So, today, I watched this video at the Business Insider Facebook page, and it made me think a lot. But, before I start talking about this, let’s watch it. It’s super short (1:35), and I assure you it’s worth it. Ok, I know some of you may be thinking “that’s a bunch of corporate bullshit, a…
The end of the year is approaching, and we all wanna make changes, we all have resolutions for the new year. Some people wanna get into the audio business (maybe changing careers, or as their first choice), but many times the don’t know how. Yes, I’ve been there, and I know how that feels. So…
Avid ProTools 12 brought us a new way of dealing with our studio software: now, we “rent” it, instead of a buying each new version. Ok, Avid wasn’t the first one of doing this, but I think it was the one that most impacted the industry, because ProTools is the industry most used DAW. When…
Doesn’t matter if you’re starting on business or already have some experience: setting your price for a project can be tricky. Don’t feel bad, it is for the majority of us. Why? Well, it’s a difficult mix of not feeling underpaid and not charging so much that your client won’t even negotiate a discount. My approach…
This is not a new discussion. Neither a new request. But that doesn’t mean that it has been resolved, nor we should stop fighting for. The music business has broken down and has been coming up again. And mainly because of the acclaimed streaming services: Spotify, Deezer, Rdio, Apple Music, blah blah blah. We are…
No, this post is not meant to give you a formula on how to get a job creating sound for games, neither a list of “top 10 attitudes for getting that game audio dream job”. There’s no formula, and lists giving you one are just bullshit. On the other hand, a while ago I found…
Read for the weekend: this amazing article by The New Yorker Magazine talks about how a man got himself into a piracy scheme and became one the center pieces on the leakedge of the most anticipated albums during the 1995 and 2007. It’s an amazing story and a really pleasure to read. A must if…
