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Sound Business with Akash Thakkar — 102 episodes

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From Musician to AAA Game Audio with Chris Bolte

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Building a Composing Career from Game Jams with Virginia Leo

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

4

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

5

Teaching, Composing, and Organizing Community with Noa Beazley

6

Finding your Uniqueness with Alejandro Pérez Heinze

7

From YouTube to Composing for AAA Games with Venus Theory

8

How to Freelance in 2025 with Jamie Brindle

9

Building the Blueprint of Game Audio with Alexander Brandon

10

Building a Career in New Age Music with Radhika Vekaria

11

The Business of Film Sound with Devendra Cleary

12

Building a Music Production Career from Scratch with Chong The Nomad

13

Composing Across Cultures with Mikey J

14

From Roadie to Hollywood Sound Designer with Dror Mohar

15

Sound Design and Nature Recording with Andy Martin

16

Building a 40-Year Career in Audio with Rob Pearsall

17

The Psychology of Working in Game Audio with Raison Varner

18

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

19

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

20

From Sound Designer to Hollywood Composer with Nainita Desai

21

Standing Out as an Audio Generalist with Nathan Moody

22

Building Team Audio with Ariel Gross

23

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

24

Composing for Film & Theater with Philomène Gatien

25

Surviving Cancer & Winning Grammys with Carla Patullo

26

The Myth of Overnight Success with Aaron Cherof

27

How to Build a Composing Career with Zach Heyde

28

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

29

How to Stand Out as a Composer with James Landino

30

From the Philippines to Hollywood with Mastering Engineer Jett Galindo

31

Teaching the Art of Foley with Bastian Gerner

32

Creating a Niche of Your Own with Myuu

33

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

34

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

35

Releasing Hit Music (Without a Record Label) with TheFatRat

36

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

37

Creating Sound Particles with Nuno Fonseca

38

From Engineer to Voice Actor with Katherine Tole

39

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

40

Breaking Into Hollywood Film Scoring with Amit May Cohen

41

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

42

Scoring for Hollywood Films with Adam Lukas and James Everingham

43

Sound Design Success in Indie Films with Nathan Ruyle

44

Staying Creative in the World of TV Scoring with Philip White

45

Building a Music Career Entirely Online with Tony Manfredonia

46

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

47

Traveling the World While Working in Game Audio with Troupe Gammage

48

Staying Confident as a Composer with Joel Corelitz

49

Working in TV, Film, & Advertising with Bill Lacey

50

Becoming a Music Editor with Adam Kallibjian

51

Finding Your Musical Voice with Azuria Sky

52

Building a Great Online Music Income with Fabiana Claure

53

Helping Musicians Grow with Mark Abrams

54

Finding Your Way in Game Audio with Anne-Sophie Mongeau

55

Working with the World’s Biggest Brands with Michele Arnese

56

From Sound Designer to Composer with Maclaine Diemer

57

How to Write Music for Film & TV with Sherri Chung

58

The Creation of Song Exploder with Hrishikesh Hirway

59

Composing for Film, TV, Games, Concerts, and more with Steve Horowitz

60

Becoming a Youtuber and Educating Musicians with Red Means Recording

61

Building, Growing, and Sustaining a Music Composing Career with Edouard Brenneisen

62

Touring, Teaching, and Improvising on the Cello with Bryan Wilson

63

Making It as a Sound Designer with Marshall McGee

64

3 Things I’ve Learned Since Last Year

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The Tiny Decisions That Will Get Us Big Results

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Succeeding in Post Production Audio with Vanessa Flores

67

How to Escape Your Day Job and Work in Game Audio Full Time

68

Writing Trailer Music for the World’s Biggest Movies with Sigurd Johnk-Jensen

69

Three Ways to Make Money off of Music & Sound

70

From Humble Beginnings to Full-Time Composer with Star Victoria Power

71

Becoming a Full-Time Music Producer with Bad Snacks

72

The Questions You Need to Ask Every Client

73

Restarting Your Career with Jongnic Bontemps

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The Business of Game Audio & Teaching the Next Generation with Michael Sweet

75

How to Prepare For GDC (And Any Other Networking Event) - The Video Game Composer Podcast

76

Music, Sound Design, or Both? How to Choose Which One to Do

77

The Business of Voice Acting with Fryda Wolff

78

The Visibility Cloak Method: How Composers Can Find Work

79

How to Make a Music Career a Reality with Lena Raine

80

How to Build a Career from Anywhere

81

How to Always Stay Creative with Unlike Pluto

82

Know Exactly How to Spend Your Time with the Four Seasons Method

83

Working with the World’s Top Brands & Creating Twenty Thousand-Hertz with Dallas Taylor

84

Taking a Holiday Break + Some Announcements!

85

Why You Need to Move to a Big City to work in Audio... and Why You Don‘t

86

Making Your Own Path in Music, Just Showing Up, & Touring with Omniboi

87

Game Audio & Music Law with Cory Shackelford

88

Hitting #1 on the Charts with Thomas Powers of The Naked and Famous

89

Building an Online Presence, Going Indie, & The Truth of Talent with Luna Shadows

90

Making It as a Game Composer, Side Hustles, & Helping Others with Ryan Ike

91

Touring with the Lumineers, Making Your Own Luck, & Saying ”Yes” with Stelth Ulvang

92

Coaching Artists, Transitioning Careers, & Following Your Intuition with Alarke

93

The Rise of the Musician Entrepreneur with Doug Rogers of EastWest

94

Working on Hollywood‘s Biggest Movies with Jason Poss

95

The Myth of the Creative Grind, Growing a Personal Brand, & Being a Balanced Artist with Dot

96

Creative Flow, Following Your Intuition & Loving the Practice with DiViNCi

97

Creating Sound Libraries, Pivoting Careers, and Building Teams with Jason Cushing of SoundMorph

98

Mental Health, the Myth of Talent, and Impostor Syndrome with Sydney Kjerstad of Smart Game Piano

99

Creating Plug-ins, Non-Traditional Careers, and Starting a Business with Ivo Ivanov of Glitchmachines

100

Punk Music, Orchestral Mixing, and Audio Engineering with Jason LaRocca

101

Touring, Music Entrepreneurship, and Live Show Designing with Laura Escudé

102

Working in Games & Film, Being Rejected, and Helping Others with Austin Wintory