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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...
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...
With just one week left until my Orchestral Mockup Fundamentals course release date, I thought I'd share a little preview from the course itself.
Here's a few strategies I use...
The hunt for great orchestral colors can be so captivating that sometimes we forget about all of the wonderful colors that exist outside of orchestral music.
I want to share...
When it comes to adding roominess to your mockups, it's not just about reverb--it's about depth.
Depth can be simulated by sending instruments to shorter convolution reverbs, but the...
This piece moved me to tears when I first heard it. It reignited a flame in me to pursue orchestral music production.
But it wasn’t because of the composition—it was because of the...