How To Transition From Live Sound To Freelance Audio Programming With Ruurd Adema | WolfTalk #018

In this podcast episode, I was lucky to interview Ruurd Adema: a freelance audio developer from the Netherlands working primarily in JUCE and C++ (but not only).I met Ruurd at the Audio Developer Conference 2023 and I believe his story is incredibly inspiring; he went from being a live sound engineer doing front-of-house (FOH) mixing at the biggest events in the Netherlands to contracting as a freelance audio developer.In the interview, he shares his story and a ton of useful resources and tips to help others follow his footsteps.If you’re looking for inspiration and a clear learning path to become an audio developer this is an episode for you!Note: If you like the podcast so far, please, go to Apple Podcasts and leave me a review there. You can do so on Spotify as well. It will benefit both sides: more reviews mean a broader reach on Apple Podcasts and feedback can help me to improve the show and provide better quality content to you. You can also subscribe and give a like on YouTube. Thank you for doing this 🙏Episode contents In this podcast episode, you will learn:how Ruurd become a mixing engineer of one of the largest live shows in the world,the secret to mixing it right 😉how he started learning audio programming on the side (and how you can too),how he successfully launched his freelance audio dev career by taking 5 (sic!) projects at once,top resources to learn audio programming on your own,top tools to use in audio software development,how to find new clients in freelance audio programming, andhow to structure your workday for maximum programming productivity. 🚀This episode was recorded on December 13, 2023.