Josh Whelchel is one of the youngest talents in the realm of Western VGM. His career in game music started at the age of 15, and his works include Mark Pay’s The Spirit Engine series, among other titles. Thus far, Whelchel has composed music almost exclusively for independent developers, and his style is as close to Nobuo Uematsu as it is to Jack Wall.
If you’re a kid in a basement with a small studio set up, and you aspire to one day compose music for commercial use (including video games), you can either look up to Whelchel, be jealous of him, or try to out-do him. Whatever your plans, you’ll want to check out our lengthy interview with this young prodigy.
And you’ll be able to read said interview… after the jump! (more…)
