Richard Ludlow
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Richard Ludlow | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Video games |
| Occupations | Audio Director, Sound Designer, Music Producer, Voice Director |
| Instruments | Violin, viola |
| Years active | 2012–present |
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]
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]
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]
