WHAT IS GAiN?
Game Audio in Norway (GAIN) is a members-only interest organization for sound and music for video-games and interactive media.
OUR MISSION
To be a source of information, network, representation and support for its members' creative work in the interactive media branch.
OUR HISTORY
Officially founded in April 21st, 2021, GAIN started as a small facebook group created by Martin Kvale, Bjarte Sebastian Hansen and Jory Prum in April 9th, 2013. Its intent was to connect game audio designers and developers in Norway and abroad in a casual way. The group was then named GAIN (Game Audio in Norway) in March 2019 and started developing into a more organized entity. After many conversations between members, Theo Nogueira and Alex Espeseth put together a proposal, which came to be what GAIN is today.
FOUNDERS
Theo Nogueira
Alexander Espeseth
Martin Kvale
Oliver Getz
Oda Tilset
Jonas Grannes
Arild Iversen
Bjarte Sebastian Hansen
Simon Poole
Erik Holst
Robert Mikkelsen
Marianne Austvik
Niels Jonsson
Atle Valan
Fredrik Drønen
Trond Lossius
Sebastian Fongen
Stephanie Merchak
Dan Wakefield
Daniel Ludvigsen
Mariell Grønnestad
Erlend Moen
Theo Nogueira - Chair - Eastern Region Representative
Alexander Espeseth - Vice-Chair
Oliver Getz - Treasurer
Maren Holm - Secretary
Fredrik Drønen - Director of Outreach & of Western Region
Julie Hagen - Director of Marketing & Events
Kristopherian Johnson - Director of Hospitality
Mariell Grønnestad - Southern Region Representative
Jonas Grannes - Mid-Norway Region Representative
Fredrik Drønen - Western Region Representative
Erik Holst - Board Advisor
Lars Dahl - Board Advisor
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Oda Tilset & Martin Kvale - GAiN Ambassadors
2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Theo Nogueira - Chair - Eastern Representative
Alexander Espeseth - Vice-Chair
Oda Tilset - Treasurer
Oliver Getz - Secretary
Martin Kvale - Director of Outreach
Julie Hagen - Director of Marketing & Events
Kristopherian Johnson - Director of Hospitality
Mariell Grønnestad - Southern Region Representative
Jonas Grannes - Mid-Norway Region Representative
Fredrik Drønen - Western Region Representative
Theo Nogueira - Chair - Eastern Representative
Alexander Espeseth - Vice-Chair
Oda Tilset - Treasurer
Oliver Getz - Secretary
Martin Kvale - Director of Outreach
Jonas Grannes - Director of Marketing & Events
Mariell Grønnestad - Southern Region Representative
Jonas Grannes - Mid-Norway Region Representative
Fredrik Drønen - Western Region Representative
Marianne Austvik - Board Member
Erlend Moen - Board Member
Robert Mikkelsen - Board Member
The new board of 2023 was chosen from candidacy only, as there was no opposition to all candidates.