Jade “JDWasabi” Leamcharaskul

Composer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Performer, Session Musician
Music & Audio Director

(She/Her)

An avid audio-adventurer, and a 2012 graduate with a BA (Hons) and MMus from Bath Spa University. Jade is an award-winning, multidisciplinary musician specialising in writing quirky fantasy music to designing chilling soundscapes in horror. From directing podcasts, to composing for art exhibitions, even developing indie games, Jade’s experiences in the creative industry shows her versatility in working with different media and their respective spaces.

On stage, Jade has toured with Siswå Sukrå during the summer of August 2017 to Java, Indonesia. Playing traditional Javanese Gamelan, she has performed with prominent musicians, dancers, dalangs (puppeteers) for wayang kulits (shadow puppet plays), festivals and concerts. She has also performed in sold out shows ‘Tsukimi 2018’ as a performing member of Tamashii Daiko of Japanese Taiko.

In October 2018, Jade’s compositions were performed at the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, UK) for ‘Game Music in the Globe’; a Royal Music of College series which showcased talent from game music composers. ‘The Journey Past’ was performed live by the Alkyona Quartet and arranged by Ashley Kampta. While it was a small and intimate venue, it did not deter audiences from crowding round and overspilling onto the floor!

Born and raised in London UK, and of Malaysian-Chinese and Thai heritage, Jade is an advocate for elevating the voices of the under-represented in the arts and in the tech / game industry. Her goal of bringing positive representation to not only audiences, but to also help develop culturally accurate options to those working from behind the scenes.

No matter the project or scope, working together in creating meaningful and accessible experiences through audio will always be her guiding principle.

Awards & Nominations

For a full list of industry accolades, see Press.
To see my full credit list including speaking roles, see Credit List.

“50 inspiring individuals who represent the bright, bold and inclusive future of video games”
- Class of 2022

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2020 - (Oct) Game Dev Hero - WINNER

Winner for Sound
2020 Winners

Our industry is fantastic at bringing attention and accolades to studios and games, and we want to extend the benefits to the creators, having their own skills and achievements celebrated more widely.
We want these unsung heroes of the games industry to be able to have their contributions recognised, from brilliant developers and resourceful support staff, to inspiring management and positive role models.

2021 (Sep) Nominee for the gameHERs Awards in the ‘Rising Leader’ category

2018 - (Jun) Nominee for Game Dev Heroes 2018 Finalist for Audio

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Performing Member

2015 (Jul - current) Tamashii Daiko, Japanese Taiko
2012 (Sep - current) Siswå Sukrå, community Javanese Gamelan

Associations & Membership

2021 - (May - current) Limit Break Mentorship - Mentor
2020 - (Dec - current) BAFTA Games Member
2020 - (Jul - current) - Code Coven Mentor
2020 - (Jun - current) POC in Play - Member
2019 - (Nov - current) Game Audio (IGDA) Malaysia [GAMY] - Founding Member
2018 - (Jun) to 2020 (Dec) BAFTA Crew Games - Member
2018 - (Mar) to 2019 (Dec) BAME in Games - Organiser
2017 - (May - current) PRS for Music Member
2017 - (Mar - current) Ivors Academy Member (formerly BASCA)
2016 - (Dec) to 2020 (Mar) Women in Games Ambassador
2015 - (Sep - current) Game Dev London [formerly Game Dev Lunch] - Organiser (Originally est. 3rd Mar 2013)
2013 - (Sep) to 2020 (Mar) STEM / Video Game Ambassador

Game Dev London - Co-Founder

2015 (Sept) - Game Dev Lunch Organiser
2020 - (Apr) - Game Dev London Co-Founder

Originally established in 2013 (Mar 3rd), I have been the organiser of Game Dev Lunch since 2015. It has now been rebranded into Game Dev London as of 2020 (May).

London has a huge and thriving game dev scene, it represents a large portion of our network, we are all, the game developers of London, and we are sharing our stories, experience and skill with the world at large.

Welcome to Game Dev London!
www.gamedev.london