Mat Ombler is head of music and gaming partnerships at Laced, a full-service creative agency, record label and publisher specialising in video game music. Prior to this, Mat spent a decade working as a freelance journalist covering the intersection of video games and music, with work published in The Guardian, BBC, Washington Post, NME and Vice. He continues to report on the industry in his music and gaming newsletter, MusicEXP, and as co-host of the music and gaming podcast, Games X Music.