Apr
03
2008Jeff is Ready to Rock with Harmonix
03
2008
My apologies for the lack of posts lately, but the past month or so has been a very crazy time for me, in the best possible sense. Unfortunately, I have not been able to discuss what’s been going on until now (for reasons which will become immediately obvious.)
Without further ado, I’d like to announce that I have just accepted the role of Web Director at Harmonix. Harmonix, for those who don’t know, is the game company that developed Rock Band, as well as Guitar Hero and Guitar Hero 2 (plus the cool iPod game Phase, amongst other cool stuff). I’ll be leading the team responsible for RockBand.com, as well as anything else Harmonix does on the web.
I am thrilled beyond belief to have been offered this opportunity. Not only does this role truly encompass my extremely diverse range of professional interests, it has also reinvigorated my somewhat dormant loves of both video games and rock music, long buried under the twin pressures of work and raising a family. Now that I can legitimately play video games in the name of "research," I have no excuse for growing up.
I begin the job on April 14th, at which point you probably won’t hear much from me on this site for a while -initially because I’ll be swamped with getting my head around my new duties, but I will also need to give some serious thought to my personal web presence. It’s not like I’ve been elected pope or anything, but this is a role that will likely attract a lot of attention. Rock Band has sold over 1,000,000 copies and, as an employee of Harmonix, I’ll also be working for MTV and Viacom. While Chausse.org has always been a personal site that "does not represent the opinions of my employer," I’ve never worked for such a high profile employer. I’d hate for one of my snarky comments to be misinterpreted by the wrong person and end up on the front page of CNET or something. Anyway, Chausse.org will likely still be here for a good long time, just give me some time to figure out if any changes are in order.
Meanwhile, strap on plastic guitar, fire up your favorite video game system, and rock out. I’ll see you on RockBand.com.
Congratulations, Jeff! This is super news!
Dave 4/4/08 @ 11:11 amI thought you briefly worked for another high profile company at some point. The name escapes me…
Gilatrout 4/4/08 @ 5:50 pmHmm… True. But to use the popular fish/pond terminology, at that earlier high profile company I was pretty much the equivalent of plankton in the Atlantic Ocean. I mean, it was really a MICROscopic role in a giant SOFTware company.
Jeff 4/6/08 @ 10:47 amCongrats Jeff! That’s awesome news. I will have to challenge you to a drums duel sometime.
Matt Magpayo 4/7/08 @ 10:57 am