- Source: Patrick Phelan (composer)
Patrick "Pat" Phelan is a video game audio composer, manager, and producer.
Background
At the age of 11, Phelan's parents bought him a VIC-20. He learnt how to program and began to write games. At age 13, he got his first synthesizer, a Korg MS20 and learning how to program the MS20's patch bay gave him his grounding in understanding the fundamentals of sound synthesis.
A few years later, the VIC was replaced with a Commodore 64. Soon there was a confluence between his gaming obsession and his love for sound and music. Influenced by Rob Hubbard and Ben Daglish, Phelan began to write music specifically for games. When he progressed to the Atari ST, Phelan began collecting keyboards and using the ST's built-in MIDI connectors, started to sequence complex arrangements, classical scores as well as audio for high-powered games.
In the early 1990s, Phelan joined Gremlin Graphics and was involved in the development of Zool. Later on, he took on other responsibilities and managed the audio department before eventually moving into more senior creative roles.
His nickname was "Manfat".
Phelan left to set up Full Circle where he provided audio solutions for games, music for TV, consultancy and games design services. His clients included Infogrames, Climax, Headfirst and The BBC.
Games developed
Some of the games Phelan helped develop include:
Doctor Who: The Adventure Games
Outrun Online Arcade
Disney's A Christmas Carol
New International Track & Field
Driver 76
Spooks
Micro Machines
Slam Tennis
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Shadow Fighter
UEFA Challenge
Motorhead
N2O: Nitrous Oxide
Soulbringer
PGA European Tour
Hardwar
Top Gear 2
Actua Soccer series
Judge Dredd
Actua Golf 2
Realms of the Haunting
Fightbox
Normality
Sand Warriors
Loaded
Actua Ice Hockey series
Hogs of War
Slipstream 5000
Fatal Racing
Utopia
K240
Fragile Allegiance
Retribution
Litil Divil
Lotus series
Zool
Premier Manager series
Current status
Phelan joined Sumo Digital in 2005 he now works as an Audio Director.
Phelan, a member of TIGA (The Independent Game Developers Association) and Gamerepublic (an Independent Trade Alliance), lives in England.
External links
Patrick Phelan Developer BIO at Moby Games
Full Circle Audio
Artist profile at OverClocked ReMix
Reverbnation Page
Patrick Phelan at IMDb