Jay Weinland is a senior employee of Bungie Studios and head of the sound department. He studied at Oberlin College and Conservatory for five years and then went on to teach as a high school orchestra teacher for another five years. He has been in the video game industry since at least 1996. He is a major aficionado of science fiction novels, sports, brass instruments, and beer- with beef jerky. He is married to Seattle actress Heather Hawkins, and has two children.