Tom Miley

Thomas Miley

Place of birth: United States
Employment history: Sega of America^[1] (1992-04^[1] – 2000-01^[1]) Divisions: Sega Multimedia Studio SegaSoft Creative Support CRI Middleware^[1] (2008-01^[1] – 2010-02^[1])
Role(s): Director^[1], Audio Programmer^[2]^[1], Tools Programmer^[2]
Education: Mills College at Northeastern University (1986-1989; MA Electronic Music)^[3]

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Thomas "Tom" Miley is an American software engineer and former Sega of America Director of Audio Technology. He served as an audio programmer and development tool creator^[2] (particularly for the Sega Dreamcast), and was responsible for managing the company's various contracted musicians.^[1] Miley also served as the manager of SegaSoft's Creative Support division, which included providing sound effects, music composition, recording, editing, and mixing for game audio.^[1]

Career

Tom Miley was first hired at Sega of America by audio director David Javelosa^[2] in April 1992^[1], where his responsibilities included the management of audio software API development. He wrote the Audio64 device driver (ARM7) and a number of low-level audio drivers for the Dreamcast (as well as its Windows CE implementation), and additionally created the hardware audio specifications for the system when it was still known as the Black Belt. Miley also managed audio contractors on the company's behalf, and programmed the sound for various first and third-party titles.^[1]

Production history

Games

Jurassic Park (Mega-CD; 1993) — Sound^[4]
NBA Action (Saturn; 1996) — Sega Creative Support^[5]
Mr. Bones (Saturn; 1996) — Interactive Music Design and Audio Programming^[6]
Toy Commander (Dreamcast; 1999) — Sega of America
NBA 2K (Dreamcast; 1999) — Special Thanks - Sega of America
Astrocade (Saturn; unreleased) — Sound/Music

Music

Sega Tunes: Vectorman (CD; 1996) — Special Thanks^[7] (as Thomas Miley)
Sega Tunes: ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (CD; 1996) — Special Thanks^[8] (as Thomas Miley)
Sega Tunes: X-Men 2: Clone Wars (CD; 1996) — Special Thanks^[9] (as Thomas Miley)

External links

Tom Miley at LinkedIn

References

[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fin.2Ftom-miley-18b8228.2Fdetails.2Fexperience.2F-1] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 ^1.14 https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-miley-18b8228/details/experience/

[Interview:_David_Javelosa_.282023-11-12.29_by_Alexander_Rojas-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Interview: David Javelosa (2023-11-12) by Alexander Rojas

[https:.2F.2Fwww.linkedin.com.2Fin.2Ftom-miley-18b8228.2F-3] ttps://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-miley-18b8228/

[:File:Jurassic_Park_MCD_credits.pdf_p-4] File:Jurassic Park MCD credits.pdf

[:File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf_p38-5] File:Nbaaction_sat_us_manual.pdf, page 38

[:File:Mr_Bones_Saturn_credits.pdf_p-6] File:Mr Bones Saturn credits.pdf

[:File:SegaTunesVectorman_Box_Back.jpg_p-7] File:SegaTunesVectorman Box Back.jpg

[:File:SegaTunesTJaE_Album_US_Box_Back.jpg_p-8] File:SegaTunesTJaE Album US Box Back.jpg

[:File:SegaTunesXMen2_CD_US_Box_Back.jpg_p-9] File:SegaTunesXMen2 CD US Box Back.jpg

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