Chel Wong is a Freelancer with the Power of Friendship Re:Play

“If you like video games and music so much, why don’t you write music for video games?” Today’s guest said “BET!” Tune in for a behind the scenes look at game audio and insights on networking in the game industry, featuring Chel Wong (she/they), award-winning game music composer and sound designer with credits on games such as Kine, OnlyCans, and Whisker Squadron.






01:06 -- Meet Chel!

08:27 -- A life shaped by games

14:00 -- The secret life of game audio

28:47 -- “I failed teaching”

32:21 -- Advice on getting into audio

38:11 -- Networking for gamers

50:30 -- Curated spaces






Games

Kine -- https://www.kinegame.com/kine-home

OnlyCans -- https://oxyoxspring.itch.io/onlycans

Whisker Squadron -- https://bit.ly/3MKO0yf

She Dreams Elsewhere -- https://www.studiozevere.com/

Death’s Door -- https://playdeathsdoor.com/

Sable -- https://www.shed-works.co.uk/sable

Guilty Gear Strive -- https://www.guiltygear.com/ggst/en/

Outer Wilds -- https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html

NieR Gestalt – https://bit.ly/3sbp6zP

Trails in the Sky -- https://bit.ly/3ycgUDs

Pokemon Diamond -- https://diamondpearl.pokemon.com/en-us/

RedOut -- https://redout.games/

F-Zero -- https://bit.ly/3w3xRNG

Kirby Air Ride -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Air_Ride

Ghost Trick -- https://bit.ly/3KC76oF

Team Fortress 2 -- https://www.teamfortress.com/

Undertale -- https://undertale.com/

A Hat in Time -- https://www.gearsforbreakfast.com/games/a-hat-in-time/

Heroes of the Storm -- https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/

Warframe -- https://www.warframe.com/landing

Hyper Light Drifter -- https://www.heartmachine.com/hyper-light-drifter






Other Resources

Charity EP Jam -- https://charityepjam.bandcamp.com/music

AbleGamers -- https://ablegamers.org/

Andrew Prahlow (composer for Outer Wilds) -- http://www.andrewprahlow.com/

Akash Thakkar (music for Hyper Light Drifter) -- https://www.akashthakkar.com/










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Credits

Guest -- Chel Wong (she/they), @chelwongaudio on Twitter/IG or https://linktr.ee/chelwongaudio

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host -- Clara Mount (@bubblegum_titan on Twitter)

Executive Producers -- J.B. Adams and Gerard Mitchell

Sound Editing -- Anna Hughes