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Sound Business with Akash Thakkar

Sound Business with Akash Thakkar

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Sound Business with Akash Thakkar is a music podcast hosted by Akash Thakkar. It has 100 episodes, with the latest published February 2026.

Join professional audio designer Akash Thakkar as he interviews successful audio professionals from every corner of the music and sound industries. From educators, performers, pop stars, game audio professionals, voice actors, composers, sound designers, plug-in designers, audio programmers, and everything in between, we dive deep into the business and mindset skills it takes to ”make it” in the worlds of music and sound.

music ·en ·100 episodes

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1

Working Across Film, TV, Games, and Youtube with Kevin Senzaki

2

From Indie Freelance to full-time AAA Sound Design with Beatrix Moersch

3

Teaching, Composing, and Organizing Community with Noa Beazley

4

Finding your Uniqueness with Alejandro Pérez Heinze

5

From YouTube to Composing for AAA Games with Venus Theory

6

How to Freelance in 2025 with Jamie Brindle

7

Building the Blueprint of Game Audio with Alexander Brandon

8

Building a Career in New Age Music with Radhika Vekaria

9

The Business of Film Sound with Devendra Cleary

10

Building a Music Production Career from Scratch with Chong The Nomad

11

Composing Across Cultures with Mikey J

12

From Roadie to Hollywood Sound Designer with Dror Mohar

13

Sound Design and Nature Recording with Andy Martin

14

Building a 40-Year Career in Audio with Rob Pearsall

15

The Psychology of Working in Game Audio with Raison Varner

16

Becoming a Sound Designer Later On During Your Career with James Thatcher

17

Creating the Audio of The Bear with Steve “Major” Giammaria & Evan Benjamin

18

From Sound Designer to Hollywood Composer with Nainita Desai

19

Standing Out as an Audio Generalist with Nathan Moody

20

Building Team Audio with Ariel Gross

21

Building Your Own Path & Dealing with Game Industry Layoffs with Aaron Brown

22

Composing for Film & Theater with Philomène Gatien

23

Surviving Cancer & Winning Grammys with Carla Patullo

24

The Myth of Overnight Success with Aaron Cherof

25

How to Build a Composing Career with Zach Heyde

26

How to Thrive in Game Audio (Even after Countless Rejections) with Kian How

27

How to Stand Out as a Composer with James Landino

28

From the Philippines to Hollywood with Mastering Engineer Jett Galindo

29

Teaching the Art of Foley with Bastian Gerner

30

Creating a Niche of Your Own with Myuu

31

How to Move to LA (And Succeed) with Joy Ngiaw

32

How to Quickly Break In to the Game Industry with ZW Buckley

33

Releasing Hit Music (Without a Record Label) with TheFatRat

34

From Creating Metal Music to Writing for Angry Birds with Henri Sorvali

35

Creating Sound Particles with Nuno Fonseca

36

From Engineer to Voice Actor with Katherine Tole

37

Becoming a Full-Time Voice Actor with Dawn M. Bennett

38

Breaking Into Hollywood Film Scoring with Amit May Cohen

39

Becoming a Sound Designer (Without Going to School) with Chris Parker

40

Scoring for Hollywood Films with Adam Lukas and James Everingham

41

Sound Design Success in Indie Films with Nathan Ruyle

42

Staying Creative in the World of TV Scoring with Philip White

43

Building a Music Career Entirely Online with Tony Manfredonia

44

Composing for Anime, Games, and the World’s Biggest Franchises with Mason Lieberman

45

Traveling the World While Working in Game Audio with Troupe Gammage

46

Staying Confident as a Composer with Joel Corelitz

47

Working in TV, Film, & Advertising with Bill Lacey

48

Becoming a Music Editor with Adam Kallibjian

49

Finding Your Musical Voice with Azuria Sky

50

Building a Great Online Music Income with Fabiana Claure

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