Broomhall (left) interviews composer, James Hannigan at GameCity 5

Game Audio Direction & Consultancy | Game Sound Effects, Music & Dialogue Provision | Pre-vis Audio Treatments | Game Audio Production/Project Management | Voice Direction, Script Editing/Supervision & Session Management | Post-Recording Script Conforming & Speech Editing | Game Audio University Lecturing & Conference Speaking/Organisation | Game Audio Journalism & Writing | Music Composition, Recording & Session Keyboard Playing (Live & Studio)

John Broomhall is a multi-faceted independent music and audio creative with many years' experience in both the music and videogames industries, a number of senior in-house and outsourced management roles under his belt and dozens of published titles to his credit. He is a composer/producer, audio director/consultant, sound effects designer and voice director as well as a highly accomplished live and studio session keyboard player, bass & drums programmer, composer, producer and songwriter (published by Allied Songwriters/Notting Hill Music).

His prolific career, which also includes working as a game development manager, encompasses contributions to global hits such as the original X-COM series (composer); Chris Sawyer's Transport Tycoon series (composer); Geoff Crammond’s Grand Prix series; MechWarrior 3; B17 Flying Fortress 1 & 2; Superman, American Idol/Pop Idol, Football Manager, Wallace & Gromit (DVD game), New International Track & Field, Heavenly Sword, Guitar Hero DLC, and Forza 4 (Jeremy Clarkson speech recording).

Broomhall has chaired many BAFTA Audio Awards and until recently sat on the BAFTA Videogames Committee for the maximum allowable years. He regularly speaks about game audio at seminars, conferences and universities. He organises and chairs the annual Develop Conference Audio Track, writes a monthly column for well-known industry magazine, Develop, and is a contributor to pro-audio publications Audio Media and Audio Technology as well as sitting on the Editorial Board of academic journal The New Soundtrack.

He has served on Skillset's Game Forum and advised on the National Occupational Standards for both Interactive Media and Sound. In 2002, he set up Broomhall Projects Ltd and in 2009 was honoured with a Recognition Award by the Game Audio Network Guild of America. In 2011, he was asked to give the keynote address at the Audio Engineering Society's conference in London and in 2013 took part in two conference sessions at AES49 – Audio For Games. He was also a judge on the Music and Sound Awards for videogames.

Broomhall Projects Ltd currently provides audio content, production management and consultancy for a wide range of developers, publishers and other consulting companies.

As well his work in videogames, Broomhall is a highly accomplished live and studio session keyboard player, bass & drums programmer, songwriter and composer. He writes music in a variety of styles, and whilst at the ivories, particularly excels in jazz, blues, funk and gospel styles - proper piano, filthy Hammond and funky Rhodes/clavinet - all with great feel.

He is always looking for interesting projects and collaborations, and is available to work worldwide on a freelance or contract basis.

For further information, please contact Gillian:

gb AT johnbroomhall.co.uk

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BROOMHALL PROJECTS LTD

SOFTOGRAPHY EXAMPLES (alphabetical order)

Some recent and older projects cannot be listed due to non-disclosure agreements

American Idol/Pop Idol

Overall music management/direction and audio production of 45 contributors including oversight of celebrity voice recording, vocal recording/supervision Nashville and UK Game tools and pipeline scheduling, budgeting integration

B-Boy

Audio director supervising B-Boy celebrity recording at Air Studios, London with Crazy Legs and Hooch. Supervision of location recording and sound effects production by Air Studios

B17 Flying Fortress

Composer

B17 Flying Fortress II

Sound supervisor and US dialogue recording facilitator

Buzz Monster Party

Music supervision

Colonization Amiga

Music supervisor

Disney's A Christmas Carol

Composer

Dogfight

Composer

Football Manager

Sound effects production

Football Manager Live

Jingles composition

Forza Motorsport 4

Recording supervision/voice direction - Jeremy Clarkson

MechWarrior 3

Composer - opening cinematic

Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix

Composer

Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix II

Composer, opening cinematic (filming, creative direction, sound, music editing (Rob Dougan), trackside recording. Location recording and Arrows Formula I team liaison

Grand Prix III

Location recording and Arrows Formula I team liaison

Grand Prix IV

Audio Director

Grand Prix World

Composer and sound director

Go! Sudoku

Music and sound production services

Guinness World Records

Music and sound production

Guitar Hero DLC - Activision/Freestyle Games

Extensive stems preparation and mixing for downloadable content including Dragon Force, Oasis, The Eagles, Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, Flo Rida etc

Harrier Jumpjet

Composer

Heavenly Sword

Production management of cutscene audio for Sony London/Ninja Theory working with US Sound Designer Al Zaleski and British composer and music artist, Nitin Sawhney

House of the Dead Wii

Pre-viz sound design and music treatment

Locomotion (Transport Tycoon)

Composer theme tune

Special Forces PC

Composer

The Legacy Realm Of Terror

Composer

Tetris Amiga

Music conversion & re-arrangement

New International Track & Field DS

Sound design

Over the Hedge

Composer & sound designer

Skydiver (mobile)

Original music and sound effects

Spirit of Speed

Audio Director and location recording

Transport Tycoon

Composer

Undisclosed project for major global publisher

Supervision of dialogue recording at extensive performance capture sessions/script management and creative/technical support to director

Unnamed project Nintendo DS I

Sound design

Unnamed project Nintendo DS II

Sound design

Wallace & Gromit, Curse of the WereRabbit

Tracklaying and pre-mixing of approximately 90 cutscenes including music supervision, editing and spotting

XCOM Apocalypse

Audio Producer

UFO Enemy Unknown/XCOM Enemy Unknown

Composer

XCOM Terror from the Deep

Composer

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Numerous

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS

Edinburgh Games Festival (Harry Gregson Williams, James Hannigan, Barrington Pheloung, Stephen Deustch) | Develop Conference Audio Track all years | MusicTank London, | AES - sundry including Keynote | MusicWorks Glasgow (2 years) including interviewing bond composer David Arnold and EA Music Executive Steve Schnur in front of live audiences etc

EDUCATIONAL WORK

Bath Spa University | Hull University | Goldsmiths | Bournemouth Media School etc

CONSULTANCY

Games Audit/Enterprise Ireland | Channel 4 | Nik Powell, National Film & Television School | National Occupational Standards for Interactive Media | National Occupational Standards for Sound | Consultancy to numerous clients (mainly under NDA) examples Jagex, Pivotal Games (Desert Storm), Paul Weir (undisclosed project), Spearean Interactive, Eidos (Square Enix) etc

ADVISORY BOARDS/COMMITTEES

Bafta Games Committee - full term | Skillset Games Forum | Edinburgh Games Festival/Edinburgh Interactive Festival | Editorial Board of The New Soundtrack academic journal | Develop Conference - all years etc

JOURNALISM

Develop - monthly column | Audio Media - monthly news page and sundry features | Audio Technology - sundry features | BAFTA Academy Magazine - feature etc

AWARDS JUDGING

BAFTA games music and awards chairman and judge multiple years | Music & Sound Awards | Stroud Youth Talent Judge etc

HONOURS, AWARDS, NOMINATIONS

G.A.N.G Recognition Award

SONGWRITING COLLABORATIONS

(John Broomhall is published through Allied Songwriters/Notting Hill Music)

Dominic King: multi million selling songwriting guru | Ali Staton: songwriter, engineer/producer (Madonna, Daniel Bedingfield, The Wanted etc) | Mary-Jess: Chinese 'X-FACTOR' competition winner. Decca recording artist, singer of Downton Abbey theme | Ruby Turner: recording artist/actress (Love Actually)/singer with Jools Holland Rhythm & Blues Orchestra | Gillian Broomhall: author/song-writer- Allied Songwriters (Notting Hill Music) | Charles Pollock: songwriter - Allied Songwriters (Notting Hill Music) | Johnny Coppin: recording artist/songwriter (Red Sky Records) | Keith Thompson: recording artist/songwriter (Density Records/Brambus Records) | Mick Dolan: songwriter, guitarist, engineer (Steve Winwood, Show of Hands, Ralph MacTell) etc etc

SESSION/LIVE KEYBOARD CLIENTS

Kevin Brown | Kate Gee - album tracks | Danielle Desio - demo tracks | Steve Winwood - private production for unnamed artist | Patsy Gamble | Keith Thompson | Steve Marshall (Lee Scratch Perry) | Mick Dolan (Steve Winwood, Ralph MacTell, Show of Hands) |Alex Chapman | Johnny Barlow (Amsterdam) | Mary-Jess | Steve Ashley | Jeanne Marlow | Johnny Coppin | David Pickering Pick (FFG) | Millstream Studio (Dik Cadbury) etc

Private party/local events - played alongside sundry band members

Gordon Jackson (Deep Feeling) | Steve Winwood | Jess Roden | Ruby Turner, Robbie Blunt | Narada Michael Walden | Michael J McEvoy | Mike Kelly (Spooky Tooth) | Poli Palmer (Family) | Bill Hunt (Electric Light Orchestra) | Ruby Turner | Liz Leaverland | Mary-Jess | Tony Kelsey | Rob Mason | Rosco G

OTHER

Theatre sound design - The Woman In Black (regional production) directed by Adam Fotheringham | Grand Prix IV - Production management and creative direction with Andy Cook of all in-game 'GPaedia' content | Marketing teaser videos - creative direction, music & sound production for dozens of short marketing presentations for Microprose/Infogrames/Hasbro Interactive | Volvo - recording/production for car demo for major motor shows worldwide | Games Producer and member of studio management - Microprose/Spectrum Holobyte/Hasbro Interactive | Re-mixing assistance - Richard Jacques project | Sundry production music and advertising projects | Library music

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY

Mary-Jess: Christmas single 'Keep The Flame' co-writer, arranger, producer

Ruby Turner: co-writer I WILL HOLD ON - appears on albums SO AMAZING and LIVE AT RONNIE SCOTT'S

Sax Plays the Stones - keyboards

Keith Thompson - x 5 albums - keyboards

Keith Thompson- album INDEPENDENCE - keyboards, co-writer, arranger, engineer/producer

Dik Cadbury - album ABOUT TIME - keyboards

Steve Ashley - album - keyboards

Johnny Coppin - album - FORCE OF THE RIVER - /keyboards/co-writer

Johnny Coppin - album - A WEST COUNTRY CHRISTMAS - keyboards/co-writer

Johnny Coppin - album - A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS - keyboards/co-writer

etc