How Gaming Makes Me a Better Composer
As a lifelong gamer, I've come to realize that the decades spent leveling characters, looting corpses, and stomping sentient fungus have led to real, tangible skills that have benefited me as a professional composer. So today, we’re going unpack 5 ways in which gaming can help your career in production music!
Plus we feature a dark, pulsing tension cue written by 52 Cues community member, Jerome Detotto (https://soundcloud.com/jerodetmusic).
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Dave's Studio Gear
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