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

October 16, 2021

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 Con...

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

October 9, 2021

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....

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

October 2, 2021

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...

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

September 25, 2021

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 Art...

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

September 19, 2021

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 T...

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

September 12, 2021

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 docume...

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

September 6, 2021

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 T...

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

August 21, 2021

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...

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

August 14, 2021

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. ...

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

August 7, 2021

Vanessa Goodson is the winner of The Apprentice Aotearoa and runs the party business OMGNess. SOCIAL MEDIA Website - OMGNESS.co.nz Instagram - @_vanes...

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