As the year continues, many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span… I've talked about how sound is a physical event. This week, I was scanning through a little notebook I've kept … [Read more...]
Inspirations / Distractions – Akash Thakkar
Akash Thakkar is a sound designer, composer and TEDx speaker living in Seattle, WA. "When I was studying at the Berklee College of Music, I was consistently on the edge of failing most of my classes. Not because of lack of understanding, or even of passion, but simply because I was distracted." And that distraction meant I wasn’t creating anything worthwhile. I Simply … [Read more...]
Inspirations / Distractions – Jacob Burgess
Jacob Burgess is a voice actor currently residing in Seattle, WA. "When [you] get a whole lot of auditions and they've got to get out really quickly? Sometimes, it's no big deal." You ask a voiceover artist for a submission, you get a voice over. Our transcript below. (Introduction) "It's a weird thing, because distraction happens a lot. Say [you] get a whole lot of … [Read more...]
Inspirations / Distractions – Jabari Alii
Jabari Alii is a composer and the mind behind Cinematic Score, a music and sound design company based in Oakland, CA. "For me, inspiration has always been this ever-elusive superpower. When I could harness it, there was no stopping me. But it was sporadic, I had no control. I was like a mutant before I got to Professor Xavier's mansion." "As … [Read more...]
Inspirations / Distractions – Crystal Chan
Crystal Chan is a freelance sound designer and student of UC San Diego's Interdisciplinary Computing and the Arts program, specializing in music. She currently resides in San Diego, CA. "In my experience, it's not so much 'Inspiration and Distraction,' but 'Inspiration IN Distraction.'" ... especially when I feel like I've exhausted all of my ideas on a project, or just … [Read more...]
Jack’s Home NAS Odyssey 2016
A few months ago I read the article Backup and Archive Solutions for Musicians and it got me thinking of how I could potentially use local network storage to hold my projects and libraries in one location instead of spreading it out among my Mac, PC, and Mac Laptop. This turned into a rather large but fun distraction for a few weekends and then a pretty big … [Read more...]
Inspirations / Distractions – Gordon McGladdery
Gordon McGladdery runs A Shell In The Pit Audio, a two-person game audio/music company in Vancouver, BC. He also co-hosts the Beards, Cats and Indie Game Audio podcast with Matthew Marteinsson. "I’ve learned there is a distinct difference between hobbyist/personal inspiration and professional inspiration with deadlines and accountability. I've lived through both and prefer … [Read more...]