Michael B. Schwartz
aka:
Michael Schwartz
Moby ID: 2316
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Michael B. Schwartz is a film, audio and video specialist who was educated at the California Institute of the Arts where he received his Masters in Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in 1991. While he was a student there, he founded the famous CalArts Annual Film and Video Festival, an event which is still active today.
He began his career in 1989 when he worked as Audio Producer and Editor for The Voyager Company in Los Angeles. In 1992, he began working for Activision Studios and became their Computer Games Audio Manager. While at Activision, Michael created and designed the audio and sound effects for over 30 games. He left Activision in 1999.
Michael has also been an audio and video instructor at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, (1994-1998) and the Art Institute of Seattle, School of Video (2000-2002).
He has received awards for his work in the industry: Best Audio for Return to Zork in 1992, Best Game of 1995 for Mechwarrior II, Best of Show at the E3 1997 for Dark Reign: The Future of War, Best 3D Game and 1997 Game of the Year for Quake II, Computer Gaming World's 150 Best Games of All Time for Shanghai: Great Moments.
Additional games credited to Michael are:* Muppet Treasure Island * HyperBlade * Jack Nicklaus Golf * Blast Chamber * A-10 Cuba! * Barrage * Fighter Squadron * Grand Tour Racing '98 * Spycraft: The Great Game * Teen Digital Diva
In 2004, he joined Microsoft where he is a Video Producer for Microsoft Office "Personal Solutions" applications.
Credited on 33 games
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| Quake II (2023, Windows) | VO Recording Engineer |
| Heavy Gear II (1999, Windows) | Audio Engineer |
| Civilization: Call to Power (1999, Windows) | Sound Effects & Voice Over |
| Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge (1999, Windows) | Audio |
| Interstate '82 (1999, Windows) | Audio Processing |
| Vigilante 8 (1999, Nintendo 64) | Sound |
| A Collection of Activision Classic Games for the Atari 2600 (1998, PlayStation) | Sound |
| Dark Reign: Rise of the Shadowhand (1998, Windows) | Voice-Over Recording and Processing |
| Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle (1998, PlayStation) | V. O. Audio Engineer |
| Apocalypse (1998, PlayStation) | Sound Engineering |
| Interstate '76: Nitro Pack (1998, Windows) | Additional Sound Effects and Engineering |
| Battlezone (1998, Windows) | Audio Mix |
| Asteroids (1998, Windows) | Special Thanks To |
| Interstate '76 (1997, Windows) | Additional Sound Effects and Engineering |
| Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997, Windows) | Additional Sound Effects and Engineering |
| Santa Fe Mysteries: Sacred Ground (1997, DOS) | Audio Consultant |
| Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997, Windows) | Audio Studio Manager |
| Heavy Gear (1997, Windows) | Voice-over Engineering |
| Power Move Pro Wrestling (1996, PlayStation) | Sound Direction |
| Muppet Treasure Island (1996, Windows) | Audio Director and Sound Designer |
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Frequent Collaborators
People- 23 games with Michael Rivera
- 23 games with David Arnspiger
- 22 games with Alan Gershenfeld
- 18 games with Christopher Hepburn
- 15 games with Veronica Milito
- 15 games with Brian Bright
- 14 games with Scott Lahman
- 14 games with Jim Summers
- 14 games with Ken Ramirez
- 13 games with Sylvia Orzel
Companies
- 31 games with Activision Publishing, Inc.
- 10 games with Activision Blizzard UK Ltd.
- 7 games with Soundelux Ltd.
- 7 games with NBG EDV Handels- und Verlags GmbH
- 6 games with Big Fat Kitty Productions
- 6 games with Activision Deutschland GmbH
- 5 games with Effective Media GmbH
- 4 games with Epic Games Tools LLC
- 4 games with m&s Music Tonstudio GmbH
- 4 games with BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment...
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