writing & press
PRESS ABOUT NERDTRACKS AUDIO
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Electronic Musician Feature on Dren McDonald & his Gunman Taco Truck score
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FMOD interviews Dren about using FMOD Studio in Gordon Ramsay Dash
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Interview with Dren about Gordon Ramsay Dash for SF Conservatory's Newsroom
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Dren featured on Level with Emily Reese Podcast talking Gathering Sky & AMP
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Dren featured in Gear Patrol article about composing game music
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Dren featured in "The Hub" article about game music
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Dangerous Dave is featured in this Gamebits podcast as well as an interview with Dren
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Examiner.com featured Dren and Dangerous Dave in this interview
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Gathering Sky review in BoingBoing/Offworld
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Gathering Sky review in PocketMeta
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Gathering Sky review in GameSkinny
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Gathering Sky review in Destructoid
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MPR's TopScore Podcast covers SF Conservatory & Dren's score to Gathering Sky
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Listen Magazine covers The String Arcade
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Interview with Dren on MPR's Top Score Classical
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PopMatters Reviews The String Arcade
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SF Classical Voice speaks w/ Dren about The String Arcade & Alameda Music Project
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Interview with Dren from Italy's Gamers Critic (in both Italian & English)
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Examiner.com's Classical Editor Reviews The String Arcade
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RadioSEGA interview with Dren and Jason Poss
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5 Stars from Examiner.com for The String Arcade
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MediaMike's interview with Dren
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Interview with Dren on The Audio Spotlight
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Interview on DesigningSound.org about Skulls of the Shogun, The String Arcade & GANG
ARTICLES BY NERDTRACKS' DREN
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Review of the Cathedral Guitars FatHead Ribbon Mic for Recording Hacks
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Gathering Sky Audio Journal Part 1, Gamasutra
Recording The String Arcade (an in-depth look at field recording the string quartet on Recording Hacks)
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Master Class: Synth Secrets of the Pros ( Electronic Musician – contributor)
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Audio Challenges in a “Gamer’s Game on Facebook” (at GameAudio101.com)
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Audio Challenges ina “Gamer’s Game on Facebook” (at Gamasutra – Featured/Expert Blog)
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RecordingHacks: Review of the beyerdynamic MC930, and Lewitt LCT 340
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Guidelines to Successful Audio Contractor Hires/Practices video from Casual Connect 2013
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Tips for Game Audio Contractors video from Casual Connect 2013
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Evolution of Audio in Social Games (Gamasutra posts the free GDC video talk from the GDC Vault)
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That Magic Moment: When Design and Audio Make Music Together (from GameDesignCon)