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.

Heather Fenoughty: One-Man-Band

As I approach the big 3-0 (yikes…), and put pen to paper (well, fingers to keyboard) to write this first instalment of my column on this month’s topic of diversification, I’m finding myself reviewing the last 10 years of my career with a resounding “Yes, as a composer it is soooo important to diversify!” Image by the awesome Tom Jones Admittedly this is my point of view, a conclusion drawn of my life experiences so far. They may change in the next ten years. But, hey, so far being a bit of a ‘One-Man-Band’ has worked for me, so it might just work for you ;-) FOCUS Focusing on music and composition, and film music…

Phases of the Game (the Quiz)

A beginning is a delicate time… or so I’ve heard. So I want to begin my column here on SCOREcast with what I’m going to try to cover—which is nearly everything—and a few words about my plan of attack. I like to work “big to small.” In other words, I try to start with the overarching concept, and then work out the details as I go. That way, if I’ve omitted anything, you have the larger context, and can figure out the details yourself. If you’re cool with that, read on… Today’s Big Picture has to do with self-assessment, and it’s a metaphor from (American) football: coaches talk about their teams’ performance in terms of…