Researching Ben Houge
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Houge surname? In that year Houge was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ben means "Son" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ben Houge on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ben Houge and the Houge Family History
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Some Famous People called Ben Houge
Ben Houge
Ben Houge ( born 1974) is an American composer and audio designer. He has worked on many projects, including composing music and designing audio for video games since 1996. He contributed to popular titles during his seven years of association with Sierra On-Line including developing audio for the Half-Life series and Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. In 2003, Houge left Sierra to work as a freelance audio designer and later joined the video game corporation Ubisoft. Much of his work employs computers to make decisions and generate sound, and he has incorporated ideas from his experience in digital media into compositions for live performance. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Music Theory from St. Olaf College and his Master of Music degree (M.M.) from the University of Washington and is currently an assistant professor at Berklee College of Music.
Houge's work on "food operas," that is, electronic music environments for dining that adapt to the dishes and courses being served to each dinner or table of dinners, has been extensively noted in the press.
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