Alumni
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Jenn Lewis, OIART Grad 1985
Director of Sound for THQ Canada
(dba Relic Entertainment), Vancouver, BC
Jenn
graduated from OIART in 1985, and has since established herself
as an outstanding Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Lecturer
in the Canadian audio industry. Jenn started with a long joyous
stint as the instructor for the Recording Technology course at
OIART. Heading west to the Banff Centre for the Arts, she received
the CARAS (Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences) Outstanding
Achievement In Recording Award. Once she reach the Pacific Ocean
she freelanced, contracted and held a post as Chief Engineer at
Orca Pacific Entertainment in Vancouver. Jenn's work has included
music recording, advertising, location recording, sound design
and a great deal more.
At video game publisher Electronic Arts Canada, Jenn held the
position of Sound Artist, creating sounds and speech for the Need
for Speed games. At times Jenn could be found miking up exotic
performance cars which were strapped to a device that works a little
like a treadmill for cars. Imagine going 180 miles per hour standing
still! To recreate the high speed driving experience, the sounds
are tweaked to integrate seamlessly with one another to accurately
representing the roar of acceleration thru to the purr of an idle.
While at EA, Jenn became Audio Director for the James Bond series,
finally returning to racing with the recently released title 'NFS
: Most Wanted'.
Jenn has been recently hired by Relic Entertainment as their
Director of Sound. The company's game catalog includes the 'Homeworld'
series, 'Impossible Creatures', 'Warhammer 40,000', Relic's first
platform title 'The Outfit' for Xbox 360, and 'Company
of Heroes'. Jenn is responsible for all aspects of the audio
in Relic's games and is very excited about her responsibilities
in growing a sound department in such a vibrant environment.
The G.A.N.G. Awards - 2003
- BEST INTERACTIVE SCORE & BEST ARRANGEMENT OF A NON-ORIGINAL
SCORE
007: Nightfire
Jeff Tymoschuk & Jennifer Lewis (Driving)
Steve Duckworth (FPS)
- BEST USE OF MULTI-CHANNEL SURROUND IN
A GAME:
007: Nightfire
Jennifer Lewis (EAC audio team)
Neil Baldwin (Eurocom)
Scott Gershin (Soundelux)
Recent 'Company of Heroes' nominations:
- Spike
TV Video Game Award
- Nominations in 6 catagories
- Machinima
Festival
- Best Sound Design
(for ingame movies)
An up to date credits list for Jenn:
http://www.mobygames.com
Interview with Jenn on the EA Site:
http://www.ea.com
Recent Game Credit
http://www.starpulse.com
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