WCA #284 with Dallas Taylor - Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast, Crafting stories with Sound, Positioning, Ben Burtt, Challenging Convention and Burnout Prevention
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Show Notes
Dallas Taylor is the host and creator of Twenty Thousand Hertz, a lovingly crafted podcast revealing the stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds. Dallas is also the Creative Director of Defacto Sound, where he has led thousands of high-profile projects ranging from blockbuster trailers and advertising campaigns to Sundance award-winning films and major television series. Dallas is a sought-after speaker at conferences, a regular contributor to major publications, and a respected thought leader on the narrative power of sound.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The five senses
- 250-hour podcasts
- Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast
- Thinking about sound
- Growing up in Arkansas
- Conducting
- Pushing the status quo
- Echo Chambers
- Sound Design
- Crafting stories with sound
- Running a sound business
- Positioning
- Ben Burtt and Star Wars
- Pushing through obstacles
- Recharging
- Burnout prevention
- Challenging convention
Links and Show Notes:
- The 20K Podcast: https://www.20k.org/
- Defacto Sound: https://www.defactosound.com/
- RevThink: https://revthink.com/
- Sinister Movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922777/
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Credits:
- Guest: Dallas Taylor
- Photographer: Stephen Voss
- Host: Matt Boudreau
- WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell
- Announcer: Chuck Smith
- Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau & Matt Boudreau
- Additional Music: The License Lab