Hello there! 안녕하세요!
My name is John, I'm a professionally trained scientist turned full-time interactive sound designer. Let's connect on Bluesky or LinkedIn!
저는 존입니다. 과학자로 시작해 현재는 풀타임 인터랙티브 사운드 디자이너로 활동하고 있습니다. 프로젝트와 경력에 대한 자세한 정보는 여기를 참조해 주세요.
Welcome to my portfolio and audio blog, Audio Gung Fu.
- Check out the homepage for my reel and recent audio articles.
- The Sound Design page hosts additional videos and audio content.
- See my bio for more info about my skills and experience.
- My Resume. John@ambientartstyles.com
Below are a few snapshots of my journey with a brief overview about how I got into interactive Sound Design.
I enjoy field recording whenever time permits. It allows me to get out and listen to nature, hunt for distinctive sounds, and keeps me actively building my audio library. I try to keep a recorder with me at all times, just in case I come across something interesting - It happens more often than you might think!
In high school, I was very into creating wild guitar feedback loops and found myself continually saving up for guitar effects pedals. That was, until I heard Tommy Emmanuel play an extended version of 'Initiation' at a Bluegrass festival which led to me saving for an acoustic-electric guitar so that I could re-create the percussive sounds drenched in reverb and delay.
I also became interested in making zombie movies with friends and found that most of my time was spent developing sound effects for the videos. 🧟🔊
Having explored film making, audio production, and radio broadcast, and with eight years of experience in program development directing non-profit projects, I jumped into game development. I cherish my diverse experiences as they serve as both a catalyst for elevating my design work and as a versatile toolkit for creative problem-solving.
You can learn more about my experience in interactive game audio production on my Bio page, and a little more about my (Use Map Settings) foundations and experience on my Roots page.
You can always find me tinkering away on some hobby audio project - This year (2024), Inspired by William Basinski, I'm experimenting with analog tape-loops, and building my first commercial audio library 'Extreme Gardening' as a collaboration with a local non-profit.
