Jay Weinland (Man Behind the Man)
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“Ah, Jay -- another guy who works.”
~ Marty O'Donnell on Jay Weinland
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[edit] About
Jay Weinland is the Audio Lead at Bungie. Jay and Marty O'Donnell are in charge of Bungie's audio department -- Marty writes all of the music (along with compositional partner Michael Salvatori), and Jay is in charge of making sure that all of the non-musical things get put into the game.
Jay works with C Paul Johnson on sound design for the games. He plays the oboe and some other woodwinds and brass instruments. Jay studied at Oberlin College and Conservatory in Ohio, and was a high school orchestra teacher for five years. He is a major proponent of science fiction material, as well as beer and beef jerkey. Jay's alter ego is that of a toy reviewer.
Jay is married to actress Heather Hawkins and has two children, Duncan and Tessa.
[edit] Trivia
Nickname: Man Behind the Man
Classification: GrizzledAncients
Current Job: Audio Lead, Bungie Studios
Origin: Long Island
Blood Type: beer
Age: 35
Weight: 190 pounds
Height: 6' 0"
Girth: beer
First Job: high school orchestra teacher
Hobby: drivin' too fast, playin' my horns, reading all flavors of sci-fi/fantasy, and of course drinkin' beer - preferably of the insanely hoppy variety
Ultimate Halo Match: 16 player rockets on Hang 'Em High
Ultimate Snack: peppered beef jerky
Ultimate Website: www.espn.com (sports nut)
Mode of Transport: 2003 Jetta GLI, 24-valve V6 with 6-speed manual
Fake Weapon: Classified
[edit] Auto-Biography
After 5 years at Oberlin College and Conservatory (BM/MMT) and 5 years of teaching I stumbled into games. 12 years in this freakin' industry and it seems I'll never learn. I equate finishing a game with women having a child (hear me out ladies) in the sense that if we actually remembered how painful it was we would never ever do it again. But here I am a couple dozen titles (and two children) later and still enjoying myself. Props to my wife, Seattle actress Heather Hawkins, and two beautiful children for putting up with all the gaming (it's research guys!) and long hours.
