Sara Fakhry

Musician/ Composer/ Sound Designer/ Audio Engineer

MUSIC WORK EXPERIENCE

Composer, Freelance                                                                              June 2018 - Present       

• Composed, sound designed and post-produced for short films and documentaries across the world

     including films from Egypt, UAE, Spain and the US.

Shaghaf Band, Cairo, Egypt                                                      April 2016 - April 2021  

Co-Founder, Vocalist and Keyboardist                                                                         

• Co-Founded Shaghaf Band as an initiative to advance the music scene in Egypt.
• Opened for Wasla, the biggest Middle-Eastern Arab music festival, in Dubai.

Lamsa LTD, Abu Dhabi, UAE                                                              July 2020 - August 2020    

Music Editor                                 

• Edited sound effects and music according to the Director's vision.
• Created and compiled soundtracks while synchronizing them to video content.

NYU Tisch, NYUNY, NYC, USA                                              September 2019 - December 2019 

Equipment Monitor                                     

• Checked equipment, gear, and instruments in and out of our equipment checkout area.
• Assisted students with technical issues in Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton, and Sibelius.

NYUAD Music Department, Abu Dhabi, UAE                                      Feb 2018 - May 2018   

Music Production Assistant                                

• Helped operate, maintain, and service specialized music spaces, including the recording studio.
• Organized the music storage space and soldering cables. 
• Assisted with events such as ‘Open Studios’ by handling logistics and allocating music rooms.

EDUCATION

Berklee College of Music, Valencia, Spain                                                                                          July 2022          Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television and Video Games | GPA: 3.8

New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), Abu Dhabi, UAE                                                               May 2021     Bachelor of Arts in Music