Akash Thakkar
@akashthakkar.com
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
www.akashthakkar.com
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.
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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.
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July 2, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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!
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.
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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.
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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.
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June 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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.
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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.
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I'll be speaking at AirCon25 with quite a lovely crew of people! Schedule and details coming soon!
May 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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.
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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.
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May 7, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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!
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.
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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.
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We dive deep into Radhika’s Indian music upbringing, how she became a mantra based artist in the first place, and so much more.
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April 23, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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.
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We dive deep into Radhika’s Indian music upbringing, how she became a mantra based artist in the first place, and so much more.
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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.
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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.
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April 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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!
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!
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!
See you there!
March 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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!
See you there!
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!
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!
March 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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!
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!
I've been working really hard at improving my Second Brain system, and while customizing it to my workflow is helping me greatly with staying on task with ADHD, it's even more fun to see the graph of all of my connected thoughts, tasks, and ideas grow.
January 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I've been working really hard at improving my Second Brain system, and while customizing it to my workflow is helping me greatly with staying on task with ADHD, it's even more fun to see the graph of all of my connected thoughts, tasks, and ideas grow.
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Chong The Nomad!
We talk about Alda’s musical upbringing—her choice to go to music school, her realizations with the business side of her music career, and so much more.
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We talk about Alda’s musical upbringing—her choice to go to music school, her realizations with the business side of her music career, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
January 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Chong The Nomad!
We talk about Alda’s musical upbringing—her choice to go to music school, her realizations with the business side of her music career, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
We talk about Alda’s musical upbringing—her choice to go to music school, her realizations with the business side of her music career, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
Heeey I just hit 6000 subscribers on my newsletter where I give out free game audio tips, courses, and career advice! Hooray! Thanks friends!
January 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Heeey I just hit 6000 subscribers on my newsletter where I give out free game audio tips, courses, and career advice! Hooray! Thanks friends!
Very kind words on the sound design for Hyper Light Breaker! Thanks DualShockers and @cutiemonica.bsky.social !
January 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Very kind words on the sound design for Hyper Light Breaker! Thanks DualShockers and @cutiemonica.bsky.social !
I got that $100 ultrasonic mic I was talking about in my previous video! This is the SO.4 from Sonorous Objects.
Haven't tested it yet, but if it gets anywhere close to the $2500 Sanken CO-100K, then that'd be great!
AND LOOK HOW TINY IT IS! Yes, I have monstrously gigantic hands, but STILL!
Haven't tested it yet, but if it gets anywhere close to the $2500 Sanken CO-100K, then that'd be great!
AND LOOK HOW TINY IT IS! Yes, I have monstrously gigantic hands, but STILL!
January 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I got that $100 ultrasonic mic I was talking about in my previous video! This is the SO.4 from Sonorous Objects.
Haven't tested it yet, but if it gets anywhere close to the $2500 Sanken CO-100K, then that'd be great!
AND LOOK HOW TINY IT IS! Yes, I have monstrously gigantic hands, but STILL!
Haven't tested it yet, but if it gets anywhere close to the $2500 Sanken CO-100K, then that'd be great!
AND LOOK HOW TINY IT IS! Yes, I have monstrously gigantic hands, but STILL!
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Mikey J!
We talk about Mikey’s musical upbringing as a child of African immigrants in the United Kingdom, his recent work on the movie Kneecap, and so much more.
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We talk about Mikey’s musical upbringing as a child of African immigrants in the United Kingdom, his recent work on the movie Kneecap, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
January 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Mikey J!
We talk about Mikey’s musical upbringing as a child of African immigrants in the United Kingdom, his recent work on the movie Kneecap, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
We talk about Mikey’s musical upbringing as a child of African immigrants in the United Kingdom, his recent work on the movie Kneecap, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Dror Mohar!
We talk about he started playing in bands, transitioned to becoming a mixing engineer and roadie, how he transitioned from mixing into sound design in Hollywood, and so much more.
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We talk about he started playing in bands, transitioned to becoming a mixing engineer and roadie, how he transitioned from mixing into sound design in Hollywood, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
December 11, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Dror Mohar!
We talk about he started playing in bands, transitioned to becoming a mixing engineer and roadie, how he transitioned from mixing into sound design in Hollywood, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
We talk about he started playing in bands, transitioned to becoming a mixing engineer and roadie, how he transitioned from mixing into sound design in Hollywood, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
Did some Jiu Jitsu with @slide20xx.bsky.social and Adam Croft today!
December 1, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Did some Jiu Jitsu with @slide20xx.bsky.social and Adam Croft today!
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Andy Martin!
We talk about the winding path Andy took into the world of professional audio, Andy’s love of nature recording and how’s he’s turned it into a business, and so much more.
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We talk about the winding path Andy took into the world of professional audio, Andy’s love of nature recording and how’s he’s turned it into a business, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
November 27, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Andy Martin!
We talk about the winding path Andy took into the world of professional audio, Andy’s love of nature recording and how’s he’s turned it into a business, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
We talk about the winding path Andy took into the world of professional audio, Andy’s love of nature recording and how’s he’s turned it into a business, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
Did a THREE HOUR judo lesson this morning working on just one throw. Can’t wait for more!
November 19, 2024 at 1:12 AM
Did a THREE HOUR judo lesson this morning working on just one throw. Can’t wait for more!
Look at all those sweet sweet extra frequencies from the ultrasonic mic (Sanken CO-100K) vs the Rode NTG 2. Lots of benefits when recording beyond the human range of hearing. Video coming soon!
November 1, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Look at all those sweet sweet extra frequencies from the ultrasonic mic (Sanken CO-100K) vs the Rode NTG 2. Lots of benefits when recording beyond the human range of hearing. Video coming soon!
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Raison Varner!
We talk about how to stand out as someone who’s interested in working across multiple disciplines, the deep psychology of working as a team in gave development, and so much more.
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We talk about how to stand out as someone who’s interested in working across multiple disciplines, the deep psychology of working as a team in gave development, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
October 31, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Raison Varner!
We talk about how to stand out as someone who’s interested in working across multiple disciplines, the deep psychology of working as a team in gave development, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
We talk about how to stand out as someone who’s interested in working across multiple disciplines, the deep psychology of working as a team in gave development, and so much more.
Link in bio for the full episode!
I can safely say that “Peabody-winning sound designer” wasn’t on my bingo card for 2024.
Massive credit and thanks to everyone on the We Are OFK team!
Massive credit and thanks to everyone on the We Are OFK team!
October 29, 2024 at 7:53 PM
I can safely say that “Peabody-winning sound designer” wasn’t on my bingo card for 2024.
Massive credit and thanks to everyone on the We Are OFK team!
Massive credit and thanks to everyone on the We Are OFK team!
Making a little video on ultrasonic mics (the Sanken CO-100K in particular) and comparing them to a regular mic’s recording/pitch shifting potential.
Side note: Judo + Jiu Jitsu gis make for excellent sound deadening!
Side note: Judo + Jiu Jitsu gis make for excellent sound deadening!
October 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Making a little video on ultrasonic mics (the Sanken CO-100K in particular) and comparing them to a regular mic’s recording/pitch shifting potential.
Side note: Judo + Jiu Jitsu gis make for excellent sound deadening!
Side note: Judo + Jiu Jitsu gis make for excellent sound deadening!
I saw this sign in my neighborhood today, and it's a great case for niching down. 🧵 1/7 #gameaudio
October 25, 2024 at 8:13 PM
I saw this sign in my neighborhood today, and it's a great case for niching down. 🧵 1/7 #gameaudio