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Emotional Arabic Audio Datasets

We're collecting emotional Arabic audio datasets across six dialects: Modern Standard Arabic, Najdi, Hejazi, Moroccan Darija, Egyptian, and Jordanian. I work with vendor managers and project managers who handle talent relationships day-to-day.

We automate the pipeline where it makes sense, but we keep the human touch — every conversation with a speaker is person-to-person, no AI involvement. We treat the relationship like a bank: you deposit trust before you withdraw.

To support this I built a platform that covers the full pipeline — from voice talent recruitment to final dataset delivery. Speakers apply, get qualified, and record scripts through the platform. Every submission then goes through a multi-stage validation flow:

1. Content & Performance — script accuracy and dialect match
2. Audio quality — technical standards for clean recordings
3. Emotion & expressiveness — does the delivery match the script's intent?
4. Final audio validation — a dedicated tool for reviewing recorded audio before it goes into the final dataset

Playable ads

I work on Alconost's playable ads — a service that helps app and game companies grow their user acquisition. We built an AI pipeline that creates playable HTML5 game ads plus matching videos, with all the platform resizes generated automatically. It's fast and fun: more ads delivered, more campaigns and ideas tested, more conversions for our clients.

The purpose of an ad is to drive a player into a game. The ad doesn't have to be perfect — the game is the perfect thing. If the ad works, engages, sets the mood, prepares the player to play — that's enough.

We don't polish ads until they shine. They're work horses. A little dirty. Not ideal. Cheap. But they do the job perfectly.

And what matters most: they scale. To tackle every possible niche in the player audience. Manga lovers. Mini-drama fans. Vocaloid kids. Sonic runners. Grill-meat eaters. Cowboy girls. Everyone gets their own superlocalized ad — one they like, play, and install the game from.

Animate Cover

Built animatecover.com — a tool that turns a static album cover into a looping vertical video for Spotify Canvas. You drop a cover, describe the motion you want, and get an MP4 ready to upload in Spotify for Artists. Runs on credits now — one credit per Canvas, with a $9.99/month plan for 10.

beside the point

Working on a new album for beside the point — my lo-fi project that I release with British label Homework Radio. Ambient, lo-fi, and other genres. Music for focused work.

linktr.ee/besidethepoint

Traveling Europe with pets

I travel Europe using Trusted Housesitters — a service that lets me take care of owners' pets and stay at their houses for free while they're away. In the end I make friends not only with cats and dogs, but also with their parents — people who trust me with their lovely creatures.

If you just want to browse the options — you don't need to buy anything. But if you want to apply for sits, you'll need a yearly subscription (which pays off after one night). If you're interested, feel free to use my referral link.