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Brian Schmidt

@gamesound.bsky.social

Game Composer, Sound Designer, Audio Technology specialist. Working in games since 1987

915 Followers  |  180 Following  |  28 Posts  |  Joined: 11.07.2023  |  1.6128

Latest posts by gamesound.bsky.social on Bluesky

Awards Submission Info | Game Audio Network Guild Awards Submissions Information โ€“ 24th Annual G.A.N.G. AwardsOPen September 23 โ€“ October 23 PLEASE READ THE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY FOR EACH ENTRY BEING NOMINATED. INCORRECT OR INCOMPLETE ENT...

#GameAudio people!
Reminder that the submission deadline for the 24th G.A.N.G. Awards (Held at GDC 2026) is Tomorrow, Oct 23, Midnight PST

www.audiogang.org/awards/submi...
#GameDev #Wwise #FMOD

22.10.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#GameSoundCon is just one week away! Our team will be on the Expo floor, and we've lined up a packed schedule of sessions in the Sunset Room!

๐ŸŽฎ Check out the full schedule for all the details: hubs.ly/Q03MnDQN0

#GameAudio #Strata #Wwise @gamesound.bsky.social

21.10.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi @ashleywills.co.uk
Great question!
The biggest is that there weren't enough non-binary respondents to draw conclusions about salary; i.e. the sample size is just too small. So we thought that "male" vs "non-male" salaries would be the most interesting difference to show.

16.10.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Audiokinetic - Twitch Audiokinetic is the leading provider of cross-platform audio solutions for interactive media and gaming, and sets new standards in interactive audio production for location-based entertainment, automo...

Hey #gameaudio peeps!

#Audiokinetic is streaming live on twitch now, talking about Sidechaining and Multiband dynamics in Wwise 2025 (Beta 3)

www.twitch.tv/audiokinetic

29.09.2025 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Registration for Video Game Music and Sound Design Conference Registration for GameSoundCon Los Angeles

GameSoundCon Earlybird Registration ENDS TOMORROW, Sept 16, 11:59pm PST
๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽง
#GameAudio #SoundDesign
www.gamesoundcon.com/registration

16.09.2025 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Registration for Video Game Music and Sound Design Conference Registration for GameSoundCon Los Angeles

GameSoundCon Earlybird Registration ENDS TOMORROW, Sept 16, 11:59pm PST
๐ŸŽฎ๐ŸŽง

www.gamesoundcon.com/registration

16.09.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Scholars Program | Game Audio Network Guild NEXT EVENT: GameSoundCon 2025 Applications due September 15, 2025 What is the G.A.N.G. Scholars Program? First started in 2014, The G.A.N.G.ย Scholarsย Programย provides select highly motivated, full-tim...

Attention #GameAudio students!
Submission deadline for the G.A.N.G. Scholars Program for GameSoundCon (Oct 28-29, Burbank, CA) is coming up, Mon Sept 15

Recipients will get at GameSoundCon pass, a travel stipend and be paired with an industry mentor

www.audiogang.org/resources/sc...

08.09.2025 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GameSoundCon 2025: Game Music and Sound Design Jobs Data Analysis Game Music and Sound Design Jobs Data and Industry Analysis

We have published the #gameaudio industry survey!

Our bi-annual survey covers game audio salaries, freelance rates, contracts, education, and trends in game music and sound design
A few stats:

Outsourcing is up
Salaries are up
AI use is small, but growing

www.gamesoundcon.com/post/gamesou...

27.08.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is going on right now!
#gameaudio awesomeness!

26.08.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If it feels like there is more outsourcing in #gameaudio, it looks like it's not just a feeling.. we have data to back it up.

We're finishing up the Game Audio Industry Survey results.
Report should be up next week <fingers crossed!>

Check back at:
www.gamesoundcon.com/survey

23.08.2025 01:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Grammy Submission Instructions | Game Audio Network Guild G.A.N.G. FACILIATED SUBMISSSIONS Are Open ย for the 68th GRAMMY Awards The G.A.N.G. Portal for accepting GRAMMY submissions for the 68th GRAMMY awards (held in 2026) is open. The submission from is lin...

Hey #gameaudio people!
Reminder that the GRAMMY submission deadline is coming up.
You can submit yourself, if you are a member of the Recording Academy
Otherwise, G.A.N.G. Can facilitate your GRAMMY submission through Aug 26

www.audiogang.org/grammy-submi...

21.08.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hi #gameaudio people!

GDC is doing a salary survey! if you have a few minutes, please fill it out!

gdconf.typeform.com/salarysurvey25

07.08.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Grammy Submission Instructions | Game Audio Network Guild G.A.N.G. FACILIATED SUBMISSSIONS Are Open ย for the 68th GRAMMY Awards The G.A.N.G. Portal for accepting GRAMMY submissions for the 68th GRAMMY awards (held in 2026) is open. The submission from is lin...

Hi #gameaudio
GRAMMY submissions are open

If you're not a member of the Recording Academy and want to submit your game soundtrack, the Game Audio Network Guild can submit on your behalf

www.audiogang.org/grammy-submi...

24.07.2025 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#gameaudio crew!
Get your GDC speaker submissions in by Aug 7!

15.07.2025 19:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Airwiggles Login to Airwiggles community via email or SSO today.

If you missed it live, you can check out the recording of my interview with Gina Zdanowic on Airwiggles. Great advice for audio freelancers!
More questions? Comment here as there will be a follow up interview on the @fieldandfoley.bsky.social Podcast ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿค˜
www.airwiggles.com/c/live-repla...

13.06.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

REALLY good Wwise article on dynamic mixing.
Gonna make this required reading for my advanced game sound design students this fall.
-- one of the RTPC diagrams looks like the results of particle collisions at CERN!

23.05.2025 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
speechEngine by ReadSpeaker and Wwise

speechEngine by ReadSpeaker and Wwise

Audiokinetic and @readspeaker.com are excited to bring a deep integration of speechEngine into the #Wwise pipeline, allowing developers to harness the power and flexibility of on-device text to speech in their game.

Learn more about the new plug-in here: hubs.ly/Q03nT2jQ0

22.05.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Surprise - I'm giving my career talk again! This time I'll be presenting at the lovely media co-working space, the Seattle Interactive Media-Lab!

I'll be talking about my own journey and sharing the lessons that have helped me make it through - especially during tough times (like now) (for example)

23.05.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mark your calendars for the free online audio conference, AirCon 2025! June 7-14

#GameSoundCon is proud to support AirCon2025!
www.airwiggles.com/aircon

20.05.2025 23:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Industry Data: Game Music and Sound Design Survey Game Audio Survey data: How much do game music composers and sound designers make? Composing Conracts, Royalties

Just a couple days left to take the #gameaudio survey.
If you work in game audio, please take 5 minutes to take this anonymous survey on tools, salaries, tech. New this year are questions on AI and layoffs

Survey closes March 17
Thanks for your help!
www.gamesoundcon.com/survey

15.05.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2025 Video Game Composer and Sound Designer Survey Game Audio Industry Survey 2025. This is our 12th year running this survey of the video game music and sound industry

Please take the GameSoundCon #GameAudio industry survey!
We have been conducting this survey since 2014 on game audio trends, salaries and other info

www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSCGameAud...
The survey is anonymous It should take 5-7 minutes to complete.
Results will be posed this summer.

24.04.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Submissions | GameSoundCon Speaker Submissions Accepting submissions on topics in game music and sound design, virtual and augmented reality audio and game audio research & education

Speaker/Panel Submissions are open for GameSoundCon 2025!
www.gamesoundcon.com/submissions

06.04.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Wow!! When @wilbertroget.bsky.social says โ€œask me things..โ€ do NOT pass that up!

30.03.2025 01:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The winner for Best Audio at #GDCA2025:

Astro Bot (PlayStation Studios Team ASOBI | Sony Interactive Entertainment

#GDC2025

20.03.2025 04:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Awards | Game Audio Network Guild 23nd Annual G.A.N.G. Awards Show Thursday, March 20, 2025, 7:45pmMoscone Center WestDuring GDC (Game Developer Conference) Note: Due to new GDC rules, you must have a โ€œGDC Nightsโ€ passย in order to att...

Reminder that the Game Audio Network Guild Awards voting ends tomorrow night (Jan 24, Midnight Pacific time)
#gameaudio
www.audiogang.org/awards/

23.01.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Awards | Game Audio Network Guild 23nd Annual G.A.N.G. Awards Show Thursday, March 20, 2025, 7:45pmMoscone Center WestDuring GDC (Game Developer Conference) Note: Due to new GDC rules, you must have a โ€œGDC Nightsโ€ passย in order to att...

Reminder that voting for the 23rd G.A.N.G. Awards is open through Jan 24!

Members in good standing are eligible to vote!
For voting details, visit:
www.audiogang.org/awards/

30.12.2024 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great Game Audio Data!
Thanks, @phrequencies.bsky.social

14.11.2024 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Important #gameaudio GDC Deadline!

GDC "Advanced Rate" Registration ends tomorrow, November 14!

So it's a great time to get your GDC pass.
Members of G.A.N.G. can get 10% off an All Access, Summit, Core or Audio Pass; that's $90 off the Audio Pass!

www.audiogang.org/membership/p...

13.11.2024 21:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This was unexpected!
I've already booked more space for 2025

26.10.2024 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep, joining the audio folks here on bluesky!

Who all's at #GameSoundCon next week?
Last year smashed our attendance record--this year is even bigger

22.10.2024 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@gamesound is following 20 prominent accounts