I was invited to speak at AirCon23, the very first online event of Airwiggles.com which is the new social media for the audio community, and I decided to bring up a topic that often gets missed out on – essence of sound. The talk includes some bits from my experiences which includes inputs from all the great people I've met along the way.

If you joined the session live, I hope you liked it. In case you didn't, find the recording below. Let me know your thoughts either way. 😊

Recording of the session:

Google Slides:

[AirCon23] - Essence of Sound Design for IPs and Brands by Prashant Mishra

Recommendations from Attendees:

I'm glad that the audience was quite active in the comment section of the session. They shared some important resources that are worth mentioning:

• Abdullah Soydan: "I actively go for soundwalks and ask myself what I would need to do if I were to recreate that environment"
  I didn't now this was a term and I'm glad Abdullah introduced me to it. Read more on Wikipedia
  He also recommended Voice Leading: The Science Behind a Musical Art by David Huron, especially the 16th chapter, for understanding about psychoacoustics
• Sam MJ suggested the talk from GDC to understand neuroscience and sound design: GDC Vault: The Neuroscience of Game
• Red Sheep suggested the book The Universal Sense: How Hearing Shapes the Mind

My recommendations:

I'll edit this article to add more in the future:

• The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking – Book by Edward Burger and Michael Starbird
• How to Write One Song – Book by Jeff Tweedy – The audiobook is fun too
• This Is Your Brain on Music: Understanding a Human Obsession – Book by Daniel Levitin

If you'd like to discuss about the essence of sound with me or share any other idea, feel free to set up a call here: Set up call or send me an email via the Contact Form and I'll get back to you at the earliest.

Keep observing life, keep creating sounds and keep telling your stories. And when you do so, please send them to me as well. I'm listening. 😊

– Prashant