The Gaming Careers Podcast - A Show for Twitch and YouTube Streamers

We talk to Boom Kitty, aka Eric, a YouTube streamer who produces electronic music full-time that's been featured in games like Beat Saber and Geometry Dash. In this episode, we cover what makes a stream watchable, which streaming platforms pay the most and how one 5-minute email can change your life.

Links mentioned: 

• Beat Saber
• Geometry Dash
• Boom Kitty Spotify
• Boom Kitty YouTube
• Boom Kitty Twitter 

Get in touch:

• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

We talk to Hugh "Jim" Bailey, the guy who created Open Broadcaster Software, more commonly known as OBS. We discuss how OBS grew from a solo side-project to the world's most popular streaming software, why Twitch is still the best platform for viewers, and what it's like to turn down a 7-figure offer.

OBS Studio is free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming. Since its release in 2012, OBS quickly became the most popular software solution people used to live stream to platforms like Twitch, YouTube Gaming, and Mixer.

Links mentioned: 

• Download OBS 
• Support OBS on Open Collective/Patreon
• OBS Discord for support
• OBS Twitter 

Get in touch:

• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

This week we talk with Streamlabs founder and CEO, Ali Moiz, about his story of building Streamlabs from the ground up to be one of the major players in streaming software, his thoughts on the platform wars going on between Twitch, YouTube and Mixer and what he thinks creators like you can look forward to in the next few years in streaming.

Streamlabs are a technology startup based in San Francisco. They build tools and software allowing live streamers to engage with viewers, monetize their broadcasts, and grow their channels. In September 2019, Streamlabs was acquired by Logitech for an estimated $89m.

Links mentioned:

• Streamlabs Prime 
• Ali Moiz Twitter
• Streamlabs Twitter
• Streamlabs Ideas/Feedback Page
• Logitech and Streamlabs Announcement Post
• Rajj Patel on Twitch

Get in touch:

• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify

From the mind of Pete Wilkins, better known as the guy behind the Gaming Careers YouTube channel, comes a new podcast for all the streamers and content creators out there. Pete has made a name for himself by building one of the biggest streaming education channels on YouTube. The Gaming Careers Podcast is a show about the Tools, Techniques and the People in the Live Streaming Industry. New episodes every other week.

Get in touch:

• Tweet us at @GamingCareers and @_BenjaminGreen
• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify