Rachel Robison is a songwriter and composer for media based in Utah. She is an educator, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist. Rachel is also a member of Rainy Main – a singing/songwriting duo she started with her sister, Brittney Sykes, just last year. Rachel has participated in musical theatre, choirs, bands, orchestras from a very young age and doesn’t plan on stopping!

Robison studied media music and music recording technology at Salt Lake Community College, graduating with an Associate of Applied Science degree in Music Recording Technology in 2019. At home, she runs Utah Game Audio (a local community for game audio professionals). By being involved in her communities, she has developed a knack for networking and a passion of sharing the importance of making connections. In 2017, she was 1 of 5 selected for the Game Audio Network Guild’s Scholar Program and attended GDC for the first time. (You can read about her experience here.) She continues to stay involved within the organization: serving as an Advisory Board member, formerly Co-Chair on the Game Audio Network Guild Scholar Alumni team, and is credited on the production team for the 19th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards Show (she also co-hosted the show with composer Cody Matthew Johnson).

During her time with Emperia Sound and Music, she was honored to have contributed to Gamescape Audio and is credited for her work as a music editor on Trek to YomiHer remaining range of credits include short films (Uninvited, Nothing Stares Back), a commercial (TigerLight D.A.D.) and plenty of podcasts – both as a composer and as a guest (composer: Segment City, Final Boy Status, The Lettuce Inn, Movies That Make Us; guest: Artifice, Post Mortem Media Review, The Video Game Composer Podcast, Behind the Cine, Segment City)! She was part of the Create Loud Podcast for three years as Co-Creator, Co-Host, and Production Manager/Editor until its retirement in 2021. Rachel recently had the privilege of being interviewed by VoyageUtah magazine, you can read the article here.

She greatly enjoys participating in recording sessions – both behind the mic and behind the mixing board. In October 2021, she released her debut single, Ramblin’ (featured in SLUG Magazine’s “Local Music Singles Roundup” in March 2022and plans to release much more of her original songs very, very soon.

In addition to music performance and production, she enjoys public speaking opportunities to talk about topics she is passionate about. She has spoken at GameSoundCon, Salt Lake Gaming Con, and PAX East! Volunteering is also something that is very important to Rachel. She has volunteered over the years for various events, including Salt Lake Gaming Con, FanX® Salt Lake Comic Convention, and the Game Developer’s Conference (Conference Associate Program). She has also been on the Board of the Directors for Pushing Ahead since 2018.

Venturing back into the musical theatre world in 2019, Rachel joined Hopebox Theatre‘s cast of Guys and Dolls and absolutely loved the experience. She was a stage manager for Hopebox Theatre’s production of Annie Get Your Gun in Summer 2021 and currently works as an assistant director for Up With Kids.