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Lou McMahon

@loumcmahon_

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Composer &Voting Member of Recording Academy #grammyu mentor, Game trailer vocalist #pacificdrive “haunting drone choir” Polygon,reporter #culturefile

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I can finally share that I’m the game trailer vocalist for Pacific Drive! This is a dream come true, and I’m so thankful to Markus, Audiocreatures, Ironwood Studio, and the extended Pacific Drive family for making it possible. I’m so thankful. Markus Zierhofer did amazing job on the music .. it’s an incredible trailer and game to be part of. Ahhh 🖤 LINK-IN-BIO

Congratulations to the game developers on this visual masterpiece. Looking forward to playing the game.

@audiocreatures @ironwoodpics @markus_zierhofer @pacificdriveofficial @playstation #pacificdrive #playstation by @loumcmahon_

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I’m extremely proud of this milestone in my recording career 🖤 @recordingacademy #grammys by @loumcmahon_

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I’m honored to join the @recordingacademy 2025 New Member Class—an inspiring global community of creators and professionals who are shaping the future of music.

As a member, I now have a voice in the GRAMMY Awards process and a platform to advocate for our industry, support my peers, and grow in my own journey.

What makes the Academy strong is its diversity—of genres, experiences, and voices. I’m excited to contribute my perspective and help champion musical excellence around the world. #iamtheacademy

Deepest gratitude to my peers for this opportunity 🖤 thank you so much. I’m delighted to be part of the LA chapter of the academy. taken in Los Angeles, California by @loumcmahon_

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Me right now practicing for my talk in Los Angeles and doing some revisions work (also improvising nice piano songs in between the stuff I have to do shhh recognise this one?) XX by @loumcmahon_

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Dear Recording Academy network,
I’m so thankful to be sharing my work with you for consideration this year, and I really hope you enjoy the music. 🖤

Lou McMahon Dead Sound Featuring Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
For your GRAMMY® Consideration in the Craft Categories (streaming)
✨Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals✨
✨Music Video✨

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The credits for the orchestra recording of Dead Sound are as follows:
Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg
Lorenz Dangel, conductor
Recorded as part of the Live Score Berlin initiative by Audiocreatures
Lou McMahon, composer, orchestrator, vocals and lyrics
Markus Zierhofer, Organizer
Falko Duczmal, recording engineer
Alexander Wohlfeil, recordist
Felix Trawoeger, assistant engineer
Roger Montejano, mix and mastering engineer
Paul André Fortin, artwork, videographer, dancer and choreographer

#grammyawards #grammy #recordingacademy taken in The Recording Academy by @loumcmahon_

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Thank you, @roograat for these lovely words on your website about Dead Sound. It was a joy to work with you on this also.

I’m very pleased that Dead Sound feat. Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg is an officially confirmed entry in the categories of Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals and Music Video.

It’s a very special piece of work for me, bringing together orchestral arrangement, vocals and orchestra from Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg.

IIt is also arranged using the solo voice layering processes developed through my practice,
which I will be demonstrating and performing at GameSoundCon Los Angeles during Grammy season. Would love to see you there.

I’m delighted to have the work officially confirmed and grateful to everyone who contributed to bringing Dead Sound to life.

@filmorchester_babelsberg @audiocreatures @loumcmahon_ taken in The Recording Academy by @loumcmahon_

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My name is Louise McMahon, and I am a composer. I have the privilege of being one of the many critical storytellers, shaping how audiences feel, react, and interpret the music that soundtracks our lives.

I’m joining the RecordingAcademy’s Songwriters & Composers Wing to #SupportTodaysComposers and celebrate the creativity and contributions composers bring to today’s musical landscape. Join me in supporting today’s composers.

@songcompwing @recordingacademy taken in The Recording Academy by @loumcmahon_

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I’m incredibly proud and honoured to be a recipient of the GADA x GSC Speaker Stipend to go to Los Angeles this October.

It means a great deal to have my work and presentation recognised in this way. I’m very grateful to The Game Audio Diversity Alliance and GameSoundCon for their support and for valuing the contribution of independent voices within game audio. This talk is one of the most important presentations of my career to date. I’m very very thankful for the support.

#gamesoundcon by @loumcmahon_

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Thank you, Apollo Global Music Awards for this recognition of my independent arts practice Butterfly Wars. Congratulations to all ✨

@agmawards by @loumcmahon_

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Hey! I love sharing knowledge and helping the next generation of artists find their way in the industry.

Whether through my work as a GRAMMY U Mentor, teaching in Ireland, or giving talks at game festivals, supporting emerging artists and sharing what I’ve learned has become an important part of my work. So, alongside my talk and performance on Solo Voice Choir, I am a mentor at Games Ground Berlin this year.

I’m a strong supporter of diversity and inclusion, and I’m really looking forward to contributing to the community through both mentoring and sharing my own practice.

🎶 The music in this post is by my GRAMMY U mentee RiccyBeatzz, who remixed Dead Sound featuring Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg as part of our mentorship.

I’ll be mentoring during the Business Days, while my Solo Voice Choir talk and performance will take place during the Public Days.

Looking forward to Berlin! 🇩🇪 5-8 November 2026 by @loumcmahon_

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A Place Above the Clouds on Culture Night @clareartsoffice it was lovely to do this… #culturenight by @loumcmahon_

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Butter-Flies has just been announced as a semi-finalist at the Apollo Global Music Awards (AGMA) in the Best Composition category. It is truly lovely that the project is getting recognition from peers. Thank you to everyone who has supported the journey, and a sincere congratulations to all ✨

#ApolloGlobalMusicAwards #AGMAwards

Butter_flies is the very first composition recorded in the Butterfly Wars catalogue which really marks the beginning of a new musical journey… the recording was supported by The Glens arts Centre in Manorhamilton, Leitrim. by @loumcmahon_

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