It may not seem it from those who have met me, but I'm an *extreme* introvert. If I didn't have to leave my house ever again, I wouldn't. So, over my 13+ years in games, I've had to find ways to make networking work for me. Essentially, I have to either enjoy it, or find some way to be forced into it. For me, what's worked has been: 1. Hosting a podcast - I get to stay at home and meet tons of interesting new people from all over the world. 2. Helping run the Seattle Game Aud

Some of the best advice I ever got from Ramit Sethi was "Do things that don't scale." When running a business, all of the common advice focuses on scaling. Can the work be done faster/cheaper/with fewer people? But, when we overfocus on scaling, we lose our humanity. We see the results of this daily with the enshittification of products, customer service, and the internet as a whole. When we do things that *don't* scale, we actually take the time. We respond to our students t

A common question that every creative asks is "can I work for free?" Of course, there are a thousand nuanced answers to this, but my simplified take is: "you can work for free, but don't work for nothing." Ideally, yes, you get paid. Even if you're at the early stages of your career, it's good to at least try and get some sort of monetary compensation. But, barring that, ask for *something* in return. Connections in the industry, tickets to conferences, profit shares, and ski

There are 3 big myths that are peddled to folks wanting to work in game audio. Here's why they're all lies.

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A lot of creatives are taught a common myth: that if they just sit around and get good enough at their craft, everything else will take...

When I first moved to Seattle in 2012, I had a huge goal I wanted to accomplish: work on a game that gets released on Steam. Unlike...

Have you been in Game Audio Purgatory? I certainly have. You've know been there if you're in the place where you want more clients -...

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How to find game audio gigs, even if you live outside of places like Seattle, Los Angeles, or even the US.

You may think you need to live in a big city to make things happen... but do you?

How composers can find work - no matter where in the world they are.

An interview with orchestrator, arranger, music transcriber, and music prep expert Jason Poss.

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For Episode #4 of the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the ever-delightful Austin Wintory.

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How to start working in game audio, even if you're transitioning from a different field.

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