Alex Johnson
@alexgameaudio.bsky.social
⚡sound designer | open to new opportunities
former audio lead at heart machine
🏁 Los Angeles, CA
former audio lead at heart machine
🏁 Los Angeles, CA
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Hey friends - my time at Heart Machine is ending after nearly 6 years. It’s difficult to say goodbye to a studio that has seen so much growth in myself and others.
If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open!
#AudioJobs #OpenToWork
If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open!
#AudioJobs #OpenToWork
I haven't done this before! A breakdown of some sounds I made for Hyper Light Breaker. #sounddesign #gameaudio
youtube.com/watch?v=4SFv...
youtube.com/watch?v=4SFv...
Sound Design Tutorial - Hyper Light Breaker Player Abilities
YouTube video by Alex Johnson
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I haven't done this before! A breakdown of some sounds I made for Hyper Light Breaker. #sounddesign #gameaudio
youtube.com/watch?v=4SFv...
youtube.com/watch?v=4SFv...
October 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
#bestfrindsforever #snowing I needed this
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
#bestfrindsforever #snowing I needed this
Hey friends - my time at Heart Machine is ending after nearly 6 years. It’s difficult to say goodbye to a studio that has seen so much growth in myself and others.
If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open!
#AudioJobs #OpenToWork
If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open!
#AudioJobs #OpenToWork
October 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Hey friends - my time at Heart Machine is ending after nearly 6 years. It’s difficult to say goodbye to a studio that has seen so much growth in myself and others.
If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open!
#AudioJobs #OpenToWork
If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open!
#AudioJobs #OpenToWork
Oh hey my old lunchbox
March 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Oh hey my old lunchbox
This craft services table is giving me cadaver
March 19, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This craft services table is giving me cadaver
Excited for #GDC! Don't be shy and say hi if you see me, I'll be wearing my favorite @heartmachine.bsky.social hoodie!
#gameaudio
#gameaudio
March 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Excited for #GDC! Don't be shy and say hi if you see me, I'll be wearing my favorite @heartmachine.bsky.social hoodie!
#gameaudio
#gameaudio
Does anyone want a recording of tank eating peanut butter
March 14, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Does anyone want a recording of tank eating peanut butter
Sorry Tank, I gotta use your bed as a baffle
March 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Sorry Tank, I gotta use your bed as a baffle
Hi, looking for a roommate at GDC? I need a place to sleep!
Let me know :)
Let me know :)
March 5, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hi, looking for a roommate at GDC? I need a place to sleep!
Let me know :)
Let me know :)
Thank you to @audiokinetic.bsky.social for hosting members of the @heartmachine.bsky.social audio team for this presentation. I'm usually a quiet dev, and this was my first time preparing something like this. Thank you to Horacio Valdovieso and @troupe.bsky.social for their hard work and insights!
Scalable Audio in Hyper Light Breaker: Crafting the Soundscape of Procedurally Generated Worlds
YouTube video by Audiokinetic
www.youtube.com
February 28, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Thank you to @audiokinetic.bsky.social for hosting members of the @heartmachine.bsky.social audio team for this presentation. I'm usually a quiet dev, and this was my first time preparing something like this. Thank you to Horacio Valdovieso and @troupe.bsky.social for their hard work and insights!
Reposted by Alex Johnson
Hyper Light Breaker is out today.
Me and @joelcorelitz.bsky.social took the job of making Hyper Light music VERY seriously. I'm unbelievably proud of where we've taken it.
Grab it now: store.steampowered.com/app/1534840/...
Me and @joelcorelitz.bsky.social took the job of making Hyper Light music VERY seriously. I'm unbelievably proud of where we've taken it.
Grab it now: store.steampowered.com/app/1534840/...
Save 10% on Hyper Light Breaker on Steam
Enter the Overgrowth, a new realm in the world of Hyper Light. Play alone or with friends to explore open worlds, create new builds, rip through hordes and overcome the Crowns and the Abyss King.
store.steampowered.com
January 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hyper Light Breaker is out today.
Me and @joelcorelitz.bsky.social took the job of making Hyper Light music VERY seriously. I'm unbelievably proud of where we've taken it.
Grab it now: store.steampowered.com/app/1534840/...
Me and @joelcorelitz.bsky.social took the job of making Hyper Light music VERY seriously. I'm unbelievably proud of where we've taken it.
Grab it now: store.steampowered.com/app/1534840/...
Reposted by Alex Johnson
Hyper Light Breaker is out today in Early Access! Got to okay to share a small sample of the art I did that you can find in-game.
#hyperlightbreaker
#hyperlightbreaker
January 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Hyper Light Breaker is out today in Early Access! Got to okay to share a small sample of the art I did that you can find in-game.
#hyperlightbreaker
#hyperlightbreaker
Reposted by Alex Johnson
I just got laid off.
Gutted. I loved Heart Machine. They were good to me. My only regret is that I couldn't stay.
Character rigger of 12+ yrs, 2 GDC talks, 1 Gnomon talk, VES nominee, etc. Spider-Man PS4, The Order:1886, Hyper Light Breaker.
All info here: tinyurl.com/3ccdcmdc
#gamedevjobs
Gutted. I loved Heart Machine. They were good to me. My only regret is that I couldn't stay.
Character rigger of 12+ yrs, 2 GDC talks, 1 Gnomon talk, VES nominee, etc. Spider-Man PS4, The Order:1886, Hyper Light Breaker.
All info here: tinyurl.com/3ccdcmdc
#gamedevjobs
Sol Brennan - Heart Machine | LinkedIn
A highly enthusiastic technical artist with a strong interest in rigging and animation… · Experience: Heart Machine · Education: University of Abertay Dundee · Location: Vashon · 500+ connections on LinkedIn. View Sol Brennan’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members.
www.linkedin.com
November 19, 2024 at 9:07 PM
I just got laid off.
Gutted. I loved Heart Machine. They were good to me. My only regret is that I couldn't stay.
Character rigger of 12+ yrs, 2 GDC talks, 1 Gnomon talk, VES nominee, etc. Spider-Man PS4, The Order:1886, Hyper Light Breaker.
All info here: tinyurl.com/3ccdcmdc
#gamedevjobs
Gutted. I loved Heart Machine. They were good to me. My only regret is that I couldn't stay.
Character rigger of 12+ yrs, 2 GDC talks, 1 Gnomon talk, VES nominee, etc. Spider-Man PS4, The Order:1886, Hyper Light Breaker.
All info here: tinyurl.com/3ccdcmdc
#gamedevjobs
I keep staring at this ai guitar I'm the lobby
October 26, 2024 at 4:25 PM
I keep staring at this ai guitar I'm the lobby