GDC 2025 Session Viewer
Audio Summit : Maintaining Musical Integrity (When Working with Clients)
Dillan Schmitz (Composer & Sound Designer, King Aurorus Music)
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Summits Pass, Audio Pass - Get your pass now!
Track: Audio
Format: Lecture
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All
Working with clients can be challenging in many cases. Maybe the client wants many revisions, maybe their references are very generic or maybe you and the client don't entirely see eye to eye on the audio’s vision. Through the lens of music this talk will go over how to effectively communicate with clients and present them new ideas in ways that makes it less jarring to them. It will also broadly cover working with clients in ways that avoid having disagreements on the style in the first place, and how to avoid apathy when going through multiple revisions.
Takeaway
Attendees will take away effective strategies for getting clients to be open to new ideas in projects alongside some general tips for working with more picky clients.
Intended Audience
The intended audience is contractors who work with a variety of clients who need to navigate multiple personalities, tastes and preferences quickly.
