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🛠️ The Gear You Need to Compose Full-Time 🎚️ production Nov 07, 2023

It can often be overwhelming to see big-name film composers with massive setups and thousands of dollars worth of gear.

But here’s the good news:

You don’t need all of that to start...

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Throwback Tuesday: God of War - Ragnarok 🎹 composition Nov 07, 2023

Next Thursday marks the 1-year anniversary of one of the coolest games I’ve ever watched.

God of War: Ragnarok had it all—a phenomenal story, lush gameplay and graphics, and an ...

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🤔 The Hunt for the Adjective 💬 communication Oct 31, 2023

Collaborators and clients don’t always say what they mean.

One of the most important phases for a composer is the “spotting” session, when the composer and director discuss where...

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🙌 Sharing a Student Win! 💼 finding work Oct 31, 2023

For today’s video, I wanted to share a huge win from one of my awesome students, Vasiko Machabeli.

Vasiko recently had the opportunity to score his first client project, which was a huge win....

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💰 Is The Music Budget Too Low? Try This. 💵 money Oct 24, 2023

(Today’s topic is taken from the Negotiation module of my Composing Career Bootcamp program. If you want to get paid for your music and are ready to learn some powerful new skills, be sure to...

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🎻 MIDI Strings Programming Tips 🎚️ production Oct 24, 2023

Today’s video shoutout goes to Simon Passmore, a fantastic composer and mockup wizard who I’ve had the pleasure of working with on several projects!

Simon has some tips in his newest...

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