Adam Scott-McGuinness
Musician - Composer - sound designer - producer - audio/mixing engineer
Tasmanian musician and producer Adam Scott-McGuinness crafts songs and soundscapes that bridge the organic and electronic.His work spans records, games, media, film and education.Connecting stories, technology, and human emotion through sound.
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Biography
Adam Scott-McGuinness is a songwriter, producer, audio/mixing engineer, and educator based in nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania. His work spans music production, post production for media, game audio, sound design, songwriting, live performance, and education.As the creative mind behind projects such as Porcelain Pill, Pancake Slap, and his solo releases, Adam’s music blends organic instrumentation with contemporary production, weaving together acoustic and electronic textures that feel deeply human yet sonically adventurous.Adam has worked in sound design and music composition for a variety of corporate clients including Boost Juice, Retail Safari, and Agoda.In the field of game audio, Adam composed and implemented the adaptive music score and full sound design for Where The Snow Settles (Myriad Game Studios). His work on this atmospheric narrative game was nominated for Best Audio at the 2021 Australian Game Developers Awards. Using FMOD and C# scripting, Adam built a responsive sonic world that evolves dynamically with player interaction; an approach that merges composition, programming, and emotional design. Under the name Porcelain Pill, Adam has written the theme songs for games from Italian game studio Storm in a Teacup.At Tiny Giant Studio, which he founded in 2024, Adam produces, engineers and mixes artists across a wide spectrum of genres in addition to providing voice-over and postproduction services. Tiny Giant Studio is an intimate space in Moonah available by appointment.Alongside his creative practice, Adam teaches Contemporary Music at Rosny College and delivers the University Connection Program in Songwriting as an Associate of the University of Tasmania. He is passionate about mentoring emerging musicians and fostering creative independence through songwriting, production, and performance.
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Career Highlights
• 2005 Dean’s Roll of Excellence University of Tasmania
• 2007 Bachelor of Music Studies, Conservatorium of Music, Tasmania
• 2008 Selected by Clare Bowditch to perform on stage during her national tour.
• Member, Golden Key International Honours Society
• 2013 RAW Artists Musician of the Year (Melbourne Category)
• Commercial releases with streaming numbers in the millions
• 2014 Berklee University Music Licensing Course
• 2014 Songwriting mentorships with Charles Jenkins (Icecream Hands), Darren Middleton (Powderfinger), and Adalita (Magic Dirt)
• 2015 Original composition performed on the Federation Bells, Melbourne
• 2015 Awarded Best Music at Composer Quest/Game Rhapsody game jam in Minneapolis.
• 2017 Melbourne International Animation Festival “Hey Master” official selection (Music Composition/ Voice Acting).
• 2018 PAX Australia Video game Where the Snow Settles (music composition, sound design, implementation) exhibited.
• 2018 Recipient – Margaret Horsfall Bursary for academic achievement in the field of Arts education.
• 2019 Masters of Teaching University of Tasmania
• Support performances with renowned artists including Diesel and British India
• 2021 Nominee – Best Audio, Where The Snow Settles (Australian Game Developers Awards)
• 2021 Speaker – APRA | AMCOS High Score, the largest game audio conference in the Southern Hemisphere
• 2024 Opened Tiny Giant Studio in nipaluna/Hobart, lutruwita/Tasmania. Currently working from this space as music producer, recording engineer, sound designer and post production.