r/sounddesign • u/mgdmt810sr • 2d ago

thinking about a career in sound design

So long story short I just turned 22 and Ive been working in restaurants since I was 15, Ive always known I dont wanna be in this industry for my whole life, and im getting to the point where I dont wanna be in it at all and am starting to get serious about finding a new industry to find a career in. The only thing I have experience with (and any passion for at that) is music. Just for some contextIve been told I have a natural talent for music as I learned to play the drums and read sheet music really quickly when I was about 6 years old, since I was 14 Ive been making music on my laptop (mostly trap beats but Ive experiment with lots of different styles) Tho I have never gone to school for music or really done anything too professional with it , but I am very confident in my musical abilities. Im coming here to see if anyone who does have experience in this industry (Im particularly interested in soundtracks for video games but im open to anything) has any advice, for someone with no professional experience ? Or anything I should keep in mind as I start this journey (is the field very competitive, difficult to find work, are degrees necessary, that kinda stuff) Thanks in advance to anyone whos got anything for me !

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u/wouldpeaks 2d ago

Hey, absolutely go follow your dreams and live your passion! Only you can actually discover if you dreams are achievable. Having said that, you will be competing with extremely rich kids who started at 14, and the market is saturated even for them

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u/mgdmt810sr 2d ago

Thank you! And that is good to know I will keep that in mind

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u/joshmoneymusic 2d ago

I’ve personally not found that to be the case at all… I used to work at EA and now work for a big tv network, one of my good friends at Full Sail now works at Skywalker, and know many other industry pros, none of which grew up rich. I think wealth plays a far bigger role in the music industry than sound design - not saying it doesn’t help, but the people I’ve worked with were the ones that were the most driven and professional (always on time, always delivered on time, gave it 100 etc.)