Podcast Episodes

#111 - Robin Beanland Interview (Sea Of Thieves, Killer Instinct, Rare, Composing, Mick Gordon etc.)

Episode 112

Robin Beanland has been a mainline composer at Rare since the early 90s and has worked on franchises such as Killer Instinct, Jet Force Gemini and Conker's Bad Fur Day. He won awards for his recent w…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

#110 - Ra Vincent Interview (Set Design, Hollywood, The Hobbit, Marvel, Sculpting, Labour Guilds etc.)

Episode 111

Ra Vincent is a New Zealand sculptor/artist/set designer and has worked on films such as Lord Of The Rings, The Hobbit, Thor Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit. He is in the process of building Silverlight Stu…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

#109 - Bryan Walker Interview (Metroid Prime Trilogy, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Mario Kart 7, Project Management etc.)

Episode 110

Bryan Walker is currently the Lead Producer at Deck Nine Games but is most well known for his tenure at Retro Studios where he was was Senior Producer on Metroid Prime 2 & 3 and Senior Director of De…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

#108 - Peter McConnell Interview (Psychonauts 2, Tim Schafer, Orchestra, Star Wars, Lucas Arts etc.)

Episode 109

Peter McConnell is a game composer who is well known for composing games like Psychonauts, Grim Fandango, Sly Cooper and more. He worked for Lucas Arts as well during the 90s.

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Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

#107 - Associate Prof. Jan Elridge Interview (Astrophysics, The Sun, Mars, Gamma Ray Bursts, Satellites, Black Holes etc. )

Episode 108

Associate Professor Jan Elridge is an astrophysicist at the University Of Auckland her main research is on the life and death of stars.

SOCIAL MEDIA

TWITTER - @astro_jje

*DISCLAIMER* Apologies for Ja…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

#106 - Joel Douek Interview (Film Composing, David Attenborough, UN, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Travelling, Manhatten Night etc.)

Episode 107

Joel Douek is a television and film composer who has a background in Neuroscience working for the UN. He has composed over 9 David Attenborough documentaries.

#davidattenborough #manhattennight #film…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

#105 - Mike Wikan Interview (Metroid Prime Trilogy, Game Design, Crunch, Booz Allen Hamilton, Shigeru Miyamoto etc.)

Episode 106

Mike Wikan is a Game Designer who has worked on Duke Nukem, Donkey Kong and DOOM. He is most well known for being Lead Designer on the Metroid Prime Trilogy during his tenure at Retro Studios. He is …

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

#104 - Dr. Ben Peters Interview (Gene Editing, Enzymes, Vaccines, Anti Vaxxers, Gut Microbiome, CRISPR etc)

Episode 105

Dr. Ben Peters is a Professional Practicer at the University Of Otago and has a PHD in biochemistry, he is an avid spokesman for Gene Editing and is a political MP for the TOP party in Dunedin.

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Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

#103 - Elik Álvarez Interview (TMNT 2003, Yu-Gi-Oh, David Attenborough, 4Kids Entertainment, Composing etc.)

Episode 104

Elik Alvarez is a composer who got his start in the industry composing for 4Kids Entertainment on series like TMNT, Yu Gi-Oh, Kirby, F-Zero and more. He has composed for a number of David Attenboroug…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago

#102 - Vanessa Goodson Interview (The Apprentice Aotearoa, OMGNess, Mike Pero, West Auckland etc.)

Episode 103

Vanessa Goodson is the winner of The Apprentice Aotearoa and runs the party business OMGNess. SOCIAL MEDIA

Website - OMGNESS.co.nz

Instagram - @_vanessagood, @omgness.co.nz

#theapprentice #mikepero…

Published on 4 years, 4 months ago