Akash Thakkar interviews successful audio professionals from every corner of the music and sound industries. From educators, performers, pop stars, game audio professionals, voice actors, composers, sound designers, plug-in designers, audio programmers, and everything in between, we dive deep into the business and mindset skills it takes to ”make it” in the worlds of music and sound.
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Wednesday Apr 15, 2026
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026
#93: My guest today is Virginia Leo, who is a composer, sound designer, and pianist based out of Austin, Texas.
Virginia has worked on projects like Wobbly Life, had her work played by orchestras around the US, and is most known for her work on the hit game, The Baby In Yellow, which has hit over 300 million downloads to date.
In this interview, Virginia talks about her shift into video game music & sound after a classical music upbringing, starting out in game audio by doing game jams, how she landed the huge project The Baby In Yellow, how she keeps her career fun, sustainable, and interesting, and so much more.
Find Virginia here:
Website: https://www.virginia-leo.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginxel/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzhERvVB_ChM7GIOKGduVQ
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1V7owLSpwbwiLVmSmpV2m5
Bandcamp: https://virginialeo.bandcamp.com/
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