Jake Allston

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

Career 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 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."

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 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 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 2015 Da Jammies Supervising sound editor, sound designer 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 Daytime Emmy Awards 2009 - Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Live Action or Animation - Nickelodeon's Tak and the Power of Juju (won)

MPSE Golden Reel Awards 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 ) 2008 - Best Sound Editing: Television Animation - Tak and the Power of Juju (nominated)

BAFTA Games Awards 2020 - British Academy Games Awards Audio Achievement - Death Stranding (Nominated ) 2019 - Audio Achievement - God of War (won ) 2019 - Audio Achievement - Spider-Man (Nominated )

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

Golden Joystick Awards 2018 - Golden Joystick Awards Best Audio - God of War (won )

NAVGTR Awards 2020 - Sound Editing in a Game Cinema - Death Stranding (won ) 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 ) 2019 - Sound Editing in a Game Cinema - Spider-Man (Nominated ) 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 2019 - The Game Awards Best Audio - Death Stranding (nominated) 2018 - Best Audio - God of War (nominated) 2018 - Best Audio - Spider-Man (nominated)