Audio Mentorships
We want to make mentorships more accessible to everyone!
That’s why we’ve put together the mentorship hub with the help of
Faith Abi Haydar.
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Use the filters to find your preferred mentor.
Apply with a friendly email or Twitter DM and cover the following points:
- Who you are
- What your current experience is
- What areas of the industry you are interested in (sound design, audio programming, etc.)
- What you are looking to get out of this mentorship
- What topics are you particularly interested in covering (demo reels, Wwise, etc.) -
Get the most out of your mentorship by reading this Quickstart Guide.
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We are looking for people with at least 1 year of industry experience and are keen to share their knowledge with others.
If you are interested in volunteering some of your time click the button below and fill out the form!
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If you encounter any issues or want to change your information as a mentor then get in contact with us through info@gameaudiolearning.com
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Intogames runs a mentorship program which is open all year round.
Limit Break Mentorship
(for underrepresented people, please do not apply if you do not match the criteria).The Game Audio Diversity Alliance
(for underrepresented people, please do not apply if you do not match the criteria).
- Audio Books
- Audio Direction
- Audio Post
- Audio Programming
- Audio Tools & Workflow
- Broadcasting
- Classical Music Recording and Mixing
- Dialogue
- Dialogue Editing
- Editing
- Game Audio
- Implementation
- Localisation
- Mixing
- Music Composition
- Podcasting
- Recording
- Scripting
- Sound Design
- Systems Design
- Technical Sound Design
- VO Direction
- VR/3D Sound
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Presley Hynes
She/They
Job Title - Sound Designer
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Mountain Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email
Twitter - @Phrequencies
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Enthusiasm and questions! Since this is casual, feel free to contact me at any time!
Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Mountain Standard Time
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Josh Bell
He/Him
Job Title - Senior Sound Designer
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design, Technical Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Eastern European Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email, LinkedIn
Twitter - @joshadambell
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Commitment and Enthusiasm
Game Audio, Sound Design, Technical Sound Design
English
Eastern European Time
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Braden Parkes
He/Him
Job Title - Audio Supervisor
Interests - Audio Direction, Audio Post, Game Audio, Mixing, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Instagram, Discord
Twitter - @bradenparkes
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone who is a self-starter, driven, has learned what they can do on their own and needs additional help pushing themselves to the next level
Audio Direction, Audio Post, Game Audio, Mixing, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Tyler Gillis
Job Title - Freelance Sound Designer
Interests - Audio Books, Audio Direction, Audio Post, Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Mixing, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Consistent
Preferred Communication - Email
Twitter - @aftertouchaudio
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone who is willing to learn and driven
Audio Books, Audio Direction, Audio Post, Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Mixing, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Mark Kilborn
He/Him
Job Title - Senior Lead Audio Desgner
Interests - Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Central Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter
Twitter - @markkilborn
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Enthusiasm and persistence
Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Central Standard Time
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Mark Winter
He/Him
Job Title - Audio Director
Interests - Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Mountain Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Email
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Driven and wanting to take their first steps in the industry. Friendly and excited to learn. Someone interested in first-person shooter sound design, as that is my area of speciality, although happy to mentor in any genre!
Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Mountain Standard Time
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Jacob Harley
Job Title - Senior Sound Designer
Interests - Game Audio, Mixing, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Eastern Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Email, LinkedIn
Twitter - @jharleymusic
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - I am looking for a driven sound designer who is willing to put in the work to achieve their goals in game audio. Interest in FPS games and detailed sound design - looking to further their career!
Game Audio, Mixing, Sound Design
English
Eastern Standard Time
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Prashant Mishra
He/Him
Job Title - Audio Director/Wwise Certified Instructor
Interests - Audio Books, Audio Direction, Audio Post, Audio Programming, Dialogue, Editing, Game Audio, Localisation, Mixing, Music Composition, Sound Design, VO Direction
Languages - English, Hindi
Timezone - India Standard Time
Time Commitment - Consistent
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email, LinkedIn
Twitter - @pmishraofficial
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - I’m available for in-person meets for anyone based in Bangalore, India. Enthusiasm to learn and experiment. Willingness to spend time on research and hands-on practice. Love for creating great sonic experiences.
Audio Books, Audio Direction, Audio Post, Audio Programming, Dialogue, Editing, Game Audio, Localisation, Mixing, Music Composition, Sound Design, VO Direction
English, Hindi
India Standard Time
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Rev. Dr. Bradley D Meyer
He/Him
Job Title - Audio Director
Interests - Audio Direction, Game Audio, Mixing, Sound Design, Systems Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Email
Twitter - @AuralSurgeon
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Passion, interest, a desire to learn and improve. People with passion for audio, ideally BIPOC or those who do not have the privilege of easy access to resources
Audio Direction, Game Audio, Mixing, Sound Design, Systems Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Isaac Kikawa
He/Him
Job Title - Principal Sound Designer
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Consistent
Preferred Communication - Email
Twitter - @TC_AudioNinja
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone with a passion for game audio and field recording
Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Craig Deskins
Job Title - Audio Director
Interests - Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Email, LinkedIn
Twitter - @deskinscraig
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee -
Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Katie Tarrant
She/Her
Job Title - Senior Sound Designer
Interests - Game Audio, Music Composition, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Greenwich Mean Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email, LinkedIn
Twitter - @ktarrantaudio
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone with a good initiative who is keen to learn
Game Audio, Music Composition, Sound Design
English
Greenwich Mean Time
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Bill Mueller
He/Him
Job Title - Audio Lead
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Eastern Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email
Twitter - @billsaudio
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone looking to learn more about game audio in general. Someone who is passionate and willing to put in the time to better themselves and take feedback in a positive manner
Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Eastern Standard Time
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Dave Shumway
He/Him
Job Title - Audio Director
Interests - Audio Direction, Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Mixing, Music Composition, Sound Design, VO Direction
Languages - English, Portugese
Timezone - Central Standard Time
Time Commitment - Consistent
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email, LinkedIn
Twitter - @_daveshumway
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee -
Audio Direction, Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Mixing, Music Composition, Sound Design, VO Direction
English, Portugese
Central Standard Time
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Mauro Aramburu
He/Him
Job Title - Sound Designer, Dialogue Sound Designer
Interests - Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Localisation, Sound Design
Languages - Spanish
Timezone - Argentina Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter
Twitter - @kytdkut
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone passionate about game audio! I will mentor Spanish speaking exclusively (for now - my spoken English has less than an hour of runtime so I’m not very confident teaching/mentoring in English)
Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Localisation, Sound Design
Spanish
Argentina Standard Time
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Nick Yee
He/Him
Job Title - Technical Audio Designer
Interests - Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Central Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email
Twitter - @SK_Jynx
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Enthusiasm about the games industry, looking to go outside their comfort zone. Open and eager to learn, receptive to feedback, a good sense of teamwork and soft skills
Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Central Standard Time
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Matthew Marteinsson
He/Him
Job Title -
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter
Twitter - @mattesque
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Just people I can help out. While I said casual, I’m open to that turning into consistent for someone I feel I can help in that way
Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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David Su
He/Him
Job Title - Audio Programmer
Interests - Audio Programming, Game Audio
Languages - English, Mandarin
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email
Twitter - @usdivad
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Curiosity!
Audio Programming, Game Audio
English, Mandarin
Pacific Standard Time
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Paul Stoughton
He/Him
Job Title - Senior Sound Designer
Interests - Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Email
Twitter - @paulstoughton
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Passion, consistent, proactive
Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Colin Anderson
He/Him
Job Title - It’s… complicated…
Interests - Audio Direction, Game Audio
Languages - English
Timezone - Greenwich Mean Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter
Twitter - @denkicolin
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - A desire to make games better using audio, not just a desire to just make better audio for its own sake. I can also help with Audio Career Planning, as well as Audio Philosophy - like, "why have audio in games at all?" kind of stuff
Audio Direction, Game Audio
English
Greenwich Mean Time
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Cam Gibson
He/Him
Job Title - Technical Sound Designer
Interests - Audio Programming, Game Audio
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Email
Twitter - @OneDrumTech
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - I'm more than happy to answer any questions about the technical side of game audio, programming, career changes, and resumes / cover letters. If you reach out, then please let me know what your goals or expectations are, and we can work from there. Thank you!
Audio Programming, Game Audio
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Travis Fodor
Job Title - Sound Designer Manager
Interests - Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Consistent
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email, LinkedIn
Twitter - @Travisfodor
Audio Direction, Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Joshua Smith
Job Title -
Interests - Game Audio
Languages -
Timezone -
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter
Twitter - @joshua23
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Questions about the industry, or sound design, demo reel, or redesign feedback
Game Audio
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Edgar S. Diaz
Job Title -
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design, Technical Sound Design
Languages -
Timezone -
Time Commitment - Consistent
Preferred Communication - Email
Twitter - @Edgarsdiazmusic
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone focused and ready to dive in. Not afraid to ask questions and be ready to get their hands dirty
Game Audio, Sound Design, Technical Sound Design
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David Weaver
Job Title -
Interests - Audio Tools & Workflow, Game Audio, Technical Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone -
Time Commitment - Consistent
Preferred Communication - Twitter
Twitter - @Dweaveraudio
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Looking to learn and develop tools for game audio and audio implementation
Audio Tools & Workflow, Game Audio, Technical Sound Design
English
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Jake Gaule
He/Him
Job Title - Freelance Composer & Sound Designer
Interests - Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Music Composition, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Greenwich Mean Time
Time Commitment - Consistent
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email
Twitter - @submergedtapes
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Interest/passion for game audio, probably someone who’s interested in freelancing as I can’t advise on getting an in-house job :)
Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Music Composition, Sound Design
English
Greenwich Mean Time
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Motaz Dababseh
He/Him
Job Title - Sound Design
Interests - Audio Direction, Audio Post, Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Localisation, Mixing, Music Composition, Sound Design
Languages - English, Arabic
Timezone - Middle East Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - LinkedIn
Twitter - @MotazDababseh
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee -
Audio Direction, Audio Post, Dialogue Editing, Game Audio, Localisation, Mixing, Music Composition, Sound Design
English, Arabic
Middle East Time
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Dylan Hairston
He/Him
Job Title - Sound Designer
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Eastern Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Email
Twitter - @Audio_Astroneer
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone that is eager to get better and has a strong passion for interactive audio
Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Eastern Standard Time
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Geoffrey Garnett
He/Him
Job Title - Principal Sound Design
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email, LinkedIn, Instagram
Twitter - @geoffgarnett
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Underrepresented demographics preferred, but mainly I will mentor anyone passionate about game audio who also respects my time
Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time
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Amanda Niles
They/Them
Job Title - Sound Designer
Interests - Game Audio, Sound Design
Languages - English
Timezone - Pacific Standard Time
Time Commitment - Casual
Preferred Communication - Twitter, Email
Twitter - @babushkaudio
What I Am Looking For In A Mentee - Someone in their first few years/breaking into the industry
Game Audio, Sound Design
English
Pacific Standard Time