10 Lessons on “Breaking In”
I often get asked for a checklist of things one can do to break in to the business. Here is my personal "top ten" of lessons learned.
Read MoreWorst Advice for Beginning Composers
When you are starting out, everyone has an opinion. And here's mine.
Read MoreSCOREcast 26: Getting the Gig
For our first show of 2010, recording engineer, composer, and SCOREcast contributing editor Randy Knaub fills in at the co-hosting chair for Lee Sanders. Deane and Randy give their Top Gear picks from their trip to the 2010 Winter NAMM Show, and follow up on January's "Getting the Gig" discussions with their own insights. They also give us a sneak preview of what's to come in February — a focus on "Competition" during annual awards season.
Read MoreHeather Fenoughty: Ten Tips for Getting into the Composing Game
There is no magic bullet to getting a foot into this industry. Not unless you consider hard work, lots of rejection, or a healthy bent toward self-determination a "magic bullet". Is there an easy way in? The answer, as with most things in life, is "no". Most things that are worth doing don't come easy. However, there are many tried and true methods as well as some proven principles that most of us here at SCO can safely say we've built our working careers on. While there would never been enough room to list them all, here are ten things that I've learned about getting a foothold and gaining some traction as a composer for film and television.
Read MoreHow to Get onto the Playing Field
For many of you reading SCOREcast, writing music is not a full-time job. You’d like it to be, but you just don’t land enough...
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