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

Akash Thakkar

Jan 12
1 min

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

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing host of Twenty Thousand Hertz, Dallas Taylor!

Making Your Own Path in Music with Omniboi

Akash Thakkar

Dec 1, 2021
1 min

Making Your Own Path in Music with Omniboi

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing music producer and performer, Omniboi!

Game Audio & Music Law with Cory Shackelford

Akash Thakkar

Dec 1, 2021
1 min

Game Audio & Music Law with Cory Shackelford

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing music attorney, Cory Shackelford!

Hitting #1 on the Charts, The Pressure of Success, & Sustaining a Career with Thomas Powers

Akash Thakkar

Nov 24, 2021
1 min

Hitting #1 on the Charts, The Pressure of Success, & Sustaining a Career with Thomas Powers

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing music producer and Naked and Famous founder, Thomas Powers!

Building an Online Presence, Going Indie, & Not Being Talented with Luna Shadows

Akash Thakkar

Nov 17, 2021
1 min

Building an Online Presence, Going Indie, & Not Being Talented with Luna Shadows

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing music producer, Luna Shadows!

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

Akash Thakkar

Nov 10, 2021
1 min

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

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing video game composer, Ryan Ike!

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

Akash Thakkar

Nov 2, 2021
1 min

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

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Stelth Ulvang!

The Rise of the Musician Entrepreneur with Doug Rogers of EastWest

Akash Thakkar

Oct 20, 2021
1 min

The Rise of the Musician Entrepreneur with Doug Rogers of EastWest

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing CEO of EastWest, Doug Rogers!

Working on Hollywood‘s Biggest Movies with Jason Poss

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

Oct 6, 2021
1 min

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!

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

Akash Thakkar

Sep 29, 2021
1 min

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

This week on the Sound Business Podcast, we're interviewing the incredibly wise DiViNCi!

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

Akash Thakkar

Sep 23, 2021
1 min

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!

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

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!

Creating Plug-ins, and Starting Businesses with Ivo Ivanov of Glitchmachines

Akash Thakkar

Sep 7, 2021
1 min

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.

From Punk Rocker to Mixing Engineer with Jason LaRocca

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.

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

Akash Thakkar

Aug 4, 2021
1 min

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.

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

Akash Thakkar

Jul 29, 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.

Loving Our Work, Self-Care, and Recording The World with Melissa Pons

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.

Saying "No", Choosing Clients, and Building New Skills with Disasterpeace

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 28, 2021
1 min

Announcing: The Sound Business Podcast!

Announcing the Sound Business Podcast!

LEARN SOMETHING NEW

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

Making Your Own Path in Music with Omniboi

Game Audio & Music Law with Cory Shackelford

Hitting #1 on the Charts, The Pressure of Success, & Sustaining a Career with Thomas Powers

Building an Online Presence, Going Indie, & Not Being Talented with Luna Shadows

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

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

The Rise of the Musician Entrepreneur with Doug Rogers of EastWest

Working on Hollywood‘s Biggest Movies with Jason Poss

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

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

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

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

Creating Plug-ins, and Starting Businesses with Ivo Ivanov of Glitchmachines

From Punk Rocker to Mixing Engineer with Jason LaRocca

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

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

Loving Our Work, Self-Care, and Recording The World with Melissa Pons

Saying "No", Choosing Clients, and Building New Skills with Disasterpeace

Announcing: The Sound Business Podcast!

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