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πŸ€” The Hunt for the Adjective πŸ’¬ communication

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

One of the most important phases for a composer is the “spotting”...

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🎻 MIDI Strings Programming Tips 🎚️ production

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

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πŸ’°Β Is The Music Budget Too Low? Try This. πŸ’΅ money

(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...

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🎻 How to Learn Orchestration in a DAW 🎹 composition

A few weeks back, my buddy Mattia Chiappa released an important video for composers writing in DAWs.

I often get asked by students for...

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πŸ”Ž Find Your β€œWhy” with Ikigai 🧠 mindset

When I ask students, they’ll often tell me “I write music because I love it.” And I hear that.

But often as those composers try...

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🐼 Weekly Listening: β€œKung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight” πŸ‘‚ listening

Some of you may know I had the privilege of composing a ton of additional music on this show for Robert Lydecker and Kevin Lax, the main composers....

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😨 Is Fear Stopping You From Networking? 🀝 networking

(Today’s topic is taken from the Networking module of my Composing Career Bootcamp program. If you want to get paid for your music and are...

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πŸ“š There's More to Storytelling Than Theory 🎬 scoring

Coaching students often ask me how I use theory to navigate the many emotions that music needs to convey for effective storytelling.

Theory is a...

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πŸ›£οΈ Learn to Love the Journey 🧠 mindset

 One of the most difficult parts about an artistic career is the the lack of a straightforward path.

There is no "magic bullet" for mastering...

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πŸ“š 18 Books Every Creative Pro Needs to Read πŸ“š books

The comfort zone of a composer is--you guessed it--writing music.

But the reality of making music for a living is that at least 70% of your time...

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