Matthew Lightbound

Lead Audio Designer at Dambuster. Previous as Audio Tester at Frontier and Sound Designer for @TheOrdinaryEpic and Mentor for IntoGames He/Him

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

Dead Island 2 gameplay is here for the the world to see, come listen to what all the audio team have been pouring their gorey hearts into https://t.co/0PriMTC490

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

Since I forgot the bandit mechanic we’ve ended up taking way more locations into the next game than we should have. But I suppose that just helps the feel of history 🤷

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

Got around to our first play through of Oath tonight. After my brain finally clicked you really can feel the world bending with you. Excited to see what madness this ‘Muppets does Game of thrones’ leads to

[Eli Forster @eli_forster]

I'll be talking about cost effective ways to build up audio gear, plugins, and sound libraries when starting out in game audio tomorrow with Into Games!

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

@kjw_audio Fingers crossed Kyle! San fran needs a bit of Blackpool energy!

[Kasia Dziekan @kasiaaudio]

If you missed my #AirCon24 talk about Audio Tests, here it is:

https://t.co/yl3xK1qYEu

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

Big shout out to Big Ron's @disappointment delicious performance, can the Billy stock big pies now?

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

Finished @coalsupper 's Thank Goodness you're here in a single sitting. Glorious absurdism that I need more of in my life. Audio was a fantastic breath of fresh air and a much welcome antidote to the AAA audio we often surround ourselves in as sound designers.

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

@SoundCuts I’ve had the audio for their trailers on loop since their announce, glorious, playful stretchy design, 👌looking forward to playing it tonight!

[TREGENZA / Composer @rosstregenza]

AUDIO DIRECTOR FRIENDS - I'm sure you've seen in the dev news that Sumo has had some tough times recently and needed to lay off a percentage of our devs. I'm sad to say my friend Sully was one of the people affected by this and is now looking for work elsewhere as a sound designer. I can whole heartedly recommend him, he's talented, hard working and just a generally awesome dude. He'd be a great addition to any team, so please reach out and snap him up!

https://t.co/umwKss00A4

[dave raybould @TheNewTeed]

Just uploaded our presentation from GACO23 looking at how game audio might adapt some concepts from acoustic ecology, including UE demos of how you might do this using env following, spectral analysis, metasounds and audio busses
https://t.co/Ah6RoVkKmV

#gameaudio #UnrealEngine

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

@QuinySound @GameDevHeroes Mega congrats Qin! Well deserved

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

@SoundCuts @matthewflorianz Thank you for the excellent hosting again Adele! And it was lovely to have a proper chat with you this year!

[Nutterguy @nutterguy]

This makes me sad. Honestly, I'd prefer the GTA approach, where they patched out the licenced content rather than pulling the game entirely.

Timed licenced content in games is dumb and should never be a thing.

[Matthew Lightbound @MattLightbound]

I’ll be at @developconf speaking with the lovely @ryanwilliamsaud about some of the weird and wonderful things we found when exploring diegetic music for @deadislandgame , come along and say hi if you can!

[Develop:Brighton 2026 @developconf]

Don't miss out on audio maestros Matthew Lightbound (@MattLightbound) and Ryan Williams (@ryanwilliamsaud) from @DambusterStudio at Develop: Brighton 2024. Join them as they delve into the creative processes behind the audio of Dead Island 2. #DevelopConf

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

Unfortunately, a tabloid newspaper has got hold of a music video I recorded in Islington North with an iconic grime artist I've admired for years.

They are planning to publish a heavily edited clip, so I'm releasing the full version myself. Watch here: https://t.co/vwNGQN2wqU

[Dambuster Studios @DambusterStudio]

Our Art Team recently visited @dmuleicester to deliver a presentation on game art and gave the final-year students some useful insights and tips on their portfolios! 🚀

Read all about it here: https://t.co/y63WCYUO5k

#gameart #gamedev

[Game Audio Symposium @GameAudioSympos]

The deadline for applications to our Access Fund is closing this Friday (17th), so if you're thinking of applying, then you need to get in there quick.

We'd like to thank @fmodstudio, @audiokinetic, @sweetjusticesnd, @SweejTech, & @Fracture_Sounds for their donations

[Game Audio Symposium @GameAudioSympos]

In-keeping with our aims we are striving to be an inclusive, accessible event that enables all individuals to attend and to have a great day. We welcome diversity. Pronouns will be indicated on conference badges, the building is fully wheelchair accessible.

[Greg Lester ➡️ #GSC24 @itsgreglester]

🎉 AirCon is back again bigger and better!🎉

🔊 50 Live Events and 10 AMAs from 86 audio professionals.
📍 Location - right here on https://t.co/s6je5sh329.
⌛ June 10th - June 14th.
💸 The event is completely FREE.
📅 Check out the full schedule below!

[Game Audio Symposium @GameAudioSympos]

One of our motivating aims is to develop the diversity of game audio personnel & to widen participation in the practice

We’re offering 10 free tickets for underrepresented folks. Email / dm us.

(If this is you & you've already bought tickets - get in touch & we’ll refund you)