Jazz Composition, Game Audio, & Working at Valve with Tim Larkin

#95: My guest today is Tim Larkin, who's based out of Spokane Washington. Tim has been playing trumpet and piano since a young age, and has performed with artists like James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Sheila E, and many others. Tim has also worked in game audio for over 30 years, including 21 years at Valve Software working on titles like Left 4 Dead 1 and 2, Half Life 2: Episode One and Two, Portal 1 and 2, Artifact, Dota 2, Riven, and Myst V, and many others. In this interview, we dive into how Tim got his first game audio job from calling the company Broderbund in the phonebook yellow pages, how he transitioned from being a gigging trumpet player into a video game composer and sound designer, how up and coming composers/sound designers can stand out in a wildly competitive field, the release of his recent jazz album Setting Standards, and so much more. Find Tim Here: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0PwyYNaSPbVH2toKPEOpNM Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larkin.tim/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-larkin-696961/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tlarkin1/