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Working on Hollywood‘s Biggest Movies with Jason Poss
An interview with orchestrator, arranger, music transcriber, and music prep expert Jason Poss.
Akash Thakkar
Oct 13, 20211 min read
The Myth of the Creative Grind, Growing a Personal Brand, and Being a Balanced Artist with Dot
This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the badass Dot!
Akash Thakkar
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Creating Sound Libraries, Pivoting Careers, and Building Teams with Jason Cushing of SoundMorph
This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the brilliant Jason Cushing, founder of SoundMorph and Sinematic!
Akash Thakkar
Sep 23, 20211 min read
Creating Plug-ins, and Starting Businesses with Ivo Ivanov of Glitchmachines
In Episode #7 of the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the delightful Ivo Ivanov.
Akash Thakkar
Sep 7, 20211 min read
From Punk Rocker to Mixing Engineer with Jason LaRocca
In Episode #6 of the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the incredible Jason LaRocca.
Akash Thakkar
Aug 11, 20211 min read
Touring, Music Entrepreneurship, and Live Show Designing with Laura Escudé
In Episode #5 of the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the brilliant Laura Escudé.
Akash Thakkar
Aug 4, 20211 min read
7 Sound Design Prompts to help you Practice Your Craft
7 experiments you can run to sharpen your sound design skills.
Akash Thakkar
Aug 2, 20213 min read
Working in Games & Film, Being Rejected, and Helping Others with Austin Wintory
For Episode #4 of the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the ever-delightful Austin Wintory.
Akash Thakkar
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Loving Our Work, Self-Care, and Recording The World with Melissa Pons
Melissa Pons is a field recordist and sound designer who is known for her beautiful nature recordings.
Akash Thakkar
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Saying "No", Choosing Clients, and Building New Skills with Disasterpeace
We have the honor of interviewing Disasterpeace. Rich Vreeland (Disasterpeace) is an award-winning composer, musician, and audio artist who'
Akash Thakkar
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Announcing: The Sound Business Podcast!
Announcing the Sound Business Podcast!
Akash Thakkar
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Why the Demo Reel Trap Holds Most People Back (And How to Avoid It)
Why our demo reels aren't the be-all end-all that we think they are.
Akash Thakkar
Jul 13, 20215 min read
Music, Sound Design, or Both? How to Choose Which One to Do
Should we focus our work on music, sound design, or both if we want the game audio career of our dreams?
Akash Thakkar
Jan 26, 20216 min read
The 5-Second Method: How to Practice Sound Design with Minimal Effort
Here's how we can practice sound design while having fun, taking less time, and getting better results
Akash Thakkar
Sep 8, 20204 min read
Why Showing Your Work Will Get You More Work
Relying entirely on demo reels just doesn't cut it. We need to be constantly showing our work to get more and more projects.
Akash Thakkar
Aug 19, 20204 min read
Why Field Recording is an Essential Skill for Sound Designers
What field recording is, and why it's a great skill for any and all sound designers to develop.
Akash Thakkar
Jul 22, 20205 min read
The One Knob Method - How to Learn any Plugin, Tool, or Piece of Gear Quickly
How to start learning your gear without just relying on presets.
Akash Thakkar
Jul 15, 20204 min read
Rest Your Ears: Why Listening to Nothing Will Help You Create Great Sound Design
Why silence can be a sound designer's best friend
Akash Thakkar
Jul 8, 20204 min read
Field Recording: How to Speed Up Your Process
How to make sure that your field recording process is efficient, quick, and easy to do
Akash Thakkar
Jun 17, 20205 min read
How to Practice Sound Design (Especially if You Don't Have Time)
How to finally put time into your craft, even if you're already stretched too thin.
Akash Thakkar
Jan 14, 20205 min read
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