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Ariel Merritt πŸ”œ GDC

@amerrittaudio

I help indie teams tell their stories without the last-minute chaos by creating expressive, high-quality sound that just works. https://www.amerrittaudio.com/

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Latest posts by Ariel Merritt πŸ”œ GDC @amerrittaudio

I can't believe it's been a year since Cabernet release! And also VAMPIRE CAT PLUSHIE!!! I'll take 12!!!

20.02.2026 18:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hard to believe that Cabernet came out exactly 1 year ago! πŸ·πŸ§›β€β™€οΈ

Celebrate with us by pre-ordering Cabernet's Collector's Edition from @tesuragames.bsky.social and helping us bring the Vampire Cat to "unlife" with @makeship.bsky.social! Links in the comments πŸ‘‡

20.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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@composerkirk.bsky.social @paulshelleyaudio.bsky.social We made it through to the second round! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰
I can't decide if whoever is coming up with these prompts are geniuses or madmenπŸ˜‚

#sounddesignshowdown26

11.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Round 1 is underway! I'm excited about what our team has come up with so far! @composerkirk.bsky.social @paulshelleyaudio.bsky.social

#sounddesignshowdown26

05.02.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŽ‰RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!πŸŽ‰ Blightstone is now out in early access! I've been doing sound design on this for the last 7 months and it has been a helluva good time!!!

Check it out on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2832280/...

20.01.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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So excited to team up with @composerkirk.bsky.social and @paulshelleyaudio.bsky.social for this sound design competition! And thank you to #airwiggles for hosting again!

#sounddesignshowdown26

09.01.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm honored to have gotten to be a part of a game that ends up on a list like this! So exciting! πŸŽ‰πŸ₯°

09.01.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is just really special. Thank you so much for the honour @glaad.bsky.social.

08.01.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The struggle continues to be real πŸ˜–
#lifeofasounddesigner #gameaudio

11.12.2025 18:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€ I'm excited to announce that I'm working with Salvation Poem Project on their upcoming game Clayfire! I can't share more than this sneak peek at some concept art at the moment but I'm very excited about this project!!! I'll share more when I can!

08.12.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The struggle is real πŸ˜–

#lifeofasounddesigner #gameaudio

13.11.2025 17:33 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I have been working with a friend of mine on her stage production of Pirates & Clerics & Rangers, oh my! I handled the SFX, mixing, and mastering and I must say it was a good time! And it's such a fun show!

#sfx #sounddesign #theatre

03.10.2025 20:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I finally have a new reel to share! I had a lot of fun making this one! I decided this time around I would only use games that I had actually played and really enjoyed playing! πŸ˜„

@ninjatheory @sandfallgames.bsky.social @ubisoft.com @compulsiongames.bsky.social @hazelightgames.bsky.social

29.09.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm super excited to announce that I'm working on Blightstone with @unfinishedpixel.bsky.social! I've been having a really good time working on this project so far and I'm excited to see it all come together!

#sounddesign #gameaudio #sfx

30.07.2025 15:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I can finally show what I've been up to! We're releasing some new merch for Sorry We're Closed!!! We’re releasing a vinyl with unreleased instrumental tracks and enamel pins! New stuff to pair with the already available Premium Physical Edition!

Links for everything below!

17.06.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 270 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 7
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Newsletter Signup | Wild Etchings Studio

We're Wild Etchings Studio and we're working on our first game! A shooter where bullets gain powerful and unique traits the longer they're in the magazine. Be patient and make each shot count.

Join our newsletter to get updates on it's development.
bit.ly/WesSignUp

#PitchYaGame #IndieDev #GameDev

06.06.2025 17:38 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A festival-style lineup poster for Airwiggles Audio Conference

A festival-style lineup poster for Airwiggles Audio Conference

Airwiggles Audio Festival - uh, I mean Conference - is getting closer! I still can't believe we've managed to get such a great lineup of #gameaudioΒ #audiopost pros - do make sure to tune into #AirCon25 next month! (it's free!)

19.05.2025 08:54 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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a picture of a cartoon character with the words get the hell out of here ALT: a picture of a cartoon character with the words get the hell out of here

Me working on a redesign: "This is such garbage" *listens to the original and it sounds essentially the same* πŸ˜…

Dear imposter syndrome...

08.05.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I did this redesign of Luma Island for an audio test and I was really happy with how it turned out so I wanted to share it☺️

#gameaudio #sfx #sounddesign #cozygame

07.05.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely #2. It looks cozy and I'm a sucker for roasted marshmallows so gotta have that campfire!

30.04.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just came across your game for the first time and it's so cute! I love the art and the overall idea! Definitely on my watchlist now!

15.04.2025 16:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm working on a new demo reel and boy am I excited about this lineup!
#sounddesign #sfx #gameaudio

11.04.2025 19:51 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished #southofmidnight and it was so good! But as much as I enjoyed the story, art, voice acting and everything else the thing that stood out the most was the music! So so good! Thank you Olivier Deriviere! πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘ Very nice work from everyone @compulsiongames.bsky.social

08.04.2025 04:00 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I had such an incredible time at GDC this year and it was because of the wonderful people in this photo! Love my CA family!
#GDC2025

07.04.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Four games I've worked on:

31.03.2025 20:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#SplitFiction was insanely good! Definitely one of the best games I've played in quite some time! Thank you @hazelightgames.bsky.social for making a really great really fun (not to mention complete on release) co-op game!

13.03.2025 02:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a close up of a man 's face with the words i see what you did there below him ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words i see what you did there below him
12.03.2025 18:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blasphemy!

12.03.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sorry We're Closed is now available to purchase on consoles for Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S!

Not -only- that, but SWC is also going PHYSICAL!!!! You can pre-order the Physical Premium Edition for Switch or PS5 now!!!!

❀️‍πŸ”₯ store.serenityforge.com/products/sor...

06.03.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 529 πŸ” 227 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 37

CONSOLE RELEASE DAY!!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

06.03.2025 17:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0