iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I'm back baby! 😎 After almost two years in the wilderness, I have finally managed to return to my game audio career. I'm very appreciative of the job I held in the meantime, but I will take spaceships and explosions over quotes and invoices any day!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Haha, just trying to put my creative energy into new uses!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Go meta with the Kickmen references and get Eric Cantona in to lend his likeness

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I may not be a sound designer by trade anymore, but old habits die hard. Playing a lot of Virtua Fighter recently, and I wanted to have a go at recreating their traditional kung-fu movie type impact sounds in an effort to combat the 'phantom limb' syndrome I'm feeling with my previous life.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

This year I was forcefully ejected from my career. Despite how that sounds, life has worked out pretty well since (after a prolonged period of existential dread, naturally). Looking forward to exploring my new direction in more depth in 2025!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

“It’s very clear that high-fidelity visuals are only moving the needle for a vocal class of gamers in their 40s and 50s” Is the absolute truth. Bang to buck for graphical up great peaked with the PS3/360. They still expect that kind of hardware leap but it is never coming.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Highly relatable. Get fucked 2024

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Ben Wolland @benwolland.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I've just uploaded a short video demonstrating a fairly common technique for creating creature vocals. You might be interested in my thought processes on it and my particular strategy. youtu.be/NFg8yovyDVU #gameaudio #gamedev #sounddesign #creaturevocals

lnkd.in

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Excited to see the work in progress!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Playing and enjoying the Soul Reaver remasters. What has stuck me the most is how much that opening cutscene reflects my journey in the last year. It captures the anguish and renewed determination so well! youtu.be/yUST9RonBoU?...

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Soul Reaver 1: Intro Cinematic - HD REMASTER

YouTube video by Dark LORE Dash

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Sounds like it's time to crank the dvd out again tonight!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I think about Gattaca more and more recently

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Haha, thanks! With all the layoffs I saw the writing on the wall & immediately looked at re-skilling. Did a code bootcamp and the biggest takeaway I had was how many transferrable skills I have that the games industry doesn't particularly recognise as skills. Things like version control, Jira etc.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I'm working on CRM and workflow management tools, using a middleware interface for JavaScript and SQL databases. Somehow I spun Wwise experience into proving I could do this 😂

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Thank you Tzvi! I do think my identity was too wrapped up in my job title. I will carry on as a hobby, yes, but I don't feel much interest in returning to games. The transition is ...ongoing. Feels rough but I have a team who are being patient while I learn multiple new concepts on the job.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Seeing the ProQ 4 buzz is giving me some mixed emotions. After the initial "Oooh!" I remember audio not my job anymore and it feels super fucking weird. Ditto for the avalanche of black Friday plugin deals. Unpicking all this when it has been your entire professional life is hard to process.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

What a terrible way to find out you can't edit posts 🙄

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Ugly Christmas jumper season ahs begun

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

It bounced me out, and I am done with it. Managed to pivot to a career in tech and the culture is so much more mature, I can’t see myself returning to the games industry.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I dont know who Brian is, but I definitely don’t want to hurt him 😂

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Building custom CRM workflow software. It's a good team and they are happy to be patient with me adjusting

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hah, I'd forgotten about that trick. Still, won't need it now I have a regular office job!

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Standard Issue Computing @standardissuecomputing.blog · 25/11/2024

Space Harrier (Sega AM2 / 1985)

Cabinet at Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, IL

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Terrible game, fantastic soundtrack. (Yes, this can apply to a lot of the Sonic catalogue)

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Welcome to all my new followers here! Just an FYI so we are starting on the right foot - I am no longer either game or audio, so if that's what you're here for your princess is in another castle.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Could have given me credit, cheeky bugger!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Haha thanks, unfortunately all the hiring managers I've spoken to in the last six months never got this memo either 😂

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

A redesign of some boss footage from a Sonic X Shadow Generations trailer. This is my first redesign in a while. Hard to stay motivated in the face of continual rejections and the looming end of my career in audio and video games.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Thank you 🙏 Yeah, its a difficult time for a lot of people, and the competition is fierce. Its the uncertainty that is the killer, and working out the backup plan.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Very kind words, and they mean a lot at a time like this!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

After completing a code bootcamp, my initial goal was to delve deeper into Javascript. However old habits die hard, so I followed a tutorial to make this small game instead of something useful!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Congrats, but argh man that thing is just so ugly!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

My wife often asks why I insist on recording types of sounds I have recorded dozens of times before (or even have libraries chock full of), and this is exactly what I have been struggling to put words around.

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Today's motivational message, brought to you via my bob Ross calendar

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

I got two rejections within a 15 minute window last week, one game dev and one for another industry. So anyway now I have a drinking problem.

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Robert Bantin 🇸🇪🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @cubusaddendum.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

It appears that my complete GDC 2024 talk "Finding Space for Sound: Acoustics in 'Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora' " has made it to GDC's YouTube channel. Enjoy for free! youtu.be/3vtR-m0U7TY?... #gameaudio #gamedev #audioprogramming #gameaudioprogramming

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Finding Space For Sound: Acoustics in 'Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora'

YouTube video by GDC 2025

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Jesse Sheidlower @jessesword.com · 30/10/2024

1. Interview with the Vampire 2. HR Screening with the Vampire 3. Technical Interview with the Vampire 4. The Vampire’s Interview with the Team 5. Hello, Vampire! Unfortunately, we’re not ready to invite you in for this position at the moment. Please stay in touch for opportunities for other roles.

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

reposting this iconic @joshmlabelle.bsky.social tweet over here because it came up today

a tweet which reads “We’ve assembled 100 people with ADHD and 5 people with no soft skills to manage them, and given them a simple goal: make an impossible amount of money. We call it the games industry, and we think it’s going to work great”

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

Took a turn as the spotlight operator at the theatre this evening! I pretended I had a rocket launcher aimed at the poor baritone 😂

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

You ever have one of those weeks /days where EVERYTHING is happening at once? I'm having one of those now, and my brain is leaking out of my ears trying to keep up with it all. Workmen, job applications, interviews, tests, voluntary work, events, & a lil personal project as the cherry on top!

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Mike Taylor @cyberrazorstomp.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Oh really? I had no idea about that, that's awesome!

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