Blake Ewing on Authenticity, Designing Sonespheres, Capturing Emotions

In this episode Mike, Craig & Nathan interview Blake Ewing - a composer, sound designer, and creator of the Sonespheres series. We discuss genre blending, sound design tips, capturing sonic moments, getting out of the box, personal projects and much more.

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Podcast notes: 

* (0:00) Introducing Blake Ewing 

* (0:43) Growing up with music 

* (5:47) Inspirational artists 

* (9:03) Primary instrument 

* (9:48) Intro to sound design 

* (12:07) Sonespheres 4 Direction 

* (13:43) a wild Mike appears! 

* (16:35) Making field kits 

* (19:03) Capturing sonic moments 

* (24:21) Different audiences 

* (28:20) Blending genres 

* (31:38) Immersive wide stereo tips 

* (39:29) Landing the gig 

* (42:33) Musicbed 

* (45:55) Advice for new composers 

* (47:22) Music as a part-time job or hobby 

* (49:17) Motivation for creation 

* (54:35) Emotions of Sonespheres 4 

* (58:42) Current favorite synth 

* (59:11) Synths & Pedals 

* (1:07:11) Current favorite pedals 

* (1:10:44) Best recent purchase under $100 

* (1:11:06) Hobbies/interests 

* (1:11:31) Favorite podcast/show 

* (1:12:05) What's next? Goals for 2022 

* (1:13:08) If not music, what profession?  

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