In this interview, we talk with Adam Levenson and Ollie Glatzer of Somatone Interactive. Adam is the COO, and Ollie is a Sr. Producer. Both are musicians, composers, and game audio veterans. Somatone, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a worldwide leader in sound design, original music composition, voice production, and audio implementation. They support 15 full-time team members and several independent contractors and have credits to more than 1,000 games, including many top-sellers, across all genres. They work with AAA publishers and indie developers, in PC, console, mobile, casino, VR and more.

As this is “Cultivating a Career” month at DMN, Adam and Ollie were generous in their advice on this subject and all other questions that I put to them, including:

“Adam has a thorough understanding of interactive and emotional music. His relationships with many fantastic composers makes him a perfect source to get high quality, fitting music for any product. What sets Adam apart from others companies (providing similar services) is that he’s directly worked in the game industry for a long time in all capacities, gathering several highly acclaimed music/audio awards. On top of that, Adam is one of the smartest people you’ll ever meet. He “gets” what you’re after, and will always do virtually whatever it takes to make it happen. Highly Highly recommended.”

I would like to thank Richard Warp, a Producer at Somatone, for introducing us to them. Richard was one of our first Designing Music NOW Core team members and he is a frequent contributor on this site.

In this interview, we talk with Adam Levenson and Ollie Glatzer of Somatone Interactive. Adam is the COO, and Ollie is a Sr. Producer. Both are musicians, composers, and game audio veterans. Somatone, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a worldwide leader in sound design, original music composition, voice production, and audio implementation. They support 15 full-time team members and several independent contractors and have credits to more than 1,000 games, including many top-sellers, across all genres. They work with AAA publishers and indie developers, in PC, console, mobile, casino, VR and more.

As this is “Cultivating a Career” month at DMN, Adam and Ollie were generous in their advice on this subject and all other questions that I put to them, including:

“Adam has a thorough understanding of interactive and emotional music. His relationships with many fantastic composers makes him a perfect source to get high quality, fitting music for any product. What sets Adam apart from others companies (providing similar services) is that he’s directly worked in the game industry for a long time in all capacities, gathering several highly acclaimed music/audio awards. On top of that, Adam is one of the smartest people you’ll ever meet. He “gets” what you’re after, and will always do virtually whatever it takes to make it happen. Highly Highly recommended.”

I would like to thank Richard Warp, a Producer at Somatone, for introducing us to them. Richard was one of our first Designing Music NOW Core team members and he is a frequent contributor on this site.

Jim Bonney is a seasoned composer and audio director, and we are honored to have him as an Advisory Board member here at Designing Music NOW. He is a A BAFTA award-winning composer, sound designer, and guitarist, Jim Bonney’s concert works been performed in over 25 countries, with ensembles as large as 1,400 musicians, located in venues ranging from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to the Great Wall of China. A passion for innovation and interactivity led him to create music and sound for video games, including BioShock Infinite and the Mortal Kombat series. Jim has also worked on numerous trailers, independent films, documentaries, toys, games, commercials, and television shows.

Jim Bonney is a seasoned composer and audio director, and we are honored to have him as an Advisory Board member here at Designing Music NOW. He is a A BAFTA award-winning composer, sound designer, and guitarist, Jim Bonney’s concert works been performed in over 25 countries, with ensembles as large as 1,400 musicians, located in venues ranging from New York City’s Carnegie Hall to the Great Wall of China. A passion for innovation and interactivity led him to create music and sound for video games, including BioShock Infinite and the Mortal Kombat series. Jim has also worked on numerous trailers, independent films, documentaries, toys, games, commercials, and television shows.