Ben Long talks with Brian Schmidt:

Part 1 (17:23) The Dawn of Video Games, Guns & Roses, Mobile Trends, etc.

 

Part 2 (15:41) Composers turned CEO's, Survival Skills, Industry Insight, etc.

Game_Audio_Pioneer

Brian Schmidt is one of the true pioneers of the game audio industry.  He has been creating game music, sounds and cutting edge technology since 1987 and was recently awarded the Game Audio Network Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award. With a credit list of over 130 games and a client list including Sony, Electronic Arts, Capcom, Sega, Microsoft, Data East, Namco and many others Brian has used his combined expertise and experience in music composition, sound design and his deep technical knowledge to further the state of the art in game audio.