Music’s always come natural to Sarah Schachner. Having started out on the live music circuit, the Philly-born multi-instrumentalist and modular synth artist and programmer now lives in LA, where she’s developed a steady workflow composing for film and videogames. She’s contributed to soundtracks for blockbusters like Iron Man 3, The Expendables 2 and Now You See Me, and – on the gaming side – has worked on big-time titles like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Need For Speed: The Run. Most recently she was shouldertapped to score Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Sarah chatted to Sarah about working on CoD, her favourite gear and software, and how she puts a tune together. Continue →
LISTEN | Max Harris on Universal Basic Income, & the New Zealand Project
New Zealander Max Harris wants you to change your mind. Currently based in Oxford, UK, Max is completing a PhD in Law at All Souls College, and has a particular interest in issues like whether universal basic income (UBI) is a workable response to increasing employment insecurity as the nature of work continues to change. His forthcoming book, The New Zealand Project, explores this topic amongst a variety of others, and essentially calls for a paradigm shift – towards progressive politics and a new framework for economic thinking.
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