Oct 15, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Being Prepared for Outsourcing Work At certain points, for example when a project becomes just too big to be pulled off only by yourself in the time given, you will not get around outsourcing certain parts of the work to someone else. Usually things like score/part...
Oct 8, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Make No Excuses Make no excuses. Acting professional involves sometimes swallowing bad working conditions. Nobody cares whether you just couldn’t get the five mins score done in one day or whether your cat has been sick or if your computer crashed every three clicks...
Oct 1, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Dealing with Piracy of Your Music Music piracy or illegal use of your music is something that every composer needs to struggle with these days. As soon as you publish something, there is a chance that somebody uses it without your permission and without paying you....
Sep 24, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
The “Post Project Hole” The contrast between being under extreme pressure and suddenly not having anything to do at all can sometimes be quite extreme in the media world. While on one day you’re doing all-nighters to hit a deadline, the next day you might...
Sep 17, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Momentum of a Big Project Once you’ve finished a project that is rather big for you considering your portfolio, don’t fall in the state of “Now, I’ve done this, time to relax a bit.” Use the momentum of the project and try to aquire new jobs. It is much easier to...
Sep 10, 2018 | Daily Film Scoring Bits, General
Getting help Don’t be too shy or to proud to ask for help if a project asks too much of you. Every composer once in a while encounters a situation where he/she is pushed so far out of his/her comfort zone that it becomes a struggle to handle the project properly. Very...