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    From Humble Beginnings to Full-Time Composer with John ”Slide20XX” Smith (AKA Star)

    From Humble Beginnings to Full-Time Composer with John ”Slide20XX” Smith (AKA Star)

    FromSound Business with Akash Thakkar

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    From Humble Beginnings to Full-Time Composer with John ”Slide20XX” Smith (AKA Star)

    FromSound Business with Akash Thakkar

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    Length:
    39 minutes
    Released:
    Apr 13, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    #28: John "Slide20XX" Smith (AKA Star) is a video game composer who's worked on projects like The Stars Between Us, Calico, and the Steven Universe Anti-Racism PSAs. 

    In this episode we talk about breaking in to the music industry from humble beginnings, finding the right teachers and musical education, working day jobs, dealing with non-deserving complex when things start to go well, and so much more. 


    Find Star here:

    Instagram: @Slide20XX
    Twitter: @Slide20XX
    Spotify: Slide20XX


    And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to http://www.bit.ly/soundbizpod
    Released:
    Apr 13, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (77)

    Akash Thakkar interviews successful audio professionals from every corner of the music and sound industries. From educators, performers, pop stars, game audio professionals, voice actors, composers, sound designers, plug-in designers, audio programmers, and everything in between, we dive deep into the business and mindset skills it takes to ”make it” in the worlds of music and sound.