Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with 10+ year Sound Designer and all around audio veteran Andrew Dearing to chat about a topic in which I will admit I know very little about: the world of freelance. With the recent boom in technology over the last decade, it's no wonder that creatives are starting to find viable and even stable careers out of remote … [Read more...]
From Saint Petersburg to San Francisco: An Interview with Daria Novoliantceva
Daria Novoliantceva (Daria Novo) is a classical singer, composer, and sound designer at nerdtracks in San Francisco. Before coming to the US, she earned her master's degree in choral conducting at the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory in her home country of Russia where she composed and arranged over 80 choir pieces. She has also composed music for puppet theaters in Saint … [Read more...]
Growth and Guidance: An Interview with Steven Green
This is a guest interview submission with Steven Green, a sound designer based in the Bay-Area. It was conducted by Los Angeles sound designer Colin Andrew Grant. Since graduating from Michigan Technical University in 2014, Steven Green has been kept busy with a steady stream of work. Despite the fact that he still considers himself a novice in the world of game … [Read more...]
Music through Culture: An Interview with Brian D’Oliveira
Brian D'Oliveira is a composer based in Montreal, Canada, and the founder & Creative Director of La Hacienda Creative, where they focus on creating unique, bespoke music and sounds for the video-game industry, as well as for film, TV and the manufacturing sector. Some of his credits include Papo y Yo, Tearaway, Resident Evil Biohazard and Little Big Planet 3. … [Read more...]
Spanning Pre to Post across Coast to Coast – an interview with Will Ralston
Will Ralston covers a multitude of different spectrums. Originally hailing Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, he now splits his time across the country working in multiple roles in various facets of the entertainment business with numerous credits in episodic television, feature films and a couple of video games. He has extensive experience in post production as a sound editor, Foley … [Read more...]
A Conversation with Ben Burtt on Perseverance
This interview was originally conducted for inclusion in our "Failure" theme. Some extenuating circumstances kept it in the wings for a while, but it's Ben Burtt. How could we not post it?! ...and, you know, better late than never! DS: This month we’re looking at the subject of failure... BB: [Laughs] Really? DS: Yeah, we’re going a little self reflective with our theme … [Read more...]
Rayman: Fun, sound & music – An interview with François Dumas
François Dumas, now Audio Director at Ubisoft Annecy (Steep) - Credits: Ubi Blog Released in 2011 and 2013 (up until the recent Switch release), Rayman Origins and Legends were welcoming returns to the platforming genre for the armless hero, powered by Ubisoft's own 2D engine, the magical UbiArt Framework. Sound-wise, while the crazy and catchy tunes wrote by Christophe Héral … [Read more...]