John D. Leon | Composer

Are you a game dev using stock music? Do you want custom music tailored to your game? Do you want adaptive music that reacts to the players actions? I create a unique musical identity for games and implement them using middleware like Wwise or FMOD. DM me "GAME" to discuss.

Let me tell you about the worst gig I EVER played...

Halloween of 2012. Venomous Maximus, an awesome band plays with my sister's heavy metal band Texxxas. The singer for Venomous Maximum is also a tattoo artist who did tattoos for me and my sister.

Another testimonial for a video game track.

Do you know of any good games coming out soon? It's #WishlistWednesday.

One day I will be able to say, "I started my company with just a laptop in my garage!"

At 40, I walked away from a successful cybersecurity career to become a game composer. I had no clients, no connections, and two toddlers. I'm still figuring it out. What’s the biggest career risk you’ve taken (or wanted to take)?

Game devs, this is not a request. It's #screenshotsaturday and you must share what you are working on!

Testimonial from Bobbio Studios. I created a custom track for their video game.

My first GameSoundCon, 2026. I know I will look back at this as a major turning point in my life, the friendships I’ve made, and the career I’ve begun.

What games do you have your eye on? It is #WishlistWednesday and I'm always down to discover new games.

Landing in California for GameSoundCon.

It's my favorite time, #screenshotsaturday. Can I see what you game devs are working on?

Do you think there are similarities between music and programming?

Testimonial from Nick M., creator of Hero Beats. I made some custom tracks using his new DAW called Hero Beats. Great to work with.

Grok Build is awesome. I had it help me build a web page and went back and forth with many iterations and it was able to do everything I wanted. I had a better experience with it than I did with Claude Code for this use case. If you want to see the page: studio.johndleon.com/

How do I compose a creepy ghost-haunted main menu theme? Like this!