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How to Move to LA (And Succeed) with Joy Ngiaw

How to Move to LA (And Succeed) with Joy Ngiaw

FromSound Business with Akash Thakkar


How to Move to LA (And Succeed) with Joy Ngiaw

FromSound Business with Akash Thakkar

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

#62: Today's guest is Joy Ngiaw, an award-winning composer based in Los Angeles. Joy has worked on a ton of projects including the animated short Blush, Disney's experimental short series Short Circuit, Cobra Kai, What Remains of Edith Finch, and many others. 
 
In this episode, we talk about how she grew up in rural Malaysia, made her way to Shanghai, China, and eventually Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music. We also talk about how she got into composition from her early days as a classical pianist, how her first gigs came about, and much more. 
 
Find Joy Ngiaw here:
Website: https://www.joyngiaw.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyngiaw/
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7267486/?ref_=rvi_nm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/joyngiaw 
 
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:
Dec 6, 2023
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.