Personal Info
Michael Csurics
Michael D. Csurics is a director specializing in video game voiceover and performance capture. He is the founder of the Brightskull Entertainment Group, a for-hire production company providing casting, VO/Face/P-Cap Production, and transcreative localization solutions. His notable works include: Alone in the Dark (2024), Bugsnax, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, Just Cause 4, Elex 2, Bioshock 2, Tacoma, Marvel Super War, and Onmyoji Arena. Throughout the video game industry Michael is a well-known crusader for pushing the bar in dialogue and voice performance and is a leading expert in the art of capturing ensemble performances.
United States
Los Angeles
California
Work
2015 Digital Dragons – Best Audio – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2015 Drago D’Oro – Best Independant Game – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2015 GANG* – Best Audio: Independant Game – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2015 Game Developer’s Choice* – Best Audio – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2015 Game Developer’s Choice* – Best Narrative – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2015 DICE* – Adventure Game of the Year – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2015 DICE* – Outstanding Game Direction – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2015 IGF* – Excellence in Audio – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2014 The Game Awards* – Best Indie Game – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2014 Gamespot* – PC Game of the Year – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2014 IGN Best of ’14* – Best PC Game – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2014 IGN Best of ’14* – Best Story – The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
2012 BAFTA* – Best Story – Bioshock 2
2012 BAFTA* – Best Action Game – Bioshock 2
2011 GANG* – Best Dialogue – Bioshock 2
2010 Spike VGA* – Best Shooter – Bioshock 2
2010 Spike VGA* – Best DLC – Bioshock 2: Minerva’s Den
2009 GANG* – Best Audio Other – Treasure Tunes
2009 GANG* – Most Innovative Use of Audio – Treasure Tunes
2008 RIAA Certified Gold Record – Kidz Bop 13
2007 RIAA Certified Gold Record – Kidz Bop 12
2007 RIAA Certified Gold Record – Kidz Bop 11
2006 RIAA Certified Gold Record – Kidz Bop 10
2006 RIAA Certified Gold Record – Kidz Bop 9
2006 Audie* – The Teahouse on Mulberry Street
2005 ForeWord Magazine Audiobook of the Year – Pinned
GAMES:
Creative/Story Department
(in development) Undisclosed AAA Title| |Undisclosded| |Casting & Voice Director
(in development) Tacoma| |Fullbright| |Casting & Voice Director
(in development) Elex| |Pyranha Bytes| |Casting & Voice Director, Adaptive Writer
2016 Masquerada| |Witching Hour| |Casting & Voice Director
2016 Space Run Galaxy| |Passtech| |Casting & Voice Director
2016 Overdrive: Supertrucks| |Anki| |Casting & Voice Director
2016 Farming Simulator 17| |Giants| |Writer
2015 Overdrive| |Anki| |Casting & Voice Director
2015 Band on the Run| |IntenseLife| |Casting & Voice Director
2015 Be Careful What You Wish For| |IntenseLife| |Writer
2014 The Race| |IntenseLife| |Writer
2014 The Vanishing of Ethan Carter| |The Astronauts| |Casting & Voice Director
2014 Etherium| |Focus Home/Tindlos| |Casting & Voice Director
2014 Space Run| |Focus Home/Passtech| |Casting & Voice Director
2013 Star of the South| |MonkeyKing| |Writer
2013 Plants Vs Zombies 2| |Popcap/EA| |Casting Director
2013 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified| |2K Marin| |Casting & Voice Director
2010 Bioshock 2: Minerva’s Den| |2K Marin| |Casting & Voice Director
2010 Bioshock 2| |2K Marin| |Casting & Voice Director
2008 Treasure Tunes| |KidzBop/Razor&Tie| |Creative Director
2008 i-rock| |KidzBop/Razor&Tie| |Creative Director
2004 50 Castles| |RustyAxe| |Casting & Voice Director
Sound Department
(in development) (Unanounced)| NetEase | Sound Design
(in development) (Unanounced)| Zynga | Sound Design
2015 Tacoma| | Fullbright| |Music Producer
2015 Path to Luma| |Phosphor| |Audio Producer
2015 WWE Immortals| |Phosphor| |Audio Producer
2015 N++| |Metanet| |Sound Design
2013 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified| |2K Marin| |Voice Effects
2011 Star Wars the Old Republic| |LucasArts| |Creature Voices
2011 Duke Nukem Forever| |3D Realms| |Creature Voices
2010 Bioshock 2: Minerva’s Den| |Metanet| |Voice Effects
2010 Bioshock 2| |2K Marin| |Voice Effects
2009 The Nameless Mod| |Off Topic Productions| |Dialogue Recording & Editorial
2008 Alone in the Dark | Eden/Atari | Dialogue Recording
2008 TyGirlz: Sudz| |Arkadium/Ty| |Music & Sound Design
2008 TyGirlz: Skeeball| |Arkadium/Ty| |Music & Sound Design
2008 TyGirlz: Shoez| |Arkadium/Ty| |Music & Sound Design
2008 Treasure Tunes| |KidzBop/Razor&Tie| |Music Editing & Sound Design
2008 i-rock| |KidzBop/Razor&Tie| |Music & Sound Design
2007 MS Patterns Puzzler| |Arkadium/WebMD| |Sound Design
2007 Billboard Quiz Bowl| |Arkadium/Billboard| |Sound Design
2007 Fandango Mahjong| |Arkadium/WebMD| |Music & Sound Design
2007 National Geographic Fossil hunt| |Arkadium/NatGeo| |Sound Design
2007 TractorSource| |TractorSource Team| |Sound Design
2007 Rat Race| |SuperEgo/Mako| |Dialogue Editorial
2004 50 Castles| |RustyAxe| |Dialogue Recording
VIDEO:
Sound Department
2015 Downward Hiro| |Sea and Sand| |Short| |ADR Recordist
2013 Chronicles of Syntax| |iDare| |Series| |Rerecording/Supervising Sound
2009 Tom N’ Jerry| |Animated Short| |Music & Sound Design
2009 Accepting Gifts| |Industrial| |Localization
2007 Tooth Fairy| |Plumpface| |Animated Short| |Sound Design
2007 Home Stretch| |Lifefinder Films| |Documentary| |Sound Design
2006 The Persistence of Being| |SWB Films| |Short| |Sound Design
2006 Dog Hate Cat| |Monkey Grip| |Short| |ADR Direction & Sound Design
2005 The Tie| |Laura Theis| |Short| |Music
2005 Telling Tales| |Nine Cats| |Short| |Music & Sound Design
2005 Spare Me| |SWB Films| |Short| |Music
2005 State of the Arts| |SWB Films| |Short| |Music & Sound Design
2004 Morning Paper| |SWB Films| |Short| |Music & Sound Design
2004 Journey to A Great Smile| |LanguageMate| |Industrial| |Localization
2004 Light and the Sufferer| |Christopher Peditto| |Feature| |Sound Design
2002 The Good Fight| |Renderfarm| |Feature| |Sound Design
Art Department
2007 Twisted Sister, Deck the Halls| |Razor&Tie| |Music Video| |Animator
2007 Kidz Bop: Addam’s Family| |Razor&Tie| |Music Video| |Animator
2006 Kidz Bop, Go Christmas| |Razor&Tie| |Music Video| |Animator
Other
2016 Soul Provider| |Slushpile| |Short| |Magic Consultant & Hand Double
AUDIOBOOK:
2005 The Spiderwick Chronicles| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2005 Bras and Broomsticks| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2005 Kira Kira| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2005 My Boyfriend’s Back| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2005 The Teahouse On Mullberry Street| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2005 Pinned| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2005 Voice of the Poet: E.E. Cummings| |Random House| |Restoration
2005 Voice of the Poet: William Carlos Williams| |Random House| |Restoration
2004 Chasing Vermeer| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2004 Spiderweb For Two| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2004 Whispering to Witches| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2004 Don’t Sweat It Guide: Finances| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
2004 Don’t Sweat It Guide: Job Search| |Brilliance Audio| |Recording & Editing
2004 By Order of the President| |Listen & Live| |Recording & Editing
MUSIC:
Production
2010 Almanac, A Fire In The Valley| |Equals M| |Producer & Engineer
2008 Kidz Bop 13| |Razor&Tie| |ECCD Designer
2008 Kidz Bop 11| |Razor&Tie| |ECCD Designer
2006 Kidz Bop 10| |Razor&Tie| |ECCD Designer
2006 Glue, Catch as Catch Can| |Razor&Tie| |ECCD Designer
2006 John Lithgow, Sunny Side of the Street| |Razor&Tie| |ECCD Designer
2005 Art of Shooting EP| |Independent| |Mixing Engineer
Marketing
2008 Kidz Bop 13| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2008 Laurie Berkner, Victor Vito| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2007 Neil Sedaka, Waking Up Is Hard to Do| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2007 Kidz Bop 12| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2007 Kidz Bop 11| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2007 Neil Sedaka, Definitive Collection| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2007 Kelly Sweet, We Are One| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2007 Anjelique Kidjo, Djin Djin| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2006 Twisted Sister, Twisted Christmas| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2006 All That Remains, Fall of Ideals| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2006 Danko Jones, Sleep Is The Enemy| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2006 Kidz Bop 10| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2006 Glue, Catch as Catch Can| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2006 John Lithgow, Sunny Side of the Street| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2006 Kidz Bop 9| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
2005 Danko Jones, We Sweat Blood| |Razor&Tie| |New Media Producer
Performer
2011 Soy Dracula, Bite This| |Independent| |Guitars
2010 Almanac, A Fire In The Valley| |Equals M| |Words, Lyrics & Performance
2009 Soy Dracula, Wire Recording| |Independent| |Guitars
2009 The Upwelling| |Doghouse| |Additional Guitars
The Brightskull Entertainment Group
Pricipal, Voice Director, Writer
2K Marin – Dialogue Lead – 2011 to 2012
Dialogue Supervisor – 2009 to 2011
KIDZ BOP, LLC – Video Game Producer – 2007-2008
Razor and Tie Entertainment – New Media Producer – 2006-2008
SWB Films – Sound Supervisor – 2003-2006
Rogue Music – Senior Technician – 2002-2006
