Richard Ludlow

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| occupation = Audio Director, Sound Designer, Music Producer, Voice Director

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Richard Ludlow is an American video game audio director, sound designer, music producer, and voice director, best known for his work on Disney Infinity, King's Quest,{{Cite news|url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/episode-2-hexany-3897325|title=Episode 2: Hexany Audio (King's Quest 2015) {{!}} Level with Emily Reese on Patreon|work=Patreon|access-date=2018-05-05|language=en}} Ring of Elysium and Arena of Valor. He is the founder and co-owner of Hexany Audio.{{cite news |last1=Nelson |first1=Jordan |title=Audio profession sounds good to Fountain Valley High alum |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2013/09/12/audio-profession-sounds-good-to-fountain-valley-high-alum/ |accessdate=9 May 2019 |agency=Media News Group |publisher=The Orange County Register}} Ludlow was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list of 2019 under the Games category.{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/richard-ludlow/#7d0bd65c2079|title=Richard Ludlow|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-11-15|language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Perez |first1=Matt |title=The 2019 - 30 Under 30 - Leading a technological and artistic revolution |url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2019/games/#33e5f4c63ecc |accessdate=9 May 2019 |agency=Forbes}}

Ludlow attended Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley, California. He studied electronic production and design (EPD) at Berklee College of Music{{cite news |last1=Kirsner |first1=Scott |title=Berklee students and grads create a noteworthy niche: music for video games |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/08/04/berklee-students-and-grads-create-noteworthy-niche-music-for-videogames/YbLrVS37GBjYuq4IcKvi9M/story.html |accessdate=9 May 2019 |publisher=The Boston Globe}}{{Cite web|url=http://network.online.berklee.edu/members/3078|title=Richard Ludlow {{!}} Berklee Music Network|last=Music|first=Berklee College of|website=network.online.berklee.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-05}} In 2012, Ludlow founded Hexany Audio with three friends at Berklee.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2013/09/12/audio-profession-sounds-good-to-fountain-valley-high-alum/|title=Audio profession sounds good to Fountain Valley High alum|date=2013-09-12|work=Orange County Register|access-date=2018-05-05|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.berklee.edu/people/hexany-audio|title=Hexany Audio {{!}} Berklee College of Music|website=www.berklee.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-05}}

Career

Ludlow is the co-owner and audio director at Hexany Audio, which has audio credits for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, H1Z1, Arena of Valor, King’s Quest 2015,{{cite web |title=2017 Awards |url=http://www.audiogang.org/awards/2017-awards/ |website=www.audiogang.org |accessdate=14 May 2019}} Ring of Elysium, Into the Stars, Blade Runner: Revelations (VR).,{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamedev.net/podcasts/gamedev-loadout/81-follow-the-three-p%E2%80%99s-principle-when-choosing-a-job-with-richard-ludlow-of-hexany-audio-r236/|title=81: Follow the Three P's Principle When Choosing a Job with Richard Ludlow of Hexany Audio|website=GameDev.net|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-05}} audio producer on film and television projects, including The Cold Light of Day, The Raven, and projects for Fortune 500 brands such as Disney, Coca-Cola, Activision, and Nike.{{Cite web|url=http://morementum.tv/sound-design-morementum-entertainment/|title=Hexany Audio Breathes New Life into Gaming Sound Design & Audio|website=morementum.tv|date=13 April 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-05}}

Ludlow has presented talks on audio for video games at GDC, GDC Europe,{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/california/fountainvalley/fountain-valley-native-to-speak-at-europes-largest-game-industry-even|title=Fountain Valley Native to Speak at Europe's Largest Game Industry Even|date=2013-07-15|work=Fountain Valley, CA Patch|access-date=2018-05-05|language=en-US}} GDC Next,{{Cite web|url=http://twvideo01.ubm-us.net/o1/vault/gdcnext2014/presentations/829390RichardLudlow.pdf|title=Indie Audio: Making Great Sounding Games on a Budget|last=Ludlow|first=Richard|date=2014-11-03|website=Game Developers Conference Next|access-date=2018-05-05}} GameSoundCon, PAX East, PAX Dev, IndieCade, Gamescom, Casual Connect, the External Development Summit,{{Cite news|url=http://xdsummit.com/our-speaker/richard-ludlow/|title=Richard Ludlow - External Development Summit (XDS)|work=External Development Summit (XDS)|access-date=2018-05-05|language=en-US}} the Midwest Game Developers Summit, Sigma Play, the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Expo, MIT,{{Cite web|url=https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/comparative-media-studies-writing/cms-611j-creating-video-games-fall-2014/lecture-videos/lecture-19-working-with-sound-designers-guest-lecture-by-richard-ludlow-and-andy-forsberg/|title=Session 19: Working with Sound Designers by Richard Ludlow and Andy Forsberg (Hexany Audio) {{!}} Lecture Videos {{!}} Creating Video Games {{!}} Comparative Media Studies/Writing {{!}} MIT OpenCourseWare|last=B.|first=Tan, Philip|website=ocw.mit.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-05}}{{Citation|last=MIT OpenCourseWare|title=19. Working with Sound Designers (Guest Lecture by Richard Ludlow and Andy Forsberg)|date=2015-12-10|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey_eWZhG8vI|accessdate=2018-05-05}} WonderCon, and Berklee College of Music.{{Cite news|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/vrdc-speaker-q-a-richard-ludlow-on-crafting-audio-for-interactive-vr-experiences|title=VRDC Speaker Q&A: Richard Ludlow on crafting audio for interactive VR experiences|last=Kidwell|first=Emma|access-date=2018-05-05|language=en}}

Ludlow was nominated for a Hollywood Music in Media Award for Original Score in a Video Game for his work on Moonlight Blade: Moonlight Over the Sea.{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywood-music-media-awards-full-winners-list-1057748|title=Hollywood Music in Media Awards: Full Winners List|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=2018-05-05|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://hmmawards.com/HMMA-MUSIC-IN-VISUAL-MEDIA-NOMINEES-102617.pdf|title=Hollywood Music in Media Awards Announces Nominees in Film, TV, & Video Game Music|last=Costa|first=Ray|date=2017-10-26|website=HMM Awards|access-date=2018-05-05}}