Rod Abernethy

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Rod Abernethy

Rod Abernethy is known throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas for his cutting-edge approach to music composition for video games, television and film. His work spans a vast range of styles, as heard in his creation of award winning scores for EA, Midway, Vivendi/Universal, Sony, Ubisoft, Bethesda/Paramount, Disney/THQ, Activision, Konami, Majesco, Sony, NC Soft, Namco and Nintendo.

He first appeared on the public landscape with a 1975 LP, Solo. He later joined the North Carolina cult band Arrogance as lead guitarist, staying with the band through their releases Suddenly (1980) and Lively (1981). He left Arrogance before the recording of the unreleased, at the time, The 5'11" Record (1982). He has rejoined Arrogance for scattered reunion shows over the last decade.

Rod has more than 70 video games to his credit including id Software’s new post-apocalyptic action shooter RAGE, TERA, EA’s science fiction survival horror opus and the critically acclaimed Dead Space, Alpha Protocol, The Wheelman, Blacksite: Area 51, Star Trek Legacy, Blazing Angels, and Dead Head Fred. Rod’s score for The Hobbit won G.A.N.G.’s Best Soundtrack of the Year Award in 2003.

Using a powerful blend of orchestral and modern scoring techniques, Rod has received international critical acclaim and endorsements from Computer Music, IGN, GameSpot, Music4Games and Film Score Magazine. During his prolific music career he has recorded for industry giants Warner Bros., Elektra, Atlantic, MCA Records and collaborated with legendary producers Paul Rothchild (The Doors, Bonnie Raitt), John Anthony (Genesis, Roxy Music, Queen) and David Lord (Peter Gabriel, Tears for Fears, The Pretenders).

He serves on the Board of Directors of G.A.N.G. G.A.N.G. (The Game Audio Network Guild) and has been a featured speaker at the Game Developer’s Conference in San Jose, CA.

Prominent works

Awards

  • BAFTA 2009 for Original Score Dead Space, music Co-Producer
  • BAFTA 2009 for Best Use Of Audio Dead Space, music Co-Producer
  • G.A.N.G. 2007 Special Recognition Award Rednote Audio for Dead Head Fred
  • G.A.N.G. 2007 Soundtrack Of The Year Dead Head Fred (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2007 Best Original Instrumental Song Blazing Angels II (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2007 Best Handheld Audio Dead Head Fred (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2007 Best Handheld Audio Transformers (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2006 Best Instrumental Of The Year Star Trek: Legacy (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2006 Best Arrangement of a Score Jaws: Unleashed (Finalist)
  • AIAS 2005 Awards-Outstanding Achievement for Original Music Composition Rise of the Kasai (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2004 Music Of The Year King Arthur (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2004 Best Choral Performance King Arthur (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2003 Soundtrack Of The Year The Hobbit
  • G.A.N.G. 2003 Best Original Instrumental Song The Hobbit (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2003 Music Of The Year The Hobbit (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2003 Best Live Recording The Hobbit (Finalist)
  • G.A.N.G. 2003 Best Original Vocal Song The Sims: Bustin’ Out (Finalist)
  • TeamXbox Editor’s Choice Awards The Hobbit
  • TeamXbox Editor’s Choice Awards The Sims Bustin’ Out
  • The Telly Awards Six time winner
  • The Gold Addy Award Six time winner
  • The International Film & TV Awards of New York (Finalist)
  • PBS national advertising/marketing award
  • Golden Reel ITVA Award Two time winner

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