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You could try the "knock on doors" approach... find games that are in development that you would like to work on, and send them a message asking if they need a composer. You'll have to send a lot of emails and most of the responses will be "already have one" or "can't afford one." But it's a nice active way to put your name out there, and reach people who might never have stumbled on your portfolio or help offered post. Look for games in the "sweet spot" of development - if it's too early in the process, they might not be ready to hire you and will forget by the time they are. Too late, and they probably already decided on music. So its best to find games that close to or just entering the "polish" phase, when the developers have a solid foundation and a good idea of what music they will need.

Thanks a lot for the advice. I did actually that and got the exact responses you said! I did end up getting some gigs. I feel like I have a nice Resume and am willing to work a lot for free and it's still really hard to find someone who's willing to do this as work. Do you have a place where i should ask beside reddit? 

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Anywhere people post about games in development, especially if you can sort by status. On indie.db you can browse games that are unreleased, coming soon, or early access which helps narrow down the list right away. The Itch browser doesn't seem to have that but you can look at "most recent" or poke around the Devlogs, General Development, and Feedback sections of the forum. Make sure to check for signs that they already have music, although that doesn't always mean they wouldn't hire you to replace free assets or to add to what they already have.

Thanks a lot for you words and advice, I will try doing that. I really appreciate it since I feel like I have a lot to offer music and sound design wise and I don't take your help for granted, not a lot of people would have put time to try and help like that. Thanks again :D 

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Sorry this is off topic from what you two are talking about, but also not - I'm having trouble with Discord, but I got to listen to some samples you had on artist.io and I think I'd like to work with you :-) I also don't expect you to work for free, you're far too good for that!

You'd mentioned being able to use FB to contact me, would you be able to send me a message through FB messenger? Just look up ERODH C and C Visual Novels, it's a public page.

Yes ofc! Thanks for your kind words, I truly appreciate it. Will contact you :D