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Sound Business with Akash Thakkar — 100 episodes

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

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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

51

Helping Musicians Grow with Mark Abrams

52

Finding Your Way in Game Audio with Anne-Sophie Mongeau

53

Working with the World’s Biggest Brands with Michele Arnese

54

From Sound Designer to Composer with Maclaine Diemer

55

How to Write Music for Film & TV with Sherri Chung

56

The Creation of Song Exploder with Hrishikesh Hirway

57

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

58

Becoming a Youtuber and Educating Musicians with Red Means Recording

59

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

60

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

61

Making It as a Sound Designer with Marshall McGee

62

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

65

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

66

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

67

Three Ways to Make Money off of Music & Sound

68

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

69

Becoming a Full-Time Music Producer with Bad Snacks

70

The Questions You Need to Ask Every Client

71

Restarting Your Career with Jongnic Bontemps

72

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

73

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

74

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

75

The Business of Voice Acting with Fryda Wolff

76

The Visibility Cloak Method: How Composers Can Find Work

77

How to Make a Music Career a Reality with Lena Raine

78

How to Build a Career from Anywhere

79

How to Always Stay Creative with Unlike Pluto

80

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

81

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

82

Taking a Holiday Break + Some Announcements!

83

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

84

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

85

Game Audio & Music Law with Cory Shackelford

86

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

87

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

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

The Rise of the Musician Entrepreneur with Doug Rogers of EastWest

92

Working on Hollywood‘s Biggest Movies with Jason Poss

93

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

94

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

95

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

96

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

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