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Deon Van Heerden
Composer, Guitarist & Maximalist
A co-founder of PolyForge Media, Deon specialises in video game and trailer music, with a deep-seated passion for film music.
His first commercial success came with his bombastic score for the hit video game Broforce. His music for its advertising campaign netted a Golden Trailer for
Most Innovative Ad for a Video Game. He also provided the theme song via his long-running power metal band, Strident.
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Since then, he has scored over two dozen video games, and has provided bespoke music for countless trailers, advertising campaigns and indie films.
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Deon prides himself on providing engaging music across a wide variety of genres and, with his academic background in theatre and literature, his music retains a keen sense of drama, storytelling and audience-centric entertainment.