12+ years experience within the games industry working on a number of projects across various genres, platforms and team sizes. Wealth of experience across a wide range of areas including Sound Design & Implementation for AAA & indie Video Games, Apps, VR/AR/XR & Immersive Experiences, Recording Studio Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, University Lecturer and Publisher Author.…

Andrew Cogan

12+ years experience within the games industry working on a number of projects across various genres, platforms and team sizes. Wealth of experience across a wide range of areas including Sound Design & Implementation for AAA & indie Video Games, Apps, VR/AR/XR & Immersive Experiences, Recording Studio Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, University Lecturer and Publisher Author.…

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12+ years experience within the games industry working on a number of projects across various genres, platforms and team sizes. Wealth of experience across a wide range of areas including Sound Design & Implementation for AAA & indie Video Games, Apps, VR/AR/XR & Immersive Experiences, Recording Studio Engineer, Live Sound Engineer, University Lecturer and Publisher Author.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Sound Designer at Magenta Software
April 1, 2013 - September 27, 2013
Creation, implementation and mixing of many of the sound effects included in the game, editing / arranging a large portion of the music and creating and mixing audio for many of the cutscenes.
Sound Designer at Travellers Tales
August 3, 2015 - June 30, 2017
Creating SFX, implementing SFX, editing music, implementing dialogue, resolving audio bugs. LEGO Star Wars The Force Awakens LEGO Marvel's Avengers
Freelance Sound Designer at [ACOG Audio
August 1, 2017 - September 5, 2022
Provided audio services to clients within the Video Game and Immersive Experience industry predominantly based within the Liverpool Area. This business was succeed by Backslash Audio Ltd. Eternal Threads - Cosmonaut Studios Lawn Mowing Simulator - Skyhook Games The Seer - Cosmonaut Studio Coffin Dodgers - Milky Tea Shelta VR - Draw & Code KWS/Cloudwater - Draw & Code YouAR Maltaverse - Draw & Code KWS/In The Welsh Wind - Draw & Code Mercedes Immersive Roadshow - Draw & Code Warrington Museum & Art Gallery - Tom Southworth
University Lecturer (Part Time) at BIMM
September 5, 2016 - September 5, 2022
Part time university lecturer and module leader covering Game Audio & Audio Post Production to Level 6 students
University Lecturer (Part Time) at LIPA - Liverpool Institute for Pefroming Arts
January 1, 2018 - Present
Part time university lecturer and module leader covering Game Audio & Audio Production to students between level 3-6
Managing Director | Audio Lead at Bacsklash Audio Ltd
January 26, 2026 - Present
Founder and Audio Lead specialising in Full-Service SFX, Voice Over, Music, Trailers and Implementation, managed team of staff and freelancers delivering audio outsourcing on simultaneous projects: Vampire Crawlers - Nosebleed Interactive/Poncle Fornite LEGO Tilted Towers (UEFN) - Beyond Creative/LEGO Fornite Mentos Mints Fizzoka (UEFN) - Beyond Creative/Mentos Taskmaster VR - Scallywag Arcade Lawnmowing Simualtor VR - Skyhook Games Grit and Valour 1945 - Milky Tea Spray Paint Simulator - Northstar Games Make Way - IceBeam Games *Music Outsourcing Fornite Honda Electric Prologue Dash (UEFN) - Beyond Creative/Honda

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Sound Technology at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)
September 2, 2011 - June 27, 2014

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Gaming, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services
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