Levon Louis

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Levon Louis
Birth name Levon Louis Schwartz
Also known as Absynthesis, Mushroom Lounge
Born 1974 (age 49–50)
Genres Electronic
Occupation(s) sound designer, DJ, producer-composer
Years active 1990s - present
Labels Next-Gen Records, Mushroom Lounge Recordings
Associated acts Lunatex, Dead P.A., Mushroom Lounge
Website [1]

Levon Louis (born in Houston, Texas) is an electronic musician, sound designer, record producer, and video game Audio Director of brands including Silent Hill and Assassin's Creed. Louis has published music independently under various project names including Absynthesis, DJ Bottles, and Mushroom Lounge. He was the primary producer-DJ behind regioinally popular Texas electronica band Lunatex during the late 1990s and also a contributing member to Dead P.A..

Press & Awards

Hailed “a driving force” by the Austin Chronicle and up for public music awards including “Best DJ”, “Best Electronica”, and “Keyboardist of the Year” in his hometown of Houston; his music has been described as "an auditory hallucinogen" by Anthony Mariani of Public News. Levon Louis has also worked on several top-selling vigeo games, sharing a BAFTA Award with Microsoft for "Best Use of Audio" in 2007 for Crackdown, and several G.A.N.G. Award nominations for projects in 2008 including "Best Handled Audio" for Transformers alongside "Best Instrumental", and "Music of the Year" for The Golden Compass. In 2011, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood received an Academy Award nomination (AIAS) for "Outstanding Achievement in Audio".

Biography

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Music

Games

Discography

Albums (as Lunatex, Absynthesis, Mushroom Lounge, or Levon Louis)

  • Abducted (Ewax, 2000)
  • Absynthesis (Next-Gen, 2007)
  • Live Technical Mix (Next-Gen, 2007)
  • Mushroom Lounge (Mushroom Lounge Recordings, 2008)

Various singles also appear on 12" vinyl and CD compilations. (Chemical Minded Records, For Those Who Know, City Boy Records-Detroit, Rebel Crew Records, Dark Horizons)

Releases (as member of Dead P.A.)

  • The Dead Will Rise (Goinka Records, 2007)
  • DEAD P.A. vs Devine & Emily Play 12" (2nd Movement/Goinka Records, 2008) vinyl release

References

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