Sound Business with Akash Thakkar
By Akash Thakkar
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Episodes: 100
Description
Akash Thakkar interviews successful audio professionals from every corner of the music and sound industries. From educators, performers, pop stars, game audio professionals, voice actors, composers, sound designers, plug-in designers, audio programmers, and everything in between, we dive deep into the business and mindset skills it takes to ”make it” in the worlds of music and sound.
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How to Stand Out in Game Audio with Presley Hynes
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Jazz Composition, Game Audio, & Working at Valve with Tim Larkin
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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From Musician to AAA Game Audio with Chris Bolte
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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Building a Composing Career from Game Jams with Virginia Leo
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Working Across Film, TV, Games, and Youtube with Kevin Senzaki
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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From Indie Freelance to full-time AAA Sound Design with Beatrix Moersch
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Teaching, Composing, and Organizing Community with Noa Beazley
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Finding your Uniqueness with Alejandro Pérez Heinze
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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From YouTube to Composing for AAA Games with Venus Theory
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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How to Freelance in 2025 with Jamie Brindle
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May 21, 2025 |
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Building the Blueprint of Game Audio with Alexander Brandon
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May 07, 2025 |
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Building a Career in New Age Music with Radhika Vekaria
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The Business of Film Sound with Devendra Cleary
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Building a Music Production Career from Scratch with Chong The Nomad
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Composing Across Cultures with Mikey J
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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From Roadie to Hollywood Sound Designer with Dror Mohar
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Sound Design and Nature Recording with Andy Martin
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Building a 40-Year Career in Audio with Rob Pearsall
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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The Psychology of Working in Game Audio with Raison Varner
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Becoming a Sound Designer Later On During Your Career with James Thatcher
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Creating the Audio of The Bear with Steve “Major” Giammaria & Evan Benjamin
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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From Sound Designer to Hollywood Composer with Nainita Desai
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Standing Out as an Audio Generalist with Nathan Moody
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Building Team Audio with Ariel Gross
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Building Your Own Path & Dealing with Game Industry Layoffs with Aaron Brown
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Composing for Film & Theater with Philomène Gatien
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Surviving Cancer & Winning Grammys with Carla Patullo
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May 15, 2024 |
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The Myth of Overnight Success with Aaron Cherof
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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How to Build a Composing Career with Zach Heyde
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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How to Thrive in Game Audio (Even after Countless Rejections) with Kian How
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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How to Stand Out as a Composer with James Landino
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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From the Philippines to Hollywood with Mastering Engineer Jett Galindo
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Teaching the Art of Foley with Bastian Gerner
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Creating a Niche of Your Own with Myuu
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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How to Move to LA (And Succeed) with Joy Ngiaw
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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How to Quickly Break In to the Game Industry with ZW Buckley
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Releasing Hit Music (Without a Record Label) with TheFatRat
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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From Creating Metal Music to Writing for Angry Birds with Henri Sorvali
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Creating Sound Particles with Nuno Fonseca
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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From Engineer to Voice Actor with Katherine Tole
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Becoming a Full-Time Voice Actor with Dawn M. Bennett
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Breaking Into Hollywood Film Scoring with Amit May Cohen
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Becoming a Sound Designer (Without Going to School) with Chris Parker
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Scoring for Hollywood Films with Adam Lukas and James Everingham
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Sound Design Success in Indie Films with Nathan Ruyle
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Staying Creative in the World of TV Scoring with Philip White
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Building a Music Career Entirely Online with Tony Manfredonia
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Composing for Anime, Games, and the World’s Biggest Franchises with Mason Lieberman
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May 24, 2023 |
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Traveling the World While Working in Game Audio with Troupe Gammage
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May 10, 2023 |
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Staying Confident as a Composer with Joel Corelitz
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Working in TV, Film, & Advertising with Bill Lacey
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Becoming a Music Editor with Adam Kallibjian
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Finding Your Musical Voice with Azuria Sky
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Building a Great Online Music Income with Fabiana Claure
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Helping Musicians Grow with Mark Abrams
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Finding Your Way in Game Audio with Anne-Sophie Mongeau
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Working with the World’s Biggest Brands with Michele Arnese
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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From Sound Designer to Composer with Maclaine Diemer
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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How to Write Music for Film & TV with Sherri Chung
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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The Creation of Song Exploder with Hrishikesh Hirway
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Composing for Film, TV, Games, Concerts, and more with Steve Horowitz
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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Becoming a Youtuber and Educating Musicians with Red Means Recording
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Building, Growing, and Sustaining a Music Composing Career with Edouard Brenneisen
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Touring, Teaching, and Improvising on the Cello with Bryan Wilson
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Making It as a Sound Designer with Marshall McGee
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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3 Things I’ve Learned Since Last Year
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May 28, 2022 |
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The Tiny Decisions That Will Get Us Big Results
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May 18, 2022 |
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Succeeding in Post Production Audio with Vanessa Flores
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May 13, 2022 |
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How to Escape Your Day Job and Work in Game Audio Full Time
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May 04, 2022 |
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Writing Trailer Music for the World’s Biggest Movies with Sigurd Johnk-Jensen
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Three Ways to Make Money off of Music & Sound
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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From Humble Beginnings to Full-Time Composer with Star Victoria Power
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Becoming a Full-Time Music Producer with Bad Snacks
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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The Questions You Need to Ask Every Client
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Restarting Your Career with Jongnic Bontemps
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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The Business of Game Audio & Teaching the Next Generation with Michael Sweet
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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How to Prepare For GDC (And Any Other Networking Event) - The Video Game Composer Podcast
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Music, Sound Design, or Both? How to Choose Which One to Do
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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The Business of Voice Acting with Fryda Wolff
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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The Visibility Cloak Method: How Composers Can Find Work
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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How to Make a Music Career a Reality with Lena Raine
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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How to Build a Career from Anywhere
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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How to Always Stay Creative with Unlike Pluto
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Know Exactly How to Spend Your Time with the Four Seasons Method
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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Working with the World’s Top Brands & Creating Twenty Thousand-Hertz with Dallas Taylor
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Taking a Holiday Break + Some Announcements!
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Why You Need to Move to a Big City to work in Audio... and Why You Don‘t
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Making Your Own Path in Music, Just Showing Up, & Touring with Omniboi
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Game Audio & Music Law with Cory Shackelford
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Hitting #1 on the Charts with Thomas Powers of The Naked and Famous
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Building an Online Presence, Going Indie, & The Truth of Talent with Luna Shadows
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Making It as a Game Composer, Side Hustles, & Helping Others with Ryan Ike
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Touring with the Lumineers, Making Your Own Luck, & Saying ”Yes” with Stelth Ulvang
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Coaching Artists, Transitioning Careers, & Following Your Intuition with Alarke
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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The Rise of the Musician Entrepreneur with Doug Rogers of EastWest
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Working on Hollywood‘s Biggest Movies with Jason Poss
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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The Myth of the Creative Grind, Growing a Personal Brand, & Being a Balanced Artist with Dot
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Creative Flow, Following Your Intuition & Loving the Practice with DiViNCi
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Creating Sound Libraries, Pivoting Careers, and Building Teams with Jason Cushing of SoundMorph
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Mental Health, the Myth of Talent, and Impostor Syndrome with Sydney Kjerstad of Smart Game Piano
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Sep 15, 2021 |