I love that sometimes my work involves making cute animal noises
19.11.2025 16:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@blubberbaleen.bsky.social
๐ Sound Artist, Sound Designer, Creative Technologist ๐จโ๐ป Specialist in audio implementation and programming ๐ 3+ yrs in games, 10+ in live sound โถ๏ธ Portfolio: xaviervelastin.com/gameaudio ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Part of @outmakinggames.bsky.social Leadership Team
I love that sometimes my work involves making cute animal noises
19.11.2025 16:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0remind me to not go into voice acting โ ๏ธ๐ด
12.11.2025 08:49 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0call it ๐ฎ plunderphonics ๐ฎ
07.11.2025 22:57 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0youtu.be/kn8ocOsdbEo?... yepppp
07.11.2025 22:56 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
anyone here ever set up a lightweight FMOD environment as a C# .NET app or something? I'm dreaming of being able to design a live show in FMOD and then trigger it using OSC from like, touch designer, or a phone, or a lighting desk ๐ญ
27.10.2025 10:39 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0screenshot of a console log with the highlighted text 'Unreasonably long string'.
my answer when someone asks me how long is a pieceย ofย string
22.10.2025 19:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Quick morning redesign of Tiny Glade (@pouncelight.bsky.social), basically just to test drive a new microphone! big respect to @noknok.bsky.social for their great work on the game's actual sound ๐ถ
#gameaudio #redesign #indiedev
putting a geophone in crab holes by the beach - real clicky snappy vibes over here ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
07.10.2025 12:04 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I was once promised an accordion by a friend's ex and then they broke up and since then I feel the universe owes me an accordion so I will never pay for one
07.10.2025 12:01 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Bristol based mid-career artists - fellowship with @pmstudiouk.bsky.social! ยฃ5.5k bursary. Deadline 15 Oct
www.watershed.co.uk/studio/oppor...
#artsjobs
Great Yarmouth is set to host the biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade. The Home Office has the power to block entry of overseas bands, which will scupper the promoters plans.
Email the Home Office now: hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g... (they provide an easy form)
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08.08.2025 15:13 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0hell yeah
29.07.2025 14:40 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0On Firefox you can get an extension that cuts these out
addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefo...
*it went really whale
12.07.2025 10:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0update it went really well
12.07.2025 10:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I just revisited this thing I made for a game jam (big up co-jammers Virรกg and Tรฉtรฉ!) called A Drop in The Ocean - an oceanic futurist fantasy where marine life teams up to save itself from humanity. I actually think it holds up pretty well! Narrative and audio by me ๐ง
blubberbaleen.itch.io/drop
Tonight! ๐ณ๐ณ๐ณ
11.07.2025 08:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Oh yeah and I'm at Develop tomorrow (wednesday) for one night only too
- LGBTQIA roundtable at 2pm
- Spill The Tea with @outmakinggames.bsky.social 4pm
- Games Industry Biz Party at 7pm
Hit me up if you are around and don't be afraid to say hi ๐
๐๐ณ THIS FRIDAY I am performing my piece [whalesong] for one night only. It's a sound piece about the noises and voices in the sea using an absurd array of audio tools. Perfect post-Develop night out down at @theatredeli.bsky.social
PWYC tickets here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/city-fring...
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And i will then be doing the whole three weeks at the Edinburgh fringe festival ๐ฆ๐ฆ
2-24th August (not 12, 19th) at 5pm
BrewDog DogHouse Hotel with @freefringe.bsky.social
Free entry, non ticketed
freefringe.org.uk/shows/whales...
#whalesong #liveart #performance #edfringe #soundart #theatre
The week after I'm showing [whalesong] in Bristol at the awesome workers coop Cafe Kino.
Tickets PWYC: hdfst.uk/e132150
#whalesong #liveart #performance #soundart
me shouting into a microphone during a performance of whalesong. date and time details overlaid: London, Friday 11th July, theatre deli, ec3a 4af, 7pm and 8.30pm.
FRIENDS ๐ณ I am presenting my sound piece [whalesong] in London for the first time since 2020 โจ it is a love song to cetaceans (toothed and baleen ๐) where I create oceanic soundscapes with my voice, body, and hacked game controllers.
Venue: @theatredeli.bsky.social
Tickets PWYC: bit.ly/ws-deli-2025
Join Out Making Games at Trans Pride Brighton 19th July. The background shows the blurred colours of the trans flag, pink, blue and white. The community from Trans Pride 2024 are smiling and holding flags.
We're heading to Trans Pride Brighton! ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Join us on 19th July as we celebrate and support the trans community โจ
rsvp:
www.outmaking.games/events-list/...
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We are thrilled to be partnering with @outmakinggames.bsky.social to celebrate #PrideMonth
We asked the OMG community for their favourite games that tell LGBTQ+ stories or celebrate inclusivity.
Check out our list below and tell us about your favourite games that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community.
morning improvisation with my head in a bowl of water ๐ฆ๐ซง and a flint rock on a sheet of copper ๐ชจโจ
16.06.2025 16:51 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0although they should have pulled out last year because of the palestine solidarity campaign boycott
27.05.2025 22:20 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Huge respect to organisations like this who are taking a stand! Seen too many that cop out by saying they're 'apolitical' or make excuses for Barclays just because it benefits them.
27.05.2025 22:16 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0