🎬 Composing Career Bootcamp

Zach Heyde is an award-winning composer for animation and video games based out of Pasadena, CA.

His clients include animation and game studios such as Disney, Dreamworks, Roblox, Tencent Games, SGRA Studio, Mobile Legends, and Private Division.

Recent projects include additional music for Dragonheir: Silent Gods and Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, now streaming on Netflix.

Along with Zach's client work, he serves as a passionate educator and content creator for aspiring media composers.
 

 
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Watch Zach's YouTube channel for composition tutorials, breakdowns, and walkthroughs.

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Book a coaching call with Zach or enroll in one of his composition & career courses.

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Recent Blog Posts

🤯 John Powell Doesn’t Hear Notes

Dec 05, 2023

🆘 Why Most Composers Can't Go Full-Time

Nov 28, 2023

🛠️ The Gear You Need to Compose Full-Time

Nov 07, 2023

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My Courses

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Composing Career Bootcamp

Start getting paid to write music by learning how to build a network that trusts you, find work opportunities outside of job posts, and demonstrate your expertise online in this transformative 6-week, 10+ hour course.

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Popular Course

Orchestral Mockup Fundamentals

Elevate your mockup production from good to great by mastering CC values, performing VSTs, and mixing your projects in this 5+ hour course.

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Legacy Course

Superspeed Your Music Composition Workflow

Learn how to optimize your composition setup and workflow, write effective piano sketches, and master shortcuts and automation in this 3.5 hour course in collaboration with Mike Baggstrom.

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My Products

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Orchestral Template for Logic Pro X

Four fully-routed, color-coded, labeled orchestral templates to house your favorite 3rd party VSTs in Logic Pro X.

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Samantha Ballard Harp VST

My custom-made harp VST, designed specifically for a close-mic'ed, intimate folky harp sound.

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