Rob Blake

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Audio Director @ Precision Sound Design
London, England, GB
Rob Blake's Location
London Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
About Rob Blake

Audio Director/Lead and sound designer for video games with over 15 years of experience in game audio. I've been Audio Director for teams of all sizes and Audio Lead on multiple award winning titles such as the Mass Effect and Plants vs Zombies franchises. I am responsible for the creative and technological direction of audio on various projects. I am tasked with ensuring the highest quality standards of audio in any project I work on; working with in-house teams, composers and external contractors and studios.When leading projects, I not only own the creative direction and technical implementation for projects but also management of people, scheduling and all that other fun stuff. In addition I like to keep a very active role in asset creation; sound design remains my passion :) As a Director, I engage in strategic decision making, qualitative direction and long term initiatives, it's a pretty varied and unpredictable role!I've had the good fortune to work at a range of successful companies; from the largest corporations like PlayStation and EA to small indies and start-ups. I have built audio departments from the ground up and joined existing departments to lead established teams. Whatever the situation, I enjoy a good challenge!

Rob Blake's Current Company Details
Precision Sound Design

Precision Sound Design

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Audio Director
London, England, GB
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Rob Blake Work Experience Details
  • Precision Sound Design
    Audio Director
    Precision Sound Design
    London, England, Gb
  • Humanoid Origin
    Audio Director
    Humanoid Origin Jan 2022 - Present
    Audio Director working on an unannounced new IP with industry veterans. My role is both Director and Lead for the studio/project. Making sounds, building tech, driving the vision, having fun. Created a lot of unique sound design content, groundbreaking tech and planning out the development.
  • Playstation Studios
    Audio Director
    Playstation Studios Jan 2020 - Dec 2021
    London, England, United Kingdom
    Audio Director for PlayStation Studio's Creative Services Group, based in London and Liverpool. I directed a team of highly skilled sound designers, music editors/composers, music licensing experts, dialogue supervisors and audio programmers, building and supporting some of the biggest games in the world. The team was also deeply involved in the development of PlayStation technologies and initiatives throughout the wider Sony organisation. We were lucky enough to work on a ton of… Show more Audio Director for PlayStation Studio's Creative Services Group, based in London and Liverpool. I directed a team of highly skilled sound designers, music editors/composers, music licensing experts, dialogue supervisors and audio programmers, building and supporting some of the biggest games in the world. The team was also deeply involved in the development of PlayStation technologies and initiatives throughout the wider Sony organisation. We were lucky enough to work on a ton of projects, including PS5 launch titles and beyond. Projects included Returnal, Horizon Forbidden West and Sackboy: A Big Adventure.I was the head of the audio group, overseeing development of projects and teams, handling high level strategy while still actively involved in content detail, implementation and communication with developers. The bulk of my time there was spent working on Returnal, which went on to win various Best Sound and Best Music awards such as the BAFTAs and DICE Awards. Show less
  • Phoenix Labs
    Audio Director
    Phoenix Labs Oct 2014 - Jan 2020
    Vancouver, Canada Area
    Audio Director at Phoenix Labs, where as one of the very first employees, I built the audio department from the ground up, designing and building audio studios, making fundamental tech and aesthetic decisions and helping to define the company culture. I was lucky to witness the founding of the company and Dauntless project, launch of the title on multiple platforms, hitting 20 million players and culminating in the acquisition of the company. In addition to lead/director work, I also… Show more Audio Director at Phoenix Labs, where as one of the very first employees, I built the audio department from the ground up, designing and building audio studios, making fundamental tech and aesthetic decisions and helping to define the company culture. I was lucky to witness the founding of the company and Dauntless project, launch of the title on multiple platforms, hitting 20 million players and culminating in the acquisition of the company. In addition to lead/director work, I also created and implemented most of the sound effects and monster vocalisations in the game, plus carried out music and VO direction/implementation. Show less
  • Electronic Arts (Ea)
    Audio Director
    Electronic Arts (Ea) Nov 2012 - Oct 2014
    Burnaby, British Columbia
    Audio Director for Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare at EA Canada. I was responsible for building the aesthetic for the Garden Warfare franchise and creating/overseeing the content from the ground up. It was a small team as the audio team consisted of only two and a bit people for the duration for the project, so most of my time was spent making and implementing crazy sound effects. Garden Warfare was made using Frostbite and shipped on Xbox360, XboxOne, PC, PS3 and PS4.… Show more Audio Director for Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare at EA Canada. I was responsible for building the aesthetic for the Garden Warfare franchise and creating/overseeing the content from the ground up. It was a small team as the audio team consisted of only two and a bit people for the duration for the project, so most of my time was spent making and implementing crazy sound effects. Garden Warfare was made using Frostbite and shipped on Xbox360, XboxOne, PC, PS3 and PS4. Fancied a new challenge and wanted to push myself, an opportunity at an awesome start up came up, hence the move to Phoenix. Show less
  • Bioware
    Audio Lead
    Bioware Jun 2008 - Dec 2012
    Edmonton, Canada Area
    Audio Lead/Director for the Mass Effect franchise. I led one of the largest audio teams in the industry at the time (13 sound designers, 5 composers) to complete ME2 and ME3 on time, on budget and on quality despite integration of a new audio engine and audio team. ME2 is currently ranked as one of the highest reviewed games of all time and is BioWare's and EA's most critically acclaimed game.
  • Tragnarion Studios
    Senior Sound Designer
    Tragnarion Studios Sep 2007 - Jun 2008
    Sole sound designer for the studio, working on the Nintendo DS title 'Doodle Hex'.
  • Blitz Games
    Senior Audio Designer
    Blitz Games Aug 2004 - Aug 2007
    Audio Lead and sound designer on multiple projects on various platforms using a proprietary in-house toolset. Projects included; Reservoir Dogs - Audio Lead (PC/Xbox/PS2)Pacman World 3 (PC/Xbox/PS2/GC/PSP)Spongebob Squarepants - Various titles (PS2/Xbox/GC)and many others...
  • Freelance
    Sound Designer-Film And Television
    Freelance Aug 2000 - Aug 2004
    Sound designer for film and television productions. Over fifty credits in all sorts of projects ranging from adverts to full feature films. Worked in all areas of post production audio, from Foley artist to mixer, composer to sound recordist.For more details look at my IMDB page or contact me directly.

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