Sound Business with Akash Thakkar

The Psychology of Working in Game Audio with Raison Varner


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#78: My guest today is Raison Varner, a voice actor, sound designer, composer, videographer, and writer. He’s had a very broad and varied career, starting in 2006 as an intern on the original Prey game, then working as a composer, sound designer, voice actor, and writer for the Borderlands games for 12 years. He has also  worked as an art director for Obsidian Entertainment.

 

In this episode, we talk about Raison’s wide array of interests and skills, how to stand out as someone who’s interested in working across multiple disciplines, the deep psychology of working as a team in gave development, and so much more.

 

Find Raison here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raison-varner/

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1770713/

Twitter / X: https://x.com/raisonvarner?lang=en

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/rvarner

 

 

And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to http://www.bit.ly/soundbizpod

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