052 - Becoming a freelance TTRPG composer with Devin Nelson

Roll Play Grow: A TTRPG Business Podcast

Today’s guest is Devin Nelson, a very talented composer, musician, and game designer. We talk about how Devin quit their full-time job to pursue a career in music, composing podcasts for Actual Plays and other podcasts, game design, and about Devin’s band, Gloomy June which just went on tour. Devin is super cool, so I know y’all will love this episode.
Find Devin at:

• Twitter
• Portfolio
• Music for purchase
• Flight of Magic podcast

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• Show Page
• Patreon
• Discord
• Lightheart Adventures Website
• Lightheart Twitter
• Lightheart Instagram

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Chapters

1. Introduction & Updates (00:00:00)

2. Devin Introduction: how Devin got into music and gaming (00:02:41)

3. Being in a band (00:19:42)

4. Recovering from burnout (00:22:54)

5. How Devin prepared to quit their fulltime job (00:25:26)

6. Becoming a freelance ttrpg composer (00:28:28)

7. Collaborating on compositions (00:32:30)

8. Equipment (00:35:48)

9. The struggle to find clients (00:37:15)

10. What has been the most challenging part? (00:39:35)

11. What has been the most rewarding part? (00:40:46)

12. Devin's indie games (00:41:55)

13. Upcoming projects (00:46:57)

14. Where can people find you? (00:48:05)

15. Wrap-up (00:49:00)