Gordon McGladdery is a composer and founder of A Shell in the Pit Audio and A Shell in the Pit Games. Since 2011, A Shell in the Pit has grown from a solo music project into one of the largest Game Audio studios in the world with an explicit focus on creating sustainable jobs in a crisis-ridden industry while working on games they love. They have produced sound effects, audio systems and/or music for over 60 titles including Untitled Goose Game, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, Pacific Drive, Caves of Qud and many more. Gordon has written soundtracks for 16 games & is also the game director of Fish Game, A Shell in the Pit's debut title, which launched in October 2023.