How to Charge for Your Sound Design Work
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Akash Thakkar
- Feb 2
- 5 min
How to Find Game Audio Gigs (Especially In a Small Town)
How to find game audio gigs, even if you live outside of places like Seattle, Los Angeles, or even the US.
Akash Thakkar
- Jan 4
- 4 min
The Four Seasons Method: Know Exactly How to Spend Your Time
How, exactly, to use your time this year.
Akash Thakkar
- Nov 30, 2021
- 5 min
Why You Don't Need to Live in a Big City to Work in Game Audio (And Why You Do)
You may think you need to live in a big city to make things happen... but do you?
Akash Thakkar
- Nov 2, 2021
- 5 min
The Visibility Cloak Method: How Composers Can Find Work
How composers can find work - no matter where in the world they are.
Akash Thakkar
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
Working on Hollywood‘s Biggest Movies with Jason Poss
An interview with orchestrator, arranger, music transcriber, and music prep expert Jason Poss.
Akash Thakkar
- Sep 15, 2021
- 1 min
Mental Health, the Myth of Talent, and Impostor Syndrome with Sydney Kjerstad of Smart Game Piano
In this interview with Sydney Kjerstad, we discuss the myth of talent, imposter syndrome, mental health, and much more!
Akash Thakkar
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
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
- Jul 28, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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 13, 2021
- 5 min
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
- Jun 7, 2021
- 1 min
Lost Out on a Project? There Will be More and There Will be Better
Way back when I was 22 and about to graduate from college, I wanted to be the valedictorian of my class. I was already getting pretty...
Akash Thakkar
- Apr 13, 2021
- 5 min
Why you shouldn't bother with sites like Upwork (and why you should)
Okay, I admit it, I love bananas. It's the perfect fruit! It tastes great, it's easy to carry around, and it's an essential to addition...
Akash Thakkar
- Dec 17, 2020
- 2 min
Why You MUST Share Your Work
Why Sharing our work is key to our success as creatives - even if we're just starting out.
Akash Thakkar
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min
How to "Make It" as an Artist
The one skill you need to make it in any creative field.
Akash Thakkar
- Dec 3, 2020
- 5 min
Bad Clients: How to Spot and Avoid Them
How to know which clients will be an absolute terror to work with, how to dodge them, and how to fire the bad clients.
Akash Thakkar
- Nov 26, 2020
- 6 min
How to Work in Game Audio (Even if You're Transitioning From a Different Field)
How to start working in game audio, even if you're transitioning from a different field.
Akash Thakkar
- Aug 27, 2020
- 9 min
How to Find Game Audio Gigs (Without Leaving your House) - 2020 Edition
Yes, it is indeed possible to find game audio work entirely online - even during a global pandemic. Here's how you can do it.
Akash Thakkar
- Aug 5, 2020
- 3 min
The Pre-Send-Send: How to Tell a Client How Much You Charge
Client's often get terrified when we tell them our prices. Here's how to avoid that.