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MUSIC AND MIND Roundtable Session
MUSIC AND MIND Roundtable Session
Kevin Sherwood
Kevin Sherwood
Composer
Composer
Kevin Sherwood is a songwriter and composer, renowned for his innovative contributions to the world of video game music. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Music Production and Engineering, Kevin has spent over 20 years shaping the auditory experience in Call of Duty along with the Treyarch sound team.
Currently serving as the lead sound designer at Treyarch, a studio within Activision, Kevin has played a pivotal role in the development of various high-profile titles. He is perhaps best known for his work on the Call of Duty franchise, where he has composed more than 30 original songs for the beloved Zombies mode. His music blends atmospheric soundscapes with compelling melodies, enhancing the overall gaming experience. Kevin’s musical genius is only matched by his lyrical mastery, combining wordplay with double meaning, and philosophical content.
In addition to his work in game design, Kevin has amassed a significant following online, with over 250 million views on YouTube and more than 405,000 streams on Spotify. His passion for music and sound design is evident in every project he undertakes, and his ability to create immersive audio environments continues to set him apart in the competitive world of game development.
Ms. Jennifer Buchanan
Ms. Jennifer Buchanan
Music Therapist
Music Therapist
Ms. Jennifer Buchanan MTA, MBA is the President and Founder of JB Music Therapy, Canada’s largest employer of Certified Music Therapists, renowned for its innovative approach to healthcare, education, and corporate wellness. Under her visionary leadership, JB Music Therapy has served as a launchpad for new professionals, making a significant impact across diverse medical, educational, and community settings. She has served as President and Executive Director of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists and is currently a Director at the National Music Centre. Her award-winning book, Wellness, Wellplayed, explores the profound connection between music and the brain, making her a sought-after speaker and consultant, recognized by esteemed media outlets across North America.
Dr. James Deaville
Dr. James Deaville
Musicologist
Musicologist
Dr. James Deaville teaches music at Carleton University. He edited Music in Television (Routledge, 2010) and co-edited Music and the Broadcast Experience (Oxford, 2016) and the Oxford Handbook of Music and Advertising (2021). He is currently co-editing with Ron Rodman, Jessica Getman, and Brooke McCorkle the Oxford Handbook of Music and Television (2025). Regarding music, sound, and horror, he has published the book chapters “The Beauty of Horror: Kilar, Coppola, and Dracula” in Music in the Horror Film: Listening to Fear, Neil Lerner, 187-205 (New York: Routledge, 2010) and “Evil Medieval: Chant and the New Dark Spirituality of Vietnam-Era Film in America,” Oxford Handbook of Music and Medievalism, Stephen Meyer and Kirsten Yri, eds., 709-28 (New York: OUP, 2020) and the articles “The moaning of (un-)life: Animacy, muteness and eugenics in cinematic and televisual representation,” Journal of Interdisciplinary Voice Studies 4, no. 2 (2019): 225-46 and “Conspiracy of Terror: Music, Sound Design, and the Female Scream in Horror Trailers,” Filigrane 27 (2022), https://revues.mshparisnord.fr/filigrane/index.php?id=1360.
PRODUCING AND PERFORMING
ZOMBIE CHORAL CANON 24
Roundtable Session
PRODUCING AND PERFORMING
ZOMBIE CHORAL CANON 24
Roundtable Session
Kevin Sherwood
Kevin Sherwood
Composer
Composer
Kevin Sherwood is a songwriter and composer, renowned for his innovative contributions to the world of video game music. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Music Production and Engineering, Kevin has spent over 20 years shaping the auditory experience in Call of Duty along with the Treyarch sound team.
Currently serving as the lead sound designer at Treyarch, a studio within Activision, Kevin has played a pivotal role in the development of various high-profile titles. He is perhaps best known for his work on the Call of Duty franchise, where he has composed more than 30 original songs for the beloved Zombies mode. His music blends atmospheric soundscapes with compelling melodies, enhancing the overall gaming experience. Kevin’s musical genius is only matched by his lyrical mastery, combining wordplay with double meaning, and philosophical content.
In addition to his work in game design, Kevin has amassed a significant following online, with over 250 million views on YouTube and more than 405,000 streams on Spotify. His passion for music and sound design is evident in every project he undertakes, and his ability to create immersive audio environments continues to set him apart in the competitive world of game development.
Trent Worthington, composer, arranger, performer, conductor and educator, his experience has served organizations ranging from choirs and orchestras to small ensembles and rhythm sections.
During his thirty years with Pro Coro Canada, Trent held the positions of singer, chorus master, and associate conductor. His experience has also been put to use in studio settings, where he has shared his expertise with other artists as both an engineer, producer, and advisor.
As a composer, Trent is published by Cypress Music and Renforth Music. He has written music for groups such as the Grande Prairie Boys’ Choir, Saskatchewan Honour Choir, award-winning Chronos Vocal Ensemble, the Redemptorist Community, iCoristi Chamber Choir, Pro Coro Canada, and numerous others.
As a performer, Trent has played to crowds across Western Canada and the states. A comedian in the PreTenors (a satirical take on the Three Tenors), a conductor for numerous choirs, and a studio musician, Trent is at home in a variety of musical environments. He has also served as an adjudicator for music festivals, and sat on the peer review committees of arts funding organizations at the municipal, provincial, and national level.
Trent holds a Masters in Education from the University of Alberta, and currently teaches at École Lois E Hole School. He has also instructed at Alberta College, and King’s University.
A third-generation Edmontonian, Trent has deep roots in the local community. He raised his two daughters in St. Albert where he currently lives with his wife, Dianne. Some of Trent’s other interests include hiking, skiing/snowshoeing, cooking, woodworking, and undertaking every manner of renovation project — especially if it requires tools he doesn’t already own.
Trent Worthington
Trent Worthington
Arranger
Arranger
Elena Siegman
Elena Siegman
Soloist
Soloist
If you search the name “Elena Siegman” online, you’ll quickly learn two things: she is beloved by fans around the world as the vocalist for numerous zombie metal songs featured in the Call of Duty series, and she is a pioneer in the video game world as a producer and high-ranking executive in a male-dominated industry. However, digging deeper reveals Elena the solo artist, a singer-songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and gaming veteran now focusing on her music career. Previously, she released the alt-country EP "The Mighty," and she is now set to release "Cover Me," an album of imaginative renditions of her favorite songs. Elena, best known for the track “115” from Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombie mode, has also appeared with her Boston-based all-girl punk band Vagiant in Guitar Hero II and Rock Band. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she studied classical piano under Delores Rhoads and eventually moved to Boston to join Harmonix, where she merged her passions for music and gaming. Elena’s debut EP "The Mighty" showcased her smoky vocals and reflective lyrics, foreshadowing her eclectic upcoming album "Cover Me," which reimagines songs from various genres with her unique touch. Embracing an artistic rebirth, Elena is dedicated to her music career, stating, “I’ve realized it's time for me to give myself the help I give to others to realize their artistic visions—I finally made the decision to just do it.”
Born in Monterrey, México, Malukah found a way to combine her love of music and video games almost by accident. In 2011, she made a YouTube video singing an acoustic cover of “The Dragonborn Comes” from the game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. The video went viral and the attention it garnered led Malukah to opportunities beyond her wildest dreams.
Zenimax Online Studios hired Malukah to create a song for Elder Scrolls Online called “Beauty of Dawn”. The overwhelmingly positive response to this song led ZoS to hire Malukah again to compose music for 10 in-game bard songs. You can hear her voice performing these songs via bards all over Tamriel in ESO.
The viral video also reconnected Malukah with a college friend, Kevin Sherwood, who invited her to sing on several of his songs for the Call of Duty: Black Ops series. She has also performed on the games Banner Saga, Moss, Far Cry Primal, tv series Stranger Things, and more.
Malukah continues to make video game covers as well as writing original music. She has released two original albums, All of the Above and I Follow the Moon.
Malukah
Malukah
Soloist
Soloist
Dr. John Brough
Dr. John Brough
Conductor
Conductor
Dr. John Brough has enjoyed a multifaceted career as a conductor, organist, tenor soloist and music educator. He is recognized for programming engaging concerts with many different choral ensembles, as well as working in collaboration with choirs and instrumental ensembles throughout the Edmonton area. John was appointed Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities at Concordia University of Edmonton in 2021, where along with conducting Concordia’s Concert Choir, he teaches courses in choral conducting and music history. John is also a senior examiner for Conservatory Canada, where he examines all levels of voice and piano.
John has prepared choruses for major orchestral works working alongside internationally renowned conductors and soloists, including Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Frieder Bernius, Jon Washburn, Leonard Ratzlaff, Nancy Argenta and Daniel Taylor. His recording credits include an album of Canadian a cappella choral compositions, featuring the only commercial recording of John Estacio’s “Eulogies”, as well as a Christmas CD of 21st century carol arrangements, “Kings and Shepherds”, featuring works of Ola Gjeilo, and new compositions by Jake Runestadt and Jonathan Dove. He has led choirs in concerts featuring iconic choral works such as Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil, Duruflé’s Requiem, and Orff’s Carmina Burana, and has taken choirs on tours throughout Canada, and Europe.
In the Winter of 2021, John was delighted to receive the Con Spirito award from Choir Alberta, recognizing his years of work, spirit, and dedication to Edmonton’s choral community.
John is active in the early music scene in Alberta. He is a founding member of Early Music Alberta and appears regularly in concerts with EMA as conductor and continuo keyboardist. In 2009, he co-founded the Scona Chamber Singers, a professional ensemble focusing on early music performances. The ensemble has appeared in many concerts featuring rarely performed works of the 16th and 17th century, as well as major productions including the motets of J.S. Bach, and Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas.
When not performing, John enjoys spending time with his wife, Kathleen, and their daughters, Annie and Sadie, camping and hiking throughout the beautiful province of Alberta.
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