Matias Harju - About Me

I'm a sound designer and musician working on immersive and interactive projects: AR, VR, games, installations, and live performances. In my works, the audience shares the feeling of presence, and illusion unveils elements of reality.

I have a diverse background in music playing various instruments in several ensembles and projects, working with live audio and sound editing, and teaching music and sound engineering. My teaching career got me to work with incredible and inspirational students, get exposed to more musical genres than I knew that exist, spend countless nights writing arrangements for the most unconventional ensembles, and get to live through the excitement of bringing countless spectacular productions to life.

Since 2019, I've been working full-time as a sound designer and composer, specialising in immersive and interactive projects. Currently, my main venture is 'Full-AAR' at WHS Theatre, Helsinki, where we explore the narrative use of audio augmented reality (AAR). I'm also putting in time on occasional freelance projects as well as my own video game company Mindhaven Games where we undertake both in-house and subcontract projects.