Drew Cady

Drew Cady

Position

Studio Audio Director

Department

Sound

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Drew's been a member of the ArenaNet team for 3 years and in the industry for over 10 years. During that time, he's worked on a number of video game platforms including handheld, PC, and console. When he's not at his day job, Drew enjoys doing sound work for films. He has a Sound Designer credit on several short films, including a few shown at the Seattle International Film Festival and Milwaukee Film Festival. He's also worked on two feature length documentaries. A creative impulse is never far away; Drew also enjoys photography, whipping up culinary concoctions, and design.

— ArenaNet blog (Archived)

Drew Cady is the Studio Audio Director at ArenaNet.

Jobs

ArenaNet

• Studio Audio Director
  • April 2020 – Present

• Studio Audio Director
  • March 2017 – March 2019

• Lead Sound Designer
  • July 2008 – February 2017

Work

• Guild Wars 2
• Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
• Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire
• Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons
• Other unannounced projects
• Added the "muted mask" sound to Lazarus's voice for The Last Chance, which has subsequently been used for all mursaat voices since.

External links

• The Hidden Complexity of Sound Design, Arenanet.com (Archived)
• Video: ArenaNet Audio Team Plays with Fire, Guildwars2.com
• The Soggy Joko Brothers - Fer Naw This Evenin Music Video, Youtube.com
• Guild Wars 2 - Behind the Sound, the Audio Team at PAX West 2017, Youtube.com
• Guild Wars 2 - Behind the Sound, Gelatinous Bellow, Youtube.com
• Guild Wars 2 - Behind the Sound, Creature Screams, Youtube.com
• Composing the Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Soundtrack, Youtube.com