David Javelosa
David Javelosa is Professor of Interactive Media at Santa Monica College. He has been into gaming since killing time in clubs at sound check for his new wave band in the ’80s.
Working as a musician and audio director for Sega in the early 1990s, he also freelanced for Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Marvel, Disney Games, and Inscape, among others.
He has taught courses about games and game music at San Francisco State and UCLA. Before his current teaching position, he was Game Industry Specialist for the Yamaha Corporation.
In his spare time he still plays lounge gigs, travels, and is an avid skydiver.
Working as a musician and audio director for Sega in the early 1990s, he also freelanced for Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Marvel, Disney Games, and Inscape, among others.
He has taught courses about games and game music at San Francisco State and UCLA. Before his current teaching position, he was Game Industry Specialist for the Yamaha Corporation.
In his spare time he still plays lounge gigs, travels, and is an avid skydiver.
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Retro Gear Revisited For Funky Game Music and Performance Art Fun, Part One
December 03 2008
Ok, I'll admit it. I'm a collector of old gear. I'm fascinated with the old stuff that still makes sound, and sound that you just can't get anymore, even with the hotest software and hybrid hardware. So I'm whipping through the piles of chassis, flight cases, wire clusters, patch chord… read moreAudio Performance at 120 MPH!!!
September 30 2008
Ok, it’s been 11 months since I’ve written in this blog. But guess what? I’m a new dad! If that isn’t life changing enough I’m not sure what is; except the following techno tale I have to tell. Through a strange intersection of factors, I was personally involved with a… read moreGame Audio Education Comes of Age and Gets Funky!
October 12 2007
There are two things that are really exciting me today. One: Game Development as an academic pursuit is finally being taken seriously. That means Game Audio is going to get a big boost in the halls of music departments and... read moreA FEW THOUGHTS ON USING CANNED MUSIC…
September 10 2007
The "Kings of Karaoke" Back in the early days of music technology, there came to pass the big divide between “fresh” live music and “canned” music. Of course what we are talking about is recorded music, which has been... read moreA Wii BIT OF SPATIALIZATION AND WHY IT’S SPECIAL
August 29 2007
In several discussions and talks with multimedia audio specialists, game composers, music technologists and the like… one of the startling conclusions that many have come to is that “game audio” is over. (!) Not to say that it no longer... read moreMY DIGITAL-AUDIO-EVOVLUTION-IN-A-BLOG...
August 21 2007
It's the summer of 2007 and it's a bit daunting to pick a point in time to think back on. Where to begin a recap of my exposure to what had been referred to as multimedia? In particular, how did... read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
