David Javelosa. Source image from Sega Retro.

David Javelosa

An American musician and former Sega of America audio director, composer, and sound designer. An accomplished early electronic artist, he first began working with Sega as a contractual consultant in October 1989, and was soon tasked with providing the music for some of the company's earliest domestic Genesis releases. He would eventually be hired full-time in 1992 and quickly became head of the newly-created Sega Multimedia Studio. His responsibilities covered the management of Sega's audio production capabilities, the hiring of talented musicians to support the Sega CD, and working with Sega-licensed developers to provide support for the company's audio development tools. During this time, he also composed music for the Sega Channel, as well as the first revision of the North American Sega CD BIOS.