About Me

Hi, I'm Dennis Kahl – freelance Sound Designer with a passion for immersive and authentic audio in video games.

Known in the community as LordJarhead, I specialize in designing high-impact sound environments for military and tactical games.

Since 2019, I’ve been working as Audio Director at Savage Game Design, where I led the complete sound production for the Arma 3 Creator DLC: S.O.G. Prairie Fire – a Vietnam war sandbox developed in collaboration with U.S. veterans and released on Steam in 2021.

My journey in game audio began in 2015, when I graduated in Game Sound Design from Audiocation Audio Academy in Lippstadt, Germany. Since then, I’ve worked on several official and third-party expansions for Arma 3, including:

•  JSRS Soundmod – A comprehensive sound overhaul for Arma 3

•  Arma 3: Jets DLC – Full sound design for all aircraft (Bravo Zero One Studios / Bohemia Interactive)

•  S.O.G. Prairie Fire DLC – Complete in-game sound design, cutscenes, voice editing, and field recordings

•  Western Sahara, Reaction Forces, Expeditionary Forces DLCs – Weapon, vehicle, and environment sound design

What I Do

I create, edit, and implement high-quality sound assets for:

• Weapons (firing, reloading, handling, etc.)

• Military vehicles (cars, tanks, helicopters, jets)

• Environments & weather systems

• Foley SFX and movement

• Voiceover recording & post-production

• Cutscene audio & cinematic sound

• Custom configuration for audio systems in-game (filters, curves, emitters, effects)

I also conduct field recordings, especially from live-fire shooting sessions, and make use of an extensive arsenal of professional tools and libraries.

Tools I Work With

• DAWs: Reaper, Sound Forge Pro, Sony Vegas

• Plugins: iZotope RX7, Ozone Elements, BOOM Library tools (Enforcer, Turbine, Enrage)

• Engines: FMOD, Arma Audio Configuration System