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...]
News: Pro Sound Effects Opens Freelancer Program for Year Round Enrollment
Are you a freelance or independent media creator? If so, you will be happy to hear that Pro Sound Effects have just recently announced that their Freelancer Program will now be available for year-round enrollment. The Freelancer Program offers up to 60% off curated libraries and software to qualifying freelancers, and provides monthly sales and offers on high quality … [Read more...]
What Is Soundlister? – An Interview with Asbjoern Andersen
Asbjoern Andersen is a composer in Danish audio production company Epic Sound (www.epicsound.com), where he works with sound designer David Filskov and orchestral composer Simon Ravn on audio for games, film, television and for product branding. He’s also the founder of A Sound Effect (www.asoundeffect.com), a site for independent sound effects, and he’s the co-founder of … [Read more...]
You Should Really Check Out the Freelancers Union…
This is not specifically sound focused, but I thought this would be a relevant post considering so many within our community are freelancers. The Freelancers Union just recently came onto my radar. It is an advocacy group here within the U.S. to support all of those people who don't have a staff job. In my mind, the most interesting thing about this organization is that they … [Read more...]
Interview: Rob Bridgett and Game Audio Culture
Rob Bridgett is no stranger to us here at Designing Sound. Constantly writing and engaging in community discussion; Rob has put out a new book called "Game Audio Culture". Here are some questions Damian Kastbauer and I put together for Rob. Can you tell the few Designing Sound readers who don't know who you are a bit about your background in sound design, game … [Read more...]
The Art of Sound Design, An Interview with Tim Prebble
Tim Prebble has been interviewed by Ande Schurr at "The Big Idea". The interview is really interesting and full inspiring, don't miss it! Sound Designer Tim Prebble is at catch for my freelance series. He has an office across the road from Peter Jackson's Park Road Post, is a thrice finalist in this year's Qantas Film and Television Awards for Best Sound Design and has a fan … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with the Charles Maynes Special. I interviewed him about the general aspects of his career, his tools, workflow, creativity techniques, and more. If you want to ask something to Charles, please go here. Designing Sound: Please give us a general overview of your career. How do you get started with sound? How was your first gig like? Charles Maynes: I actually … [Read more...]