27/06/2021
Tommy Tallarico is rethinking the couch gaming experience. He told us more about Intellivision Amico and shared how to get started in the music industry. 👾 🎸
📌 Tommy Tallarico is a veritable video game industry icon. As one of the most successful video game composers in history, he has helped revolutionize the gaming world, creating unique audio landscapes that enhance the video gaming experience. He is considered the person most instrumental in changing the game industry from bleeps & bloops to real music now appreciated worldwide by billions of fans. As a well-recognized on-air television personality, live performer, show producer, creative director, game console CEO/President, sound designer and composer, Tommy brings his in-depth knowledge, years of experience, and love of cutting edge multimedia and pop culture to the masses.
Tommy has worked in the gaming industry as a designer, product manager, producer, writer, hardware executive, games tester and heads of both music and video departments. He produced, co-created, wrote and co-hosted 3 internationally award-winning syndicated and network television shows as well as creating, producing and hosting the continuing worldwide touring sensation Video Games Live. Since 2010 he has become a highly sought after live show creative director/producer. Clients include Disney, MGM Studios, Blizzard/ Activision, Capcom USA and artists such as Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin & EDM artist BT. In 2018 he was named CEO/President of legacy video game company Intellivision Entertainment to help launch a brand new home video game system called the Amico.
Mentions: Battlefield, Big Bird, Call of Duty, Candy Crush Saga, Cookie Monster, Aladdin, E3 Expo, Fortnite, The Game Audio Network Guild, GoldenEye 007, Guitar Hero, Halo, Metal Gear Solid, Metroid Prime, Nintendo, Overcooked, PlayStation, PlayStation - Bulgaria, Red Dead Redemption 2, Sesame Street, Steven Tyler, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2, Xbox, etc.
Tommy Tallarico is rethinking the couch gaming experience. He told us more about Intellivision Amico and starting in the music industry.