POLL: Getting the Gig

Wake up, shower, coffee, power up, check your vitals, relisten to last night’s unfinished cue, try to get back into it, struggle, struggle some more, finally break through, smile, remember to eat something (maybe!), stretch, deal with some phone calls, write some more, “Oh my God, it’s midnight already!”, fix that thing in your template that’s been bugging you, work some more, give up, go to bed, sleep for three hours, do it all again. Sound familiar? With the myriad things going on in your studio, when would you ever have time to network, email, stay in touch, and just generally mine for other gigs? Not to mention cutting demos, researching new opportunities, and all…

A-List Film Composer Habits for Any-List Film Schedules

The Creative Process. It’s a tough thing to talk about for me because my creative process (CP) is in such a constant state of flux all of the time. From project to project, my CP changes up drastically. And then sometimes, what worked on one project also works great on the next. What I will offer today is a sneak peek into the creative habits of some of the composers that I’ve worked with over the few years that I’ve been assisting. From these great composers, I’ve gleaned many secrets, tricks, templates, skills, and techniques – some that I use in my own work, and others that I don’t, but might someday. The thing that…