Audio Products Podcast

Audio Products Podcast

By Wojciech OzimekTechnologyMusicMusic Interviews
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Audio Products Podcast episodes

  • #27 Introduction to game audio with Krzysiek Kowal

    🎮 How do you actually start a career in game audio?


    We talked about it with Krzysiek Kowal — Audio & Motion Department Manager at Anshar Studios and former Sound Designer at CD PROJEKT RED.

    Game audio is one of the most fascinating intersections of sound design, technology and interactive storytelling — but entering the industry can feel hard, especially today.

    In this episode, we talk about:

    ✅ How Krzysiek started his career in game audio
    From early sound design work to working on professional game productions and eventually managing audio teams.

    ✅ Process of implementing SFX and music in games
    What are the steps, people and teams involved, what are the roles in the game audio team

    ✅ Tools and technology behind game audio
    Game engines, middleware like Audiokinetic's Wwise or FMOD, custom scripting tools, recording setups and the production pipelines used by professional studios.

    ✅ The current state of the game industry
    Major players, current challenges and what innovations are shaping the future of interactive audio.

    If you're a sound designer, audio student or an audio developer or someone curious about game audio careers, this episode gives a practical introduction to how the field actually works.

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    1 hr 28 min
  • #26 Do we need AI education with Rithik Kundu

    Our guest is Rithik Kundu — Founder of NYU GenAudio & AI, and former Senior Generative AI Researcher at Deep Noise who is also involved in building Joker Deck Ventures.


    In this episode, we talk about:

    ✅ State of AI education and AI adoption
    ✅ The difference between AI demos and AI-native workflows
    ✅ What Pipeline, guardrails, etc. are in the context of an AI-powered product

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    1 hr 24 min
  • #25 The art of delivery with Maciek Bąk

    Our guest is Maciej Bąk — a Senior IT Project & Program Manager with 16+ years of experience, currently at Neural DSP and previously on the Avid Pro Tools team.


    Maciek has delivered hundreds of audio projects. He is also a very active musician and mix engineer, which gives him a rare perspective on both industry and user sides of audio.

    In this episode, we talk about:


    ✅ Why audio delivery is different from SaaS
    ✅ Projects vs Programs — and why audio companies need both
    ✅ How poor delivery can kill a great audio product
    ✅ Managing DSP, hardware, firmware and UX dependencies
    ✅ Agile vs Waterfall in audio development
    ✅ What competencies are missing in audio PMs
    ✅ How AI will change program management in audio
    ✅ What project management do startups need

    If you are a Founder scaling your company, Head of Product or Product Manager and Program Manager or Scrum Master - this episode is a practical deep dive into what it really means to deliver audio products, not just think about them

    ➡️ Maciek’s music channel

    https://www.youtube.com/@bak_songs

     

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    1 hr 22 min
  • #24 Exploring music technology with Jordan Rudess

    We met Jordan Rudess - legendary keyboardist of Dream Theater, voted the greatest keyboard player of all time, and a deeply involved music technologist.

    In this episode, we talk about:


    ✅ how he started building products,
    ✅ the tools and innovations he’s excited about,
    ✅ the future of music education
    ✅ his perspective on AI in music making

     

    ➡️ Wizdom Music (apps built by Jordan)

    https://www.wizdommusic.com/

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    ➡️ Expressive E

    https://www.expressivee.com/

     

    ➡️ Lava Music

    https://www.lavamusic.com/

     

    ➡️ Moises.ai

    https://moises.ai/

     

    ➡️ Rick Beato's interview with Jordan

    https://youtu.be/2JA4DqWmHBY?si=rCLomLgAOcI-k40z

    54 min
  • #23 Introduction to music metadata with Diana Monroy-García

    Our guest is Diana Monroy-García, founder of MC Media who is an expert in digital asset management and media production. Her expertise encompasses audiovisual collections research and management, copyright clearance, sync licensing, and comprehensive library and metadata management. Her focus is on improving rights information management within the digital ecosystem, particularly through the development of innovative technology.


    In this episode, we talk with Diana about:

    ✅ why metadata is the foundation of music distribution and licensing
    ✅ the most common (and costly) metadata mistakes artists and producers make
    ✅ how poor data management leads to lost royalties
    ✅ how standards like ISRC, ISWC, ISNI, UPC and DDEX shape the music ecosystem
    ✅ what product teams need to understand before building tools for the music industry

     

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    ➡️ NoiseWork DynAssist

    https://noiseworksaudio.com/?ref=wojciech

     

    Recommended by Diana:

     

    ➡️ MCs newsletter access where we'll drop the early access to our Embedding Up tool:

    https://mcmediadk.gumroad.com/

     

    ➡️ A compilation of useful general resources about music: the market, rights, and others:

    https://www.ifpi.org/resources/

     

    ➡️ If you're an artist who wants to get an ISRC code for your music without going through a distributor or your country's rights organisation:

    https://isrc.ifpi.org/get-isrc/assign-isrc-online

     

    ➡️ The best practices compilation from DDEX standards:

    https://kb.ddex.net/implementing-each-standard/best-practices-for-all-ddex-standards/

     

    ➡️ A good citizen took the DDEX standards and turned them into a fully readable/workable library for development (strongly recommend going to the examples section):

    https://ddex-suite.org/docs/intro

     

    #audioproductspodcast #musictech #metadata #musicindustry #datastandards #ISRC #DDEX #productmanagement #audioPM

    1 hr 29 min
  • #22 Building products with Andrew Scheps
    Most people know Andrew as a three-time Grammy-winning mix engineer who has worked with artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Adele, Jay-Z and many others.  
     
    But fewer know he’s also spent years designing audio products - both in collaboration with companies like Waves Audio and independently using the SoundFlow platform.
     
    In this episode, we talk with Andrew about:
     
     the real challenges and pain points of working as a top-tier mix engineer,
     how to build meaningful products in a saturated audio tools market,
     how workflow, automation and UX shape creativity in the mix room,
     which products and tools Andrew actually uses and recommends today,
     how he builds his products
     
     Bonus: Bounce Factory Lite is now included in Avid Pro Tools 2025.12 at no extra cost
     https://www.avid.com/resour.../whats-new-in-pro-tools-202512
     
    ➡️ Bounce Factory Tutorial
    https://youtu.be/sCJnqaMVyK0?si=1cqng03yehYNZFDI&t=1
     

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    https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr

    ➡️ NoiseWork DynAssist

    https://noiseworksaudio.com/?ref=wojciech

     

    🎉 Bounce Factory Lite is now included in Pro Tools 2025.12 at no extra cost

    👉 https://www.bouncefactory.net/

     

    Bounce Factory Tutorial
    https://youtu.be/sCJnqaMVyK0?si=1cqng03yehYNZFDI&t=1
     

     

    Recommended by Andrew

     

    ➡️ Genki instruments ring

    https://genkiinstruments.com/wave

     

    ➡️ How to listen by Fab Dupont

    https://www.puremix.com/mentors/fab-dupont

     

    ➡️ One-on-one, live, interactive mixing lessons/mentoring sessions with John Paterno

    https://www.mix-therapy.com/

     

    ➡️  Scheps Omni Channel 2 (with Waves Audio)

    https://www.waves.com/plugins/scheps-omni-channel

     

    1 hr 28 min
  • #21 2025 in Review: How Builders, Designers & Founders Shape the Industry

    This time we look back at 2025 — through the voices of the people who shaped it.

    From indie plugin developers and AI startups, to UX leads, hardware PMs and R&D heads at companies like Roland, Universal Audio, Safari Audio and d&b audiotechnik — 2025 gave us 15 deep conversations about what it really takes to build audio tools that matter.


    In this solo episode, Wojciech reflects on:
    • What builders, designers and founders taught us about careers, workflows and innovation
    • Recurring themes across companies of all sizes – from Beatport to Pro Sound Effects
    • The hidden skills and rituals that make audio products succeed (or fail)
    • Trends in AI, sound design, UX and product culture that emerged from the year
    • What we’re launching next and how you can be part of it

    If you're working in or around audio — or building tools for those who do — this wrap-up is for you.

    Thanks for being with us this year! 🙏

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    Other links

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    ➡️ Check out our Meetups in Berlin for audio product leaders

    https://audioproductjam2.eventbrite.com

     

    About Wavelab Incubator

    ➡️ https://www.wavelab.io/en/startups-2/

     

    Teresa Torres: Continuous Discovery Habits 

    ➡️ https://www.amazon.com/Continuous-Discovery-Habits-Discover-Products/dp/1736633309 

    1 hr 44 min
  • #20 Rethinking PM Workflows with AI feat. Tomasz Żernicki

    We met again with Dr Tomasz Żernicki. This time we talked about how AI is reshaping product management workflows and what it really means for PM jobs. Is AI going to take over, or will it finally let PMs focus on strategy instead of chasing tickets and status updates?

    ➡️ Join our course AI-Augmented PM

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    ➡️ Join our Discord

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    ➡️ Sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates

    https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr

     

    ➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content

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    1 hr 23 min
  • #19 Scaling audio companies with Andrew Cresswell, Head of Product Sales ICEpower

    We met Andrew Cresswell, Head of Product Sales at ICEpower A/S.

    ➡️ Join our Discord:

    https://discord.com/invite/jd6Fgv5XTR


    ➡️ Sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates:

    https://tinyurl.com/ywjxwszr


    ➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content:

    https://buymeacoffee.com/audiopodcast


    ➡️ How to get from start-up to scale-up

    https://organizationalphysics.com/2015/10/15/rethinking-product-management-how-to-get-from-start-up-to-scale-up/


    ➡️ Audio Product Portfolio Management course

    https://rokanan.com/2025/12/17/audio-product-portfolio-management-2/


    #audioPM #musictech #proaudio #scaleup #productportfolio

    1 hr 28 min
  • #18 Product Career in Pro Audio with Wolfgang Schulz, Head of Product Management at d&b audiotechnik

    We met with Wolfgang Schulz, Head of Product Management Electronics & Software, d&b audiotechnik.

    ➡️ Join our Discord

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    ➡️ Sign up to our newsletter for audio job openings, articles and upcoming event dates

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    ➡️ Support our podcast and get premium content

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    #audioPM #musictech #proaudio #speakers

    2 hr 8 min

About Audio Products Podcast

From the publisher's feed

We are meeting with pro audio industry veterans: founders, product managers, UX designers to learn how they build and manage the products we love.

You will get tips on how to navigate your career in audio and how to develop a successful audio product – from musical instruments, through audio plugins and gaming middleware to music distribution platforms and consumer electronics like headphones, mics or even automotive speaker systems