Success Story-Joe Thwaites

Joe is a professional gaming soundtrack creator who works as a Composer for Playstation Creative Services Group.
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He completed his BA (Top-Up) Music for Film & Television degree at BU in 2009, before undertaking an MA in Sound Design for Moving Image at BU.
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About his job, he says: “I’m often given a project (game) to look after and will see it through from concept to implementation”.
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He believes both his degree courses and his extracurricular activities helped him prepare himself for his current job as he mentions: “The Media School facilitates creative collaboration and supports a culture of experimentation and innovation”
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“Having a solid portfolio of work is one of the most important things when looking for work,” he advises people who want to follow a similar career as his.
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He always thanks BU because he believes it motivates its graduates to pursue a career in the field that they studied.