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matt uelmen on guitar in 2006 . -lsb- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1133394/ matt uelmen on imdb -rsb- 1994 -- present south bay , california non_vocal_instrumentalist 31 july 1973 keyboard , guitar , flute and percussion video game music matt uelmen guitar.jpg matt uelmen
 matt uelmen composer , sound designer
matt uelmen

matt uelmen -lrb- ; born july 31 , 1973 -rrb- is an american video game music composer and sound designer .
he is best known for his work in blizzard entertainment 's `` diablo '' series , which was recognized with the inaugural excellence in audio award by the igda in 2001 .
he also worked as a sound designer for the real-time strategy game `` starcraft '' , and worked on the massively multiplayer game `` world of warcraft `` s expansion '' '' in 2007 .
this game was his last before his departure from blizzard entertainment .
since 2009 , matt uelmen has worked as a member of the runic games team , as composer and sound designer for the `` torchlight '' games .
