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Dare to LaunchLaunchy AI - An Unfair Advantage in Business - DTL #7There’s no doubt about it… 2023 has been the year of AI. But with hundreds – maybe even thousands – of tools like ChatGPT and dozens of specialized copycats all claiming to be the next big thing in business, which one is really going to move the needle for launch-focused entrepreneurs? How about one trained in Product Launch Formula® by Jeff Walker? On this week’s episode, get ready to discover the power of Launchy.ai™ with Chris Saunders, Jeff Walker, Jonny Armandary, and Alison Vidotto. Launchy is the world’s first – and only – AI tool trained in the power of Pro...2023-11-211h 05
Online Course Igniter PodcastFilm Composer Jonny Armandary Shares the Importance of Serving the Right AudienceIn today’s episode, we have Jonny Armandary who is going to share how he has taken his passion for scoring music for films and turned it into an online course business.
You will also get to hear the differences between broad and niche audiences, how social proof plays an important role in your online course, and why trying to do too much at one time is a big mistake.
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soundtrack.academy#43 Jack Hughes: Give Yourself TimeJack Hughes is the director of the newly formed Northern Film Orchestra, based in Manchester, UK. Their mission is to break down the barriers to entry for composers, making orchestral recording accessible to composers from all types of backgrounds.
I was really excited to bring Jack onto the show to talk about what composers can expect from an orchestral recording session, and how they can get the absolute most out of the experience.
So if you’re thinking about working with live musicians, or you’re interested in what the process looks like, this is a mu...2020-11-121h 05
soundtrack.academy#42 Ben Osterhouse: Creating Sample LibrariesIf you recognise the name “Ben Osterhouse” that’s likely because you’ve used one of his sample libraries.
For a while they were the best kept secret of the composer world, until someone let the cat out of the bag and they became a favourite for so many people.
I had to get Ben on the show to talk about his approach to creating libraries, and I was not disappointed! We dove deep into the many considerations when it comes to developing sample libraries.
So here’s what you’ll learn in this episode...2020-10-1537 min
soundtrack.academy#41 Gunnard Doboze: Write As Much Music As Humanly PossibleThis week’s guest is the wonderful Gunnard Doboze.
Gunnard has scored some of the most challenging type of documentary subject matter that you’re likely to come across as a composer.
Projects like:
Septem8er Tapes, about the search for Osama Bin Laden in the wake of 9/11,
Saving Face, about a plastic surgeon helping victims of acid attacks in Pakistan, and
State of Control, where two documentary filmmakers become targets of the Chinese regime.
I really wanted to interview Gunnard to find out exactly how he tack...2020-09-1758 min
soundtrack.academy#40 Steven Melin: Pick ONE THING And Do It Consistently For At Least 6 MonthsIf you recognise the name “Steven Melin” it could be from one of many different places!
Steven is primarily a video game composer - and in the show you’ll hear us chat about niching down into specific topics like he’s done - but he’s also an author, online instructor, YouTuber, Podcaster…
…you name it, he’s done it!
One of the really wonderful things about Steven is that through all of his musical projects he’s always maintained a “Family First” focus - which is the title of his bestselling book, Family-First Com...2020-08-201h 08
soundtrack.academy#39 Nainita Desai: Develop Your Unique VoiceNainita Desia has achieved so much in the last few years that I don’t even know where to begin.
So let’s just start with 2019 - she was the IFMCA’s Breakthrough Composer Of The Year, nominated for Best Score at the British Independent Film Awards, and was the composer for Oscar nominated and BAFTA, Cannes, BIFA and SXSW winning documentary “FOR SAMA” which features some of the most complicated subject matter a composer will ever encounter.
My talk with Nainita was so enlightening; I hope you take away as much from the interview as I did.2020-03-3159 min
soundtrack.academy#38 Jamie Salisbury: Say "Yes" To Everything (...Within Reason!)Jamie Salisbury is a composer who loves keeping his career as diverse as possible. From production music to music for live events with everything in between, he seems to have a found an amazingly balanced way to make a living from composing, while satiating his love of exploring the various avenues of music.
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soundtrack.academy#37 Olajide Paris: Once You Get A Job, Do A GREAT JobWelcome back to the soundtrack.academy podcast after some time off!
Here's the plan for 2020: the podcast is coming back regularly. I already have some absolutely amazing guests lined up.
But I'm going to slow down the release schedule a little bit.
Honestly, I was really struggling to keep up with releasing a new episode every week, particularly alongside everything else I'm focusing on at the moment. So for now, I'm going to release a new episode on the last day of each month.
...2020-01-3143 min
soundtrack.academy#36 Miriam Sternlicht : Trust Your InstinctsMiriam Sternlicht is a media composer who’s actually fairly new to the game, but I think you’re really going to get a lot out of this episode as I’m sure many of you listening are in a very similar boat to Miriam.
If you recognise her name that might be down to her excellent work as an administrator for the Global Composer’s Network, and we’re actually going to chat a little about that work and how being involved in groups like that can be so beneficial to you as a composer.
We’re al...2019-09-1842 min
soundtrack.academy#35 How To Quit your Job & Pursue Music – with Rob HicksSo many composers dream of being able to quit their day job to pursue music.
Maybe you do too?
The problem is : taking that leap of faith is a big deal. You need to have a huge amount of faith in yourself, as well as a mechanism to support yourself as you work towards your dream.
Well, today’s guest, Rob Hicks, took that leap of faith just a couple of years ago, and is already ahead of the target that he set himself before he did. And, most importantly, he’s loving livi...2019-09-041h 05
soundtrack.academyMichael Kruk : How to Write Music for TV & DocumentariesMichael Kruk is a composer specialising in documentaries, having worked extensively with the BBC on a number of their programmes including those narrated by the wonderful David Attenborough.
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In this episode we discuss the ins and outs of composing music for TV and documentaries, and also talk about the key takeaways from Michael’s new book, “An Introduction to Writing Music For Television”.
For the book, Michael had the opportunity to interview three Emmy award winning composers - Michael Price, Walter Murphy, and Mac Quayle - so we...2019-08-2853 min
soundtrack.academy33 Bankey Ojo: Just Get On With It - You’ll Never FEEL ReadyComposer Bankey Ojo shares some advice that is almost GUARANTEED to help you find more composing projects. Listen in to this week’s episode now!
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Bankey Ojo has scored programmes for Sky, ITV, Channel 4, amongst many others and has worked on award winning short films, branded content for Adidas, Puma, and Jaguar, and also a number of animation projects too.
His approach has always been to just go out and do things, and the method he used to find projects when he first wanted to wor...2019-08-2155 min
soundtrack.academy32 Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres : Be Flexible & Be Collaborative Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres lives and breathes the creative life. Talking about her process made me desperately want to be a fly-on-the-wall while she works, as it sounds like such a natural, exploratory method of creating music.
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Listen in to hear how her father’s background in film making influenced her approach to music, how Alex has naturally followed what has come her way, and her approach to creating music for film as well as solo album projects.
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soundtrack.academy31 Jonny Armandary: Good Film Music is About Purpose & Creativity Hear how soundtrack.academy was born, and the film music process I’ve been teaching, practising, and developing since 2008.
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It’s a bit of a different week this week - instead of my usual format of interviewing a guest, I decided to interview myself!
I’ve had a lot of people asking about my own background in film music, as well as about my own process when it comes to composition. So, using the same questions and format that I use to interview my guests, in this...2019-08-0748 min
soundtrack.academy30 Chris Wirsig: Be Consistent & Stick to Your Goals Chris Wirsig is a composer and music supervisor specialising in dark intense soundscapes. His advice on specialising in a niche and what music libraries are listening for is all in this episode!
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Many of the guests I’ve had on the show so far compose in all kinds of styles and genres, but not this week’s guest! Chris Wirsig found his signature style and sound and decided to stick to his guns and become an absolute specialist in that one style.
That’s...2019-07-3148 min
soundtrack.academy29: Bonnie Janofsky: Working With Live Musicians Bonnie Janofsky is one of those multi-skilled musicians that seems to be able to turn her hand to absolutely anything. Originally coming from a performance background, she’s then worked as an orchestrator, arranger, transcriber, and composer. We’re going to talk about some of the advantages and disadvantages of working with notation and composing for real musicians rather than sample libraries.
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Bonnie hasn’t taken the approach of many film music composers in that she’s focused more on scoring for real musicians rather than with sample li...2019-07-2449 min
soundtrack.academy28 Mathieu Karsenti: Make Music As Often As You Can Growing up in the south of France studying fine art and design before moving into music composition has given Mathieu Karsenti a really unique understanding of the relationship between music and visuals.
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Mathieu is another fine example of someone who has worked ultra hard to put himself in situations that could lead to more opportunities. As you listen in you’ll hear that it wasn’t some cleverly structured plan to get him to where he is now, he just looked at...2019-07-1754 min
soundtrack.academy27 Suad Bushnaq: Talent is Not EnoughDescribed by none other than Hans Zimmer himself as an “incredible artist”, Suad Bushnaq is an an award-winning Arab-Canadian film and concert composer who is making some serious waves in the film music world.
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I’m not really sure where to begin with the intro to this episode as we covered so many topics from practical composition techniques and equipment, to discussing what it’s like being an Arab woman composer in the film and concert music industry.
Suad even...2019-07-1047 min
Online Course MastersStarting an Online Course Business for Musicians with Jonny ArmandaryAfter his wife suffered a severe cardiac arrest, Jonny Armandary knew that he needed to make some drastic changes in his life. Soon afterwards, he discovered online courses through a fellow mate and was soon on his way to success. Though Jonny is still relatively new in the online course world, make no mistake that he has done everything right in setting up his courses, website, social media platforms, and online presence. He shares his methods, plans, goals, and even some extra audio knowledge which he is experienced in. Listen to this episode of the Online Course Masters Podcast...2019-07-0855 min
soundtrack.academy26 Jenny J Nam: Don’t Be Flaky, Have Discipline, And Be Open MindedIn this week’s episode Jenny J Nam discusses the differences and crossovers between performance, composition, and songwriting.
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Jenny is an award-winning composer, songwriter, and pianist. We’re going to talk about how different her thought process is while she’s improvising on jazz piano compared to when she’s composing for film.
Her composition process isn’t as simple as just drawing from her background in improvising, and instantly composing to picture. In fact, it’s the opposite, as you’ll hear.
On...2019-07-0330 min
soundtrack.academy25 Stephen Edwards: Know Someone Who Can Hire You From working as a staff piano player at Disney, and session musician for Mike Post, to scoring some of the most iconic movies, and now writing and directing his own documentaries, Stephen Edwards truly has some fascinating stories to share.
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Let me introduce Stephen by listing just a FEW of the films he’s scored that you might have seen:
Point Blank,
True Vengeance,
Bloodsport 2 & 3,
The Patriot,
Never Look Back,
Undisputed 2…
…the list goes on and on!
2019-06-2646 min
soundtrack.academy24 Oscar Fogelström: Have a Long Term Plan & It’s Hard to Fail Oscar Fogelström is a two time Swedish Grammy winner, has had over 100 million streams on Spotify, and has worked with Academy Award nominee Lasse Hallström on Sweden’s Oscar entry, "The Hypnotist”. Let’s hear how he got started, whether he recommends that composers also work as songwriters, his creative process, and advice on working as a film composer.
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Oscar is an absolutely wonderful example of someone who became involved in the music industry not through forcing new relationships or coldly...2019-06-1940 min
soundtrack.academy23 Sian Elizabeth Selway: Be Absolutely Sure of What You Want Sian Elizabeth Selway got into film music in what many would consider the wrong order - she gathered her industry experience first and then went to study. We’re going to talk about the pros and cons of that, and also explore the differences between writing for shorts, features, and documentaries - because Sian’s done it all!
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Sian is an award-winning composer who’s worked on many highly acclaimed projects, and is going from strength to strength as...2019-06-1242 min
soundtrack.academy22 Tristan Noon: Be Easy to Work With Tristan Noon is a media composer, orchestrator, and music preparer. His list of recent music placements is literally pages long, and as an orchestrator he’s worked on everything from LEGO movies to Gary Numan’s live tour.
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This week’s guest is Tristan Noon.
Alongside being a highly successful composer, Tristan also has some amazing credits as an orchestrator and music preparer - and that’s what we mainly focus on in thi...2019-06-0556 min
soundtrack.academy21 Leanna Primiani: Figure Out What You Love…And Do It! Leanna Primiani used to be a conductor working at the highest level, but then discovered a love for film composition. In today’s episode we’re going to explore the crossover between conducting and composing, and how really understanding an orchestration adds to your own voice as a composer.
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Being a conductor isn’t simply waving a stick in front of an orchestra. As you’ll hear in the episode, you can get a full doctorates in conducting. It’s all about getting ins...2019-05-291h 05
soundtrack.academy20 Michael "MCR" Cristian: Don't Look Up, Look Down!Trailer music composer Michael Cristian, better known as "MCR", has had his music placed in all kinds of trailers, TV shows, and commercials.
Having pitched on over 300 projects per year, we’re going to talk about whether he’d recommend that for new composers, and what other advice he has for those getting started.
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Michael has an extensive background in music. In the late ‘70s he had a recording contract with Warner Brothers, he then...2019-05-221h 02
soundtrack.academy19 Edith Mudge: Stop Doubting YourselfEdith Mudge is about to turn you green with envy! Let’s hear what she has to say about the pros and cons of working as a SALARIED in house composer...
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Today I’m joined by Edith Mudge. Edith is an in-house composer for a library music company where her task is to write three new pieces of music every day.
I’ll let you do the maths on how many tracks that is per year!
...2019-05-1538 min
soundtrack.academy18 Sean Staples: Learn, Practise, and Write (…a LOT!) Sean Staples is here to talk about how his diverse musical and entrepreneurial background has influenced his career path as a media composer, Nashville songwriter, and staff writer.
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When you have someone as diversely skilled as Sean on the show, it’s hard to know what to focus your time on! Whether it’s Nashville songwriting, running a multinational drum & percussion company, scoring for film & TV, or working as a staff writer - Sean has done, and IS DOING it all!
2019-05-0848 min
soundtrack.academy17 Sharon Farber: Embrace Who You AreFour time Emmy nominated composer and VP of the Alliance for Women Film Composers Sharon Farber joins me this week. We explore both her film music and concert music works, and Sharon so openly shares her advice for new composers.
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When I first mentioned my podcast in the PERSPECTIVE Facebook Group - which is an amazing group filled with some absolutely incredible people - I asked if anyone would be interested in featuring on the show. Then this message came through from...2019-05-011h 19
soundtrack.academy16 Giovanni Rotondo: Be Open & Rely on OthersIn today’s episode Italian composer Giovanni Rotondo talks about how foreign credits don’t have the same impact as local ones, and how he’s ended up convincing Oscar winning composers to feature on his website: filmscoringtips.com
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Giovanni Rotondo is an Italian composer living in London, and if you’ve spent anytime searching for advice on film scoring, it’s likely that you’ll have stumbled across his website: filmscoringtips.com
The unique thing about this site is...2019-04-2442 min
soundtrack.academy15 Daisy Coole: Find a FriendDaisy Coole is a founder of Two Twenty Two - a film, documentary, and media composition company - and a huge advocate of composers working as a team. Listen in as we explore her unique way of finding projects.
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Daisy had an extensive background in music performance, particularly jazz, before entering the composition world. We’re going to explore how much her knowledge of jazz theory and improvisation has influenced her as a composer.
She’s also a hu...2019-04-1749 min
soundtrack.academy14 Julian Guidetti: Learn to CompartmentaliseJulian Guidetti's background is mostly in music for advertising. He's worked on countless campaigns as part of a full post-production team. Listen to this week's episode to learn the full post-production process, and advice on how to create amazing tracks with tight deadlines.
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The world of advertising is a fascinating one. Multiple creatives work under strict deadlines and often talk via intermediaries such as music supervisors.
This makes the advertising post-production system one of the most streamlined...2019-04-1051 minsoundtrack.academy13 Daniel Suett: Don’t Have A PlanDaniel Suett was handpicked out of literally thousands of people by Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Junkie XL, Jacob Shea, Russell Emmanuel, and Steve Kofsky to be part of the Bleeding Fingers Music Team.
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My guest this week is Daniel Suett, who works as part of Hans Zimmer and Steve Kofsky’s Bleeding Fingers Music team. You might remember that a few years ago Hans Zimmer ran a competition to find a new composer for Bleeding Fingers Music. Well, Daniel is the composer that WON that contest!...2019-04-0347 minsoundtrack.academy12 Claire Batchelor: Perseverance & ConfidenceClaire Batchelor - a media composer specialising in both film and production music - joins me for this week's episode.
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We talk about how the 2008 recession caused her to almost accidentally end up as a full time composer, how the schools and education system needs to encourage more girls and women to pursue technological paths, and Claire shares the exact steps she goes through when she first takes on a new project.
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https://soundtrack.academy/jordankilliard
Jordan first got started in the audio world by recording voice-overs and ADR on all kinds of projects: including major motion pictures, animations, and corporate videos. It was fascinating talking with Jordan about the audiobook process - as he is basically in charge of the final product, including dialogue, sound, and music. This gives him a unique insight into the relationship between the three, and clearly giv...2019-03-2048 min
soundtrack.academy10 Neil Spencer Bruce: Find A Job You HateFor this week’s episode I’m joined by the multi-talented Neil Spencer Bruce.
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Neil has a wide-ranging creative background: having toured the world as a gigging guitarist, studied soundscapes and psychoacoustics at PhD level, directing over 700 commercial film projects, AND creating sound design and production music that’s had placements on TV, Film, apps, and video games.
Alongside his creative output, Neil also lectures at University level, runs a successful YouTube channel focusing on guitar technique and equipment, and also hosts a podcast...2019-03-1349 minsoundtrack.academy09 James Asher: Have Fun With What You DoThis week’s guest is James Asher, who has a fascinating background in all kinds of music, but with a particularly interesting focus on world music.
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Having been leant his first 4-track recorder by Pete Townshend of The Who, James has gone on to create over 50 albums, one selling over 200 thousand copies. He has a wealth of experience in the music industry, and fully utilises his music studio as a compositional and creative tool - not just as a means to record.
...2019-03-0640 minsoundtrack.academy08 Brian Stephen Adams: Seize OpportunitiesMy guest this week is Brian Stephen Adams. Brian runs a studio in Worthing, UK helping people develop their ideas into full tracks. More recently, he’s taken the leap into library music and is with me today to share his experiences so far.
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Thanks to his years of working in music production, Brian has heaps of knowledge to share, particularly around the creative process and mixing side of things. We dive deep into the specific plugins he uses, and how he uses busses, as wel...2019-02-2751 minsoundtrack.academy07 Francesco Berta: Eliminate DistractionsItalian composer Francesco Berta joins me this week to talk about his views on how social media steals your time, how he learned to compose as a self-taught musician, and his approach to composition.
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Francesco was originally self-taught, but through meticulous study has learned how to create gorgeous hybrid-orchestral pieces drawing on his electronic and ambient background.
He is also a director, so has an interesting view on music in film and also on the role and responsibilities of the...2019-02-2043 minsoundtrack.academy06 Michael John Mollo: Understand Your AbilitiesI’m excited to be joined by Michael John Mollo, who has worked closely with John Powell, Michael Giacchino, and Giorgio Moroder.
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Michael is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory of Music and the University of Southern California and early on in his career was part of Hans Zimmer’s Remote Control team.
You’ll have heard some of his music in the soundtrack for “How To Train Your Dragon” and “Rio.” As well as composing, Michael is also an inc...2019-02-1344 minsoundtrack.academy05 Chris Presswell: A Director's Advice on Composer CollaborationThis week Chris Presswell, film writer/director, shares his views on the relationship between director and composer.
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Despite being musical, Christopher ISN’T a music composer or producer, he’s a film writer and director. That’s what makes this week’s episode so exciting: we’re going to hear first hand how a director collaborates with a composer, and gives advice on what a composer will need to know to work as part of the post-production team.
Chris and I have wor...2019-02-0641 minsoundtrack.academy04 Si McGrath: Inspire Those Around YouThis week I’m joined by Si McGrath, a producer, sound designer, and composer who has worked in many areas of the music industry. A particularly interesting area of his work is the sound design that he creates for productions and live events alike.
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Those of you that have played the Broken Sword series of games will have likely heard his co-compositions and productions, and any theatre fanatics will have likely come across his work with Mind The Gap. Hopefully we’ll ge...2019-01-3048 minsoundtrack.academy03 Martin Gratton: Write Every DayThis week I’m joined by Martin Gratton, an amazingly prolific media composer specialising in library and production music. Find out how Martin releases 150 tracks per year!
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If you own a television, you’ll have almost definitely heard Martin’s music at some point. With syncs on all major television networks, on shows such as The Apprentice, and on campaigns from the likes of Samsung, Wilkos, and Fanta, to name a few - Martin is an incred...2019-01-2330 minsoundtrack.academy02 Andrew Potterton: The Importance of Varying ProjectsThis week I’m joined by Andrew Potterton, founder of Perception Music Publishing, who has a fascinating music career spanning all kinds of genres and industries.
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https://soundtrack.academy/andrewpotterton
Alongside music credits on Oprah Winfrey, Top Gear, MTV Cribs, The Discovery Channel, and National Geographic, amongst others, Andrew also has a background in electronic music, being one of the early pioneers of IDM, or “Intelligent Dance Music”.
He frequently works in the art and sou...2019-01-161h 05soundtrack.academy01 Neil Myers: Film & TV ComposerThis week I’m joined by composer and educator Neil Myers, who shares his insights into the differences between working with orchestras and sample libraries, how to communicate with directors, and shares his composing process.
For the video version of this podcast visit:
https://soundtrack.academy/neilmyers
Neil’s website:
https://www.neilmyersmusic.com/
(Neil is available for Skype lessons)
“Rebecca Gold” mini-series, scored by Neil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se8lTEocPT42019-01-091h 08
soundtrack.academy00 Welcome to soundtrack.academyWelcome to soundtrack.academy!
This is an introductory podcast giving a brief overview of who I am, what soundtrack.academy is, and what you can expect from this podcast.
If you're looking to get started or improve your knowledge about film music composition, production, and the film music industry subscribe now.
The weekly podcast begins in January 2019.
Visit us at: https://soundtrack.academy2018-12-1305 min