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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊

@sawasound.bsky.social
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🔊 Sonic Storyteller / Señor Sound Designer / Editor / Mixer 🎮 MechWarrior 5: Clans + Mercenaries (DLC's), DeadSpace Remake, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Call of Duty: MW3 🎬 SYFY's Van Helsing, Wu Assassins, Inspector Gadget, Polly Pocket 🌮 Food is life ✨

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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SEEING IGORRR TONIGHT THAT'S WHAT'S UP 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Osqf...
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IGORRR - VERY NOISE
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Velour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026
This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This quote hits home these days
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just had my next series I was supposed to work on as a sfx editor disappear 😑 If anybody needs a sound designer, SFX editor, trailer sound+mix, cinematics support, or anything that needs evocative sound to tell the story this winter hit me up 🤙 #sounddesign #gameaudio #postproduction sawasound.com
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John Sawa, MPSE — Cinematic Sound Designer
Award-winning cinematic sound design for games, film & TV — MechWarrior 5, Dead Space, Call of Duty. North Vancouver, BC.
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Just had my next series I was supposed to work on as a sfx editor disappear 😑 If anybody needs a sound designer, SFX editor, trailer sound+mix, cinematics support, or anything that needs evocative sound to tell the story this winter hit me up 🤙 #sounddesign #gameaudio #postproduction sawasound.com
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John Sawa, MPSE — Cinematic Sound Designer
Award-winning cinematic sound design for games, film & TV — MechWarrior 5, Dead Space, Call of Duty. North Vancouver, BC.
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh for futz's sake 😂
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Hot Delivery @hotdelivery.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yooo! It's not too late! Give us a follow before Sep 15 at midnight PST for a chance to win a FREE complete bundle of THE ROBOT WORKSHOP! 🍕🤖🍕 www.asoundeffect.com/sound-librar...
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The Robot Workshop | Robot Sound Effects Library | asoundeffect.com
Robot sound effects / recordings: "THE ROBOT WORKSHOP" comes fresh out the oven from Hot Delivery. Our construction kit, muah!, is perfect-o! Servos, clanky things, buzzy zips, switches, pressure, syn...
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inkle @inkle.co · 11/09/2026
🎙️ Call for voice actors! 🎭 We're looking for two lead voices for our next game. - One male and one female, vocal age 40 to 60 - Cornish / Welsh / South-West England accent If that's you, please send an acting sample to info@inklestudios.com, marked “casting call”. (Paid, ofc) <3 RTs!
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Patrick Stewart's Witty 'Acting' Moment
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
my work day in a nushell ☕️
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Centuri vs Drazi
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andy™ @andylevy.net · 08/09/2026
werner herzog on AI filmmaking (from here www.indiewire.com/features/int...)
Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.

A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🦡🍄🍄
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Made a weird play at soccer yesterday and now once again 😑
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Tim Prebble HISSandaROAR @hissandaroar.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
new HISSandaROAR Library: SD086 ROOF IRON captured with Sanken CUX100K mics plus a pair of Ehrlund EAP 100K Contact Mics and a LOM Geofon! hissandaroar.com/v3/soundlibr... NOTE: 16th Birthday Sale Ends in 48 hours!! 50% off all libraries for another 48hours/Sept 1st. #sounddesign #gameaudio
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Jordan Fehr Mastering 🔊🎧 @jordanfehr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Rule # 8: Don’t try to create and analyze at the same time. They’re different processes. Never used a mastering engineer before? I offer free samples on request, just get in touch: jordanfehr [at] gmail. com (from my Instagram) #masteringengineer #ohiomusic #musicproduction #sounddesign
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🔥NEW GAME RELEASE DAY!🔥 I had the pleasure of providing #sounddesign and mix for all cinematics on #AliensFireteamElite2!! This was a very cool title to work on since I'm a huge diehard fan of everything xenomorph 😁 Huge thanks to @coldironstudios.com for having me onboard 🙏 #gameaudio
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Soph @sophmakessound.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hey UK post production teams. 5 weeks today ill be available for freelance work as a Dialogue Editor and ADR Supervisor. Get in touch if you need one 😊
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Latest game I worked on releases TOMORROW! 👀
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Interesting challenge in front of me: Taking a well established sonic element that has always been from an exterior perspective, that's now stretched out in length, and now indirectly taking place from an interior perspective.. 🤔
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Jungkook Gq Interview Jk Gq Interview
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Khealos's Gaming Table @khealos.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
When people criticize you, remember:
The Mona Lisa has 2 stars on Google Maps.
The Eiffel Tower:
"Too far from the parking lot."
The Pyramids:
"Just a pile of old rocks."

Nobody is safe from idiots with internet access.

Not even you.
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I’m pleased to share #MPSE Wavelength magazine asked me how I got started in the biz for their “Breaking & Entering” series! Read the full article (and tons of fantastic interviews + articles from the best in the industry) here 👇👇 #sounddesign #gameaudio digital.copcomm.com/i/1546054-fa...?
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Today is Friday in California @fridaypacific.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
It's true you know
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
WOA 🤯
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Starting/Re-starting up a bunch of things this week I just wish I was still camping 🏕️
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Matt Grimm, MPSE @mrgrimm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Hey all - we have a dialog designer role open in Toronto! careers.sledgehammergames.com/job/R027887/... #gameaudio
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Dialogue Designer job in Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Other jobs at Sledgehammer Games
Apply for Dialogue Designer job with Sledgehammer Games in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Browse and apply for the Other jobs at Sledgehammer Games
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wrapped on an extremely cool game cinematic project 🥳 Can't wait to share in August 👽
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100% Success: Man with Old Phone
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
TFW you offer to send the entire projects WIPs for assessment from the audio lead and you're told "Thank you.  Everything I've heard so far has been great John. I don't think that's necessary." ❤️🔊🔥🔥🔥
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Man Driving with Arms Up: Oh Yeah!
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m a x @maxgrobinson.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
more information on how layoffs have impacted microsoft studios continues to trickle out. today I've confirmed that blizzard china suffered layoffs, and id software lost around half its staff just as it released dlc that required "significant" crunch
“Today was actually the launch of our DLC for Doom: The Dark Ages,” a current id employee told Aftermath. “What was supposed to be a celebratory day after a long effort including significant crunch is now largely a day of mourning. Entire teams have been gutted or even outright eliminated, with institutional knowledge lost that can't be replaced. I don't even know our ability to put out fixes for today's launch if they are needed, let alone new projects.”

“All but one person who helped run all our old titles was let go,” they added. “Passionate fans of id since before working there trying to keep our legacy alive now won't be able to do so, and for some that has been as painful as the job loss itself.”
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Zach Hazard Vaupen @emo-sludge.com · 08/07/2026
Here’s the part we all want to know which is behind the paywall. You’re welcome.
If you want to avoid these Al generations of your Instagram posts, without switching your account to private, you'll have to dig into the app's settings.
Open the Instagram app, tap your profile, and then tap the three lines in the top-right corner of the screen. Then, scroll down to the Sharing and reuse tab. Here is where you should see a section labeled Allow people to use your content on Instagram and with Al features on Meta, with a toggle for Posts and one for Reels.
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Could microslop just please stop butchering the games industry already 😑
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Tim Nielsen @sonofex.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Today I dropped the price on all of my Soundminer Tutorials. Each is now $20 lower, and the bundle of all three has dropped from $187 to $139. A set of V7 Tutorials will be coming out at some point as well. sonofex.com/product-cate...
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TUTORIALS | Sonofex
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Jordan Fehr Mastering 🔊🎧 @jordanfehr.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
🚨Hey composers 🚨 I had an idea. What if I offered special budget mastering for like "pitch tracks" and "demos"? Everyone has to do those all the time. It would punch up your pitches and give people a chance to try working with me! Would that be of interest?? Let me know!
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Nelson Muntz Ha-Ha! Simpsons Laugh
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Jon Renish @jonrenish.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
it's a hot one today so that means having some cold ambient music in the background while I edit www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMAs...
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Jeremy Soule - The Northerner Diaries
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Gord McGladdery @asitp-gord.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
MPSE cutting ties w Krotos re: their AI gen thing 👌. Krotos trying a "the true value of sound designers is their creativity so this won't hurt jobs" spin is gross.
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Nathan Moody @noisejockey.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
(Get your 🎧) Restored prairie soundscape vs. conventional agriculture soundscape. These two locations were recorded within an hour of each other, about a mile of each other (literally on opposite sides of the same road), same gain settings. #fieldrecording #biophony #acousticecology #acousticdeserts
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I've been called out
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Maybe Nickleback thinks you suck 🤔
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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Oh hi there! After some radio silence, I'm super happy to announce that I had the pleasure of chatting with the one and only Akash Thakkar for the latest episode of his brilliant Sound Business Podcast! As a long-time listener myself, it's still kinda surreal and I really hope you enjoy our chat!
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I’m on Akash Thakkar’s Sound Business Podcast!
Oh hi there! After a bit of radio silence I'm super excited to announce that I had the pleasure of speaking with Akash Thakkar for the latest episode of his Sound Business Podcast. Since I first developed a curiosity for game audio, Akash's podcast and YouTube videos had been my north star and helped me make sense of how the industry worked, what other sound designers are doing, and showcased brilliantly how others made their way into games.
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
This is deeply nerdy and I kind of love it 🧛‍♂️🔊 youtu.be/o6iVyFeocFw?...
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Revealing the secrets of Castlevania Symphony of the Night Sound Effects
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
My brain does this 100% of the time and it's not the greatest 😑 I found the best way to fight it professionally is to document EVERY win, positive comment, bit of praise, and positive review in a folder so I can remind myself when my brain does its usual thing 💪🧠👍
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A Shell in the Pit @ashellinthepit.com · 12/06/2026
Another Behind the Sounds stream is happening next week! @mauruiz.bsky.social and @snarkism.bsky.social will be dishing out... well, DISHES (and audio insight) while playing through @wonderbellygames.bsky.social's Arcane Eats demo 🧑‍🍳😋🔥 Monday, June 15th @ 2:30PM PST at www.twitch.tv/ashellinthep...
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Starting work on something epically awesome today got me feeling 😁
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Katie the Sound Lass 🏳️‍⚧️ @alterasound.com · 30/05/2026
New SFX alert! Do you need the sounds of Northern Minnesota? From the Red River, to the Upper Mississippi, to Lake Superior, this has everything you need. Get $10 off for the first week with code 'UPNORTH26' (that's only $30) alterasound.gumroad.com/l/surroundtr...
Northern Plains, Wetlands, and Forests Autumn Atmospheres cover art.
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The Backrooms movie certainly backed rooms Loved it. I give it 4/5 rooms
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Finally... it is mine 💪
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Latest trailer for latest cinematic project! 🔊🔥 👇👇👇 #gameaudio #sounddesign #mechwarrior
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
🔥NEW TRAILER!🔊 Another MechWarrior Trailer for CHAOS REIGN! I was the sole #cinematic audio department on 23 minutes of #cutscenes set in the #BattleTech universe Big focus on depth, perspective, and using @krotos.bsky.social Reformer for foley on this one #gameaudio www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqbK...
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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries - Chaos Reign - Launch Trailer
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John Sawa, MPSE 🔊 @sawasound.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Another one in the bag 🔊
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