Speakers

For more than 30 years, Sébastien Croteau has explored the limits of the human voice through performance, teaching, and game audio production. Beginning as a metal vocalist in 1991, he developed extensive expertise in extreme vocals, vocal effects, and vocally demanding performances. A vocal coach for more than 15 years and a New York Vocal Coaching Certified Vocal Distortion Teacher, he has trained performers in the development and sustainable use of demanding vocal techniques. Since 2005, Sébastien has worked professionally as a voice actor, performing more than 400 creatures, monsters, and characters across more than 60 films and video games, including Marvel Deadpool VR, Fortnite, Helldivers 2, Cronos: The New Dawn, FBC: Firebreak, Baldur's Gate 3, Star Wars Outlaws, Hellblade II, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, Dead by Daylight, Genshin Impact, Until Dawn, and many others. In addition to his work as a performer, Sébastien is a voice director, casting director, and producer specializing in vocally demanding performances. Since 2018, he has led more than 40 productions, collaborating with studios, directors, and performers to develop recording workflows that balance production efficiency, performance quality, and vocal sustainability. An international speaker on game audio and voice production, Sébastien has delivered more than 20 presentations across nine countries at conferences including GDC, GameSoundCon, Devcom, Nordic Game, One Voice Conference, and Gamescom LATAM. Known for his engaging and practical presentation style, Sébastien combines decades of experience as both a performer and production professional to share practical insights into game audio, voice production, creature vocalizations, and vocally demanding performances.

Presenting:

• Creature Voice and Sound Design: Building Believable Creature Performances for Games