Thee.la
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* ABOUT

Thee.la is a Vancouver-based sound studio dedicated to crafting boutique audio experiences for a wide range of media. With over a decade of experience in music composition, sound engineering, sonic branding, post-production, and creative direction, Thee.la specializes in creating bespoke soundscapes that enhance both digital and physical environments. The studio offers clients original and impactful sonic identities tailored to their vision while striving to transform listening experiences through memorable and innovative sound design.

AREAS OF WORK

Music Composition
Sound Engineering
Sonic Branding
Sound Design
Generative Composition
Post-Production
Field Recording
Creative Direction
Sonic UI/UX
Multi-Genre Production
Nonlinear Composition

CLIENTS

Arc’teryx
NBA Canada
Halcyon Post
Doodles
Norco
Dapper Labs
Justin Ducharme
Orage
Sara Armstrong
Kelly Tatham

⁺ BIO

Branton Olfert, known professionally as B.Michaael, is a Vancouver-based composer, producer, and sound artist whose work explores the intersection of synthetic and organic worlds through immersive, multi-layered soundscapes. His approach, shaped by early ambient music, high fantasy, and media themes of conflict and place, showcases a mastery over expressive MIDI and detailed sound collages that bridge ambient passages and intense sonic textures. His latest album, Gore, channels a synaptic new age style, blending verdant synthesis, environmental textures, and intricate sound design to create compositions that feel lush, playful, and emotionally evocative.

^~COLLECTED WORKS

NBA Canada: Represent
Arc’teryx Presents: Wlcome To The Pit
KIN

Doodles
Norco: An Ode To Fall
The Dancer
Dapper Labs: CryptoKitties
Orage: Celebrating our 30th Season
Positions
Multiverse Dating for Beginners

Sara Armstrong: SS15

^† CV

Born in Didsbury, AB Canada Lives and works in Vancouver, BC Canada

EDUCATION

2012 Audio Engineering + Music Production, S.A.E. Institute North Vancouver, BC, Canada

FILM + MEDIA COMPOSITIONS

2025 “Seconds”, Short, Nomadik, Halcyon Post
2024 “Represent”, Commercial, NBA Canada
2024 “Arc'teryx Presents: Welcome to the Pit”, Short, Dir. Seth Gillis
2023 “Kin”, Mini Series, Dir.Justin Ducharme + TJ Cuthand
2023 “Assorted”, Social + Promotional, Goldenwolf Animations + Doodles
2022 “Assorted”, Social + Promotional, Doodles
2022 “Doodle Putt”, Installation + Event, Doodles
2020 “An Ode to Fall”, Short, Norco Bikes
2019 “The Dancer”, Short, Dir.Justin Ducharme
2019 “Celebrating our 30th Season”, Short, Orage Outerwear
2018 “Positions”, Short, Dir.Justin Ducharme
2017 “Multiverse Dating For Begginers”, Short, Dir. Kelly Tatham
2015 “Fall/Winter 15”, Promotional, Designer. Sara Armstrong
2015 “Spring/Summer 15”, Promotional + Runway, Designer. Sara Armstrong

POST-PRODUCTION + AUDIO WORK

2023 “Kin”, Mini Series, Dir.Justin Ducharme + TJ Cuthand
2019 “The Dancer”, Short, Dir.Justin Ducharme
2019 “CryptoKitties”, Campaign, Dapper Labs
2018 “Positions”, Short, Dir.Justin Ducharme
2017 “Multiverse Dating for Beginners”, Short, Dir.Kelly Tatham [Post Production]
2016 “Him/Her”, Short, Dir.Justin Ducharme

SOLO WORK

2024 “Disciples”, Single, Modem
2024 “Paul Schrader’s Worst Nightmare”, Album, Self-Released
2024 “Trailcams”, Album, Self-Released
2024 “Kind of Self Obliteration”, Album, Self-Released
2024 “Staring Directly At It”, Album, Self-Released
2023 “Gore”, Album, Orange Milk Records
2023 “21/21”, Commision, Unit/Pitt Society for Art and Critical Awareness
2022 “Built2Crawl”, Album, Orange Milk Records
2021 “Felt Pop”, Single, Mutants Vol.6: Home
2020 “A Part of Heat”, EP, Self-Released
2020 “White Rooms, Glass Bells”, Album, Self-Released
2020 “Modern Seance”, EP, Infinito Audio
2020 “Aapril”, EP , Self-Released

OTHER

2024 Installation, Imitate - Manipulate - Simulate w/ Babek Ahteshamipour, Sickhouse, Enschede, Netherlands
2024 Performance, B.Michaael Presents: The Error Curve, The Polygon Gallery, North Vancouver, Canada
2024 Residency, Environment and Synthesis w/ Mark Fell, CM Von Hausswolff and Rian Treanor, Aulus Les Bains, France

PRESS

2023 Acid Test, Bandcamp, Wri. Miles Bowe
2023 The Best Ambient : Sept, Bandcamp, Wri. Ted Davis
2023 Cups n’ Cakes, Wri. Branton Langley
2022 Ecco Chamber, Future Sounds UK, Wri. Enzo Van Baelen
2021 Cups n’ Cakes, Wri. Matthew Belton

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