Akash Thakkar
Audio on Hyper Light Drifter/Breaker, OFK, Concrete Genie, Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye, host of the Sound Business Podcast & creative business educator/speaker. Get in touch:
www.akashthakkar.com
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- Reposted by Akash ThakkarHey #gameaudio folks! For our last virtual meetup of 2025 we're chatting with sound designer, educator, Sound Business podcast host, and public speaker extraordinaire @akashthakkar.com! You won't want to miss it! #sounddesign #indiedev #gamedev www.meetup.com/bostongamede...
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- Reposted by Akash Thakkaryoutu.be/CtICKj0oXd4 Some ingame footage. I lead the audio team, shaped the mix, and did most of the sound design in this clip. - Awesome music from @troupe.bsky.social and @joelcorelitz.bsky.social - Add'l sound design from @akashthakkar.com - Audio tech from www.linkedin.com/in/horaciova...
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- Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Alejandro Pérez Heinze! We talk about Alejandro’s broad career path, his unique skillset and how it landed him work in the game audio industry, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!
- Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Venus Theory! We dive into Venus Theory’s rise as a musician due to YouTube, how he landed the Avowed project, how he bounces his many creative outlets, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!
- Reposted by Akash Thakkarlooking for an additional Next Fest Demo to play this weekend? try Battle Suit Aces the devs of Battle Chef Brigade! it's old-school anime charm, cool robots, and a compelling found-family narrative that's equal parts visual novel and deckbuilder 🤖🥰 store.steampowered.com/app/3408070/...
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- Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Jamie Brindle! We talk about the skills, mindsets, and experiences that freelancers need to develop to make sure that their career in audio thrives, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!
- I'll be speaking at AirCon25 with quite a lovely crew of people! Schedule and details coming soon!
- Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Alexander Brandon! We talk about Alexander’s initial start in game audio, his views on starting a business as an artist, working on games to eventually leading teams, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!
- You were an absolute dream to work with and help direct! Such fun sessions that I always looked forward to!
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- Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Radhika Vekaria! We dive deep into Radhika’s Indian music upbringing, how she became a mantra based artist in the first place, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!
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- Happy to say the GDC talk that @jjerion.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social, @zeeodd.bsky.social, and I gave is now up for your viewing pleasure! And they were nice enough to make it free without requiring a login! Watch it here: gdcvault.com/play/1035075...
- Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Devendra Cleary! We talk about what a production sound mixer does, how he got started in film sound, his work on Twisters recording actors in huge windstorms, and so much more. Link in bio for the full episode!
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- Creating a handy new series with @prosoundeffects.bsky.social on how to actually work with an SFX library without it becoming a crutch in our sound design workflow. You can check out the first video on how I "learn" a library here! youtu.be/bCXz1_tCEi0
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[This post could not be retrieved] - Both the talk and GDC were a great time! Lovely to finally meet so many of you face to face!
- Reminder! I’ll be at GDC all week and speaking with some wonderful panelists (@ryanikeaudio.bsky.social @jjerion.bsky.social @charlieartifact.bsky.social @zeeodd.bsky.social) on Monday! See you there!
- @soundstrider.dev lovely meeting you today! Thanks for the heads up about that haptics plugin!!
- It's today!! See you at 4:40PM in Moscone West, Room 2005!
- Reminder! I’ll be at GDC all week and speaking with some wonderful panelists (@ryanikeaudio.bsky.social @jjerion.bsky.social @charlieartifact.bsky.social @zeeodd.bsky.social) on Monday! See you there!
- Reminder! I’ll be at GDC all week and speaking with some wonderful panelists (@ryanikeaudio.bsky.social @jjerion.bsky.social @charlieartifact.bsky.social @zeeodd.bsky.social) on Monday! See you there!
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- Reposted by Akash ThakkarWhile you're over on steam wishlisting Battle Suit Aces, you should pick up Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe while you're at it -- it's only 6 bucks, and it's deck verified!
- I’ll be there all week! Be sure to say hello!
- Here's how you network with literally anyone online:
- 1. Find someone you want to talk to.
- 2. Send them a thank you/compliment for something very specific they did. Bonus points if you point out something only someone in the industry would notice.
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View full threadI’ve noticed that I’ve been getting to having very nice chats with folks over email lately! If you want to get in touch for career advice, join the newsletter and respond to any of them! Your message goes straight to my inbox. Sign up here: bit.ly/freelancing-...
- I'll be speaking at GDC next week! Come see our talk, or if you see me wandering about, come say hello! You'll probably find me trying to order the largest sushi burrito that money can buy, screaming and gesticulating wildly, but don't let that stop you from saying hi!
- If you're feeling demotivated, finish ANYTHING related to what you're feeling demotivated towards.
- For example, if you haven't exercised for a while, finish a 5-minute workout you find on Youtube.
- If you haven't done sound design in a while, make a crappy synth preset in 10 minutes and save it in your user folder.
- Finish something, anything, and your motivation will start to slowly come back.
- I wish this was more common! There are countless times that I want to find out who did the sound for a game, and it's damn near impossible without beating it and seeing their name fly by in the credits for 0.3 seconds.
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- One of my favorite quotes from Khe Hy is "You never want to compete with someone who is having fun and genuinely cares."
- Unfortunately, I see a lot of composers forcing themselves into sound design because "that's where the jobs are."
- Yes, there are more sound design jobs vs. composition jobs...
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- Sound design can be wildly frustrating to learn.
- I hated it when I first started out.
- But that frustration can be a sign of progress.
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