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Title: Composer/Technical Music Designer
Company: Chase Bethea/IndependentMatches Found in Speaker Bio:
Chase Bethea, a distinguished freelance Composer/Technical Music Designer for video games, has clinched prestigious awards like NYX and Global Music, alongside a nomination from VGMO (Video Game Music Online). He has been working professionally in the industry for over a decade and has shipped over 25 games thus far. He is known in the industry as one of the most prolific and omnipresent composers in the video game industry today (according to IlIO) and the Swiss Army knife of video game composition. In his beginning career, Chase worked as an intern at Mobotory Games in 2011 while simultaneously going to school for his AA in Music Theory and Composition. He graduated with his AA from Audio Engineering from Los Angeles Recording School , his AA in Music Theory and Composition from Moorpark College and his BM in Media Composition from California State Northridge all with Honors. Chase has received many accolades throughout his career. In 2010, he won Best Music in Motion Graphic and Poetry Award. In 2013, Chase's score from the successful flash Horror game, I Can't Escape (developed by Fancy Fish Games) received an honorable mention in the Indie Game Magazine. His second soundtrack for the game Cubic Climber earned a Noteworthy on Destructoid.com. In 2016, Chase was nominated for the 2015 Annual Game Music Awards – Artists of the Year – Independent Composer by VGMO (Video Game Music Online) in the entire industry. In 2021, he won an award for the AGROUND soundtrack from the NYX Game Awards. In 2023, Chase Bethea won another NYX Award for the remarkable video game score, On the Peril of Parrotsand garnered two Global Music awards, one for the same score and the other recognizing his excellence as a composer. Two of these pieces are featured in NYC Jam Sessions VGM Real Book Vol. II. In March 2024, Chase was honoured with one of the industry's most prestigious awards: the Excellence in Artistry Award from the Black in Gaming Foundation. This recognition serves as a testament to his consistent dedication and remarkable contributions to video game music within the industry. In 2025, NYX Game Awards honoured Chase Bethea with his 2nd prestigious Gold Winner award in the Game Audio & Radio – Original Game Soundtrack category for his outstanding work on the video game Aground Zero. Chase has also scored Aztec Ride, a highly addictive fun mobile game that shipped on Google Play in October 2020 and was nominated for a Pocket Gamer Mobile Award. His music has been featured on multiple podcasts such as NEXT LEVEL PLAY (on Sling TV/ ESR TV Gaming Network), Pixelated Audio, Level with Emily, Sound of Play, Shure: LOUDER, Everybody's Talking at Once, Games X Music, Super Gamer Podcast and Audio Modeling's MIDI Talk. Much of his discography can be heard on many streaming platforms such as Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Deezer, Tidal, iHeart Radio, Bandcamp and more. Chase was selected to perform live at Indiecade (2019) and from 2020-2021 streamed on IndieCade's Twitch channel weekly bringing his show Game Audio Life to that platform. Chase's music was also performed live by the Virtual Video Game Orchestra at MAGWest 2022 /2023 / 2024 as well as the Helix Collective in 2023 / 2024. More of Chase's accomplishments include being Game Revolution's first team streamer as well as first Game Audio professional to be featured on a Gaming Website for his Behind the Scene composing series. He used to be a co-host of Game Audio Hour for three years. Chase was the first minority American Video Game Composer to be featured in the Museum of Making Music MIDI at 40 exhibit at the NAMM Museum in San Diego [2023 -2024]. In 2024, Chase made history as the first video game composer to join the prestigious Mogami Cable roster, further solidifying his impact in the industry. He is the first minority American video game composer to write an article on adaptive music in games for Recording Magazine—the first article on video game music published in the magazine in 20 years [2024]. His work and insights have also been featured in the books Global Histories of Video Game Music Technology [2024] by Karen M. Cook, William Gibbons, and Fanny Rebillard, as well as The Theory and Practice of Writing Music for Games [2024] by Steve Horowitz and Scott Looney. In addition, Chase was the IASIG (Interactive Audio Special Interest Group) Chair (2022-2024). In 2024, Chase was celebrated for U.K. Black History Month featured on October 4th among some of the greatest icons in history. This year's Black History Month calendar showcases legends like Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holiday, Queen Latifah, and many more. The calendar has previously highlighted monumental figures such as Quincy Jones, Duke Ellington, Lord Kitchener, Isaac Hayes Lauryn Hill, James Brown, Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Wynton Marsalis, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and others who have shaped music and culture. As a video game composer, Chase has brought his special signature sound to big libraries and has worked with written demos for Spitfire, Reason Studios and Soundiron, curated selections for Native Instruments Sounds.com, been added to the artist roster of the legendary, ILIO and Q Up Arts . Chase has also collaborated with Shure Microphones and Mojave Audio, further expanding his influence in the industry. In addition, he has made two article debuts on the website of the music gear conglomerate, Sweetwater. Chase also contributed music to the 2023 Set 10 Team Fight Tactic Remix Rumble Soundtrack and scored The THING (Remastered) Trailer by Nightdive Studios. -
Title: Principal Developer Advocate
Company: Unity TechnologiesMatches Found in Speaker Bio:
Mike Geig is a seasoned software developer, educator, and game development expert, known for his engaging teaching style and deep knowledge of interactive media. He is a Principal Developer Advocate at Unity Technologies, where he focuses on empowering creators to bring their ideas to life through Unity's versatile game engine. Mike has authored various tutorials, courses, and live sessions that have helped countless developers transition into the world of game development. With a passion for both coding and teaching, his approachable explanations and hands-on projects make complex concepts easy to grasp. When he’s not sharing his expertise, Mike enjoys exploring new technology, designing games, and inspiring developers to turn their creative visions into reality. -
Title: Independent
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American-British composer, Mike Ladouceur, is among the most exciting and significant talents emerging today, with many high-profile film, TV, game and live event projects to his name. Renowned on both sides of the Atlantic, his musical style blends orchestral and ambient electronic textures, and has been described by Grammy nominated conductor and orchestrator, Jeff Atmajian, as like listening to a beautiful impressionist painting. Most recently, Mike worked with Chromatic London as music team lead to compose the bespoke music and sound design for the internationally broadcasted show 1001 Seasons of Elie Saab. Under the music Direction of Daniel Thibaut, Mike and their team wrote the finale for Celine Dion and worked closely with Jennifer Lopez's team to orchestrate her set. They recorded their score at the world famous Abbey Road studios. Mike has composed and arranged music for many high profile private events for major designer brands and Royal events. Mike composed the music for a VR game, Trailblazer, with the EMMY Nominated Singer Studios; starring and Executive produced by Daisy Ridley. His debut feature film, How I Faked My Life With AI, had it's premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2024 to great acclaim. Just before this, he completed Mizu, a documentary series about Japanese culture in Italy, produced for TaTaTu which was written up in Rolling Stone. Mike's debut album, Between Worlds, was recorded at Angel Studios with a 42-piece orchestra and was launched at an immersive art installation at London's Hospital Club with bespoke visuals. He has written additional music and arrangements for His Dark Materials (HBO/BBC), Marcella (ITV/Netflix), Love. Wedding. Repeat (Netflix), and for Master Moley (Nottage Productions) starring Gemma Arterton, Charles Dance, Julie Walters, and Warwick Davis. He has also worked as Orchestrator on The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian) and Honor of King's (Tencent) as well as many major film projects including Black Widow (Disney), Mission Impossible: Fallout (Paramount), Ad Astra (Plan B), Gemini Man (Skydance/Paramount), 6 Underground (Netflix), Looking Up (Tianjin Chengzi Yinxiang Media), Where's My Roy Cohn? (Sony) and Nae Pasaran (BBC Scotland). Mike is a passionate educator, holding faculty positions at both Cambridge University and Royal College of Music teaching composition for visual media. He has created his own online course which has helped over 150 students as well as a 6-week intensive in orchestral writing; where he led participants through the process of writing and recording their pieces for full orchestra with multiple large-scale recording sessions. -
Title: Global Section Chief
Company: CyberConnect2 Co.,Ltd.Matches Found in Speaker Bio:
Mimmy joined CyberConnect2 first at their Montreal Studio where she worked as a Japanese-English translator/interpreter and administrative assistant, before moving to Fukuoka in 2024. She currently leads the Global Section of the Human Resources Division, which specializes in providing linguistic and cultural support to international staff, as well as overseas business trips and recruitment sessions.
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