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Richard Ludlow

Richard Ludlow

Musical artist

Richard Ludlow is an American video game audio director, sound designer, music producer, and voice director, best known for his work on Disney Infinity, King's Quest,[1] Ring of Elysium and Arena of Valor. He is the founder and co-owner of Hexany Audio.[2] Ludlow was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2019 under the Games category.[3][4]

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Ludlow attended Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley, California.[2] He studied electronic production and design (EPD) at Berklee College of Music[5][6] In 2012, Ludlow founded Hexany Audio with three friends at Berklee.[7][8]

Career

Ludlow is the co-owner and audio director at Hexany Audio, which has audio credits for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, H1Z1, Arena of Valor, King’s Quest 2015,[9] Ring of Elysium, Into the Stars, Blade Runner: Revelations (VR).,[10] audio producer on film and television projects, including The Cold Light of Day, The Raven, and projects for Fortune 500 brands such as Disney, Coca-Cola, Activision, and Nike.[11]

Ludlow has presented talks on audio for video games at GDC, GDC Europe,[12] GDC Next,[13] GameSoundCon, PAX East, PAX Dev, IndieCade, Gamescom, Casual Connect, the External Development Summit,[14] the Midwest Game Developers Summit, Sigma Play, the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo, MIT,[15][16] WonderCon, and Berklee College of Music.[17]

Ludlow was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Score in a Video Game for his work on Moonlight Blade: Moonlight Over the Sea.[18][19]

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    Kirsner, Scott. "Berklee students and grads create a noteworthy niche: music for video games". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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    Music, Berklee College of. "Richard Ludlow | Berklee Music Network". network.online.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    "Audio profession sounds good to Fountain Valley High alum". Orange County Register. 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    "Hexany Audio | Berklee College of Music". www.berklee.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    "2017 Awards". www.audiogang.org. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
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    "81: Follow the Three P's Principle When Choosing a Job with Richard Ludlow of Hexany Audio". GameDev.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    "Hexany Audio Breathes New Life into Gaming Sound Design & Audio". morementum.tv. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    "Fountain Valley Native to Speak at Europe's Largest Game Industry Even". Fountain Valley, CA Patch. 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    Ludlow, Richard (2014-11-03). "Indie Audio: Making Great Sounding Games on a Budget" (PDF). Game Developers Conference Next. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    "Richard Ludlow - External Development Summit (XDS)". External Development Summit (XDS). Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    B., Tan, Philip. "Session 19: Working with Sound Designers by Richard Ludlow and Andy Forsberg (Hexany Audio) | Lecture Videos | Creating Video Games | Comparative Media Studies/Writing | MIT OpenCourseWare". ocw.mit.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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    MIT OpenCourseWare (2015-12-10), 19. Working with Sound Designers (Guest Lecture by Richard Ludlow and Andy Forsberg), retrieved 2018-05-05
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    Kidwell, Emma. "VRDC Speaker Q&A: Richard Ludlow on crafting audio for interactive VR experiences". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    "Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
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    Costa, Ray (2017-10-26). "Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announces Nominees in Film, TV, & Video Game Music" (PDF). HMM Awards. Retrieved 2018-05-05.


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