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Building a Music Production Career from Scratch with Chong The Nomad

Building a Music Production Career from Scratch with Chong The Nomad

Update: 2025-01-29
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#83: My guest today is Alda Agustiano, also known as Chong The Nomad, who is a music producer and DJ based in Seattle, Washington. Alda has been producing music for well over a decade now, recently releasing her debut album titled “Do We Make Of This?” and also working on projects such as Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings, and getting music sync spots with companies like Singapore Airlines, Apple, Universal Audio, and Nike. She has also opened for artists like Odesza and Death Cab for Cutie.


 


In this episode, we talk Alda’s musical upbringing—transitioning from piano lessons to music production in high school, her choice to go to music school and how she made the most of it, her struggles and realizations with the business side of her music career. and so much more.


 


Find Alda here:


Website: https://www.chongthenomad.com/


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chongthenomad/?hl=en


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1TCIxnDm8SASkB6dTMrFCy?utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree


SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/chongsongs


 


 


And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to http://www.bit.ly/soundbizpod

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Building a Music Production Career from Scratch with Chong The Nomad

Building a Music Production Career from Scratch with Chong The Nomad

Akash Thakkar

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