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Jacob Leaney

Creative Director
Things For Humans
Country or state 
Australia
Available to 
Global
City 
Melbourne
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
Yes
Timezone 
Australia/Melbourne

Personal Details

Bio

From hit K-Pop songwriters to AAA Video Game designers, Jacob is a creative who has collaborated with and been mentored by an wide range of successful creatives. Jacob has worked across music, video games, TV/Film, theatre, and comedy, and is currently the Creative Director for his award-winning pop-music video game studio 'Things For Humans'.

Current position (1)

Creative Director

Things For Humans

Degrees (2)
Music
WA Academy of Performing Arts
2010 to 2012
Game Design
Swinburne University of Technology
2016 to 2020

Presentations

Presentations (2)
How to Conquer Artist's Block Forever

This presentation goes in-depth into practical tools and habits to permanently overcome artist's block (writer's block), debunk harmful myths about creativity and inspiration, demonstrate how everyone is inherently creative and how to use it, and most importantly get you excited about being creative again.

This presentation is for writers, musicians, producers, artists, and creatives of any kind.

How to Get What You F***ing Want

Sick of feeling like your goals are pipe dreams? Afraid of rejection? Looking for a way to get what you f***ing deserve?

This isn't your average motivational talk, it's a kick-in-the-ass set of practical guidelines to get you on the road to having your dream career and lifestyle.

Past talks (8)
Games by Songs
Games Connect Asia Pacific
Melbourne
October 4, 2022
DIY: Musicians Make Games
High Score
Melbourne
October 1, 2022
The Gaming 'X Factor'
PAXAus
Melbourne
October 9, 2022
Creative Careers
SAE Institute
Melbourne
September 11, 2022
Aligning Indie Music With Indie Games
Freeplay Independant Games Festival
Online
June 9, 2021
Game Audio 101
Swinburne University
Melbourne
May 15, 2020
Networking for Dummies
GDAU Event Series
Melbourne
April 13, 2018
Diversifying Creativity
Creative State Summit
Melbourne
January 23, 2019
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Expertise (20)

Entertainment & Art
Business
Skills & Trades
Leadership
Design
Creativity Productivity Networking Music Achieving Success Creative Concept Development Discipline in creativity business and creativity Encouraging Creativity and Innovation Accomplish Your Goals Accomplish Your Dreams achieve your dreams Video games CREATIVE BREAKTHROUGHS + MUSIC Music Composition

Clients

Games Connect Asia Pacific
Australian Performing Rights Association
RMIT University
Freeplay Independant Games Festival
SAE Institute
Swinburne University

Awards & certifications (2)

Best Australian Game
NZ Games Festival
2021
Best Emerging Game
IGEA
2021

Reviews

Testimonials (3)
  • Jacob is one of the most engaging and entertaining speakers I’ve had the fortune of seeing. He is able to hold an audience’s attention with his enthusiasm and deliver well researched information with a professional and friendly attitude. I’ve seen multiple of his talks at various Video Game conferences / events in Melbourne Australia - and I look forward to seeing more!
    Jack W
  • Jacob is personable, friendly and approachable in his delivery of many topics. His connection to music is clearly evident in his confidence and stage presence which helps break through to the audience.
    Elise
  • I've watched Jake's talk/panel on Games Gig: Aligning Indie Music with Indie Games back during Freeplay '21 and have come back to that talk on multiple occasions through the YouTube link. Everyone in the talk brought up some interesting points, however I definitely feel Jake's perspective coming from both sides of the music industry and the games industry gives such an interesting element to these talks. I'm not a musician myself, but listening to the balance between both of those worlds I think also resonates with others in other fields. Also you can really tell the enthusiasm he has about the topics and genuine connection and engagement he has with the other panellists which really draws you in.
    Alan P Robinson
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