Jake Allston (born 1986) is an American sound designer.

Jake Allston
Allston at MPSE Awards in 2018
Born1986 (age 37–38)
OccupationSound design
OrganizationNATAS
Known forTV, film, video games
Notable workDeadliest Catch, Ice Road Truckers, Tak and the Power of Juju, God of War, Spider-Man, Death Stranding
AwardsEmmy, Golden Reel, BAFTA, D.I.C.E.
Websitejakeallston.com

Career

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Allston was born in Glens Falls, New York and started his professional career designing sound effects for animated television shows at Advantage Audio in 2006. Soon thereafter, he also edited audio for reality television at Max Post (Original Productions) in 2008 on various series including Deadliest Catch and Ice Road Truckers.

On August 30, 2009, Jake received an Emmy Award[1][2][3][4] for his contributions as supervising sound editor on Nickelodeon's Tak and the Power of Juju. According to a representative of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in New York, "Allston's achievement at such a young age is remarkable."[5]

He began teaching Advanced Audio Post-Production at the Los Angeles Film School in 2015.

In 2017, Jake became senior cinematic sound designer for Sony PlayStation. His credits include God of War, Spider-Man, and Death Stranding. From 2018-2020, the accolades were substantial for the PS4 titles at various award ceremonies including the D.I.C.E. Awards, BAFTA Game Awards, NAVGTR Awards, and MPSE Awards.

Filmography

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Year Title Role
2006 Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! Sound designer
2007 Random! Cartoons Sound designer
2007 Tak and the Power of Juju Supervising sound editor, sound designer
2007 My Friends Tigger & Pooh Sound designer
2007 Sushi Pack Sound designer
2008 Mixed Nutz Supervising sound editor, sound designer
2008 Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight Sound designer
2008 I.O.U.S.A. Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2008 Raw Nature Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2008 Black Gold Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2008 L.A. Hard Hats Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2008 Iditarod Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2008 The Simpsons Ride Additional sound design
2008 America's Toughest Jobs Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2009 3 Days Blind Sound designer
2009 Timon and Pumbaa's Wild About Safety Supervising sound editor, sound designer
2009 PitchMen Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2009 The Colony Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2009 Deadliest Catch Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2009 Ice Road Truckers Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2009 The Things We Carry Sound designer
2009 The Mighty B! Supervising sound editor, sound designer
2009 My Little Pony: Adventure Sound designer
2010 Ax Men Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2010 Da Jammies Supervising sound editor, sound designer
2010 1000 Ways to Die Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2010 Pixie Previews Sound designer
2010 Care Bears: To the Rescue Sound designer
2010 Care Bears: Share Bear Shines Sound designer
2010 Care Bears: The Giving Festival Sound designer
2010 Verminators Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2010 World of Color Sound designer
2010 Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps Supervising sound editor, sound designer
2010 Tinpo Sound designer
2010 Hydee and the Hytops Sound designer
2011 G.I. Joe: Renegades Supervising sound editor, sound designer
2011 Bob the Builder Supervising sound editor, sound designer
2011 Fish Hooks Sound designer
2011 Twinkle Toes Sound designer
2011 YooHoo & Friends Sound designer
2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sound designer
2014 Intore Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2014 Euros of Hollywood Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2014 Something Borrowed, Something New Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2014 Guy's Grocery Games Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2014 White Collar Brawlers Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2014 Preaching Alabama Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2014 Dognition Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2014 The Last Frontiersman Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2015 Mississippi Men Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2015 Storage Wars Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2015 Alaska Off-Road Warriors Sound effects, music, dialogue editor
2018 God of War Senior cinematic sound designer, re-recording mixer, dialogue editor, music editor, character vocalizations
2018 Spider-Man Senior cinematic sound designer, re-recording mixer, dialogue editor, music editor, character vocalizations
2019 Death Stranding Senior cinematic sound designer, re-recording mixer, dialogue editor, music editor, character vocalizations, additional music

Awards and nominations

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Daytime Emmy Awards

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2009 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Live Action or Animation - Nickelodeon's Tak and the Power of Juju (won)

MPSE Golden Reel Awards

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  • 2020 - Motion Picture Sound Editors#Golden Reel Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Cinematic - Death Stranding (nominated)
  • 2020 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Interactive Game Play - Death Stranding (nominated)
  • 2019 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Cinematic - God of War (nominated)
  • 2019 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Interactive Game Play - God of War (won)
  • 2019 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Cinematic - Spider-Man (nominated)
  • 2019 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Computer Interactive Game Play - Spider-Man (nominated)
  • 2011 - Best Sound Editing: Television Animation - G.I. Joe: Renegades (Nominated[6])
  • 2008 - Best Sound Editing: Television Animation - Tak and the Power of Juju (nominated)

BAFTA Games Awards

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  • 2020 - British Academy Games Awards Audio Achievement - Death Stranding (Nominated[7])
  • 2019 - Audio Achievement - God of War (won[8])
  • 2019 - Audio Achievement - Spider-Man (Nominated[9])

D.I.C.E. Awards

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  • 2020 D.I.C.E. Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design - Death Stranding (won[10])
  • 2019 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design - God of War (won[11])
  • 2019 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design - Spider-Man (Nominated[12])

Golden Joystick Awards

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  • 2020 - Sound Editing in a Game Cinema - Death Stranding (won[14])
  • 2020 - Sound Effects - Death Stranding (nominated)
  • 2020 - Use of Sound, Franchise - Death Stranding (nominated)
  • 2019 - Sound Editing in a Game Cinema - God of War (won[15])
  • 2019 - Sound Editing in a Game Cinema - Spider-Man (Nominated[16])
  • 2019 - Sound Effects - God of War (won)
  • 2019 - Sound Effects - Spider-Man (nominated)
  • 2019 - Use of Sound, Franchise - God of War (won)

The Game Awards

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  • 2019 - The Game Awards Best Audio - Death Stranding (nominated)
  • 2018 - Best Audio - God of War (nominated)
  • 2018 - Best Audio - Spider-Man (nominated)

References

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  1. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES THE 36TH ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT EMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS". Emmy Online. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
  2. ^ "THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS & SCIENCES ANNOUNCES WINNERS FOR THE 36th ANNUAL DAYTIME ENTERTAINMENT CREATIVE ARTS EMMY® AWARDS" (PDF). Emmy Online. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2009.
  3. ^ "Daytime & Creative Arts Emmy Winners". Deadline. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  4. ^ "Full Sail Grad Jake Allston Wins Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Creative Arts Award". Full Sail University. Retrieved Sep 10, 2009.
  5. ^ "And the Emmy goes to: Jake Allston". Area Wide News. October 21, 2009.
  6. ^ "'Black Swan,' 'Inception' Top Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Nominations". Hollywood Reporter. 20 January 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "Bafta Games Awards 2020: List Of Nominees". Forbes. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Hoggins, Tom (5 April 2019). "Bafta Games Awards 2019 winners and nominees: God of War wins Best Game in five-star night". Telegraph. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. ^ "Bafta games awards 2019: God of War leads nominations". The Telegraph. 14 March 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  10. ^ "2020 DICE Awards". Hollywood Reporter. 13 February 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  11. ^ "God of War wins big at DICE Awards 2019". Polygon. 14 February 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Spider-Man and God Of War Lead The D.I.C.E. Award Nominations". Game Informer. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  13. ^ "Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big". Games Radar. 16 November 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  14. ^ "Winners: Kojima Productions and Obsidian win five awards from the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers®". NAVGTR. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
  15. ^ "God of War wins the most NAVGTR awards in history". Gamer Revolution. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
  16. ^ "NAVGTR Awards Announced Their 18th Annual Award Nominees". Bleeding Cool. 11 February 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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