How to Move to LA (And Succeed) with Joy Ngiaw

#62: Today's guest is Joy Ngiaw, an award-winning composer based in Los Angeles. Joy has worked on a ton of projects including the animated short Blush, Disney's experimental short series Short Circuit, Cobra Kai, What Remains of Edith Finch, and many others. 

In this episode, we talk about how she grew up in rural Malaysia, made her way to Shanghai, China, and eventually Boston to study at the Berklee College of Music. We also talk about how she got into composition from her early days as a classical pianist, how her first gigs came about, and much more. 

Find Joy Ngiaw here:

Website: https://www.joyngiaw.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joyngiaw/

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7267486/?ref_=rvi_nm

Twitter: https://twitter.com/joyngiaw 

And if you're interested in making music and sound for games, I have a newsletter and free courses that will get you started, and help you find paying work in games. Just go to http://www.bit.ly/soundbizpod