2025 Speakers
Jason Hayes, Studio Audio Director, Another Axiom Inc.
A multiple award-winning composer, Jason Hayes is well known for his long-standing
relationship with Blizzard Entertainment, contributing music to their games set in the
popular worlds of Warcraft, Starcraft, and Diablo. He was the original lead composer of
World of Warcraft, the most successful massively multiplayer online game of all time.
Jason's music has been performed by symphony orchestras all over the world in various
concerts including the show "Video Games Live", which debuted at the Hollywood Bowl
with the LA Philharmonic, and continues to tour internationally. He's also been a featured
speaker for UCLA, USC, the Film Music Network, ASCAP, the Society of Composers and
Lyricists, the Game Developers Conference, and the Pacific Northwest Film Scoring
Program. Currently he lives in Orange County, California and is the Studio Audio Director of
Another Axiom Inc.
