Rod Abernethy is known throughout Europe, Asia and the Americas for his cutting-edge approach to music composition for video games, television and film. His work spans a vast range of styles, as heard in his creation of award winning scores for EA, Midway, Vivendi/Universal, Sony, Ubisoft, Bethesda/Paramount, Disney/THQ, Activision, Konami, Majesco, Sony, NC Soft, Namco and Nintendo. He first appeared on the public landscape with a 1975 LP, Solo. He later joined the North Carolina cult band Arrogance as lead guitarist, staying with the band through their releases Suddenly and Lively. He left Arrogance before the recording of the unreleased, at the time, The 5'11" Record. He has rejoined Arrogance for scattered reunion shows over the last decade. Rod has more than 65 video games to his credit including id Software?s new post-apocalyptic action shooter RAGE, TERA, EA?s science fiction survival horror opus and the critically acclaimed Dead Space, Alpha Protocol, The Wheelman, Blacksite: Area 51, Star Trek Legacy, Blazing Angels, and Dead Head Fred. Rod?s score for The Hobbit won G.A.N.G.?s Best Soundtrack of the Year Award in 2003.