| 词条 | Alexander Brandon |
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|name = Alexander Brandon |image = Alexander Brandon.jpg |caption = Alexander Brandon in Georgetown, Texas in 2011 |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |birth_name = Alexander Brandon |alias = Siren, Chromatic Dragon, Sandman |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|9|29|mf=y}} |origin = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |instrument = Keyboards, PC, guitar |genre = Electronica, synthpop, pop rock |occupation = Composer, musician, voice actor, voice director, sound designer, audio director |years_active = 1987–present |label = Funky Rustic Records |associated_acts = Straylight Productions, Michiel van den Bos, Dan Gardopée, Andrew Sega, George Sanger, Kosmic Free Music Foundation, Bryan Rudge |current_members = |past_members = }} Alexander Brandon (also known as Siren in the demoscene and tracker community, born September 24, 1974) is a US musician, former member of Straylight Productions, who composed music mostly for games produced by Epic Games, or games based on Epic technology, including Unreal, Unreal Tournament, Deus Ex, Tyrian, Jazz Jackrabbit 2 and the cancelled game Jazz Jackrabbit 3D.[1] Brandon is also a voice actor, having been cast most recently for the parts of Ancano and Amaund Motierre in the Role Playing Game Skyrim by Bethesda Game Studios. Brandon started composing music at the age of 14 when he got an Ad Lib music synthesizer card for Christmas.[2] He worked in several MOD music groups over his composing years in the late 90's, including the Kosmic Free Music Foundation. During that time he also composed for several musicdisks such as Return to Stage 9. Brandon has built several audio departments, starting with Ion Storm Austin in mid-2000. This was followed with an audio director position at Midway Home Entertainment in San Diego until 2007 when he started the audio department at Obsidian Entertainment.[1] In February 2009 he built the audio department at Heatwave Interactive, also providing business development and overall media management. In April 2010 Alex launched Funky Rustic, an independent audio production studio, working out of Georgetown, Texas. Past nicknamesDuring his tracker career, Alex has used several nicknames:[3]
Note that there were several (two or three) tracker musicians around the world, who have used the nickname "Sandman" independently of Alex. InfluencesAlexander Brandon's influences include Peter Gabriel, Dream Theater, Frost*, Andrew Sega, Steve Vai, and Ozric Tentacles, among others.[4] Personal lifeBrandon lives in Georgetown, Texas with his family.[5] Discography
The AtmosphereS albums generally contain ambient music, one of Brandon's major composing styles. Era's End showcases several other styles including pop and rock. Video game credits
Books
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.vgmonline.net/alexanderbrandoninterview/|title=Alexander Brandon Interview: Going Solo|publisher=Game Music Online|date=November 1, 2007|accessdate=October 9, 2014|first=François|last=Bezeau}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://epicgames.com/community/2012/05/epic-composer-interview-alexander-brandon/|title=Epic Composer Interview: Alexander Brandon|publisher=Epic Games|website=Epic Games Community|date=May 16, 2012|accessdate=2014-09-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108185410/http://epicgames.com/community/2012/05/epic-composer-interview-alexander-brandon/|archivedate=2014-01-08|author=PixelK1tty}} 3. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.deusex-machina.com/articles/alexbrandon.asp| title = Interview with Alex Brandon| accessdate = January 10, 2009| quote = My nickname was actually first Chromatic Dragon.. then Siren, then Sandman, then back to Siren.| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090113164143/http://www.deusex-machina.com/articles/alexbrandon.asp| archivedate= January 13, 2009 | deadurl= no}} 4. ^[https://fandalism.com/alexanderbrandon Alexander Brandon] at Fandalism 5. ^MAGFest - Alexander Brandon Retrieved 2018-04-19. 6. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080930223247/http://www.vgmrush.com/game.php?id=415|url=http://www.vgmrush.com/game.php?id=415|archivedate=September 30, 2008 |title=VGM Rush – Unreal II |accessdate=2009-01-10 }} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/12/original-unreal-tournament-composers-on-board-for-reboot|title=Original Unreal Tournament composers on board for reboot|publisher=IGN|date=May 12, 2014|accessdate=2014-07-24|first=Luke|last=Karmali}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dsogaming.com/news/voidrunner-unreal-engine-4-powered-surreal-flight-game-gets-kickstarter-campaign/|title=Voidrunner – Unreal Engine 4-powered Surreal Flight Game – Gets Kickstarter Campaign|publisher=The Dark Side of Gaming|date=12 August 2015|accessdate=17 October 2015|first=John|last=Papadopoulos}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1369753|title=Alexander Brandon, the composer of Deus Ex and Unreal, is working with Retro Studios|date=6 May 2017|accessdate=6 May 2017}} External links
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