Sound Business with Akash Thakkar

By Akash Thakkar

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Episodes: 80

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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.

Episode Date
The Myth of Overnight Success with Aaron Cherof
Apr 24, 2024
How to Build a Composing Career with Zach Heyde
Mar 06, 2024
How to Thrive in Game Audio (Even after Countless Rejections) with Kian How
Feb 21, 2024
How to Stand Out as a Composer with James Landino
Feb 07, 2024
From the Philippines to Hollywood with Mastering Engineer Jett Galindo
Jan 24, 2024
Teaching the Art of Foley with Bastian Gerner
Jan 11, 2024
Creating a Niche of Your Own with Myuu
Dec 20, 2023
How to Move to LA (And Succeed) with Joy Ngiaw
Dec 06, 2023
How to Quickly Break In to the Game Industry with ZW Buckley
Nov 22, 2023
Releasing Hit Music (Without a Record Label) with TheFatRat
Oct 25, 2023
From Creating Metal Music to Writing for Angry Birds with Henri Sorvali
Oct 11, 2023
Creating Sound Particles with Nuno Fonseca
Sep 27, 2023
From Engineer to Voice Actor with Katherine Tole
Sep 13, 2023
Becoming a Full-Time Voice Actor with Dawn M. Bennett
Aug 30, 2023
Breaking Into Hollywood Film Scoring with Amit May Cohen
Aug 16, 2023
Becoming a Sound Designer (Without Going to School) with Chris Parker
Aug 02, 2023
Scoring for Hollywood Films with Adam Lukas and James Everingham
Jul 19, 2023
Sound Design Success in Indie Films with Nathan Ruyle
Jul 05, 2023
Staying Creative in the World of TV Scoring with Philip White
Jun 21, 2023
Building a Music Career Entirely Online with Tony Manfredonia
Jun 07, 2023
Composing for Anime, Games, and the World’s Biggest Franchises with Mason Lieberman
May 24, 2023
Traveling the World While Working in Game Audio with Troupe Gammage
May 10, 2023
Staying Confident as a Composer with Joel Corelitz
Apr 26, 2023
Working in TV, Film, & Advertising with Bill Lacey
Apr 12, 2023
Becoming a Music Editor with Adam Kallibjian
Mar 29, 2023
Finding Your Musical Voice with Azuria Sky
Mar 15, 2023
Building a Great Online Music Income with Fabiana Claure
Mar 01, 2023
Helping Musicians Grow with Mark Abrams
Feb 15, 2023
Finding Your Way in Game Audio with Anne-Sophie Mongeau
Feb 01, 2023
Working with the World’s Biggest Brands with Michele Arnese
Jan 18, 2023
From Sound Designer to Composer with Maclaine Diemer
Nov 02, 2022
How to Write Music for Film & TV with Sherri Chung
Oct 19, 2022
The Creation of Song Exploder with Hrishikesh Hirway
Sep 21, 2022
Composing for Film, TV, Games, Concerts, and more with Steve Horowitz
Aug 31, 2022
Becoming a Youtuber and Educating Musicians with Red Means Recording
Aug 24, 2022
Building, Growing, and Sustaining a Music Composing Career with Edouard Brenneisen
Jul 06, 2022
Touring, Teaching, and Improvising on the Cello with Bryan Wilson
Jun 22, 2022
Making It as a Sound Designer with Marshall McGee
Jun 08, 2022
3 Things I’ve Learned Since Last Year
May 28, 2022
The Tiny Decisions That Will Get Us Big Results
May 18, 2022
Succeeding in Post Production Audio with Vanessa Flores
May 13, 2022
How to Escape Your Day Job and Work in Game Audio Full Time
May 04, 2022
Writing Trailer Music for the World’s Biggest Movies with Sigurd Johnk-Jensen
Apr 27, 2022
Three Ways to Make Money off of Music & Sound
Apr 20, 2022
From Humble Beginnings to Full-Time Composer with John ”Slide20XX” Smith (AKA Star)
Apr 13, 2022
Becoming a Full-Time Music Producer with Bad Snacks
Apr 06, 2022
The Questions You Need to Ask Every Client
Mar 30, 2022
Restarting Your Career with Jongnic Bontemps
Mar 23, 2022
The Business of Game Audio & Teaching the Next Generation with Michael Sweet
Mar 16, 2022
How to Prepare For GDC (And Any Other Networking Event) - The Video Game Composer Podcast
Mar 09, 2022
Music, Sound Design, or Both? How to Choose Which One to Do
Mar 02, 2022
The Business of Voice Acting with Fryda Wolff
Feb 23, 2022
The Visibility Cloak Method: How Composers Can Find Work
Feb 16, 2022
How to Make a Music Career a Reality with Lena Raine
Feb 09, 2022
How to Build a Career from Anywhere
Feb 02, 2022
How to Always Stay Creative with Unlike Pluto
Jan 26, 2022
Know Exactly How to Spend Your Time with the Four Seasons Method
Jan 19, 2022
Working with the World’s Top Brands & Creating Twenty Thousand-Hertz with Dallas Taylor
Jan 12, 2022
Taking a Holiday Break + Some Announcements!
Dec 17, 2021
Why You Need to Move to a Big City to work in Audio... and Why You Don‘t
Dec 15, 2021
Making Your Own Path in Music, Just Showing Up, & Touring with Omniboi
Dec 08, 2021
Game Audio & Music Law with Cory Shackelford
Dec 01, 2021
Hitting #1 on the Charts with Thomas Powers of The Naked and Famous
Nov 24, 2021
Building an Online Presence, Going Indie, & The Truth of Talent with Luna Shadows
Nov 17, 2021
Making It as a Game Composer, Side Hustles, & Helping Others with Ryan Ike
Nov 10, 2021
Touring with the Lumineers, Making Your Own Luck, & Saying ”Yes” with Stelth Ulvang
Nov 03, 2021
Coaching Artists, Transitioning Careers, & Following Your Intuition with Alarke
Oct 27, 2021
The Rise of the Musician Entrepreneur with Doug Rogers of EastWest
Oct 20, 2021
Working on Hollywood‘s Biggest Movies with Jason Poss
Oct 13, 2021
The Myth of the Creative Grind, Growing a Personal Brand, & Being a Balanced Artist with Dot
Oct 06, 2021
Creative Flow, Following Your Intuition & Loving the Practice with DiViNCi
Sep 29, 2021
Creating Sound Libraries, Pivoting Careers, and Building Teams with Jason Cushing of SoundMorph
Sep 22, 2021
Mental Health, the Myth of Talent, and Impostor Syndrome with Sydney Kjerstad of Smart Game Piano
Sep 15, 2021
Creating Plug-ins, Non-Traditional Careers, and Starting a Business with Ivo Ivanov of Glitchmachines
Sep 08, 2021
Punk Music, Orchestral Mixing, and Audio Engineering with Jason LaRocca
Aug 11, 2021
Touring, Music Entrepreneurship, and Live Show Designing with Laura Escudé
Aug 04, 2021
Working in Games & Film, Being Rejected, and Helping Others with Austin Wintory
Jul 27, 2021
Loving Our Work, Self-Care, and Recording The World with Melissa Pons
Jul 27, 2021
Saying ”No”, Choosing Clients, and Building New Skills with Disasterpeace
Jul 27, 2021
Welcome to the Sound Business Podcast
Jul 27, 2021