Horror is timing. Space. Intentional Restraint.

As a Sound Designer in Unlock's Dark and Creepy studio, Mason Fisher understands all three.

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Katelyn Isaacson creates sound that’s playful, expressive, and full of personality. As part of Unlock's Cute & Friendly Studio, she makes players feel emotional connection through intentional, charming detail.

Cute doesn’t mean forgettable.

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Meet Bonnie Bogovich, Voice Director in Unlock's Augment & Amplify studio.

Bonnie brings clarity, performance nuance, and efficiency to every session, helping actors deliver their best while ensuring everything fits seamlessly into the game.

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Augment & Amplify: Unlock’s studio focused on niche tech, music, voice, and design needs.

From middleware integration to scalable pipelines, this is how great audio becomes a great player experience.

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Meet Joel Santos, composer for Unlock's Epic & Magical studio.

Joel creates rich, cinematic scores for epic fantasy and RPG worlds. He blends emotion, scale, and storytelling to make players feel every moment of the journey.

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Introducing Unlock’s Futuristic & Cool studio.

Built for sci-fi worlds, cyberpunk cities, tactical tech, and sleek, high-energy action.

This is audio with precision, edge, and identity, crafted by elite, style-defining talent who live in this lane.

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Meet Alex Brandon, Audio Director of Unlock's Futuristic & Cool Studio.

From Unreal to Deus Ex, Alex helped define the sound of sci-fi and cyberpunk games. His superpower? Games that demand sleek, bold, high-tech sonic identity.

Welcome to the future.

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Unlock’s Dark & Creepy Studio is built for games that live in tension, atmosphere, dread, and unease. The quiet before something moves behind you.

Fear isn’t just about jump scares.
It’s about restraint. Texture. Space. Timing.

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We’re proud to have Ed Lima as Audio Director for Unlock Audio’s Dark & Creepy Studio, focusing on psychological tension, terror, anticipation, and dread.

For effective horror, you need artists who have lived in immersive darkness for decades.

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Unlock's Cute & Friendly Studio

From cozy towns to character-driven platformers and family adventures, this studio is built for games that charm players and stay with them. Built with artists known for their work in joyful, heartfelt, and playful worlds.

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Meet John Robert Matz, Composer in Unlock’s Cute & Friendly Studio 🎈

John brings melodic storytelling to life with music that feels playful, heartfelt, and timeless. Perfect for cozy worlds, colorful characters, and games full of charm.

“Cute” deserves world-class craft.

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Augment & Amplify:

Unlock Audio's specialty studio designed to support, enhance, and extend the work of our other studios. Focused production, refinement, and niche expertise where it matters most.

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Meet Michelle Thomas 🎧

As a producer in Augment & Amplify, she supports work across our studios with intention and expertise, helping ideas land clearly and sound their best.

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Epic worlds aren’t built with generic sound.

Unlock Audio's Epic & Magical Studio is dedicated to fantasy, RPG, and adventure, built with artists known for crafting wonder, scale, and emotional weight players remember.

unlockaudio.com/studios

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We’ve spent the past year rethinking how game audio partnerships should work in today’s game dev reality. The result is our studio model: style-focused teams built with elite, named talent.

In-house innovation + external flexibility.

Scan the QR code to chat at #DICE2026

If your world is Shooters, Racing or Sports, the Loud and Intense Studio was curated for you.

Led by Just Cause Audio Director Jason Kanter, these are experts known for audio that hits hard without becoming noise.

Want to know more? Chat with us at #DICE2026

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Introducing our new structure of 6 Stylistic-Focused Studios. From 'Dark & Creepy' to 'Cute & Friendly,' we have organized the elite of game audio into specialized artistic teams that are luminaries in your genre.

Game Devs, this news is for you. UnlockAudio.com

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🕹️ What does a Game Producer really do? Boss, planner, firefighter — all of the above.

Great producers keep teams aligned, scope realistic, and vision alive. They’re the glue and the shield. 🛡️

📘 Read more: www.unlockaudio.com/blog/what-it...

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When you sometimes have to do the work of five people but only get one fancy title on LinkedIn. 🎩🎧🔥

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We asked the Unlock Audio team which game soundtracks hit the hardest—Elliot came back with a lineup full of grit, mood, and bold creativity. 🔥
From raw power to deep feels, these tracks stay with you.
What’s your top 3? ⬇️
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🎙️ Great mic? Great voice? That’s just the start.
Landing a voice acting gig takes prep, professionalism, and strategy—plus a little patience.
Bonnie Bogovich shares what really matters when booking your next role:
👉 www.unlockaudio.com/blog/what-it...
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🎵 Darth Vader. Vergil. Sephiroth.
All share one thing: a theme so iconic you know something’s about to go down. 😤🔥
That’s the power of a leitmotif—audio that means something.
Wanna make players feel?
Let the sound do the talking. 🎧🎶
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🎧 You nailed the sound design—now let’s talk implementation. Don’t let integration break your pipeline (or your brain). 🧩😵‍💫 We’ve got a practical guide to make audio dev smoother, from day one. 🛠️ Read it here: www.unlockaudio.com/blog/audio-i... #GameDev #GameAudio

Shoutout to the devs behind this week’s killer demos—your creativity blew us away! 💡🔥 If you're thinking about how sound can elevate your game, we’re here for it. 🎧 Unlock Audio crafts sound that sticks. Let’s make something unforgettable. #SteamNextFest #GameDev

🎧🐾 Leo the Lion’s iconic MGM roar? It’s not real—it’s a sound design masterpiece! Crafted to be bigger and bolder than life, it’s a reminder: the best sounds aren’t always accurate—they’re the ones that feel right. 🎯💥 #SoundDesign #GameAudio #GameDev #MGM

🎮 Steam Next Fest is here! A perfect time to discover fresh games, meet devs, and dive into creative new worlds. We're excited to see how audio and music shape the experience. What’s on your playlist this fest?

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🎮🔥 That’s a wrap on Summer Games Fest! So many amazing reveals and unforgettable moments. Big respect to the devs, artists, and audio teams bringing these worlds to life. The future of games sounds incredible.
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🎮☀️ Summer Games Fest is here! From big reveals to indie gems, it’s time to celebrate the creativity driving games. We can’t wait to see—and hear—the worlds devs bring to life through gameplay, music, and sound. Let’s go! 🔥
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🎙️ Huge congrats to our own John Robert Matz for his MAS Awards feature! He dives into his classical roots, love for PC games like TIE Fighter, and how Outcast & Artemis shaped his audio career.
👉 Read it here: www.masawards.com/mas-awards-t...
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Music+Sound Awards Interview JASON KANTER, Game Audio Director — Music+Sound Awards Music+Sound Awards Interview JASON KANTER, Game Audio Director

🎧 Unlock Audio’s Jason Kanter talks sound design, storytelling & game dev with the MAS Awards—from punk bands in NY to Just Cause 3 & BioShock 2. Hear what makes award-winning audio.
👉 Full interview: www.masawards.com/mas-awards-t... #GameAudio #MASAwards