Travis Vengroff
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Travis Vengroff
@ventravis.bsky.social
He/him, award winning Podcast Producer, Sound Designer, & sometimes Musician for Dark Dice, The White Vault, Don't Mind, and VAST Horizon.
It didn't do its homework and made stuff up.
They also said my band 'Random Encounter' covered Metroid - Which we never have and never will because we love @stemage.bsky.social's works and will never compare.

Also, according to the AI slop'pedia, I wasn't in my band and didn't work on the albums.
January 12, 2026 at 7:19 PM
It’s harder to say verbally to people who ask, if that makes sense
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Seriously, that exit tax is brutal
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
No one will be the wiser when it is out Tuesday 😎
January 4, 2026 at 9:21 PM
I know some people are going to hate the stuff I make. They're not going to get my inside jokes, or a messy story, they'll hate the inclusion of diverse collaborators, they'll 1-star bomb us on apple or imdb before an episode even drops.

But I'm not making stories for those folks.
I'm having fun
December 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Making fun stories?
This is what I live for. So my mission of "Create & Survive" feels super basic, but it's the motivating pull behind many of my decisions.

...except in influencing the creativity.
I can't compromise 'Create' or it stops being fun, and the long hours will lead to burnout.
December 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Working with cool people?
Super fun! I originally thought of this as marketing, but most of the time - to quote Jurassic Park - "nobody cares" - except me, so I choose to work with people who I'm excited by. I enjoy editing some voices a lot, and have favorite indie artists.
December 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Being featured?
I enjoy knowing that people like our stuff but as stated in the original thread, 9/10 times being "showcased" or included in a starter pack was direct work a creator put in and it doesn't personally motivate me. It's marketing.
December 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Beyond the goal of "survive" my mission gets quite nebulous.

Awards?
I think it's an important way of thanking my collaborators or marketing but it's not personally important at this point in my career
December 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
You too :) I can’t wait to work with you again on something fun
December 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM