Bio / History
In July of 1993, I was hired by Williams/Bally/Midway as a composer/sound designer. I was formerly at Premier Technology/Gottlieb creating music and sound effects for pinball games.
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One of my responsibilities when joining Williams/Bally/Midway was overseeing the creation of sounds for their newly formed division of manufacturing State Lottery Games. This company quickly developed into WMS Gaming. As the Gaming division had to be split off from the video/pinball arcade business because of legal reasons, I became the lead composer/sound designer and manager of the Audio Department for WMS Gaming. I hired a team of composers/sound designers to meet the needs of WMS Gaming.
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I was then hired by IGT as a composer/sound designer. Besides the responsibilities for creating the audio for games, I was also in charge of third-party sound development. It was during this time that I did a lot of sound design for High 5 Games. Between the Reno Office and the Las Vegas office, I worked at IGT for nearly 10 years.
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In between IGT and GSN Games, I did a lot of contract work for several small gaming companies. Currently, I have just completed a wonderful 4 year journey with GSN Games. My game teams were located San Francisco, Montreal, Ukraine, London and India.
Fun Articles
Cool Quotes
"Dave Zabriskie was the best sound person that we ever worked with and is available." . –– David Hampe, President - Custom Game Design
“A musical pinball wizard” –– Screen Magazine
“Zabriskie knows what he wants to say and has the technical know-how to express it. He is a composer well worth watching.” –– PlainDealer
“Zabriskie’s serenading slots have proved popular in Atlantic City and Las Vegas.” –– Worth Magazine
Education
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL –– Doctorate of Music, 1988
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL –– Master of Music, 1982
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT –– Bachelor of Music 1980