Why Do We Do What We Do
Why do we do what we do? What is it about music that drives us to work and work and work? I have a day job, I have a family to support, a few precious hours to myself every evening. It’s not always fun, or something that I have energy for, yet I still drag myself down here, power up the keyboard… spend long hours reading and learning about all these tools I’ve amassed over the last ten years of my life. There are no acoustically treated walls here, only the hum of the air vents behind me, the white noise from a baby monitor...
read moreFirst Steps Toward A Career In Production Music – Week One
One week into my five year plan, and I’ve learned so much… not all of it good. First, there’s nothing like a major head cold to kill momentum. Second, deciding to be more serious about pursuing a career in production music does not mean that suddenly everything will change and you’ll have all the tools and knowledge you need at your disposal. It doesn’t mean that there will be more time every evening to work on things. In fact, the only thing that has changed has been an increased awareness of how little time...
read moreFirst Draft of My Five Year Plan
In my last post, ‘What is a Five Year Plan?‘, I talked about some of the things that led me to want to find more structure with my musical pursuits, and define for myself what a Five Year Plan is. So here, presented in it’s rough form, is my first draft of my Five Year Plan. Being that today is officially day one, I am already starting to implement it. As I get farther along, I will post any revisions and things that I’ve learned or needed to add. If you are reading this and have any advice to share, or questions, please do...
read moreWhat Is a Five Year Plan?
I have recently returned to the online world in hopes of networking and finding some direction with my music. My son turned fourteen months old last week. His arrival has been the most incredible experience and has given me a new lease on life. While I wouldn’t trade that for the world, it has put in perspective how lacking other aspects of my life have been, primarily my day job as an IT Contractor. We all have some innate sense, no matter how deeply buried, of what it is that brings us joy, what ‘fate’ had truly intended for us. Though...
read moreMidi Orchestration
I have just finished adding a page dedicated to midi orchestration, and my ongoing pursuits to write for film and television. You can listen to excerpts from various projects, learn more about my musical setup, and some of the thought processes that went into composing a few of my more recent pieces. Most of the music is composed with Cubase 4, various synthesizers, and sound libraries. Most notably, I use virtual instruments and libraries by EastWest/Quantum Leap (link to Soundsonline.com).
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