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Akash Thakkar

@akashthakkar.com.bsky.social

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

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This is probably a spicy take but I bet we'd have more soundtracks as memorable as Undertale's if more composers got to be fulltime, integrated creative collaborators for the full duration of a project instead of contractors handed an asset list

17.07.2025 06:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2710    ๐Ÿ” 632    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Alejandro Pรฉrez Heinze!

We talk about Alejandroโ€™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!

02.07.2025 09:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Venus Theory!

We dive into Venus Theoryโ€™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.

Link in bio for the full episode!

18.06.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Battle Suit Aces Demo on Steam Battle Suit Aces is a charming narrative deckbuilder. You'll recruit, befriend, and upgrade your mech pilots on a heartfelt hunt for fabled alien superweapons: the Relic Suits. Command them across mon...

looking for an additional Next Fest Demo to play this weekend?

try Battle Suit Aces the devs of Battle Chef Brigade!

it's old-school anime charm, cool robots, and a compelling found-family narrative that's equal parts visual novel and deckbuilder ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿฅฐ

store.steampowered.com/app/3408070/...

13.06.2025 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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We're hiring again for Hyper Light Breaker...and possibly future things ๐Ÿคซ

GAMEPLAY ANIMATOR:
www.smartrecruiters.com/HeartMachine...

LEAD / SENIOR DESIGNER:
www.smartrecruiters.com/HeartMachine...

04.06.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Been away from the computer for a bit so I'm late with this but:

I am VERY excited to announce that I'll be speaking on a panel with good friends at #aircon25 THIS weekend, June 7th, at 15:30 UTC.

Come learn what it means to be a Goblin. ๐Ÿ‘บ

02.06.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Battle Suit Aces is a deckbuilder, but it's also a relationship builder. Between missions, you will explore the ship, the USS Zephyr, to see the friendships between crewmates blossom. ๐Ÿค–๐ŸŒŒ

29.05.2025 15:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Exciting stuff! Our team is going to have a big presence at Airwiggles Audio Conference from June 7 - 14!

26.05.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

Link in bio for the full episode!

21.05.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A poster revealing a list of speakers at this year's AirCon game audio conference

A poster revealing a list of speakers at this year's AirCon game audio conference

I'll be speaking at AirCon25 with quite a lovely crew of people! Schedule and details coming soon!

07.05.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A poster revealing a list of speakers at this year's AirCon game audio conference

A poster revealing a list of speakers at this year's AirCon game audio conference

I'll be speaking at AirCon25 with quite a lovely crew of people! Schedule and details coming soon!

07.05.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Alexander Brandon!

We talk about Alexanderโ€™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!

07.05.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You were an absolute dream to work with and help direct! Such fun sessions that I always looked forward to!

02.05.2025 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/... ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€

01.05.2025 17:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Edith attempts to become a 1980s hacker for supernatural science in the video game Ghost Town with the help of her technician gal pal Rina

Edith attempts to become a 1980s hacker for supernatural science in the video game Ghost Town with the help of her technician gal pal Rina

Have a meta quest headset and want a stunning 6 hour story experience?
Why not try Ghost Town this weekend?
Written by yours truly and conceived and designed by the extreme geniuses at @fireproofgames.com it is out now: www.meta.com/en-gb/experi...

26.04.2025 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Independent Games Summit: Fostering a Culture of Clear Communication in Game Dev What separates a good studio from a great one? In this panel, industry veterans Akash Thakkar, Jess Erion, Ryan Ike, Ziyad Duron, and Charlie Harper explore the deceptively complex answer to this ques...

posting late, but our GDC panel on fostering clear communication is now online! in that spirit, there's no paywall or login.

watch if you wanna hear @akashthakkar.com, @zeeodd.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social & me talk about talking

gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

22.04.2025 23:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our guest today on the Sound Business Podcast is Radhika Vekaria!

We dive deep into Radhikaโ€™s Indian music upbringing, how she became a mantra based artist in the first place, and so much more.

Link in bio for the full episode!

23.04.2025 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Independent Games Summit: Fostering a Culture of Clear Communication in Game Dev What separates a good studio from a great one? In this panel, industry veterans Akash Thakkar, Jess Erion, Ryan Ike, Ziyad Duron, and Charlie Harper explore the deceptively complex answer to this ques...

Happy to say the GDC talk that @jjerion.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social, @zeeodd.bsky.social, and I gave is now up for your viewing pleasure!

And they were nice enough to make it free without requiring a login! Watch it here: gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

18.04.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Independent Games Summit: Fostering a Culture of Clear Communication in Game Dev What separates a good studio from a great one? In this panel, industry veterans Akash Thakkar, Jess Erion, Ryan Ike, Ziyad Duron, and Charlie Harper explore the deceptively complex answer to this ques...

Our GDC Panel on Clear Communication in Gamedev is up on the Vault, and it's free! It's a good talk on good talkin'.

Let copanelists: @jjerion.bsky.social @akashthakkar.com @charlieartifact.bsky.social @zeeodd.bsky.social and I help you communicate with your team!

gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

18.04.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Independent Games Summit: Fostering a Culture of Clear Communication in Game Dev What separates a good studio from a great one? In this panel, industry veterans Akash Thakkar, Jess Erion, Ryan Ike, Ziyad Duron, and Charlie Harper explore the deceptively complex answer to this ques...

Happy to say the GDC talk that @jjerion.bsky.social, @ryanikeaudio.bsky.social, @charlieartifact.bsky.social, @zeeodd.bsky.social, and I gave is now up for your viewing pleasure!

And they were nice enough to make it free without requiring a login! Watch it here: gdcvault.com/play/1035075...

18.04.2025 20:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

Link in bio for the full episode!

09.04.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Submissions | GameSoundCon Speaker Submissions Accepting submissions on topics in game music and sound design, virtual and augmented reality audio and game audio research & education

Speaker/Panel Submissions are open for GameSoundCon 2025!
www.gamesoundcon.com/submissions

06.04.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
You Have a Massive SFX Libraryโ€ฆ But Are You Using It Right? Featuring Pro Sound Effects
YouTube video by Akash Thakkar You Have a Massive SFX Libraryโ€ฆ But Are You Using It Right? Featuring Pro Sound Effects

Creating a handy new series with @prosoundeffects.bsky.social on how to actually work with an SFX library without it becoming a crutch in our sound design workflow. You can check out the first video on how I "learn" a library here! youtu.be/bCXz1_tCEi0

03.04.2025 19:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am now on Patreon!!

If you would like to support my music you can do so here:

patreon.com/shirobon

โค๏ธ

24.03.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Main Menu Theme
YouTube video by Slide20xx - Topic Main Menu Theme

@akashthakkar.com brought together an amazing series of musicians to put together tunes for the game and I was able to write a few that I'm particularly proud of!

this menu theme I wrote is a lil happy-go-lucky video game hip-hop that I love

24.03.2025 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Both the talk and GDC were a great time! Lovely to finally meet so many of you face to face!

21.03.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@soundstrider.dev lovely meeting you today! Thanks for the heads up about that haptics plugin!!

17.03.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's today!! See you at 4:40PM in Moscone West, Room 2005!

17.03.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reminder! Iโ€™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!

15.03.2025 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

That Xenogears harpsichord is all-time.

15.03.2025 02:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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