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Ashton is a 22-year-old composer, producer, and filmmaker from Carmel, Indiana. He is the founder of the Indianapolis-based film production company Blackbird Pictures. An accomplished musician, Ashton began his musical career at age six. Since then, he has had a number of achievements in the audiovisual arts, including releasing four albums, composing music for several films, and directing several short films. Ashton is a talented and versatile artist who is sure to continue to achieve great things in the future.

Ashton is a 22-year-old composer, producer, and filmmaker from Carmel, Indiana. He is the founder of the Indianapolis-based film production company Blackbird Pictures. An accomplished musician, Ashton began his musical career at age six. Since then, he has had a number of achievements in the audiovisual arts, including releasing four albums, composing music for several films, and directing several short films. Ashton is a talented and versatile artist who is sure to continue to achieve great things in the future.

Ashton is a 22-year-old composer, producer, and filmmaker from Carmel, Indiana. He is the founder of the Indianapolis-based film production company Blackbird Pictures. An accomplished musician, Ashton began his musical career at age six. Since then, he has had a number of achievements in the audiovisual arts, including releasing four albums, composing music for several films, and directing several short films. Ashton is a talented and versatile artist who is sure to continue to achieve great things in the future.

Ross worked on video game titles such as Cypberpunk 2077, Deathloop, and Forza Horizon 5 and just released the soundtrack to the survival horror game Texas Chain Saw Massacre. We talk about the ins and outs of becoming and being a video game composer, what the work actually looks like, and working in a team.

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Colin Walder, Engineering Director at CD Projekt RED, joins me in this episode to talk about his music creation journey, audio collaboration on Cyberpunk 2077, and ways to get into games as a composer.

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Not knowing what to compose or where to start, what's the first note? What's the start with a rhythm or with a plugin? And then I went down this whole rabbit hole of looking for sounds or like, Is this some better or how does this piano sound or the strings Oh my gosh.

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What are the 4 Seasons? Right:

Winter - slow, prepare for Spring, prepare the seeds

Spring - waking up, prepare for Summer, put the seed in the ground, 

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God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

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1. FINISHING THE TRACK INSTEAD OF STARTING A NEW ONE.

2. MANAGING STUDIO VS. PERSONAL TIME.

3. DOING THAT FINAL REP AT THE GYM.

4. SETTING DEADLINES AND MEETING THEM.

5. TURNING OFF TV / GAMING AT A SET TIME.

6. PUT YOUR PHONE IN A DIFFERENT ROOM.

7. MAKING HEALTHY FRESH DINNERS EVERY NIGHT.

8. SAVING A SET AMOUNT OF MONEY EVERY MONTH.

9. GOING OUT FOR "NETWORKING" NOT JUST PARTYING

10. GETTING OUT OF BED IMMEDIATELY WHEN WAKING.

11. GOING TO YOUR WORKOUT EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE TIRED.

12. FOLLOWING UP ON EMAILS FOR RECORDS, PROJECTS, CONTACTS.

13. PASSING UP ON A HUGE SALE FOR EXTRA MONEY IN THE BANK.

14. READING A GROWTH/HELP BOOK EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT.