Mark Knight Email & Phone Number

Warwickshire

With over 30 years of video game development experience, I have created music and sound effects for many AAA video games, and more recently moved into professional Motorsport simulation having made my first multi-channel Formula 1 car recording in 2009 which I then implemented in to that teams' simulator.I have an extensive knowledge of recording and integration of motor vehicle audio including street, and sport vehicles for both video game, and professional Motorsport simulators (Cruden, and rFactor Pro formats), creative and technical sound design, and music composition (over 10 AAA games).Game credits include BeamNG.drive, D/Generation HD (music), DiRT 2/3 (Sound Design), Duke Nukem: Total Meltdown (Music), Dungeon Keeper 2 (Music), F1 2001-2004, 2009-2014 (Sound Design), F1 2015-17 (Music), Populous The Beginning (Music), Race Driver:GRID (Sound Design)I am also a semi-pro electric violinist, having performed within the UK and Europe for the past 25 years with many varied bands. I now perform under my demoscene pseudonym, TDK and I am of course available for session work.

United Kingdom

Sound Design on World of Outlaws: Dirt Racing

Sound Design for the SRX: The Game, video game

United Kingdom

Creating music and sound effects for online slot machines

United Kingdom

Tasked with updating the audio for NASCAR Heat 4 over a 6 month part time period.It also appears that my audio design was used in the 2020 release, NASCAR Heat 5.

Southam/Home

Relinquishing management duties to go back to creating content. Now responsible for original music across our titles, plus the odd F1 car recording.

Southam, United Kingdom

• Responsible for entire studio audio output, reporting directly to the VP, Creative Services. Selectively recruiting to build the department from a team of 5 to a team of 15.• Successfully delivered audio content across multiple SKU’s, using a mix of in-house resource and selective outsourcing.• Responsible for the creation of high quality sound effects optimised for all target hardware using original and pre-recorded source material.• Organising, recording and implementing vehicle engine audio to a AAA standard.• Music composition to a AAA whilst saving development costs in outsourcing this work.• Major involvement with tools and technology department improving existing tools and technology.• Building and maintaining relationships with motorsport teams, enabling access to vehicles for recording (e.g. 3 Formula 1 teams), and providing those teams with assets for their simulators.• Extensive experience in composition of original MIDI music scores, responsible for the hiring of session musicians and/or engineers as required.• Acting as the senior consultant to the production group on all audio issues – technical, creative, and staffing. Actively driving change which will improve product quality and group productivity.• Responsible for building a AAA audio department.• Actively mentoring new recruits, consultants, and university interns.Colin McRae DiRT 2 - Lead Sound DesignerD/Generation HD - ComposerDiRT 3 - Lead Sound DesignerDiRT Showdown - Group Lead Sound DesignerF1 Race Stars - Group Lead Sound DesignerF1 2009, 2010, 2011 - Lead Sound DesignerF1 2012, 2013, 2014 - Group Lead Sound DesignerF1 2015 - Group Lead Sound Designer, ComposerF1 2016, 2017 - ComposerGRID 2 - Group Lead Sound DesignerGRID Autosport - Group Lead Sound DesignerOverlord: Fear of Evil - ComposerRace Driver GRID - Lead Sound DesignerToybox Turbos - Group Lead Sound Designer, Additional Composer

Southam

Created music for Flight Sim World

Responsible for the audio team creative output, under direction from the Audio DirectorBuilding hardware and software collection specifically for sound design and location recordingCreating pre-visual material to aid the design team in selling their concepts to managementStudio shut down.

Dundee, United Kingdom

Overseeing audio development on all titles and skus in developmentStudio went into administration.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Brought in on a 6 month contract to assist the sound designer complete the asset creation and implimentation on their Sudeki project.

Chertsey, United Kingdom

I started off as a composer for Bullfrog Productions (Dungeon Keeper 2, Populous The Beginning), whilst also performing technical sound design duties on Theme Park World and Quake. I then moved on to become Audio Lead on the F1 and Shox franchises.

Guildford, United Kingdom

Soundtracks for Populous: the Beginning and Dungeon Keeper 2. Sound design on Theme Park World and Quake

West Sussex, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Sole composer and sound designer working on all internally and externally developed titles in the UKStudio shut down.

Nothing, It Was A College Not A University!, Music, Computer Science, Chemistry

Activities and Societies: Bunking off to write chiptune

No Degree, It Was A School, Music Theory And Composition

Activities and Societies: Orchestra Choir