Levon Louis

Levon Louis
Birth name	Levon Louis Schwartz
Also known as	Absynthesis, Mushroom Lounge
Born	1974 (age 42–43)
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
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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..

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".

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Music

Games

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)

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