological investigation of the effect of bilingualism on aging and cognitive control. Neuropsychologia, 94C, 23-35. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2016.11.013
Phillips, N. A. (2016). Theimplications of cognitive aging for listening and the FUEL model. Ear andHearing, 37, 44S-51S.
Pichora-Fuller, M.K., Kramer, S.E., Eckert, M., Edwards, B., Hornsby,B., Humes, L.E., Lemke, U., Lunner, T., Matthen, M., Mackersie, C., Naylor, G.,Phillips, N., Richter, M., Rudner, M., Sommers, M., Tremblay, K., Wingfield, A. (2016). Hearing impairment and cognitiveenergy: A framework for understanding effortful listening (FUEL). Ear and Hearing, 37,5S-27S.
Frtusova,J. B.,& Phillips, N. A. (2016). The auditory-visualspeech benefit on working memory in older adults with hearing impairment. Frontiers in Psychology, 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00490
Kousaie, S., and Phillips, N.A. (2012) Conflict monitoring and resolution: Are two languages better than one? Evidence from reaction time and event-related brain potentials. Brain Research, 1146, 71-90.
** Johns, E. K., Phillips, N. A., Belleville, S., Goupil, D., Babins, L., Kelner, N., Ska, B., Gilbert, B., Massoud, F., de Boysson, C., Duncan, H., & Chertkow, H. (2012). Profile of Executive Functioning in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Disproportionate Deficits in Inhibitory Control. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 18, 1-15. ** Winner of the CIHR-Institute of Aging Age Award
Kousaie, S., and Phillips, N.A. (2011). Aging and bilingualism: Absence of a Abilingual advantage@ in Stroop interference in a non immigrant sample. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, iFirst, 1B14.
Winneke, A., and Phillips, N.A. (2011). An investigation of age-related differences in audiovisual speech perception using event-related potentials. Psychology and Aging, 26(2), 427-438.
** Kousaie, S., and Phillips, N.A. (2011). Age related Differences in Interlingual Priming: A Behavioural and Electrophysiological Investigation." Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition, 18, 22B55. ** Winner of the CIHR-Institute of Aging Age Award
Phillips, N.A., Klein, D., Mercier, J., and de Boysson, C. (2006). ERP measures of auditory word repetition and translation priming in bilinguals. Brain Research, 1125, 116-131.
Nasreddine, Z.S., Phillips, N.A., Bédirian, V., Charbonneau, S., Whitehead, V., Collin, I., Cummings, J.L., and Chertkow, H. (2005). The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA): A Brief Screening Tool For Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 53, 695-699.
Book Chapters
Chauvin, A., Duncan, H.D., and Phillips, N.A. (Accepted). Bilingualism, Cognitive Reserve, Aging, and Dementia: What is the new ground to cover? In E. Bialystok, Ed., Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism.
Duncan, H.D. and Phillips, N.A. (2016). The Contribution of Bilingualism to Cognitive Reserve in Healthy Aging and Dementia. In E. Nicoladis & S. Montanari, Eds., Bilingualism Across the Lifespan: Factors moderating language proficiency. APA Books, pp. 305-322.
